Join the Fun!

#2

When They Get Creative With The Only Working Audio Output They Have

Final score:

249points

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Hallo y’all 3 years ago

The leaning tower of cables.

94points

Since its beginning in 2012, the TechSupportGore subreddit grew its community to a solid 485k members who love to “cringe to the brink of passing out after a few minutes looking at this subreddit.”

Every post screams for help from tech support here. From makeshift electronics to cases where people thought repairing their computers would be a walk in the park, the fun is both painfully funny and (secretly) relatable.

So to find out more about the community, Bored Panda reached out to its moderator Coffeechipmunk who was happy to share some insights. “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.”

#3

Customer Describes A “Slight” Burning Smell

Final score:

220points

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Rupali Bhatnagar 3 years ago

What did the poor laptop do to deserve it!

77points

#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

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

Final score:

204points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Lemonade has sugar, so yeah, that's an open invitation for hordes of ants.

147points

When asked about the term “Tech Support Gore," the mod explained that it 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 said that among the worst tech support gore cases he has seen while moderating the community, it's "anything with bugs in it. That's the worst.” Also, “the guy who got a laptop full of milk. Yeesh.”

#5

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

Final score:

199points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago (edited)

"Where do I begin? To tell the story of how a mess these wires can be? The same old story that is older than your PC. The simple truth about the pain that's brought to me. Where do I start?" This is sung to the 1970's song 'Love Story'.

48points

23AClark 3 years ago

You're good!!! 😁😁😁

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Robert T 3 years ago

This is known as "rats nest" wiring. If you look carefully, you can see the rat hiding in the bottom left corner.

2points

Casey B 3 years ago

Well who do you think took the pic

1point

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Abhijeet 3 years ago

I figured it out, it's the third wire from left, in the top left corner

2points

Full of Giggles 3 years ago

Things that make you say “I’m not paid enough to deal with this s**t.”

2points

Roc Sanders 3 years ago

If it ain't broke, DON'T FIX IT !

1point

Suzanne Slifer 3 years ago

My God ... Is That A Stove Top ?

1point

Gabriel 3 years ago

A fan

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Daria B 3 years ago

Looks like a scene from Lain ♡

1point

Jo Johannsen 3 years ago

Worse than finding the burned out light on fifty feet of Christmas lights.

1point

Jane Martin 3 years ago

I used to call this the spaghetti farm

0points

Marlene Riethmüller 3 years ago

What a nightmare :/

0points

tinker bell 3 years ago

holy

0points

STEPHEN NEAL 3 years ago

Do what I do. Label each end of the cable so as it can be traced.

0points

STEPHEN NEAL 3 years ago

Do what I do, label each end of the cable so as it can be traced.

0points

Cutekitty 3 years ago

lolololololooooool

0points

Miranda Prince 3 years ago

That picture is giving me anxiety.

0points

Oliver Prime 3 years ago

It wasn't me ²

0points

23AClark 3 years ago

Looks like the City Dump!!!

0points

Hugh Walter 3 years ago

Electicky-spaghetti!

0points

Emily Barnes 3 years ago

I'd quit my job after seeing that

0points

Oliver stolz 3 years ago

three two one the house has burned down

0points

Ivy Ruonakoski 3 years ago

This is my OCD nightmare!

0points

Sasha Kuleshov 3 years ago

Pay me to organize this ;D

0points

The weird one! 3 years ago

so many wires but a small coumpter

0points

Destiny Rose 3 years ago

I think they would have a better chance at finding Waldo than the unplugged wire.

0points

Marcellus the Third 3 years ago

Beware the Call of Cablethulhu

0points

third molar 3 years ago

Trap for unsuspecting programmers!

0points

#6

A Dove Made A Nest In The Projector In My Classroom

Final score:

199points

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Asi Bassey 3 years ago

Dove lives matter.

85points

#7

Improvised Way To Supply Power

Final score:

191points

POST

Asi Bassey 3 years ago

“Improvised way to burn down the house.” Fixed.

124points

#8

Server Is Down!

Final score:

182points

POST

Pixie 3 years ago

Ouch

43points

#9

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

Final score:

179points

POST

Martyna Gawron 3 years ago

Whaaaaaat

28points

And when it comes to the subreddit’s absurdly comical touch to its submissions, the moderator believes that “it’s played up for laughs a bit, to be honest.” Having said that, 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?”

#10

While We're Posting Pierced Fiber Lines

Final score:

178points

POST

Too lazy 3 years ago

Spot on!

47points

#11

It’s Actually Fully Functional

Final score:

167points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

68points

#12

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

Final score:

166points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

Behold this mangled Apple in all its splendour!

43points

#13

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

Final score:

162points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

And, here is the great Oz!

40points

#14

Shared On Facebook. Why Is My Mouse Not Working?

