A thought experiment for surpassing the speed of light

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No. The information will travel along the rod at the speed of sound in the material. For most solids the speed of sound between 1 and 10 km per second, which is much slower than the speed of light.

AlephZero $Math 2012$ Recognitions: Science Advisor	No. The information will travel along the rod at the speed of sound in the material. For most solids the speed of sound between 1 and 10 km per second, which is much slower than the speed of light.