Strange engineering marvel

Take a closer look... can you see it??? Does something in this picture strike at the very heart of your engineering soul?

What is even better, is that this was in a building where European Patents are processed. Do you think someone got a patent already on this?

I walked past this last week and just stopped cold. I stared. I blinked. I was dumbfounded on several fronts and the thoughts started to roll by (in no particular order):

• how does one get the wiring past the water pipes as the wiring conventionally runs from ceiling down the walls to the sockets?
• who paid for this work?
• who was able to sell this work, a good sales person is my guess?
• what part(s) of the building electricity will go out when I turn on the faucet and watch water run into/over the socket?
• Will only some, sections, all of the buildings fuses blow? I wonder if the same guy that put this in was responsible for the rest of the building...
• Was this done on a bet?
• Are there really people in the electric / plumbing business that can deliver this kind of specialized work on a regular basis?
• Is this a joke (I started looking for the hidden camera)?
  
• ... (my list is endless).

What comes into your thoughts as you see this picture? Post them in the comments, I am very curious... ;-)