Final score:

154points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

To be honest, I hate clamshell packaging too.

107points

Previously, the same moderator told us that part of the appeal of the subreddit comes down to the fact that it gives honest fun and cringe to viewers. “In a time where most of the internet can be incredibly serious and most times saddening or angering, TechSupportGore is fun because you go on it and you can laugh (and/or cringe) at the crazy posts.”

After all, “Where else can you see a post like, 'Wow, these cables really are messy' to 'A lizard fried my motherboard' back to back?”

#15

This Must Be The Work Of A Madman

Final score:

152points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

The work of a hacker:

51points

#16

Saw This In The Basement Of A Mini-Mall

Final score:

150points

POST

Asi Bassey 3 years ago

Looks like one fire was not enough to stop these guys.

84points

#17

This "Watercooled" PC I Found For Sale Online

Final score:

144points

POST

Truth Monster 3 years ago

Personal Computer: Meth Edition

89points

#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

Final score:

144points

POST

N G 3 years ago

"Its not pretty, but it works..."

59points

#19

To Ensure Maximum Keyboard Stability, Hp Decided 57 Screws Was The Magic Number For The X360

Final score:

131points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

You can never be too secure.

25points

The subreddit is especially relevant to the current generations Y and Z who basically grew up with tech around them. For these kids and young adults, seeing the picture of someone trying to charge their new laptop without taking it out of the box is essentially priceless.

#20

Crispy

Final score:

126points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Mmm, yum, extra crispy.

28points

#21

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

Final score:

118points

POST

Lizzie Ellen 3 years ago

I don't understand this one. Can someone tech minded explain please?

41points

#22

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

Final score:

118points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

What the hell? That is years worth of corrosion.

54points

#23

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

Final score:

115points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

Who are you trying to kid?

33points

#24

Found This On A User's Desk

Final score:

114points

POST

Asi Bassey 3 years ago

Picture title - Longevity.

27points

#25

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

Final score:

107points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

It essentially ruined the whole computer.

48points

#26

Wife Spilled Coffee On Laptop...

Final score:

104points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

Mopping up the excess liquid and turning the laptop upside down to dry are the best things to do.

57points

#27

Another Day In Paradise

Final score:

104points

POST

Johnny Rodriguez 3 years ago

Debug it..

73points

#28

That's Not Good...

Final score:

96points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

How did someone shoot an arrow through a cable, let alone a bullet. I am just surprised that it stopped the bullet.

55points

#29

Why Would Anyone Make This?

Final score:

96points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

Hey, wasn't there a boredpanda post saying there is no such thing as a male to male cable.

70points

#30

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

Final score:

96points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

1 good internet vs 4 bad ones. Argument for 4 bad ones: they can build an internet ladder.

26points

#31

Hang In There Baby

Final score:

91points

POST

Amelie Peacock 3 years ago

hmmm i wonder who it will fall on

40points

#32

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

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

Final score:

88points

POST

Asi Bassey 3 years ago

This. Is. Craaaaazy. 😆😆

23points

#33

School's WiFi Network

Final score:

87points

POST

Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago

Wireless wasn’t an option!

21points

#34

Well At Least It’s Not Overheating

Final score:

86points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

Cooling system: Screw absolute zero

37points

#35

Time To Get A New Keyboard

Final score:

85points

POST

Truth Monster 3 years ago

This is traditional pc gamer keyboard wear. Especially MMOs. Notice the WASD, space, shift and alt. Most of the wear is from the left hand, because the right is holding a mouse.

84points

#36

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

Final score:

83points

POST

Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

The cables are even better!

20points

#37

How Long Is That In Human Time?

Final score:

79points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

Must be some wait time to break their whole system.

21points

#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?

Final score:

78points

POST

Johnny Rodriguez 3 years ago

Space Invaders..

76points

#39

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

Final score:

76points

POST

Asi Bassey 3 years ago

Must be a password typed in 15 times each day

46points

#40

The Aftermath Of The Capitol Siege

Final score:

74points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

The insurgents should be made to pay for all damages.

90points

#41

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

Final score:

73points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

Most of those cables actually look necessary.

27points

#42

The Router And Cables In My School's Server Room

Final score:

72points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

It looks like part of an insect.

35points

#43

New One For Me. Iron Shavings Stopped Speaker From Working

Final score:

71points

POST

Marcellus the Third 3 years ago

You sure it's not a yamazaki Soot Sprite? They live in unused houses, maybe they're now moving into unused laptop housing.

50points

#44

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

Final score:

70points

POST

Just Your Regular Avocado 3 years ago

He's a little confused, but he's got the spirit.

