Other types of metal are conductors too, like this aluminium foil. See, the light comes on. Not so good. And that's because this plastic and rubber band are insulators; they don't allow the ...

Metals are generally very good conductors ... are insulators. You will notice this if you have ever plugged something into a wall outlet. The prongs on the plug and the wire inside the cord ...

We may have cut one open to satisfy our curiosity of what’s inside, but that doesn ... Electronics veterans know the conductor–insulator–conductor pattern is not foil–paper–foil ...