TIFU by playing with a light socket extension in an on-camera meeting

A few days ago, I bought one of those light-socket light/fans for my porch. Included in the box was a short extension to push the fan further from the ceiling for proper air flow. I can’t use it in my installation scenario due to the low ceiling height so as with lots of stuff, I dump the leftover parts on my desk. My job has been full-time remote since 2020 and we now do all meetings with camera-on. I’m a fidgeter, yes I have a fidget spinner, but I will also pick up any of the random stuff I have on my desk and play with it. When we were in-office, I had a dry erase marker that I used a velcro cable-wrap to weight it and get the spin just right when I tossed it.

This is what the socket extension looks like: https://imgur.com/a/3YZo6c1 Now, up-close, you wouldn’t think anything about it. But from a distance, on the small Zoom window, with the lower-resolution…it doesn’t exactly look work appropriate. I was fidgeting with it this morning before the sudden realization hit me. I don’t think I ever had it in good view of the camera, no one said anything, I doubt anyone will, but if it wandered into view…I can only imagine what my coworkers might think.

TL;DR: I was fidgeting with a legitimate piece of leftover hardware on a work meeting, but the hardware could look very much NSFW from a distance.