Artificial clouds could keep World Cup 2022 cool

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World Cup 2022

Qataris unveil artificial cloud plans

March 24, 2011

Visitors to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be kept cool by artificial clouds, according to Qatari scientists.

A country that has already pledged to air condition stadiums in order to combat extreme heat in the summer months, with temperatures approaching 50 degrees Celsius, has now unveiled another innovative solution to the problem.

Scientists at Qatar University claim to have invented a synthetic cloud which could shield stadiums and training grounds from oppressive heat. It is reported each cloud could cost in the region of $500,000. The project will be developed in conjunction with Qatar Science and Technology Park.

Saud Abdul Ghani, head of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Qatar University, said: "Artificial cloud will move by remote control, made of 100% light carbonic materials, fuelled by four solar-powered engines and it will fly high to protect direct and indirect sun rays to control temperatures at the open playgrounds."

Qatar's surprise success in winning the right to host the tournament in 2022 was immediately followed by real concerns that extreme temperatures would create health problems for competitors and spectators alike.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter had suggested that the tournament could move to the winter, although football's governing body has since clarified this will not happen.

"Any potential move of the 2022 FIFA World Cup from a summer to a winter period would have to be initiated by the football association of Qatar and would have to be presented to the FIFA Executive Committee," FIFA said in a statement in January. "At this stage there are no concrete plans to change the international match calendar."

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The future is here.

Although, there is an alternative: Qatar shouldn't host the World Cup.

[TexasGers 96]

All this promise, all these fancy stadiums and AC units and now fucking remote controlled clouds?

I don't know how, but this isn't going to end well

[H72 265]

It's not really a bad idea. In fact, it's unbelievably impressive and mind boggling that there's such a thing! But they shouldn't even have to consider things like this because a country like Qatar shouldn't have won the bid.

With their history of human rights well-known to the world, albeit it will have been swept under the carpet by FIFA, and the ridiculous heat over there, they are not fit to host the tournament.

Plus, driving from the very north of the country to the very south takes an hour in the car - it's the size of Fife. FIFA are hosting the world's biggest sporting event...in Fife.

When the USA hosted the World Cup in '94, they had increase in their population of 1% by travelling fans across the world. When South Korea & Japan hosted it in 2002, there was rougly a 2.5% increase in their populations from travelling support. Whereas last year, South Africa saw a slightly larger 5% increase for the same reasons.

See when Qatar host it? There's going to be a 350% increase.

350%.

...350%!

[The Hammer 11 2,616]

All this promise, all these fancy stadiums and AC units and now fucking remote controlled clouds?

I don't know how, but this isn't going to end well

Worlds first artifical cloud crash!

[H72 265]

Ah well, you know what they say...

...every cloud has a silver lining!

[Orangeclement 574]

It's not really a bad idea. In fact, it's unbelievably impressive and mind boggling that there's such a thing! But they shouldn't even have to consider things like this because a country like Qatar shouldn't have won the bid.

With their history of human rights well-known to the world, albeit it will have been swept under the carpet by FIFA, and the ridiculous heat over there, they are not fit to host the tournament.

Plus, driving from the very north of the country to the very south takes an hour in the car - it's the size of Fife. FIFA are hosting the world's biggest sporting event...in Fife.

When the USA hosted the World Cup in '94, they had increase in their population of 1% by travelling fans across the world. When South Korea & Japan hosted it in 2002, there was rougly a 2.5% increase in their populations from travelling support. Whereas last year, South Africa saw a slightly larger 5% increase for the same reasons.

See when Qatar host it? There's going to be a 350% increase.

350%.

...350%!

Wonder how crowded their prisons are , as after a few running battles between rival ultras will soon cause them headaches