# What the heck is this (picture included)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-this-picture-included/1020121>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 25, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-this-picture-included/1020121 "2025-06-25T14:51:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-this-picture-included/1020121/41 "2025-06-27T17:03:49Z")

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> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#):
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> Professional movers will pack and move _everything_ unless told otherwise.

So will angry ex-owners:

My brother-in-law bought a house where the previous owners had been foreclosed. They stripped it bare: The light fittings, door furniture, everything. No loo roll? - they took the seats off the WC.

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**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-this-picture-included/1020121/42 "2025-06-27T17:31:58Z")

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> [@FluffyBob](#):
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> Not specifically for ethernet, but for any communication cable you might use for an entertainment system to connect to a TV. There are all sorts of finishing wall plates for the purpose too.

Yes, maybe possible it’s to get the HDMI cable from the stereo stand to the back of the TV?

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**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-this-picture-included/1020121/43 "2025-06-27T17:41:40Z")

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Thats what we had in my house; small entertainment stand on the floor with hdmi running up in the wall to the TV. Recently Ms Fluffy got a new AppleTV box to replace the old DVR and other clutter, and designated the floor below the TV for cat beds only. Now its just ethernet running from the outlet lower down up through the wall to the apple box tucked behind the TV.

If the wall cavity is empty you don’t need conduit. If there is insulation or other obstruction then the conduit will make it easier to fish whatever cable is desired.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-this-picture-included/1020121/44 "2025-06-27T23:13:44Z")

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> [@bob\_2](#):
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> So will angry ex-owners:

Got a friend that has a heater in her garage. It’s part of the structure. The people she bought it from wanted it. Well, It’s mounted in the house and is a feature of the house.

So the people that she bought it from destroyed the gas line that fed it. What petty, spiteful people. I hope they moved out of state.

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