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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.46,0:00:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.77,0:00:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever noticed how much\Npeople moan about them?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.39,0:00:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They get a bad rap.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.64,0:00:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think about it,\Nthe English language
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.19,0:00:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has written into it negative\Nassociations towards the clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.48,0:00:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone who's down or depressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.95,0:00:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're under a cloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.64,0:00:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when there's bad news in store,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.33,0:00:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a cloud on the horizon.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.18,0:00:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw an article the other day.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.21,0:00:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was about problems\Nwith computer processing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.39,0:00:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the Internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.22,0:00:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"A cloud over the cloud,"\Nwas the headline.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.14,0:00:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like they're everyone's default
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.12,0:00:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doom-and-gloom metaphor.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.40,0:00:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think they're beautiful, don't you?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.55,0:00:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just that their beauty is missed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.66,0:00:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're so omnipresent,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.66,0:00:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, I don't know, commonplace,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.01,0:00:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people don't notice them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.46,0:00:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't notice the beauty,\Nbut they don't even notice the clouds
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.68,0:00:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unless they get in the way of the sun.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.96,0:00:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so people think of clouds as
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.26,0:01:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things that get in the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.34,0:01:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They think of them as the annoying,\Nfrustrating obstructions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.41,0:01:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then they rush off and do\Nsome blue-sky thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.33,0:01:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.72,0:01:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most people, when\Nyou stop to ask them,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.94,0:01:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will admit to harboring a strange\Nsort of fondness for clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.79,0:01:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like a nostalgic fondness,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.45,0:01:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they make them think of their youth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.58,0:01:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who here can't remember thinking, well,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.82,0:01:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking and finding shapes in the clouds
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.42,0:01:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they were kids?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.76,0:01:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, when you were\Nmasters of daydreaming?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.50,0:01:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aristophanes, the ancient\NGreek playwright,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.26,0:01:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he described the clouds\Nas the patron godesses
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.61,0:01:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of idle fellows
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.40,0:01:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two and a half thousand years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.04,0:01:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can see what he means.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.50,0:01:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just that these days,\Nus adults seem reluctant
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.95,0:01:57.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow ourselves the indulgence
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.31,0:01:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of just allowing our imaginations
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.94,0:02:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to drift along in the breeze,\Nand I think that's a pity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.61,0:02:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we should perhaps\Ndo a bit more of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.00,0:02:08.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we should be a bit\Nmore willing, perhaps,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.02,0:02:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to look at the beautiful sight\Nof the sunlight bursting out
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.96,0:02:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from behind the clouds\Nand go, "Wait a minute,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.43,0:02:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's two cats dancing the salsa!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.77,0:02:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.16,0:02:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or seeing the big, white,\Npuffy one up there
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.93,0:02:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the shopping center looks like
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.85,0:02:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Abominable Snowman\Ngoing to rob a bank.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.49,0:02:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.68,0:02:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're like nature's version\Nof those inkblot images,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.60,0:02:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, that shrinks used\Nto show their patients
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.00,0:02:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the '60s,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.27,0:02:45.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think if you consider\Nthe shapes you see in the clouds,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.100,0:02:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll save money on psychoanalysis bills.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.89,0:02:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say you're in love. All right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.77,0:02:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you look up and what do you see?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.96,0:02:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? Or maybe the opposite.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.59,0:02:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've just been dumped by your partner,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.63,0:03:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everywhere you look,\Nit's kissing couples.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.74,0:03:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.69,0:03:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps you're having a moment\Nof existential angst.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.45,0:03:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, you're thinking\Nabout your own mortality.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.90,0:03:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there, on the horizon,\Nit's the Grim Reaper.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.90,0:03:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.86,0:03:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe you see a topless sunbather.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.30,0:03:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.93,0:03:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would that mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.00,0:03:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would that mean? I have no idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.54,0:03:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one thing I do know is this:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.76,0:03:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bad press that clouds\Nget is totally unfair.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.14,0:03:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we should stand up for them,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.88,0:03:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is why, a few years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.33,0:03:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started the Cloud Appreciation Society.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.02,0:03:43.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tens of thousands of members now
