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speed needs to be 10,000 times the speed of light.


10,000 x 186,000 miles / sec = 1.86 billion miles distance.

but thats only if it takes an entire second to tug on the string.

an electronic solenoid could do the tugging in a thousandth of a second.

using 26 strings you could send the entire alphabet 1000 times
in 1 second a distance of 1.86 billion miles

theres no limit to the distance , and communication is instant , as the string is being tugged on at one end , the other end is delivering the communication.

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Is there any other way you can think to solve the problem Paul ...


why , I think that this example is feasible , doable , and
does not include any fantasy elements.

the strings could be made of carbon fiber.



its not inelastic , but its pretty close.

its definitely testable , and would ( using reality ) prove that faster than light communication is entirely possible.

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but I suspect Bill is going to have a lot of problems with the suggestion as do I.


I cant see why Bill would have any REAL problems with
this as he has not yet been taken in by the fantasy of QM.

to me he seems to have reservations concerning QM's viability
as I do.



3/4 inch of dust build up on the moon in 4.527 billion years,LOL and QM is fantasy science.