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Spark jumps more easily from sharp points than from dull ones. That's the fact that makes precious metal plugs more desirable. Weak ignition system can get by with a fine wire precious metal plug when it does not with a coarse steel central electrode. This is especially so under high "spark quenching" pressures. Then, steel melts lower than platinum, platinum melts lower than iridium.