Consider the speed of the point where scissors blades meet when the scissors are closed. The closer the blades are to being closed, the faster the point moves. The point could, in principle, move faster than light. Likewise for the speed of the point where an ax meets wood when the ax blade meets the wood not quite horizontally; the contact point travels faster than the ax. Similarly, a pair of laser beams that are crossed and moved toward being parallel produce a point of intersection that can move faster than light. Why do these examples not contradict special relativity?

Consider the speed of the point where scissors blades meet when the scissors are closed. The closer the blades are to being closed, the faster the point moves. The point could, in principle, move faster than light. Likewise for the speed of the point where an ax meets wood when the ax blade meets the wood not quite horizontally; the contact point travels faster than the ax. Similarly, a pair of laser beams that are crossed and moved toward being parallel produce a point of intersection that can move faster than light. Why do these examples not contradict special relativity?