Hi !

Ok, this one is not security related but it shows how people can do stupid and irresponsible things when wiring stuff.

I would like to show you a picture that a took a few weeks ago in a rather big gymnasium. This picture show something was behing the toilets, in a box that can be opened easily to adjust the temperature of the showers that are located just next to the toilets. Presumably a lot of people are changing the temperature on a daily basis. Some of them may be wet, of course.

Try to guess what's hidden by the black rectangle:

Ready ? SURPRISE

I wonder how it feels touching an earthed pipe and a live wire while being wet...

We can even see the green and yellow wire in the background.

Believe it or not, I've signalled it to the guy who is responsible for all the equipments of the building. After a few days, nothing happened. I then told the chief electrician about this, and... this "thing" is still there. Guess what he told me ? "Oh, really ? Have you tried contacting the gymnasium guard ? I suppose he installed that"

I'm not even sure if they went to the gymnasium to see what I was speaking of.

The fuse is removed and I don't think the thing is still live (this would explain why the thing is still here; maybe they've seen it and didn't take time to remove it), but the fact that it has been live somewhere in the past is enough by itself ! And the fact that someone was dumb enough to install that is even worse...

Hi !

Ok, this one is not security related but it shows how people can do stupid and irresponsible things when wiring stuff.

I would like to show you a picture that a took a few weeks ago in a rather big gymnasium. This picture show something was behing the toilets, in a box that can be opened easily to adjust the temperature of the showers that are located just next to the toilets. Presumably a lot of people are changing the temperature on a daily basis. Some of them may be wet, of course.

Try to guess what's hidden by the black rectangle:

Ready ? SURPRISE

I wonder how it feels touching an earthed pipe and a live wire while being wet...

We can even see the green and yellow wire in the background.

Believe it or not, I've signalled it to the guy who is responsible for all the equipments of the building. After a few days, nothing happened. I then told the chief electrician about this, and... this "thing" is still there. Guess what he told me ? "Oh, really ? Have you tried contacting the gymnasium guard ? I suppose he installed that"

I'm not even sure if they went to the gymnasium to see what I was speaking of.

The fuse is removed and I don't think the thing is still live (this would explain why the thing is still here; maybe they've seen it and didn't take time to remove it), but the fact that it has been live somewhere in the past is enough by itself ! And the fact that someone was dumb enough to install that is even worse...

time to set up a guillotine??