Posted on 03/11/2021 11:30:42 AM PST by nickcarraway
A crystal ball didn’t predict a fire in Wisconsin — but it did start one.
This happened Monday at a home near Wisconsin Dells. The Dalton Fire Department says a crystal ball was sitting near a window, and when the sun hit it, it set the couch on fire.
Investigators say the ball worked like a magnifying glass and focused the sun’s energy.
No one was hurt, but the fire caused about $250,000 worth of damage to the home.
I hate when that happens
Physics applied to everyone. Including those that don’t understand it.
Crystal balls are meant to be kept in seedy room of a fortune teller not is the sunlight?
Bet they didn’t see that coming!.....................
Insurance scam?
That actually happened to us, but with a glass paperweight, not a crystal ball. It was on the nightstand under a window and the sun hit it just right- or wrong, I guess! 🤦🏻♀️
This is the real reason why crystal balls are covered with a cloth.
Did it fry any ants?
What!? What is it?
You don't have one.
My father told me about an incident that happened at his work place more than 50 years ago.
There was a car fire in one of the parking lots. Turned out the cause was sunlight focused on the floor mat of the car by one of those old-fashioned one-gallon glass jugs; this one was filled with something pretty transparent, like water or vinegar.
A buddy of mine’s mother learned the hard way not to leave a makeup mirror sitting face up on the dash of her car. The sun’s rays, slightly curved by the windshield, bounced off her makeup mirror and scorched a 3-4” long by 3/4” wide spot on the headliner of her 1980s Honda Accord.
I warned Gandalf this would happen if he left his palantir just laying around.
A few years ago, I read where a lady burned much of her house by stuffing a dirty diaper in a clear plastic bag and then tossing the sealed bag onto her porch. The sun created serious methane and ignited it. I can just imagine trying to tell your insurer what happened in either case.
Old Kingdom Egyptians used them to start a fire, and with water inserted inside as decorations.
Same here. Our daughter had one on her chest of drawers and it nearly caught her school books on fire
Luckily, we were home and smelled the smoke. Close call.
it’s the Dells...
Kind of strange, as the piano (against the wall with the opening) is very charred but the walls are not
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