Eli5: what would a vessel need to be made out of in order to capture lightning? Can lighting be captured?

Question

Just wondering if the saying “capture lightning in a bottle” could be literal.

In: Physics

Answer 1

Lightning is electricity jumping from one location to another. You could capture the energy but not the lightning.

Think of it like capturing wind…. What kind of bottle would you need to capture wind? You can capture the air, but it’s not wind anymore.