These orbs are thought to eventually explode (often with danger to any nearby), leaving behind a smell of sulphur. This could be a trick of electromagnetic fields, but who’s to say? In some cases the lightning actually merges onto a power line or cord and runs down the length before causing a blow-out. Ball Lightning is a captivating subject, for those who dont know its an atmospheric electrical phenomenon which displays as floating orbs from pea-sized up to several metres. Ball lightning tends to have erratic, wandering trajectories, making their paths unpredictable-however, they reportedly have been seen actively avoiding objects, as though they have sentience. Sometimes these orbs come in through open windows, or materialize right next to windows-even indoors! Stranger still, some witnesses claim they have seen ball lightning phase through solid walls and doors. The orb can be smaller than your fist or as large as a grapefruit, perhaps even larger. He describes it as slow-moving balls of fire or explosive gas that sometimes fall to the earth or run along the ground during a thunderstorm. There are many characteristics ascribed to ball lightning, some of which may seem a little contradictory, but that’s just how weird and understudied this lightning is! Ball lightning commonly presents as a luminous orb of light with fuzzy outer edges, making it appear as though it doesn’t quite fit in with its surroundings. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, in his 1864 US edition of A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, discusses 'globular lightning'.
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