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Creative cable fails: Photos

March 26, 2021

In the ICT world as in life, some things fall into the category of, "So bad, they're good." And other things -- are just plain bad.

Matt Vincent

Some things fall into the category of, "So bad, they're good." And other things -- are just plain bad. We'll let you decide which way these cable fail photos from the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) technicians of social media's Reddit trend...

"Crack in the floor is just as good as conduit right?" -- Reddit/Cablefail OP [orig. poster]: u/anon_pkt_rtr

"Very secure." -- Reddit/Cablefail OP: u/fantasyTim

"Let's put the switches and the patch panels in different rooms." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/thecoffeeup

"So...is the fiber supposed to support the ladder I drop in there?" -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/xdrewsabix

"Found outdoors in the base of a camera/lighting column. I especially love the RJ45 connectors." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/AndyM_LVB

"It was actually satisfying cleaning it out." -- Reddit/Cablegore OP: u/MattDaGr8

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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]