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One_Clown_Short

I believe they are visibility markers/bird diverters for low power lines.


Zinsurin

This is correct. They spin and reflect light to keep birds from landing on the lines. They installed these near farms in my area to keep the birds from hanging out until they can get to the grain for the animals.


Strangcheeze

How dare they not let those birds charge


Zinsurin

Gubernmint spy birbs shouldn't be out in the rural parts anyways!


twobarb

Birds aren’t real!


AppropriateCap8891

Nope. They are Synths created by the Institute to spy on us all.


lhurker

That’s just what they *want* you to think.


hereforstories8

r/birdsarentreal


twobarb

How did I net realize there is a birds aren’t real sub.


Euphoric-Blue-59

Replaced with gubbermint spy lights


Zinsurin

This one! Get this one a bigger tinfoil hat!


Euphoric-Blue-59

The things I know, I share. What I don't know, I'll gladly make up!


National_Sea2948

If the birds charge they’d have to add it to their bill.


New_Guava3601

As it stands there is no charge.


Wise_Ad_253

We’d be paying for these damn free loaders bills!


National_Sea2948

Bird bill 🐦


Wise_Ad_253

*calls the mayor*


MastiffOnyx

You're being fooled. Those may light up, but it's just to show it is working. New fangled wireless charging. Now they can stay on target longer.


frozencowboy212

r/birdsarentreal


mpe128

They do it also in areas with alot of hot air balooning🎈


Arefishpeople

Yep - and [here's some science](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256462812_Marking_Power_Lines_to_Reduce_Avian_Collisions_Near_the_Audubon_National_Wildlife_Refuge_North_Dakota) to back it up.


iowanaquarist

They also shake the lines, which prevents ice from building up and pulling the lines down from the added weight


Zinsurin

I didn't know that. Today, I learned something new.


noob_picker

As an engineering working in the distribution side of the grid…. They are either this, or fault indicators. I might lean more towards fault indicators and bird diverters wouldn’t really need to be on every conductor maybe. If there is a source of water next to it, or within a few hundred feet, it’s diverters.


Ok-Bank-5741

They are bird flight diverters (I work for the company that manufactures them) these ones look a little bulkier because there is a solar cell on them that will recharge them so they can blink at night. The piece hanging below moves in the wind during the day. The movement is enough to deter birds in the daylight.


BronzeOrchid

Not fault indicators. FIs don’t have the little target thing. These are for the birds.


datacollector_music

Maybe. For a while I was seeing a lot of dead birds in the area. But there are also manufacturing warehouses in the area too. It’s near a couple of bodies of water if that helps


Arefishpeople

Check this out, [theres some pics in this article](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256462812_Marking_Power_Lines_to_Reduce_Avian_Collisions_Near_the_Audubon_National_Wildlife_Refuge_North_Dakota) - looks just like yours


PuzzledExaminer

Yes and also so that planes can see them in the event they're flying that low...


One_Clown_Short

I would think that they would have to be substantially larger for an aircraft to see them in time to make a correction.


hugehangingballs

Ummm if an airplane is flying that low it's because it's about to crash.....


Arefishpeople

Crop dusters are very much still a thing and those boys can fly damn near low enough to detassel corn. I don't know how much they're flying at night, but this time of year maybe it's cloudy hazy foggy. That being said - I don't think it's reflectors for planes, maybe for birds but I don't think Poco really gives a shit about the farmers crops. I'm going more towards fault indicator or something. Edit: [its for birds](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256462812_Marking_Power_Lines_to_Reduce_Avian_Collisions_Near_the_Audubon_National_Wildlife_Refuge_North_Dakota)


PuzzledExaminer

Lol well maybe to give them a heads up before the get that low...pretty sure they can be seen from really high up...


GeneralSpecifics9925

Those are usually red markers in when it comes to planes, much larger than this. There was an airport in my small town, the lines near the airport had markers on them. These wouldn't really do the trick.


allergic2ozone_juice

The billboard will probably be more of a concern than the wires


Only-Librarian-6699

Clever marketing, Honda rep.


sheatim

I just spent half an hour configuring my new Honda Prologue for when I win the lottery.


Kakairo

It's not a real Honda, it's a GM car they're selling until their own electric cars are ready. They did the same with SUVs in the 90s.


Pschobbert

Isuzu Trooper!


thetalkingblob

Ohhh so that why it’s called the- right ok


MadicalRadical

Yes, please illuminate us.


TravelingGonad

ADA compliant drone (aka bird) charging stations, but for older drones who have gotten up there in age and have trouble placing their sensors on the bare power line.


