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Ball lightning is the name given to floating balls of light/electricity often observed during thunderstorms, or in the days following thunder storms. The 'lightning' appears to be self-contained in a spherical formation, and despite numerous theories, nobody knows what causes it. Here are some quick facts:
An 18th Century wood-cut that depicts Ball Lightning As you can see, ball lightning is bat-shit terrifying, and as a result, the Tangmonkey Group has assembled this website. Here you can learn all about ball lightning and the horrifying ways that it can kill you. What's more, all this learning can take place in the safety of your home, far away from luminous balls of skin-frying gas! (Please note that if you're reading this during a thunderstorm, or while tending a herd of ball lightning, all guarantees are null and void.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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