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This might be the best thing I've seen today.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The researchers who first did this found that eventually the rats seemed to love driving tiny cars around.

Corrected link

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Pshh, I want to see the look on their faces when they hit 5:00 rat traffic.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Link doesn't work 😭

Edit: original corrected link still doesn't work, guess I don't have a msn account or something. Link below by Nailingjello works.

[–] nailingjello@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago

Now I want more pet rats driving around. Looks awesome.

So you're saying, we could have had full self driving cars a century ago.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Please tell me you put a gate up over the staircase there, and just let them drive around to their heart's content.

[–] cyrano@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Their only crime was loving each other!

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's just a simpler version of my life. Except I have to drive to a job to get a paycheck first, then drive to collect my treats

[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They’re better drivers then most people in my state.