34points

#45

So My Laptop Died

Final score:

69points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

1 shot, one kill

25points

#46

Servers Are Down

Final score:

66points

POST

Toujin C'Thlu 3 years ago

In this case, literally

21points

#47

Got To Keep The Press Brake Working

Final score:

64points

POST

Asi Bassey 3 years ago

Low tech solution if you ask me

26points

#48

The Forbidden Capri Sun

Final score:

64points

POST

Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

I had this happen with the battery in my last laptop. It basically destroyed the damn thing. The repair guy said this happens when you don't let the battery drain periodically.

17points

#49

Nahh I Dont Need A Tutorial Or A Heating Gun

Final score:

51points

POST

Megumi Saikou 3 years ago

Chemistry is just amazing!

14points

#50

"Upgraded" PC

Final score:

48points

POST

Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

It ain't stupid if it works.

28points

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#51

Oh No, Somebody Used Thermal Paste Instead Of Thermal Pads

Final score:

15points

POST

Pixie 3 years ago

What is the difference?

3points

#52

Italic Ethernet Port

Final score:

15points

POST

Whats A Name? 3 years ago

I have the same mac (Late 2012 mbp)

0points

#53

Dual Node Arm Server "Rack" Made Of Old Playing Cards And An Elastic Band. The Whole Budget Was Zero So It Has A Price To Performance Ratio Of Infinity. (Og Raspberry Pi And Orange Pi PC+, All From Random Parts Bin)

Dual Node Arm Server "Rack" Made Of Old Playing Cards And An Elastic Band. The Whole Budget Was Zero So It Has A Price To Performance Ratio Of Infinity. (Og Raspberry Pi And Orange Pi PC+, All From Random Parts Bin)

Final score:

14points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

That's pretty cool.

7points

#54

There’s Something Very Unsettling About 9gb Of Ram

Final score:

13points

POST

Marcellus the Third 3 years ago

Ahrg... It came standard with 2x 1GB. The official spec says it can only handle 8GB max (2x 4GB, obviously) so I'm guessing they felt smart buying 1x 8GB and leaving the one in? Of course this is terrible for performance; and in practice it supports 2x 8GB.

4points

#55

The Good Old Microwave And WiFi Combo

Final score:

13points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

And no-one has made the connection that the CCTV/network goes all funny when the microwave is on....

3points

#56

Ticket Began With A Client Asking “So, What Does Dell’s Accidental Damage Coverage Actually Cover?”

Final score:

13points

POST

Asi Bassey 3 years ago

I’m pretty sure they do not cover catastrophic damage.

8points

#57

The Driver That Took Us To The Moon

Final score:

12points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

Must have been some software to last that long.

5points

#58

Don't You Just Love Old Hardware?

Final score:

12points

POST

Hayley Rodgers 3 years ago

Sometimes you want to see this. It gives you answers.

10points

#59

Mmmmm, Toasty!

Final score:

12points

POST

Ethan Collard 3 years ago

"i like my computer how i like my toast"

6points

#60

Desktop Support

Final score:

12points

POST

Memere 3 years ago

We had desks like these at a design/build company I worked for - particle board worktops, chosen by architects, smh. They were sagging in less than a year, and yes - some of us did use boxes to prop them up!

1point

#61

Just Discovered This Abomination In Our Ceiling. Looks Like The Cctv Installers Have Created A New Poe Standard

Final score:

12points

POST

Tomáš Houdek 3 years ago

I see no problem with that. Its insulated, and when they replace it on next visit its OK

1point

#62

This Was Sufficient Packaging For Shipping Several Desktops, Right?

Final score:

12points

POST

Raine Soo 3 years ago

The first photo looks like the package is on a gurney on the way to the emergency ward.

12points

#63

Here's Part Two Of My Wife's Cousin Cables: This Beauty

Final score:

11points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

Kill it. Kill it with fire!

1point

#64

Oh Gee... I Wonder Why It Fell

Final score:

11points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

The stand was not the problem.

8points

#65

Making Tea. Bag Ripped. Used My PC Tower's Front Fan Filter To Separate The Bits

Final score:

10points

POST

Francis 3 years ago

This is so stupid on so many levels.. *facepalm*

5points

#66

Working On A Customers Network. He Just Asked If I Knew What Port A Random Cable Was Plugged I To....

Final score:

10points

POST

Too lazy 3 years ago

Grey hairs

5points

#67

When Your Upstairs Neighbor Can't Stop Leaking Water Into Your Living Room

Final score:

10points

POST

Everydayhuman83 3 years ago

OH NOOOOOOOOOO

1point

#68

My Brother: "Don't Worry I Know How To Solder Leds". Also My Brother:

Final score:

10points

POST

Pixie 3 years ago

For the amateurs among us: what do we see here?

6points

#69

Customer's Imac Was Caught In A Flood... Surprisingly I Was Able To Recover The Data!

Final score:

10points

POST

Matheus Oliveira 3 years ago

So, you mean their stuff were in a liquid state drive, for a while?

