Ball Lightning National Geographic
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Ball lightning national geographic. National geographic publishes best selling and award winning nonfiction books for all ages. A single lightning flash has enough energy to light a 100 watt bulb for three months. Mysterious floating blobs of light known as ball lightning might simply be hallucinations caused by overstimulated brains a new study suggests. National geographic recommended for you.
National geographic 1 hr the strange phenomenon of ball lightning appears during thunderstorms and has been known to break through windows with nasty results. The strange phenomenon of ball lightning appears during thunderstorms and has been known to break through windows with nasty results. A spark that can be 5 miles 8 kilometers long. The bizarre phenomenon also known as globe lightning usually appears during thunderstorms as a floating sphere that can range in color from blue to orange to yellow disappearing within a few seconds.
Ball lightning a small charged sphere that floats glows and bounces along oblivious to the laws of gravity or physics still puzzles scientists. Instances of ball lightning glowing electric orbs in the sky have captivated and mystified us for centuries. It would take up to 80 million car batteries to equal the power of one thunderbolt.