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Electrons are not that slow and light travels at...well... the speed of light, which is so fast that it can go around the entire earth 7 times in a second.

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Q: Why the room light comes on at almost the same instant as you close its switch despite the very slow movement of the electrons in the wires connecting it to the mains supply?
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