Shoopdawoop993 t1_jdvxqk1 wrote
Reply to comment by Hedfuct82 in TIL that the red lights on top of tall buildings in cities are called “aviation obstruction lighting,” and are used to help pilots of low-flying aircraft avoid collisions with otherwise hard-to-see structures. by bearjew64
Im psure i saw a red blinking light in the sky as a small child and asked my dad.
LillyPip t1_je0xobq wrote
I asked my dad as a child what the lights on towers were for, too. He said ‘so planes don’t hit the towers’. Then I asked what the towers were for, and he said ‘to hold up the lights’. That messed with my head for years.
Shoopdawoop993 t1_je1tkmx wrote
Hahaha
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