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Lifetime of cable fail: Photos

Jan. 24, 2020

Our periodic round-up of the most profound ICT cabling fails, as seen pervasively on social media's Reddit.

It's time again for our periodic round-up of the most profound ICT cabling fails as seen pervasively on social media, in photos submitted to Reddit's 'Cablefail' sub-community.

A lifetime of cable fail, indeed -- the phenomenon is clearly that pervasive in the field. And yet: it's one thing to ironically marvel at or kid around about it being hilarious and an annoyance. But where it intersects with business and consumer costs, and worse, concerns for public safety, then cable fail really isn't much of a laughing matter...

"The work of a lifetime." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: u/Eragore

"At least someone has a sense of humor about it." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/renegade

"Good luck to the next tech." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/aathsopaach

"It was supposed to be a simple job. One cable box, in and out...The mess was left alone because the signals in the apartment were good..." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/Captain_Zomaru

"Pulled this out of the ceiling in an office I was working in. There is one fire [alarm] control wire tangled in the middle of this mess of low voltage cable." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/noiseboy92

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]