Ball Lightning

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Atmospheric phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Globe lightning
gptkbp:associatedWith Thunderstorms
gptkbp:cause Chemiluminescence
Electromagnetic knot
Microwave cavity hypothesis
Plasma phenomenon
Vaporized silicon hypothesis
gptkbp:describedBy Luminous, spherical object
gptkbp:documentedIn folk
Scientific literature
Historical records
gptkbp:firstDescribed 17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ball Lightning
gptkbp:notFullyUnderstood True
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:St._Elmo's_fire
gptkb:Elf
gptkb:Lightning
gptkb:Blue_jets
Sprites
gptkbp:reportedDiameter Pea-sized to several meters
gptkbp:reportedDuration Several seconds
gptkbp:reportedToCause gptkb:trauma
death
Damage
gptkbp:reportedToOccurDuring Lightning storms
gptkbp:reportedToPassThrough gptkb:Windows
gptkb:Walls
gptkbp:sometimesEmitsSound Hissing
Popping
Crackling
No sound
gptkbp:sometimesExplodes True
gptkbp:sometimesLeavesOdor gptkb:Sulfur
Ozone
gptkbp:sometimesObservedIndoors True
gptkbp:sometimesObservedOutdoors True
gptkbp:sometimesObservedWithColor gptkb:Orange
gptkb:Violet
Blue
Green
Red
White
Yellow
gptkbp:sometimesSilentlyDisappears True
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Meteorologists
Physicists
gptkbp:subjectOf Laboratory experiments
Eyewitness reports
Scientific debate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liu_Cixin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5