Hullo JimL/AudioBlitz,
I've also wondered about this, but having an acute lack of physics knowledge, I've struggled to find out. I've had a look at the link Jim provided and the wiki explanation is sadly beyond my comprehension...
The way I see it:
At any angular velocity, in theory there will be a point along the radius of the pole at which light speed will be reached, and therefore by extension, exceeded. Needless to say, this is rather impractical, but how does the absolute nature of the speed of light account for the possibility, even in theory, that it could be exceeded in such a simple way?
Apologies in advance for the ignorance, but if anyone could explain this in laymans terms, I would be grateful.
Cheers,
Jon