Tech Support Horrors 12-25-2020, 07:33 PM
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Advance warning: This is a long thread.
I stumbled across an article that lists a ton of hilarious pictures of poor upkeep/terrible damage done to various tech parts. Melted PCs, expanding batteries, horrific cable management and all the hilarity in between. I've listed a bunch of them below.
"The printer isn't working"
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![[Image: 4ObibPq.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115102/4ObibPq.jpeg)
Great place to keep your candle
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![[Image: vYfCCna.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115102/vYfCCna.jpeg)
Damn trolls
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![[Image: D6kNNME.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115103/D6kNNME.jpeg)
"Put it on some rice"
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![[Image: 6TAiY6e.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115103/6TAiY6e.jpeg)
The printer isn't working again
Spoiler:
![[Image: NTzmzxd.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115103/NTzmzxd.jpeg)
They didn't even originally call about this laptop
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![[Image: 2ovlN0u.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115103/2ovlN0u.jpeg)
When your kid helps you get that wireless mouse you were after
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![[Image: BCDCfwP.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115104/BCDCfwP.jpeg)
"Bob, the printer is broken for the third time!"
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![[Image: k9JtzpU.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115104/k9JtzpU.jpeg)
Can you fix this?
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![[Image: jFPORfq.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115104/jFPORfq.jpeg)
Cable management at its finest!
Spoiler:
![[Image: AqKSMmt.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115105/AqKSMmt.jpeg)
Death-defying stunt
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![[Image: u7fBzOx.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115105/u7fBzOx.jpeg)
Custom hinges
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![[Image: OPBNooJ.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115106/OPBNooJ.jpeg)
"Why doesn't my electric heater work?"
Spoiler:
![[Image: evPtEg5.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115106/evPtEg5.jpeg)
"It's just a minor issue with my HDD."
Spoiler:
![[Image: 2004U7j.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115106/2004U7j.jpeg)
It overheated just a tad
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![[Image: HqwelyY.jpeg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17115107/HqwelyY.jpeg)
10/10 candle location
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Wait, do I need thermal paste or thermal pads?
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![[Image: UwpcovL.jpg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/24125320/UwpcovL.jpg)
The old "it's something wrong your end, not ours" excuse.
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![[Image: zAxPaRD.jpg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/24125321/zAxPaRD.jpg)
This person has never seen a jigsaw puzzle, have they?
Spoiler:
![[Image: dg8hyUN.jpg]](https://d2zfp6uemhh7c1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/24125321/dg8hyUN.jpg)
Hope you enjoyed these! Or were as horrified as I'm sure tech support was...
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