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Ball lightning is a rare and mysterious glowing sphere that appears during thunderstorms, hovering silently before vanishing in a flash or explosion.
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Witnesses describe ball lightning as ranging from pea-sized to several meters wide, glowing in colors from white and yellow to red, blue, and even green.
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Ball lightning typically lasts only seconds to minutes, moving slowly through the air or along the ground before mysteriously disappearing without a trace.
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Scientists have proposed that ball lightning forms when lightning strikes soil, creating a plasma ball of vaporized silicon that glows as it oxidizes in air.
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Ball lightning can pass through closed windows and walls without damaging them, defying conventional physics and leaving researchers baffled about its true nature.
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Some ball lightning incidents have caused burns or electrical injuries, suggesting it carries genuine energy despite its ghostly appearance and behavior.
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Ball lightning has been documented for centuries in folklore and art, yet it remains so rare and unpredictable that scientists have never captured one in a laboratory.
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Has it been captured on film
Yes, ball lightning has been captured on film and video several times, most notably in slow-motion footage that shows its rotation and color changes during storms.
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Recent laboratory experiments have created plasma spheres that behave similarly to ball lightning, suggesting it may involve exotic states of matter we're still learning about.
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Ball lightning may explain some UFO sightings throughout history, as its erratic movement and luminescence perfectly match accounts from witnesses in rural areas.
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