you see them hanging across road on wires that are coming from pylons.
2006-06-26 23:18:44 · 9 answers · asked by Ad 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
I thought that maybe they were to make it easier to find the wires if they ever fall.
2006-06-26 23:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by sunflowers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how far apart the cables are. Some birds have such a large wingspan that they could short between two cables so distractors are hung between them to discourage the birds from flying through
2006-06-27 01:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by timpin1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visibility.
It may be near a hospital or airport and it helps keep helicoptors from running into the wires.
2006-06-26 23:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by KD4UJX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are so pilots of small aircraft will see the wires and not fly into them
why RED Balls, because Santa flew into wires once and that was all that was left of him!
2006-06-26 23:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was so the wires couldn't touch together
2006-06-27 04:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by mrsirishjohn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITS SO YOU CAN TELL THE MALE WIRES FROM THE FEMALE WIRES. LOL- ACTUALLY THEY ARE TO KEEP THE WIRES FROM TOUCHING IN HIGH WIND.
2006-06-27 16:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by oscarlumpy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so that you can see the wires against the sky. an alert for airplanes, helicopters, etc.
2006-06-26 23:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by Erica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always believed they were markers to warn low-flying aircraft. Maybe not?
2006-06-26 23:24:46 · answer #8 · answered by nickdmd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it a light bulb?
2006-07-01 07:09:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