ever seen electricity?

I haven't 'seen' electricity, but have experienced it when I got a shock from an electric iron one day. It was unforgettable, believe me! But if we think a lot about it, we are seeing electricity in its many forms every day. Something very similar to the concept of God, eh? _ Omnipresent, but indistinguishable from the elements. Your question has really made me reflect a lot on this, though I am at a loss of words to express what I gained from it.

Lightning IS actually electricity. So if you have seen one you have seen the manifestation of electricity : "Energy is radiated as light when powerful electric currents flow through the Earth's atmosphere " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity

Hello, I think I have never seen actual electricity, as it is like another above mentions, a flow of electrons. I have also seen lightning but that is light or electromagnetic radiation emmited from super heated plasma created by the passage of a huge amount of electrons. Lots of amps at a very high pressure or volts. Electricity does not travel at the speed of light. Electricity actually only travels at 8cm an hour. This is the speed of the electron flow through the conductor. Electrons have to jump from atom to atom when they move through a conductor or wire. They can only do their hopscotch at their maximum speed of so many atom hops per second, equating to 8 cm per hour. It is the effect of electricity that is instant. For example, put a skewer inside a drinking straw. If you push one end of the skewer while holding the straw, the other end will move at the same instant, of course. This is the effect of electricity in the wire. If you like, the wire is full of electricity, and when you flick a switch, the entire mass of electricity begins moving through the wire at the same time, giving the impression of instant power.

I cannot honestly say i have seen electricity, as far as i know electricity is invisible, what we often see are the results of electric currents working i e ligh buibs, washing machine, fridge pc's etc are all able to be seen working by the means of electricity so i have to say no i have not seen electricity. lightening is a form of electric current as far as i know produced when two elements meet giving lightening strikes again this is a bi-product of electricity not electricity itself. Happy posting tc xx

The ancient Greeks and Parthians knew of static electricity from rubbing objects against fur. The ancient Babylonians may have had some knowledge of electroplating, based on the discovery of the Baghdad Battery, which resembles a Galvanic cell. Benjamin Franklin conducted extensive research in electricity. His theories on the relationship between lightning and static electricity, including his famous kite-flying experiment, sparked the interest of later scientists whose work provided the basis for modern electrical technology. Most notably these include Luigi Galvani (1737–1798), Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), Michael Faraday (1791–1867), André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), and Georg Simon Ohm (1789-1854). The late 19th and early 20th century produced such giants of electrical engineering as Nikola Tesla, Samuel Morse, Antonio Meucci, Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, Werner von Siemens, Charles Steinmetz, and Alexander Graham Bell.

Hi, I've seen electricity through lightening storms like many of your other posters, I've also seen it when you take off your jumper, I know it's classed as static, but it is a form of electricity. I've also sometimes seen it when a plug plays up or you haven't pushed it in far enough! From my experience it's a little blue flash of light!

I never seen it, but if the lightning too much specially in our province in Philippines. And also i try an electric shock in our switch he he he. Because I'm too much curious before coz i just want to see where is the electricity came from, then i touch the switch while my hands are wet. Since that I am afraid to touch now any kind of wires specially related to the electricity, that's why sometimes my sister sis angry w/ me because she said " you only do is to ON why you afraid?" he he he coz i didn't tell her what is the reason why I'm afraid.

No i have not.what about u?

If electricity is lightening, then yep, I've seen it. A lot of it since I've moved to Florida. Dang that stuff is scary.

ya sure when two clouds touch each other they makes chargs which i electricity or any spark