How to become famous—and ideally not in many years, but in the very near future? Vitik weighed his options realistically. He couldn’t sing, draw, dance, play the violin brilliantly, or play chess. He tried writing poetry and prose—didn’t work. He also wasn’t accepted into a circus school. An attempt to get involved in politics at the school level ended in troubles. There was only science left.
After making his choice, Vitik decided to sit down at a desk next to a new classmate—Alyosha Afonin, nicknamed Funya. He turned out to be an interesting conversationalist, in love with physics, and a true friend. And Alyosha shared his dream: to tame ball lightning. But for that, a special device is needed…