If we were able to push a 2x2 piece of wood that is the length of our solar system, how would it behave? My colleague says since its all part of the same molecular structure, the whole piece of wood would move. But my understanding is different. The informational input from one end, to the other, would be faster than the speed of light and as we all know, we cannot go faster than the speed of light. So from my perspective and understanding is that the initial push would need to travel through the entirety of the 2x2 before it started moving. The variables here can be a huge influence but lets say that we are in the vacuum of space where the 2x2 would not be effected by gravity. If anyone could give me a solid answer, that would be greatly appreciated! I am not a physics person so I apologize in advance if the information given here is not enough!
Is it possible for information (like 1 and 0s) to be transmitted faster than light?   For instance, take a rigid pole of several AU in length. Now say you have a person on each end, and one of them starts pulling and pushing on his/her end.   The person on the opposite end should receive the pushes and pulls instantaneously as no particle is making the full journey.  Would this actually work?
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