I'd say the dentist is partially to blame for the warm fuzzies....there's a #$%@ toy stuffed cat atop the equipment!
That's terrible!...Everyone knows you need to overlap the electrical tape over the joint and pull as you tear the end off...very poor workmanship...
And on more than just a couple of occasions I've had to get a screwdriver to remove the VGA cable from the PC because the owner or installer used one to tighten them instead of just thumb-tight!