It can look dumb, but I always had this question as a kid, what physical principles would prevent this?

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Is it instantaneous though?

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Basically the speed of sound in that material

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It depends on the person who’s holding it and pushing it. For me it takes at least three minutes!

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Probably wiggly wiggly

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