"Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message
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So will ceramics such as firebrick when red hot. I wonder if there are
really any insulators at 1000°C.

Vacuum. But then, that's neither strong nor hot, in and of itself.
And some materials have a habit of conducting through it anyway! :^)

Tim

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