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50 Photos Of The Worst Cases Tech Support Had To Handle

by Damjan

It is not easy working in tech support. They have to clean up the mess made by people who don't understand a thing about technology and don't want to be bothered with learning. And it's not just dust in the cooler or an incorrectly connected audio jack. No, we are talking about huge blunders and fire hazards lurking on every corner.

People from the tech support share their craziest repairs on Reddit's TechSupportGore.

We have selected some of their craziest posts, and we know you are going to love them. And start taking better care of your electronics. Take a look:

1. Mouse

1. Mousereddit.com

2. "When They Get Creative With The Only Working Audio Output They Have"

2. reddit.com

3. "Customer Describes A “Slight” Burning Smell"

3. reddit.com

4. "Dont Use Lemonade To Clean Your Mouse. I Thought The Acidity Would Clean Off The Buildup Of Crumbs And Cheeto Grease But It Just Attracted These Ants. I Left Home For 2 Days, Just To See This On My Desk"

4. reddit.com

TechSupportGore subreddit was started in 2012 and now has more than 485k members who love to “cringe to the brink of passing out after a few minutes looking at this subreddit.”

The posts show everything from makeshift electronics to cases where people believed fixing their completely burned or bent computers would be a simple thing is both painfully funny and relatable.

The moderator Coffeechipmunk says: “I feel like the community has grown different tastes for the subreddit over time, for sure. For a while, cable gore was boring, cracked screens, etc. Now? Bad wiring is loved.”

5. "Go Check The Switch Closet. We Think Something Might Have Gotten Unplugged Somewhere"

5. reddit.com

6. "A Dove Made A Nest In The Projector In My Classroom"

6. reddit.com

7. Improvisation

7. Improvisationreddit.com

The moderator explained that the "Tech Support Gore" refers to "stuff in the tech support or IT field that's a computer comparable version of gore," and added: "Instead of a heart ripped out, it's CPU pins. Slightly less awful."

Coffeechipmunk told the reporters that the worst tech support gore cases were "anything with bugs in it. That's the worst." Also, "the guy who got a laptop full of milk. Yeesh."

8. Server down

8. Server downreddit.com

9. "Trouble Ticket Read "After Office Renovation Internet Doesn't Work""

9. reddit.com

10. "While We're Posting Pierced Fiber Lines"

10. reddit.com

11. It actually works.

11. It actually works. reddit.com

12. "So..this Came In Today..and It’s Glorious"

12. reddit.com

And when it comes to sometimes absurdly humorous touch to its submissions, the moderator thinks that "it's played up for laughs a bit, to be honest." Then he added: "There's definitely posts where it's like, 'Yikes! That's bad.' But I can't imagine anyone passing out from seeing bad cabling, ya know?"

13. "I Don’t Work In Tech. My Hospital Has Some Occasional Network Issues...i’ve Finally Seen Behind The Curtain"

13. reddit.com

14. "Shared On Facebook. Why Is My Mouse Not Working?"

14. reddit.com

15. Mad scientist

15. Mad scientistreddit.com

16. "Saw This In The Basement Of A Mini-Mall"

16. reddit.com

17. "This "Watercooled" PC I Found For Sale Online"

17. reddit.com

18. "Coworker Had An Important Thumb Drive Fail On Her (Solder Pads Tore Off)... Just A Little Bit Of Janky Soldering And I Was Able To Recover The Files Just Fine"

18. canaan2002

19. "To Ensure Maximum Keyboard Stability, He Decided 57 Screws Was The Magic Number For The X360"

19. reddit.com

20. Nice and crispy

20. Nice and crispyreddit.com

21. "The Way The "Electrician" Repaired His Own Mistake At My Home Without Notifying Me (Optical Fiber Entry Link). "They Shouldn't Notice""

21. reddit.com

22. "Playstation 2 Slim "Doesnt Turn On" Also Seller Had No Idea What Happened To It"

22. reddit.com

23. “.. No I Have Never Dropped My Phone In Water Or Anything.”

23. “.. No I Have Never Dropped My Phone In Water Or Anything.”reddit.com

24. "Found This On A User's Desk"

24. reddit.com

25. "Student Spilled Nail Polish On Computer. Mother Tried To Clean It And Washed Off 26 Keys"

25. reddit.com

26. "Wife Spilled Coffee On Laptop..."

26. reddit.com

27. "Another Day In Paradise"

27. Appropriate_Damage_5

28. Shooting around

28. Shooting aroundreddit.com

29. "Mom, Can We Get Business-Grade Ethernet Switch? - No, We Have Business-Grade Ethernet Switch At Home. - Business-Grade Ethernet Switch At Home:"

29. reddit.com

30. Why?

30. Why?reddit.com

31. Hang in there

31. Hang in thereThatCurlyHairedGuy20

32. Education never stops

32. Education never stops  reddit.com

33. A lot of CPUs

33. A lot of CPUsreddit.com

34. New Keyboard?

34. New Keyboard?reddit.com

35. "Cox Literally Put A Generator Up This Telephone Pole ??? Apparently To Restore Internet To My Friends Block Somehow ??? They Come By Like Every 12 Hours To Refill It With Gas ??? Pray For Dhemecourt Be This Is F**king Sketchy"

35. reddit.com

36. "I Was Not Prepared For The Discovery Of This Redneck Projector Mount"

36. Agent_Tompkins

37. Great

37. Greatreddit.com

38. "So When My Old Build Threw In The Towel Some Time Back, It Looked Like It Was Sending Me Ransom Notes. Still Not Sure What Caused It. Mobo? Cpu?"

38. reddit.com

39. "What Kind Of Soap Were They Using? Returned After Less Than A Year Of Use"

39. reddit.com

40. "The Aftermath Of The Capitol Siege"

40. reddit.com

41. "Look At What This Spectrum Guy Did To My Poor Grandma..."

41. PrivateHamSandwich

42. "New One For Me. Iron Shavings Stopped Speaker From Working"

42. reddit.com

43. "The Router And Cables In My School's Server Room"

43. reddit.com

44." Facebook Marketplace "Problem With Cooling, I Cut It Open""

44.reddit.com

45. "So My Laptop Died"

45. reddit.com

46. "Servers down"

46. reddit.com

47. "Got To Keep The Press Brake Working"

47. reddit.com

48. "The Forbidden Capri Sun"

48. 4 days ago

49. "Nahh I Dont Need A Tutorial Or A Heating Gun"

49. reddit.com

50. "Upgraded" PC

50. reddit.com

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