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Fireball
Fireball may refer to: Science * Fireball (meteor), a brighter-than-usual meteor * Ball lightning, an atmospheric electrical phenomenon * ''Bassia scoparia'', a plant species Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Fireball'', a 1950 film starring Mickey Rooney and Pat O'Brien * ''Fireball'' (film), a 2009 Thai martial arts action film directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan * ''Fireball'' (anime), a series of CGI anime shorts * '' Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds'', a 2020 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer Fictional characters * Fireball Hikari, a protagonist of ''Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'' American animated TV series (1987–1988) * the main character from the 70s comic book ''Bullet'' (DC Thomson) * a member of the Crusaders (DC Comics) team of superheroes * a member of the All-Star Squadron * a member of the ''New Crusaders'' (Archie Comics) superhero team * one of the "stalkers" from the film '' The Running Man'' * Rudolph's friend who i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball (meteor)
A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as micrometeoroids or space dust. Most are fragments from comets or asteroids, whereas others are collision impact debris ejected from bodies such as the Moon or Mars. When a meteoroid, comet, or asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere at a speed typically in excess of , aerodynamic heating of that object produces a streak of light, both from the glowing object and the trail of glowing particles that it leaves in its wake. This phenomenon is called a meteor or "shooting star". Meteors typically become visible when they are about 100 km above sea level. A series of many meteors appearing seconds or minutes apart and appearing to originate from the same fixed point in the sky is called a meteor shower. A meteorite is the remains of a meteoroid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17 Remington Fireball
The .17 Remington Fireball was created in 2007 by Remington Arms Company as a response to the popular wildcat round, the .17 Mach IV. Factory loads drive a 20 grain (1.3 g) bullet around 4,000 ft/s (1,219 m/s). Velocity is close to the .17 Remington but with significantly less powder, and therefore less heat and fouling. Both are important issues to high-volume shooters such as varmint hunters. Overview It is based on the .221 Remington Fireball necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet and is very similar to the .17 Mach IV. Reports on this cartridge show mild recoil, high velocity, with minimal report (noise). Dimensions Gallery File:17fireballand221fireball.png, .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .221 Remington Fireball cartridge, its parent case File:17fireballand17rem.png, .17 Remington Fireball cartridge next to a .17 Remington cartridge File:17_Remington_Fireball_Case.JPG, Left to right - .223 Rem, .17 Rem, .17 Fireball cases See also * 4 mm cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball Lightning
Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as luminescent, spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. Though usually associated with thunderstorms, the observed phenomenon is reported to last considerably longer than the split-second flash of a lightning bolt, and is a phenomenon distinct from St. Elmo's fire. Some 19th-century reports describe balls that eventually explode and leave behind an odor of sulfur. Descriptions of ball lightning appear in a variety of accounts over the centuries and have received attention from scientists. An optical spectrum of what appears to have been a ball lightning event was published in January 2014 and included a video at high frame rate. Laboratory experiments have produced effects that are visually similar to reports of ball lightning, but how these relate to the supposed phenomenon remains unclear. Scientists have proposed a number of hypotheses to explain reports of ball lightning o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball (Willow Smith Song)
"Fireball" is a song by American recording artist Willow. It was released on October 6, 2011. Background and release The song features rapper Nicki Minaj and was produced by the Stoopid Boots. The song premiered on October 4, 2011 on Hot 97's Angie Martinez Show. It was released on iTunes two days later and was released to U.S. urban radio on October 18, 2011. In the song, Minaj says: "Ok, I'm the street fighter, call me Chun-Li" making a reference to the character Chun-Li from the video game franchise Street Fighter and for who she ironically released a song of the same name as the character in 2018. Live performances Willow performed the song on the U.S. edition of The X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ... on November 10, 2011. Music video The music vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball (Pitbull Song)
"Fireball" is a song by American rapper Pitbull, featuring vocals from American singer John Ryan. It was released on July 23, 2014 as the second release from Pitbull's eighth studio album, ''Globalization'' (2014). Music video According to '' Variety'', the music video for the song includes a "digital mashup" with internet stars Jenna Marbles (who has a large following on her YouTube comedy channel and hosts the ''YouTube 15'' weekly program on Sirius XM, who had previously made a parody impression video of Pitbull), Bart Baker (creator behind popular music parodies, including one of Pitbull), and Brittany Furlan (the most followed female video star on Vine before Vine shut down). All three appear in the "Fireball" official video. Pitbull's collaboration with Marbles, Baker, and Furlan was brokered by Endemol Beyond USA. ''Story The video begins with Pitbull leaving a car and entering a club. The video shows people dancing in black and white, and people firebreathing, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireballs (band)
Fireballs are an Australian psychobilly band formed in May 1990 by Eddie Fury on drums and vocals, Matt Healy on guitar and Joe Phantom on bass and vocals. The trio issued three albums, ''Terminal Haircut'' (1992), ''Life Takes too Long'' (June 1994) and ''So Bad It's Good'' (1996), before disbanding in October 1997. The original line-up reformed in November 2005, after an eight-year absence, to support Mötley Crüe and Motörhead at the Blackjack festival in Perth. They subsequently played shows around Australia and Japan, and in 2007 Healy was replaced by Pete Speed and Dylan Villain, both on guitar. They released an album, ''Hellrider'' on 2010. History Fireballs were formed in May 1990 in Melbourne by Eddie Fury on drums and vocals, Matt "Black" Healy on guitar and Joe Phantom on bass and vocals. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how their, "style based around slap happy rockabilly roots welded to hyperactive speed metal guitar riffs and gravity-defying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball (anime)
