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by vasco 549 days ago
Electric cables at very easy to make in metal, in fact I'd wager 90%+ at least are made of copper in the whole world.
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Electric cables are made from insulation (plastic) and wires (metal). Wires use metal, insulation typically does not, so it's NOT easy to make a whole cable out of metal.
Have you heard of insulation?
If I say humans are made of polyester you wouldn't correct me? You usually meet them wearing insulation too.
Silicon ?
Do you mean silicon or silicone? The former isn't a very good candidate for flexible cable insulation. The later is a form of plastic.