Fireball
In a nuclear explosion, the volume of air around the bomb that is heated to incandescence is referred to as a fireball.
In astronomy, a fireball is a meteor which is large enough to be apparently brighter than the planet Jupiter. Fireballs frequently leave a trail which can be visible for several minutes (glowworms), and can sometimes produce a noise loud enough to be audible from the ground during or shortly after the period in which the fireball is observed.
A Primordial Fireball is a term coined by P.J.E. Peebles to describe the universe during its first 300,000 years of existence. The fireball supposedly derived most of its energy from the annihilation of particles and antiparticles during the first second after the Big Bang.
In the fictional Super Mario Brothers realm, a fireball is a weapon used by Mario and Luigi to defeat their enemies.
In fantasy role-playing games, "fireball" is a basically a magical grenade created by a spell: a wizard points at the target, casts the spells, and a ball of fire wizzes off at the target, exploding on impact.
Jerry Lee Lewis once described a lover as a fireball, or Great Balls of Fire.
Fireball is a historically notable pinball machine model released by Bally in 1972. The table was one of the first to have a modern sci-fi/fantasy type of outer space theme as well as elaborate, painted artwork on the sides of the table. The game itself is notable as it featured several pinball innovations, including a spinning disc, moveable "zipper" flippers, and trapped ball bonuses. Fireball was an also an early table to have the multi-ball (three balls, in this case) feature. Fireball's main surface and raised surface also featured elaborate artwork of a flaming "fire man", flames, and stars in space. The table is highly valued as a collector's item.
Fireball is the sixth studio album released by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. The album was released in September 1971.
