Not What You Think
This is, without a doubt, all part of a well-regulated system. So, what are the purposes that these brightly colored, perfectly sized, and evenly spaced balls are trying to convey to passers-by? There’s a good chance you’re not in the industry if you don’t already know – and it’s not for the reasons you think.
Not What You Think
Power Lines Transport
But we’ll give you a hint: it has something to do with the power lines themselves. Yes, electricity! And the ability to illuminate our cities and homes is a relatively new phenomenon. Engineers Oskar von Miller and Marcel Deprez did not send electricity over a long distance until 1882. The pair used overhead wires previously used to transmit telegraphs to transmit a 2.5-kilowatt current over a 35-mile stretch. While this may not appear to be fair, it was revolutionary at the time.
Power Lines Transport