There’s no doubt that almost everyone who works in an office, has their own laptop or has a mobile phone has faced their fair share of technical problems over the years.
Even though we would struggle without them, our devices are surprisingly fragile, especially if they are dropped in the bath, confronted with rodents or even bizarrely baked in the oven.
These photos, compiled by Bored Panda, posted by IT workers from around the world of some of the worst tech failures will make you hysterical.
Among the catastrophic IT failures is one incident where an office worker spilled coffee on his keyboard and then put it in the oven to dry. It is not surprising that this technique is not recommended by professionals.
One person was so upset by the sound of his phone that he simply threw it in the oven.
A strange place to rest: This bird appears to have found a comfortable position right in front of a camera
Another person, who probably noticed that their laptop chargers get quite hot when in use, decided to use them as a panini press.
Another example of dual-purpose technology is a device that was covered in chalk scribbles.
Meanwhile, another person emphasized the importance of active listening after accidentally putting rice in the phone instead of putting the phone in rice to solve a problem.
Your email certainly did not reach the user of this device. This customer apparently reported a “slight burning smell” before briefly lighting it on fire
This Mac supports doors even if it doesn’t support Windows: one person used their computer as a door stop
An office worker strangely demonstrated how to double up laptop chargers as food warmers
You’d be forgiven for thinking this looks like an art installation, but it’s actually a phone baked in the oven. Apparently the owner was so fed up with it that he threw it in the oven
A person emphasizing the importance of active listening after accidentally putting rice in the phone instead of putting the phone in rice
That’s one way to decorate your device: apparently this laptop also works as a coloring book
This well-meaning person accidentally dropped coffee on his keyboard and then put it in the oven to “dry it out.” It is not surprising that this technique is not recommended by professionals
Despite its appearance, this person had to learn the hard way that this screen was not, in fact, a touch screen
Technical support was called stating ‘something was wrong with the printer’. Clean up in the office aisle, please
The user of this device has reported some functional issues. It turns out the culprit was a huge dust wedge in the monitor