Passing Cloud by Tiago Barros #Now this is what im talking about. ..

Okay, No way! I just came across this now AND THOUGHT I had to share this!!! Amazing, unique and magnificent innovation. Truly inspiring.

Passing Cloud by Tiago Barros

'If you’re not worried about where you go or how fast you get there, this enormous inflatable cloud is the mode of transport for you. Predominant winds would determine the routes and speed of the hovering cloud, which would move from place to place without any fixed destinations. Passengers would board the cloud using ladders and would simply sit on the surface during travel. Inside the nylon-covered balloon, a steel skeleton like that of a zeppelin airship would support the object’s structure.'

'New York architect Tiago Barros proposed the design for a transport network of floating clouds in the sky to the Van Alen Institute and the Department of Cultural Affairs of New York City, who were expecting competition entries for a high-speed rail network.'

http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/17/passing-cloud-by-tiago-barros/

A well thought through and successful innovative idea. I can truly say this has helped me to think out of the outer box more greatly.

Please do check out the link above for further images and information. Its worth the read!!