New Cloud-Making Machine


	New Cloud-Making Machine

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6-12-2008 6:50 AM

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The clouds, or 'Flogos', come in any shape you want, from Mickey Mouse to the Olympic rings. 
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They are made of soap and gases, such as helium, which allow them to fly off and retain their puffy texture.
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Depending on the weather and the formula used, the Flogos can last from a few minutes to more than an hour.
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They can fly up to 48km (30 miles) and go as high as 6km (four miles) but normally the little clouds level out at about 150m (500ft).
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His machines can pump out your flying logo at a rate of one every 15 seconds. 
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Current designs are only available in white but Mr Guerra plans to add colour options from next year.
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'Eventually a Flogo just evaporates in the air. It does not pollute the skies,' he said.
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'They're safer than mass balloon launches where the fragments pollute the environment and are dangerous to wildlife.'
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The proto-clouds have also been cleared by the authorities of being a hazard to aeroplanes.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CD15EA2C-78F9-46BB-BAE3-02199F96A77A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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