Can we see electricity/electric current?

Question

Can we see electricity/electric current?

Answer 1

No you cannot see electricity or current.  Reason being is that Atoms are made up of  Electrons,Protons and Neutrons,since you cannot see an atom...you cannot see Electrons as they are the smallest particles of an Atom! We can of course measure or gauge electrical current through an ampmetre or voltametre. When you see Lightning or Static with your bare eyes....what you are really observing is the Heat Energy that resulted from the rapid release of Electrons!  So the answer is properly No...you cannot see Electricity or Electrical Current. Simply because you cannot see Electrons.  We are just starting to come out with Scopes that can view very faintly the structure of Atoms,but no further!

Answer 2

NO, BUT  YOU  CAN  TASTE IT

PEARSE TWO ZINC NAILS  ON  BOTH SIDE  OF LEMON  & LINK AN  COPPER WIRE TO THE  NAILS  , NOW READY  TO TASTE , TOUCH YOUR TOUNG TO THE COPPER WIRE TO TASTE ELECTRICITY

Answer 3

You can see a spark can't you?

Answer 4

no, unless there is enough current through air to ionize it and create a spark, or an arc, or lightening.

Answer 5

You can't see it directly, but you can detect it, measure it, and see its effects.

Answer 6

no.

Fields and current can move things though, and you can see that.

If enough current goes through air, the air ionizes and becomes plasma, and you can see that (lightning).  But that is not "seeing current."

Answer 7

not unless its an elictric arch.