▁swe pt ▁from ▁one ▁object ▁to ▁sh ine ▁on ▁a ▁second ▁object . ▁ ▁The ▁farther ▁the ▁two ▁objects ▁are ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁l ighth ouse , ▁the ▁farther ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁them ▁crossed ▁by ▁the ▁light ▁beam . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁objects ▁are ▁sufficiently ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁l ighth ouse , ▁the ▁places ▁where ▁the ▁beam ▁hits ▁object ▁ 2 ▁will ▁traverse ▁the ▁object ▁with ▁an ▁apparent ▁speed ▁faster ▁than ▁light , ▁possibly ▁communic ating ▁a ▁signal ▁on ▁object ▁ 2 ▁with ▁super l um inal ▁velocity , ▁which ▁viol ates ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ' s ▁theory ▁of ▁special ▁relativ ity . ▁ ▁The ▁solution ▁to ▁this ▁par ado x ▁is ▁that ▁super l um inal ▁veloc ities ▁can ▁be ▁observed ▁because ▁no ▁actual ▁particles ▁or ▁information ▁are ▁travel ing ▁from ▁object ▁ 1 ▁to ▁object ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁trans verse ▁velocity ▁of ▁the ▁beam ▁along ▁the ▁path ▁in ▁the ▁sky ▁between ▁the ▁objects ▁has ▁an ▁apparent ▁speed ▁greater ▁than ▁light , ▁but ▁this ▁represents ▁separate ▁phot ons ▁of ▁light . ▁ ▁No ▁phot ons ▁are ▁travel ing ▁the ▁path ▁from ▁object ▁ 1 ▁to ▁object ▁ 2 ; ▁the ▁phot ons ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁beam ▁are ▁travel ing ▁a ▁radial ▁path ▁out ward ▁from ▁the ▁l ighth ouse , ▁at ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁light . ▁ ▁The ▁theory ▁of ▁relativ ity ▁says ▁information ▁cannot ▁be ▁transm itted ▁faster ▁than ▁light . ▁ ▁This ▁experiment ▁does ▁not ▁actually ▁transmit ▁a ▁signal ▁from ▁object ▁ 1 ▁to ▁object ▁ 2 .