def METHOD_NAME(self, final_time):
    # First half of simulation
    _ = self.run_sim(
        final_time / 2, load_from_restart=False, save_data_restart=True
    )
    # Second half of simulation
    recorded_list = self.run_sim(
        final_time / 2, load_from_restart=True, save_data_restart=False
    )
    recorded_list_second_half = recorded_list.copy()
    # Full simulation
    recorded_list = self.run_sim(
        final_time, load_from_restart=False, save_data_restart=False
    )
    recorded_list_full_sim = recorded_list.copy()
    # Compare final accelerations of rods
    assert_allclose(recorded_list_second_half, recorded_list_full_sim)