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[–] Deebster@programming.dev 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't even bother to wire clip them?

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

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

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

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

[–] Por_que_pine@startrek.website 40 points 2 days ago

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

[–] nodoze313@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 days ago

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

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