I had the same experience with the same object. I came back from holiday to find two concentric arcs (from two different days) of charred window sill. The arcs were burnt about 3mm deep and we were lucky the house did not go up.

The lesson is never to put thick glass objects (including vases etc) on window sills.

James Hooper

PS Also don’t store batteries in the same drawer as steel wool. Another close shave…

Dr James Hooper

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