What are those strange ball-like things that are on some electric/telephone wires? I think they're on electric wires. I've always wondered.
I believe they are usually on the top most wire and are designed to alert aircraft of danger. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
they are there so you can see the wires better.... that way planes helicopters etc. dont run into them
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If they're what I think you're talking about, they are usually orange or red and are used to show aircraft pilots that there is a wire, ... creating a dangerous condition. They usually put these on electrical wires where crop duster airplanes dust fields, or on wires at the end of airport runways. Otherwise the wires would be invisible to the pilot and could cause a crash if hit.
They're usually on High-Tension wires? They're on those high-up wires to help aircraft pilots see and avoid them, if they happen to fly low enough. I've seen them on HT wires near a place called Echo Lake, in Colorado, oddly enough, and I don't think that there is an airfield nearby, so I think they put those balls on high wires in any open spaces, where low-flying aircraft would be an issue.
