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 f

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.