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.59,0:03:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in almost 100 countries around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.62,0:03:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all these photographs\Nthat I'm showing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.62,0:03:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were sent in by members.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.97,0:03:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the society exists\Nto remind people of this:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.44,0:03:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clouds are not something to moan about.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.48,0:03:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Far from it. They are, in fact,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.87,0:04:07.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most diverse, evocative,\Npoetic aspect of nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.58,0:04:10.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think, if you live\Nwith your head in the clouds
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.84,0:04:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every now and then, it helps you\Nkeep your feet on the ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.82,0:04:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to show you\Nwhy, with the help of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.44,0:04:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of my favorite types of clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.52,0:04:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's start with this one.\NIt's the cirrus cloud,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.88,0:04:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,named after the Latin for a lock of hair.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.80,0:04:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's composed entirely of ice crystals
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.42,0:04:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cascading from the upper\Nreaches of the troposphere,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.94,0:04:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as these ice crystals fall,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.44,0:04:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they pass through different\Nlayers with different winds
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.08,0:04:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they speed up and slow down,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.77,0:04:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving the cloud these\Nbrush-stroked appearances,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.82,0:04:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these brush-stroke forms\Nknown as fall streaks.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.76,0:04:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these winds up there\Ncan be very, very fierce.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.77,0:04:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can be 200 miles\Nan hour, 300 miles an hour.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.35,0:04:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These clouds are bombing along,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.85,0:04:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but from all the way down here,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.64,0:04:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they appear to be moving\Ngracefully, slowly,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.78,0:04:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like most clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.99,0:04:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so to tune into the clouds\Nis to slow down,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.22,0:04:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to calm down.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.16,0:04:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like a bit of everyday meditation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.99,0:05:01.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are common clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.15,0:05:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about rarer ones,\Nlike the lenticularis,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.96,0:05:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the UFO-shaped lenticularis cloud?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.31,0:05:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These clouds form\Nin the region of mountains.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.83,0:05:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the wind passes, rises\Nto pass over the mountain,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.71,0:05:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can take on a wave-like\Npath in the lee of the peak,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.95,0:05:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with these clouds hovering at the crest
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.68,0:05:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of these invisible standing waves of air,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.34,0:05:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these flying saucer-like forms,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.60,0:05:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some of the early\Nblack-and-white UFO photos
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.26,0:05:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are in fact lenticularis clouds.\NIt's true.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.18,0:05:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A little rarer are the fallstreak holes.\NAll right?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.02,0:05:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is when a layer is made\Nup of very, very cold
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.42,0:05:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water droplets, and in one region\Nthey start to freeze,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.27,0:05:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this freezing sets off a chain\Nreaction which spreads outwards
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.44,0:05:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the ice crystals cascading\Nand falling down below,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.14,0:05:47.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving the appearance\Nof jellyfish tendrils down below.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.98,0:05:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rarer still, the Kelvin–Helmholtz cloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.06,0:05:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not a very snappy name. Needs a rebrand.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.50,0:05:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This looks like a series\Nof breaking waves,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.26,0:06:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's caused by shearing\Nwinds -- the wind
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.96,0:06:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,above the cloud layer\Nand below the cloud layer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.22,0:06:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,differ significantly,\Nand in the middle, in between,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.78,0:06:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get this undulating of the air,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.66,0:06:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if the difference in those\Nspeeds is just right,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.16,0:06:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tops of the undulations curl over
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.06,0:06:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in these beautiful breaking\Nwave-like vortices.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.62,0:06:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. Those are rarer\Nclouds than the cirrus,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.03,0:06:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're not that rare.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.74,0:06:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look up, and you\Npay attention to the sky,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.58,0:06:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll see them sooner or later,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.46,0:06:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe not quite as dramatic\Nas these, but you'll see them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.24,0:06:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you'll see them around where you live.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.30,0:06:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clouds are the most egalitarian
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.86,0:06:35.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of nature's displays,\Nbecause we all have a good,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.53,0:06:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fantastic view of the sky.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.16,0:06:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these clouds, these rarer clouds,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.00,0:06:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remind us that the exotic can\Nbe found in the everyday.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.72,0:06:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing is more nourishing,\Nmore stimulating
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.48,0:06:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to an active, inquiring\Nmind than being surprised,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.95,0:06:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being amazed. It's why we're\Nall here at TED, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.64,0:06:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you don't need to rush off
