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Cable fail finders: Photos

Dec. 6, 2019

Fortunately for those in the ICT cabling trade, finding cable fails as bad as these is hardly a "once in a lifetime" occurrence...

Matt Vincent

Welcome to our latest discovery round-up of the most eye-opening ICT structured cabling fail photos, as seen posted to social media at Reddit's photo sub-communities for 'Cablefail' and 'Cablegore.'

Fortunately for those in the ICT cabling trade, finding cable fails as bad as these is hardly a "once in a lifetime" occurrence...

"This Cat 6A to Cat 5E splice I found in the house I just bought." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster] : u/titanium8788

"Saw this: We need to split a cable for the phone.... why buy a splitter if some stripping and tape will do the job? 🤐😔" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/zwollerob

"In case you were wondering, yes - hell is a real place." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/notbuttkrabs

"Found in my university professor's office building. It's even open, anyone can access it." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/bitwiseFox

"Cable management at it’s finest!" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/spiritedcount

"And you may find yourself

Living in a shotgun shack

And you may find yourself

In another part of the world

And you may find yourself

Behind the wheel of a large automobile

And you may find yourself in a beautiful house..."

And you may ask yourself, well

How did I get here?" -- Talking Heads, 'Once In A Lifetime' (1980)

Send your must-see cabling photos to [email protected].

About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]