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Re: Rats learned to drive

#41
Just now scientists are finding out driving is fun, when we're just about ready to ban it!

Mind you, I don't think the rats would enjoy it as much if they had to share the road with the kind of rats I share it with, and if the penalty for crashing (or being crashed into) was as high.

Re: Rats learned to drive

#42

Now someone tell me how to teach 'en not to drink and drive - plain English wouldn't work I guess.

We still haven't figured out how to teach humans, in their own native languages, how to not drink and drive. But maybe the rats will be smarter.

This is the beginning of a research that will ultimately make humans enjoy their rush hour commutes.

Re: Rats learned to drive

#43

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I don't think we've evolved very far from apes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHODo_jIPo4

Humans and apes are equally evolved

Along somewhat different fitness gradients, though. Meaning we've evolved some distance from them.

In fact, given the dimensionality of all possible fitness gradients, our direction of evolution is likely near-orthogonal to theirs.

Re: Rats learned to drive

#44
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This reminded me of the orangutan driving a golf cart: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJsn1QivbKM He has mastered it. He clearly understands the concept of roads vs sidewalks. He can drive using one hand. And most importantly, he obviously has a great time doing that.

and that reminds me of...

https://www.youtu.be/IFACrIx5SZ0 orangutan the carpenter

https://www.youtu.be/PcvH1eOjOVs parrot drives his own car

Re: Rats learned to drive

#46
post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe skateboards are just instinctual. Anyways, here's a tiny turtle on a skateboard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVbtAYPSapw

Instinctual is not the description I'd personally agree on, I mean just look at this https://m.youtube.com/shorts/rEwpaMJLgTI

Haha, I basically barged into here ready to post a video of Greyson. Amazing stuff, I'm surprised more people haven't been successful (or interested in) teaching their dogs ride stuff.

Re: Rats learned to drive

#47
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post #8

This reminded me of the orangutan driving a golf cart: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJsn1QivbKM He has mastered it. He clearly understands the concept of roads vs sidewalks. He can drive using one hand. And most importantly, he obviously has a great time doing that.

Or dogs skateboarding, leaning into the curve of the roads. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=dog+skating&iax=videos&ia=v...

or onewheeling!

https://youtube.com/shorts/kvFKIovjbWo?si=8pwlZfwtPZpHoQRu

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