Comment on Why do some radio towers blink?Comments−alex_young10moI love the narrative storytelling here, but the takeaways seem somewhat obvious.Lights on towers mean stuff, especially to airplanes.Lights are required for tall towers, and get this, towers next to airports.You can guess how tall a tower is by looking at the lights.−themafia10mo"My license to operate the tower is contingent upon my ability to appropriately light it."
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I love the narrative storytelling here, but the takeaways seem somewhat obvious.
Lights on towers mean stuff, especially to airplanes.
Lights are required for tall towers, and get this, towers next to airports.
You can guess how tall a tower is by looking at the lights.
"My license to operate the tower is contingent upon my ability to appropriately light it."