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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which material is the best heat insulator? -wood -glass -metal -plastic

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Leaning more towards wood, because of its capacity for combustion but it does not really "insulate"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Glass. Definitely glass.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could look up "thermal conductivity" and choose the one with lowest value.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm going with wood over all the others only because they don't state the kind of wood or plastic. Here is what helped me decide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_thermal_conductivities.

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