is a series of CGI anime shorts produced by Jinni's Animation Studios and Walt Disney Television International Japan. The designer is Hitoshi Fukuchi. It is animated entirely in 3D with no cel-shading of any sort, as would be typical for the medium. The show takes place in the distant future of the 47th millennium, and revolves around the happenings inside a giant manor inhabited by two robots; the gynoid duchess Drossel von Flügel (voiced by Miyuki Kawashō) and her massive cyclopian arachnoid servant, Gedächtnis (Toru Okawa). The episodes are usually nonsensical in nature, normally showing the two characters making idle conversation in the midst of a war with humanity. A third character, a monkey-like robot named "Schadenfreude", joins them during the course of the series. Synopsis The series' main characters, Gedächtnis and Drossel von Flügel, reside in a gigantic manor surrounded by a presumably robot-inhabited city, beyond which is a desert that humanity's force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fireballs
The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, were an American rock and roll group, particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original line-up consisted of George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck Tharp (vocals), Stan Lark (bass), Eric Budd (drums), and Dan Trammell (rhythm guitar). The Fireballs were formed in Raton, New Mexico, in 1957 and got their start as an instrumental group featuring the distinctive lead guitar of George Tomsco. They recorded at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico. According to group founders Tomsco and Lark, they took their name after their standing ovation performance of Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" at the Raton High School PTA talent contest in New Mexico, USA. They reached the top 40 with the singles "Torquay" (1959), "Bulldog" (1960), and "Quite a Party" (1961). "Quite a Party" peaked at No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961. Tharp, Budd, and Trammell left the group in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball (album)
''Fireball'' is the fifth album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971 and the second with the Mk II line-up. It was recorded at various times between September 1970 and June 1971. It became the first of the band's three UK No. 1 albums, though it did not stay on the charts as long as its predecessor, ''Deep Purple in Rock''. Even though the album has sold over a million copies in the UK, it has never received a certification there. Background The album was the first one Deep Purple worked on after establishing their career with ''In Rock'', which had been a critical and commercial success, staying on the charts for over a year. Because of this, the group were in continual demand for live concerts, which began to affect band members' health. Keyboardist Jon Lord suffered back problems (dating back to his days in The Artwoods when he had to transport a Hammond organ to gigs without the assistance of a road crew), and bassist Roger Glover had stomach problems which p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball (film)
Fireball ( th, ท้าชน pronounced "Tar Chon") is a 2009 Thai martial arts action film. The film directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan combines Muay Thai and basketball. Plot Tai, a young man arrested on a crime charge, is discharged thanks to his twin brother Tan's dogged help. After being set free, he finds Tan in a coma with severe injuries. Tan's girlfriend, Pang, tells Tai that his brother got involved in some risky business to raise money to fight Tai's case. Tai feels guilty that his problems brought his brother trouble. He then traces what happened to Tan, which ultimately leads him into illegal basketball gambling. Tai wants to find out who is behind this gambling and why his brother was beaten unconscious. He finally joins the "Fireball" team, a team which belongs to Hia Den and whose players include Singha, Kay, Ik, and Muek. In order to uncover the truth, Tai trades many things-possibly even his life. Cast *Preeti Barameeanat as Tai - Tan *Khanutra Chuchuaysuw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Crusaders
The New Crusaders is a fictional superhero team and their eponymous title published by Archie Comics' imprint Red Circle Comics. A revamp of the previously published '' Mighty Crusaders'' title, ''New Crusaders'' follows the sons and daughters of the original Mighty Crusaders as they acquire their own powers and attempt to become superheroes. The series was written by regular ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' writer Ian Flynn and ended on a cliffhanger. Publication history The first issue of ''New Crusaders'' was released digitally on May 16, 2012, through Archie Comics' Red Circle app, with print publication set to begin monthly on September 5, 2012. The digital release was part of a partnership between Archie and and the subscription also gave readers access to an archive of older Archie superhero comics. The initial story arc, ''Rise of the Heroes'', ended with the shock death of Fireball, a decision made to ramp up the stakes and to remove the most grounded character, leaving the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball (Deep Purple Song)
"Fireball" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple, from the album of the same name. It was also released as the band's second single of 1971, and peaked at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. Background The song is one of several based on Ian Gillan's real life experiences: "She was a complete mystery to me. This is another tale of unrequited love", he explained. The song begins with the sound of an air conditioner being switched on, recorded by assistant engineer Mike Thorne. Roger Glover suggested to engineer Martin Birch that the sound of a machine starting up would be a good way to begin both the song and the album, but Birch could not think of anything available that would fit the purpose. Thorne suggested the sound of an air conditioning unit, and duly recorded it, to the band's delight. At the time the members of Deep Purple claimed that the sound was produced by a "special" synthesizer. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
