Comment by donatj
2 days ago
I am a huge skeptic in general, but when I was 18 some twenty+ years ago I was sitting in my parents living room during a thunderstorm watching out the back window.
This blaringly loud blindingly bright ball of white light just meandered slowly towards the house, before striking the house and destroying most of our electronics and starting a small fire.
The noise was the most impressing part. It's difficult sound to fully explain, it sounded a lot like when a high power line fell near my house a couple years ago. Imagine you were an ant inside a running blender, it's that all-encompassing.
I will never forget it, I've never seen anything like it.
My mother claims to have seen ball lightning. I was there too, but facing away from the window at the time. Sounded like regular lightning to me.
I asked her about this recently, but she doesn't remember.
I don't believe you.
I can show you my fried HP DE100C audio player, but that's all I've got. I understand being skeptical.