On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:42:32 -0700, bruce bowser wrote:

> On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 8:57:28 PM UTC-4, Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Jun 2021 17:10:58 -0700, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>
>> > fascinated by silver and gold. [...] usefulness of silver in so many
>> > applications
>> Did you know that silver is often used an an electrical insulator?
>
> Insulator? No, I didn't know that.

Silver is often used as an electrical insulator in super-conducting
circuits because it is immune to the quantum effects that cause super-
conductivity in other materials.

I read it on the Internet somewhere, so it must be true.