5points

#70

Just Checking Where I Can Plug In My Laptop. Middle Of A Gym Floor. Multiple Coats Of Sealant And Many Layers Of Dust

Final score:

10points

POST

#71

How My Co-Worker Removes Ram

Final score:

10points

POST

A. Jones 3 years ago

*gasp* Oh no!

5points

#72

No I Can’t Move My Router (Virgin Media) Provided / Installed This Absolutely Useless Coaxial Cable

Final score:

10points

POST

Marcellus the Third 3 years ago

I've got a 10m coax cable, not sure this is worse.

4points

#73

It Finally Happened At My Work. "New Build, Not Turning On"

Final score:

9points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

Coffee not found error.

2points

#74

Ticket Submitted: "There's Fire Coming Out Of The Side Of The Computer"

Final score:

9points

POST

Abigail Nagel 3 years ago

😬😬😬

0points

#75

"I Had A Little Trouble Pulling Out The Graphics Card"

Final score:

9points

POST

realsupermario247 3 years ago

"there is a clip on the back of the slot, you just need to....oh, ok. Nevermind"

1point

#76

My Brother Wanted To Turn Off His Laptop With A Plate With Food In The Other Hand....

Final score:

9points

POST

Johnny Rodriguez 3 years ago

Did it work?

3points

#77

I Made This Gore Because I Forgot About Locking Sata Cables..

Final score:

9points

POST

#78

No. No, No, No. No

Final score:

8points

POST

Shull GaRett 3 years ago

I hope this is long rice...

3points

#79

Cabling Chaos

Final score:

8points

POST

Amelie Peacock 3 years ago

the stuff of NigHtmaReS

1point

#80

My Boyfriend Is Trying To Solder A M.2 Port Onto His Server. Needless To Say, Im Judging

Final score:

7points

POST

Marcellus the Third 3 years ago

A ferrule is the answer!

2points

#81

This Is What Peak Performance Looks Like

Final score:

7points

POST

Jo Johannsen 3 years ago

Peek performance 😝

2points

#82

This Chipset Blew Up. Rip My P9x79-Ews Motherboard

Final score:

6points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

When you push your computer so far it literally breaks.

1point

#83

"It Closet"

Final score:

6points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

- Scary clown waiting to get you

3points

#84

"If It Fits, It Sits" From Ppc On Facebook

Final score:

6points

POST

Grant Barke 3 years ago

That's where you keep the bitcoins.

11points

#85

"My Machine Isn't Turning On" Yeah Mate I Wonder Why

Final score:

6points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

Heatsank.

4points

#86

Surface Pro Type Cover After 2 Years Of Daily Use. Still Works

Final score:

6points

POST

Nicole Weymann 3 years ago

Daily use as what? A Doormat?

11points

#87

My Mom "Didn't Like The Yellowed Colour" So She Decided To Put Nail Polish On The Printer Despite My Objections

Final score:

6points

POST

Jamziee 3 years ago

DIWHY

2points

#88

Customer Couldn't Figure Out Why His Switches Wouldn't Link. That's Fiber

Final score:

6points

POST

Hallo y’all 3 years ago

Fiber is NOT supposed to bend.

5points

#89

From A Fellow Techie Who Just Got His First Trackball....

Final score:

6points

POST

#90

Machine Came From The Factory Overheating

Final score:

6points

POST

#91

Jebus.. This Is How You Treat A Brand New Hdd From An Enterprise Level Distributor?!

Final score:

6points

POST

Shull GaRett 3 years ago

Ouch

1point

#92

I Dont Know About You But This Is Disgusting

Final score:

5points

POST

Pilot Chick 3 years ago

That looks like the “new” laptop I was issued at work. I spent nearly an hour cleaning the mystery gunk off.

1point

#93

Spicy Pillow In The Making

Final score:

5points

POST

#94

Hard Drive Was In The Way Of The Psu

Final score:

5points

POST

Alan Green 3 years ago

Looks like that HDD compartment unscrews so it can be removed altogether. No cutting necessary

1point

#95

In Case Anyone Wondered How To Wire Up Your iPad Charger

Final score:

5points

POST

Radek Suski 3 years ago

It didn't explode?

3points

#96

iPad Not Charging

Final score:

5points

POST

Dave van Es 3 years ago

Was this before or after the pic above? (#96 In Case Anyone Wondered How To Wire Up Your iPad Charger)

0points

#97

This Guy Sells A Watercooled 2080ti Because Of Overheating

Final score:

5points

POST

M O'Connell 3 years ago

I see a distinct lack of reservoir, circulator, or coolant...

2points

#98

Not Too Wild Or Crazy: Previous Guy Just Didn't Follow Instructions

Final score:

4points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

"Remove Before Installation"

0points