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Assume the lever is steel.

The speed of sound in steel is approx. 10,000 ft/s.

The distance from Suez to Beijing is approx. 25,000,000 feet.

The time for a force to be applied in Beijing and a reaction in Suez would be ~2,500 seconds - or 1.7 days.



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