Thought Experiment

I conceived of this theoretical physics thought experiment many years ago, and it may not be completely original, however I have not read of any other that is similar. It proves the ability to transfer information faster than light within the model of traditional Newtonian physics.

Imagine a device sitting in space. The central part of this device is a metal rod one light year (9.461×10¹² kilometers) long.  At both ends of this rod are detectors not much more complex than Morse code receivers.  This rod could then be set to move back and forth in such a way that information is passed from one end to the other nearly instantly, which would take a radio wave a year to pass from one end to the other.

Now take this example to the next logical conclusion.  What if the rod was only 0.1 light year long?  How about a few hundred kilometers long?  In theoretical physics, the transfer of information is just as good as actually moving an object.  Imagine that at one end of this device there is a detector that downloads all of the information about an object (in a theoretical sense, this means all of the atoms and particles that make up this object are known).  This data can be then transmitted by the device and reconstructed on the other end.
Now there are many practical problems with this device, however this is just a thought experiment.  If you want to read more about thought experiments here is the Wikipedia page.