Eli5: Why can’t can’t we just vacuum up clouds if they are just water vapor?

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Eli5: Why can’t can’t we just vacuum up clouds if they are just water vapor?

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You can! You would need a special filter that causes the cloud to condense — go from its gassy, vapour state to a water droplet state. The average cloud contains enough water to fill two Olympic swimming pools, so you’d want a pretty big vacuum too!

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