Basically the title why is it valuable enough for ppl to steal meters of copper from train rails but the copper wire you get in the store is dirt cheap. I just don’t understand the difference I guess
Edit: damn apparently it’s much more complex than I thought, thanks for all the comments!
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It is easy to form into shapes. It doesn’t corrode very fast. It doesn’t taint drinking water. It conducts heat and electricity very well. So it is used for wires for electric power, pipes for drinking water and as heat sinks.
Why do grifters steal it? Because they can get some cash for it and they mostly don’t die stealing it.
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