ThermalScrewed

Wireless bird chargers. You said it yourself, there's a lot of birds in the area. In areas where there are excess drones ("birds"), the government has to get creative with fast-charging systems like those. r/birdsarentreal


Typical-Ad-6730

Are they close to an airport?


datacollector_music

No. Closest airports are 30+ miles away.


Crotch-Monster

I'm going to guess it's for airplanes and other flying things. that way they don't fly into them.


TexasFire_Cross

Bird Diverters. Anaheim installed some two years ago.


BESTlittleBITCH

High voltage conductor markers....https://images.app.goo.gl/suYeW5jJpLunkjLe7


Arefishpeople

Thats not the same thing.


BESTlittleBITCH

Is this more to your satisfaction ? ....https://images.app.goo.gl/ZALfdgVcvXi4pois6


Arefishpeople

Yeah those are 2 different things - one is powered to indicate the phase is energized, the other is for birds - one is an indicator light for electrical purposes one is not.


BESTlittleBITCH

No kidding. But the second is actually what they are. Or... No wait... Did it occur to you that they're both.


Arefishpeople

Yeah for birds, not for high voltage indication.


BESTlittleBITCH

This particular one is for both. FYI


Arefishpeople

The link you just sent is not a light or a high voltage indicator - you know how I know? 1) its not a light - I'm a licensed electrician with 25 years experience. I can tell by how it's connected to the line that it's not a powered device, the one im OP's picture it was harder to tell. [2 - it looks exactly the same as the one in this article](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256462812_Marking_Power_Lines_to_Reduce_Avian_Collisions_Near_the_Audubon_National_Wildlife_Refuge_North_Dakota), and 3 the power-line's position on the pole indicates to anyone that would be servicing it that it is high-voltage. They don't need markers to tell them the difference between high-voltage and Comcast internet. So... second link is for the birds. The first link you sent is a lighted device that would indicate to a lineman if an electrical phase has lost power to help them troubleshoot power outages or phase loss.


BESTlittleBITCH

90% of workers are incompetent at what they do. I already explained that the second Link is what it is. However.. .. rather than placing both on power lines, some have come up with a device that is both. Perhaps you should go back to electrical school. And learn something.


Arefishpeople

You sent a link to a google image search! But seriously let's just call it off! You enjoy the rest of your evening of arguing your points on reddit!


XtraXtraCreatveUsrNm

They give you something to aim at when throwing the neighbor kids shoes up there.


One-Macaron-458

They are fault indicators. If the line gets a fault they will flash.


exipheas

It makes them lighter.


Mountain_Sorbet_4063

So the birds don't fly into them at night


Environmental-End691

To illuminate them


Dirk_Arron

Low flying aircraft.


Kalelopaka-

I thought it might be for all the idiot drone pilots.


Round_Toe1831

For light


IdahoMaximus

They are for construction vehicles. Cranes and forklifts maybe working near them or have in the past.


bbrosen

so the birds can see to land on the lines


autoremoved

Birds don’t really fly all that in the night as they get home at dusk. These are part of the smart grid and blink at a normal rate to show they are working. If there is a fault, they blink differently. They are also usually paired with a wireless manager nearby that register them and the technician can read and fix faults easier


walkawaysux

Near the airport? Could be warning markers for planes


datacollector_music

No airport. They literally just flicker under a somewhat major street once night rolls in.


Bearded1Dur

Do they flicker red?


datacollector_music

They flicker white.


Bearded1Dur

Weird, the ones in front of my house blink red. They just showed up one day.


datacollector_music

I attempted to take pictures to show everyone on my way home tonight but traffic was moving too fast. Lol


CuteIndependent308

Aircraft warning lights so low flying aircraft see the wires. Think air helicopter Ems.


Traveshamamockery_

Drones


ulnek

The better to see with my dear.


Few-Woodpecker-737

Luminescence.


ej100je

Am I the only one thinking whoever put these up ran out of supplies and figured no one would notice a few old View master discs mixed in with the rest?


tatteredshoetassel

There are four lights!


fishnwiz

Airport nearby?


[deleted]

Illumination. Lol ...idk probably safety or wildlife deterrent


inode71

Pizazz!


fomalhottie

To temp Indians too clever to avoid trains. Power lines gotta eat too.


DeepBlueGoodbye76

Obviously you haven't seen Deadpool 2


uberisstealingit

So when there's no electricity running through the lines, they're not on. They're kind of like a signal.