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A list of common insulators

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You don't say what the insulators are insulating from ... heat or electricity.
Here are some of each:

Heat insulators:
-- Air (between the inner and outer bottles of a thermos bottle)
-- Wood (around the handle of a frying pan)
-- Cloth (an oven mitt)

Electrical insulators:
-- rubber
-- plastic
-- wood
-- cloth
-- air


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