What are the metal sticks on aircraft wings for?
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Those are static wicks. They help dissipate static electricity from the aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_wick
On a Boeing, they're zip ties holding them together
Don't even bother to wire clip them?
They did it originally but then cost cutting measures kicked in so they stopped to save time.
Oh, well as long as it was good for the shareholders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_wick
Same idea as lightning rods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod
More like the opposite idea. These are for discharging built up static electricity from the plane back to the air.