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Can the spot of a laser pointer move faster than light?

Assuming I am standing far enough from a very long wall and have a strong laser pointer, I can make the dot of the laser pointer move fairly quickly. Is there anything stopping me from moving the dot faster than the speed of light?
gpt
>Is there anything stopping me from moving the dot faster than the speed of light?

Absolutely not. The laser dot isn't actually an object it is just the place where photons from your laser pointer are hitting the wall.

If you sweep the dot across the wall quick enough the dot could appear to move faster than c but this does not violate relativity, the photons from your laser pointer are all still moving at c.