Even inside computers, clouds are nearly impossible to grab hold of.

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ByCassidy Ward

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Our brains are scary good at finding patterns where none actually exist. It’s why we seea face on the surface of Mars,and it’s the basis for the cloud gazing game many of us played as kids. The shifting nature of condensing water vapor in the sky makes perfect fodder for finding silhouettes of passing pirate ships or rampaging dinosaurs, if you’re willing to let your imagination loose. It’s even goodinspiration forSNLskits.

Cloud gazing has very likely been a favored pastime for as long as humans have been around and looking up. In most climates, clouds can be counted on to streak slowly across the heavens, or else gather ominously in advance of a storm. As climate change progresses, however, that might change. While humans are great at…