People In Tech Support Are Sharing The Biggest Hardware Disasters They've Ever Seen

Mark Rennie
January 4, 2021 1.3K votes 162 voters
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Vote up the most harrowing hardware disasters!

We've all jammed a printer or dropped a laptop and had to have some unlucky tech support person clean up our mess. But for every shattered phone screen there are some hardware horror stories that shock even the most hardened tech support. You can find more of these stories at the subreddit r/techsupportgore if you find yourself craving more. 

Photo: u/sunsetndrive / Reddit

  • 1. It's Growing

    It's Growing
    Photo: u/Aderplaide / Reddit
    70 votes

  • 2. Buggy Equipment

    Buggy Equipment
    Photo: u/aFewBitsShort / Reddit
    100 votes

  • 3. Cousin's Chaotic Cables

    Cousin's Chaotic Cables
    Photo: u/nctrd / Reddit
    76 votes

  • 4. Hot Socket

    Hot Socket
    Photo: u/ovi143 / Reddit
    72 votes

  • 5. Put This Cord Out Of Its Misery

    Put This Cord Out Of Its Misery
    Photo: u/Chazy_Chaz66 / Reddit
    60 votes

  • 6. Tight Squeeze

    Tight Squeeze
    Photo: u/nndyah / Reddit
    80 votes