What are those orange balls on power lines for?

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I've seen them many times and wondered what they were for. Myabe someone out there knows.

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to stop the wind from making the lines go around and hit each other( like jump rope) hope i helped

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To break up resonance - they help reduce the power lines whipping around in the wind.

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The orange balls on power lines are placed there by utility companies to alert low flying aircraft that the lines are there. In other words, they provide visibility to aviators.

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they only reason they are there is to alert airplanes, thats why you only see them around an airport

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