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Artificial Clouds To Cool Qatar World Cup Stadiums

Posted by samzenpus on from the synthetic-rain dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In anticipation of extreme heat during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scientists and engineers at Qatar University have developed a solar-powered gas-filled cloud that will shade spectators and athletes from the intense sun. The $500,000 artificial clouds can be positioned over any of the stadiums in Qatar and can be maneuvered with a remote control from the ground to keep the passing sun off the field."

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  1. Re:The New Golden Age by SimonTheSoundMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU

  2. Re:Blimps by value_added · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't the Romans have sunshades over the Coliseum...?

    They did, and it was called a velarium. The real question is what, aside from inventing the velarium, have the Romans ever done for us?

  3. Re:Blimps by c0lo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Congratulations, Qatar, you have reinvented blimps!

    Graf Zeppelin would be so proud.

    Except that the blimp is "in the cloud" and is using "renewable energy" - making those blimps fashionable.

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  4. Cloud Computing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would the Cloud be controlled from a cloud computer?