best for spark transfer; dull or sharp edges?

Here's a link to spark plug materials if it were possible Rhodium or Osmium would be the choice being so much more wear resistant than the other metals in the platinum group
Guide to Spark Plug Materials

Here is a pic from NGK website Iridium versus $20 per plug Ruthenium
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