What's the Delay with a Wire to a Planet 1 Light Year Away?

[IssacBinary]

If we where to make a wireless phone call to a planet 1 light year away the lag/time delay would be 1 year.

They would have to wait 1 year to hear what we say today.

But if we used a long (long is an understatement) piece of wire connecting the 2 phones, what kind of delay would there be if any and why?

 

[Doc Al]

Transmission along a wire would be slower. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_propagation_speed"

 

[1MileCrash]

Information can never travel faster than the speed of light.

 

[Fun Value]

Transmission along a wire would be slower. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_propagation_speed"

I think energy is transmitted through the wire at the speed of greased lightning.

 

[davenn]

I think energy is transmitted through the wire at the speed of greased lightning.

not exactly a scientific response ;)

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