They look much smaller from afar
Here’s the thing about perspective. From a distance, large objects seem so tiny, and if we see though enough times, they’re forever ingrained in our minds as tiny. Traffic lights are just one of the million things that we perceive this way. Up until now, we thought there were miniature lights hanging on poles, but we couldn’t be more wrong.
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These things stand 42 inches tall and weigh about 30 pounds. That’s not too heavy, but they are aluminum, so we totally understand that. But to see that these everyday lights are almost as tall as a person is just mindboggling.