Psychic Failed to Predict Crystal Ball Burning Down his Home

Psychic Herve Vandrot left his crystal ball on the window sill while he went to visit the Royal Botanical Garden at Edinburgh University. When he returned, his flat was in flames. Vandrot noted "I think it was an electrical fault; the plug of my computer was melted." He was wrong.

According to a spokesman for the fire department, "The fire had been started by the ball concentrating a ray of sunshine on a pile of washing. Strong sunlight through glass, particularly if the glass is filled with liquid like a goldfish bowl, concentrates the sun's rays and acts like a magnifying glass."

Psychic fails to predict crystal ball fire