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Hey there,

I just want to make clear that I'm new here and I don't know whether this is the right place to ask such a hypothetical question. So if it's not, I'd be glad if someone could tell me where to ask. :)

Imagine you and a friend of yours were very far away from each other, let's say the distance is 1 light-year. Now you're holding a bar which measures exactly 1 light-year and currently touches your friend's shoulder. What happens when you move that bar (in order to poke your friend)? Will there be a delay? And what magnitude will that delay have? A year? Several years?

Looking forward to your answers. :)

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Faster than light information

Hey there,

I just want to make clear that I'm new here and I don't know whether this is the right place to ask such a hypothetical question. So if it's not, I'd be glad if someone could tell me where to ask. :)

Imagine you and a friend of yours were very far away from each other, let's say the distance is 1 light-year. Now you're holding a bar which measures exactly 1 light-year and currently touches your friend's shoulder. What happens when you move that bar (in order to poke your friend)? Will there be a delay? And what magnitude will that delay have? A year? Several years?

Looking forward to your answers. :)

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Faster than light information

Hey there,

I just want to make clear that I'm new here and I don't know whether this is the right place to ask such a hypothetical question. So if it's not, I'd be glad if someone could tell me where to ask. :)

Imagine you and a friend of yours were very far away from each other, let's say the distance is 1 light-year. Now you're holding a bar which measures exactly 1 light-year and currently touches your friend's shoulder. What happens when you move that bar (in order to poke your friend)? Will there be a delay? And what magnitude will that delay have? A year? Several years?

Looking forward to your answers. :)

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Hey there,

I just want to make clear that I'm new here and I don't know whether this is the right place to ask such a hypothetical question. So if it's not, I'd be glad if someone could tell me where to ask. :)

Imagine you and a friend of yours were very far away from each other, let's say the distance is 1 light-year. Now you're holding a bar which measures exactly 1 light-year and currently touches your friend's shoulder. What happens when you move that bar (in order to poke your friend)? Will there be a delay? And what magnitude will that delay have? A year? Several years?

Looking forward to your answers. :)

I just want to make clear that I'm new here and I don't know whether this is the right place to ask such a hypothetical question. So if it's not, I'd be glad if someone could tell me where to ask. :)

Imagine you and a friend of yours were very far away from each other, let's say the distance is 1 light-year. Now you're holding a bar which measures exactly 1 light-year and currently touches your friend's shoulder. What happens when you move that bar (in order to poke your friend)? Will there be a delay? And what magnitude will that delay have? A year? Several years?

Looking forward to your answers. :)

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Faster than light information

Hey there,

I just want to make clear that I'm new here and I don't know whether this is the right place to ask such a hypothetical question. So if it's not, I'd be glad if someone could tell me where to ask. :)

Imagine you and a friend of yours were very far away from each other, let's say the distance is 1 light-year. Now you're holding a bar which measures exactly 1 light-year and currently touches your friend's shoulder. What happens when you move that bar (in order to poke your friend)? Will there be a delay? And what magnitude will that delay have? A year? Several years?

Looking forward to your answers. :)

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What happens when I move a very long bar?

I just want to make clear that I'm new here and I don't know whether this is the right place to ask such a hypothetical question. So if it's not, I'd be glad if someone could tell me where to ask. :)

Imagine you and a friend of yours were very far away from each other, let's say the distance is 1 light-year. Now you're holding a bar which measures exactly 1 light-year and currently touches your friend's shoulder. What happens when you move that bar (in order to poke your friend)? Will there be a delay? And what magnitude will that delay have? A year? Several years?

Looking forward to your answers. :)