Abstract
Ball lightning sometimes passes through closed glass windows, usually without damage but occasionally causing characteristic damage in the shape of a circular hole. We review some of these relatively rare cases, present a probable new case, and elucidate a process that accounts for the type of damage typically seen. The process requires volume rather than surface heating of the glass, and this requirement is not met by most current theories of ball lightning, except for one that involves new physics.
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