Best Inventions of 2004
From strapless swim goggles to text messaging chandeliers, TIME takes a look at the year's hottest inventions
Lost In A Cloud
The Cloud
Inventor: Monica Förster
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Swedish designer Monica Förster says that she often stares at clouds outside her airplane window and wonders what it would be like to step inside one. After learning that cumulus clouds form in the morning, then dissipate at night, she decided to create a nylon "cloud" that could serve as a quiet meeting space by day and collapse at night. Förster's Cloud is 8 ft. tall and 18 ft. long. A fan inside its carrying case inflates it in 3 min. Total weight: 33 lbs.
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