What are static discharges for on an airliner?

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I have never noticed these on any boeing planes before, so why are these on airbus a320 series and not on the boeing 737 and also what are they for?

They are static dischargers. See http://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2720/what-are-these-things-hanging-off-the-trailing-edge-of-the-wing — aeroalias, Sep 16 '15 at 00:41
This meta question explains how to upload screenshots, it should help you — Pondlife, Sep 16 '15 at 01:18
I think the more interesting thing you got a good picture of in that shot is the nice yellow anchor point for use in over-wing evacuations (see here) — voretaq7, Sep 16 '15 at 01:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:59

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It is difficult to tell by the picture, but they look like static wicks. See this question.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:59

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answered Sep 16 '15 at 00:57

Bassinator

Those are static wicks to dissipate electrical charge which can build up doe to atmospheric friction on he airframe. – Romeo_4808N Jul 05 '16 at 16:32

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