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The term "driver" will still fit. We apply it to someone guiding a camel to a destination. I think the point is we're trying to make cars into high-energy hors

The term "driver" will still fit. We apply it to someone guiding a camel to a destination. I think the point is we're trying to make cars into high-energy horses or camels. I'm thinking of the ponies in Iceland that get their farmers back home after a night heavy imbibing. So long as you got on the right horse, it'd take you home. Yah Tesla!

digi_owl 10y ago
I find myself thinking about the opening scene of a spaghetti western, where a guy is sleeping on a frame being dragged across an arid landscape by a horse.
- protomyth 10y ago
  A car that only requires the effort displayed in "They Call Me Trinity" would be fine by me.
enraged_camel 10y ago
>>The term "driver" will still fit. We apply it to someone guiding a camel to a destination. No we don't. People ride camels, not drive them. In fact, that's a perfect illustration of the point the parent is making. The reason one doesn't drive a camel is because a camel has a mind of its own. You guide the camel to a specific destination, just like you guide a semi-autonomous car to its destination. In both situations, you may need to take direct control, either by yanking on the reins or grabbing the steering wheel, but for the most part, the vehicle/animal does its thing. You may be thinking, "wait a minute... we ride bikes too! Does that mean they have a mind of their own?" I would posit that bikes and motorcycles are are exceptions - the reason we ride them is because doing so resembles riding a four-legged animal.
- hardmath123 10y ago
  I think OP meant the person who stands by the camel guiding it (for example, if the camel is being used to carry a load, rather than a human). For example, see this image: http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/40/4000/MQHWF00Z/posters/julian-love-camel-driver-stands-in-front-of-the-pyramids-at-giza-egypt.jpg http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/40/4000... Or this image: http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/64/6424/EWT9100Z/posters/doug-pearson-camel-driver-sahara-desert-merzouga-morocco-mr.jpg http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/64/6424... EDIT: I like how your username fits your comment so well. :-)

digi_owl 10y ago

I find myself thinking about the opening scene of a spaghetti western, where a guy is sleeping on a frame being dragged across an arid landscape by a horse.

protomyth 10y ago
A car that only requires the effort displayed in "They Call Me Trinity" would be fine by me.

enraged_camel 10y ago

>>The term "driver" will still fit. We apply it to someone guiding a camel to a destination. No we don't. People ride camels, not drive them. In fact, that's a perfect illustration of the point the parent is making. The reason one doesn't drive a camel is because a camel has a mind of its own. You guide the camel to a specific destination, just like you guide a semi-autonomous car to its destination. In both situations, you may need to take direct control, either by yanking on the reins or grabbing the steering wheel, but for the most part, the vehicle/animal does its thing. You may be thinking, "wait a minute... we ride bikes too! Does that mean they have a mind of their own?" I would posit that bikes and motorcycles are are exceptions - the reason we ride them is because doing so resembles riding a four-legged animal.

hardmath123 10y ago
I think OP meant the person who stands by the camel guiding it (for example, if the camel is being used to carry a load, rather than a human). For example, see this image: http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/40/4000/MQHWF00Z/posters/julian-love-camel-driver-stands-in-front-of-the-pyramids-at-giza-egypt.jpg http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/40/4000... Or this image: http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/64/6424/EWT9100Z/posters/doug-pearson-camel-driver-sahara-desert-merzouga-morocco-mr.jpg http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/64/6424... EDIT: I like how your username fits your comment so well. :-)