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submitted 2 weeks ago by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[–] Por_que_pine@startrek.website 52 points 2 weeks ago

Those are static wicks. They help dissipate static electricity from the aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_wick

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

On a Boeing, they're zip ties holding them together

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't even bother to wire clip them?

[–] gergolippai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Oh, well as long as it was good for the shareholders.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

More like the opposite idea. These are for discharging built up static electricity from the plane back to the air.