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For centuries people have watched glowing orbs drift through storms

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 25, 2026
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ball lightning — Via Wikipedia article “Ball lightning”

For many centuries, people have seen balls of light during thunderstorms. These balls range in size from the size of a pea to several meters across, and they move through the air for a few seconds. This is much longer than a flash of lightning. Then they go away, or they burst with a loud noise and …

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