ehsjr wrote:
DBLEXPOSURE wrote:

Conceptually, let's say we paint one electron purple with yellow
polka dots so that we can easily identify it. Are you saying that
when the starting gun for this race goes off, that specially
painted electron enters the near end of the 1/4 mile wire, and that
same specially painted electron arrives at the far end of the
wire *before* the race car?

Ed

You two are talking about two different things. Individuals electrons
travel incredibly slowly. And electric signals propagate typically
around 2/3 c. These are not contradictory statements.

Mark