this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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What is this thing?

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There are multiple of these in my city. Kinda giant bird feeder looking

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This is a "small cell" cellular phone tower. They are usually used to offload the capacity of a larger tower nearby. They're useful during large events like concerts, sporting events or parades. It looks like that because it has a cover to hide the radios and antennas from view. They can also be painted different colors to better blend in with the scenery.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Awesome. Ty!

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Qtip for sky giants

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

That's a government tower to make the birds gay

spoilerobvious /s

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Tampon tower!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I've seen a tiny one on a pickup, more tiny 5G peckerheads?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

Cool, You're in Redlands? Have you been to the Redlands public market yet?