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.59,0:06:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,away from the familiar, across the world
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.95,0:07:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be surprised.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.41,0:07:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just need to step outside,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.19,0:07:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pay attention to what's so\Ncommonplace, so everyday,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.76,0:07:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so mundane that everybody else misses it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.75,0:07:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One cloud that people\Nrarely miss is this one:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.16,0:07:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the cumulonimbus storm cloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.13,0:07:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what's produces thunder\Nand lightning and hail.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.63,0:07:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These clouds spread\Nout at the top in this enormous
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.74,0:07:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anvil fashion stretching 10\Nmiles up into the atmosphere.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.56,0:07:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are an expression\Nof the majestic architecture
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.98,0:07:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our atmosphere.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.87,0:07:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But from down below,\Nthey are the embodiment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.25,0:07:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the powerful, elemental force and power
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.38,0:07:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that drives our atmosphere.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.28,0:07:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be there is to be connected\Nin the driving rain
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.39,0:07:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the hail, to feel\Nconnected to our atmosphere.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.69,0:07:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's to be reminded that we are creatures
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.99,0:07:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that inhabit this ocean of air.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.70,0:07:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't live beneath the sky.\NWe live within it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.10,0:07:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that connection, that visceral\Nconnection to our atmosphere
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.18,0:08:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feels to me like an antidote.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.62,0:08:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an antidote to the growing\Ntendency we have
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.72,0:08:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to feel that we can really\Never experience life
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.60,0:08:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by watching it on a computer\Nscreen, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.81,0:08:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're in a wi-fi zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.26,0:08:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the one cloud that best expresses
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.54,0:08:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why cloudspotting is more\Nvaluable today than ever
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.47,0:08:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is this one, the cumulus cloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.66,0:08:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? It forms on a sunny day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.74,0:08:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you close your eyes\Nand think of a cloud,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.86,0:08:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's probably one of these\Nthat comes to mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.21,0:08:29.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All those cloud shapes at the beginning,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.83,0:08:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those were cumulus clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.98,0:08:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sharp, crisp outlines\Nof this formation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.60,0:08:38.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make it the best\None for finding shapes in.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.76,0:08:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it reminds us
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.73,0:08:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the aimless nature of cloudspotting,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.67,0:08:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what an aimless activity it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.92,0:08:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're not going to change the world
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.66,0:08:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by lying on your back and gazing\Nup at the sky, are you?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.71,0:08:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's pointless. It's a pointless activity,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.93,0:08:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is precisely why it's so important.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.79,0:09:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The digital world\Nconspires to make us feel
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.82,0:09:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eternally busy, perpetually busy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.59,0:09:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, when you're not dealing with
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.42,0:09:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the traditional pressures\Nof earning a living
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.10,0:09:13.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and putting food on the table,\Nraising a family,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.76,0:09:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing thank you letters,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.83,0:09:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to now contend with
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.54,0:09:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,answering a mountain of unanswered emails,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.11,0:09:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,updating a Facebook page,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.97,0:09:26.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeding your Twitter feed.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.51,0:09:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And cloudspotting\Nlegitimizes doing nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.30,0:09:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.20,0:09:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes we need —
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.86,0:09:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.46,0:09:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we need excuses to do nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.55,0:09:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to be reminded by these
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.33,0:09:50.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,patron goddesses of idle fellows
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.86,0:09:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that slowing down
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.84,0:09:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and being in the present,\Nnot thinking about
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.64,0:10:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what you've got to do\Nand what you should have done,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.49,0:10:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but just being here,\Nletting your imagination
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.23,0:10:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lift from the everyday concerns down here
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.99,0:10:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just being in the present,\Nit's good for you,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.82,0:10:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's good for the way you feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.96,0:10:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's good for your ideas.\NIt's good for your creativity.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.53,0:10:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's good for your soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.88,0:10:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So keep looking up,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.11,0:10:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marvel at the ephemeral beauty,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.16,0:10:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and always remember to live life\Nwith your head in the clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.58,0:10:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.77,0:10:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)