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Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element does?

Current carried by the cord and the heating element of an electric heater is same. But, due to the high resistance of the heating element it becomes hot and starts glowing.
We have,
( H = I²RT)

And, the cord remains cold due to its low resistance and does not glow.

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