Bad conducter of electricitey for metals

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Metals are generally good conductors of electricity, which is why they are used in wiring, but power pylons are designed with ceramic insulators to prevent electrical shock. The zapping sensation from a trick stapler is due to static electricity, which is low in energy and generated by friction, not a significant electrical current. While all metals conduct electricity to some extent, their conductivity varies, with some being classified as poor conductors compared to others. Semiconductors also play a role in electrical conductivity, bridging the gap between conductors and insulators. Understanding the context of electrical flow and energy levels is crucial in these discussions.
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people say metels conduct electricety but if that's true how cum metal pilons don't zap people when grounded. also i have a trick stapler that zaps people how cum its not very painfull
 
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There needs to be a power source and somewhere for the electricity to go. When you pick up a stapler and it zaps you, that's static electricity generated by your feet, conducted through your body to the stapler. There just isn't much energy there. And I'm not sure what "metal pilons" you are talking about.
 
Metals do conduct electricity - that should be obvious since we use copper wire and other metals to do it. Power pylons are insulated from the power carrying cables by ceramic insulators.
 
so is there any metals that are poor conductors of electricetey
 
You have to define "poor". Conductivity varies greatly, but they still conduct. And, of course, there are the semiconductors.
 
It may be shown from the equations of electromagnetism, by James Clerk Maxwell in the 1860’s, that the speed of light in the vacuum of free space is related to electric permittivity (ϵ) and magnetic permeability (μ) by the equation: c=1/√( μ ϵ ) . This value is a constant for the vacuum of free space and is independent of the motion of the observer. It was this fact, in part, that led Albert Einstein to Special Relativity.
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