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Rats can drive little cars if you give them the right brain computer interface. Rats are gangster.

CobrastanJorji 2y ago
Brain/computer interface? You can just give them a lever. Rats absolutely love driving: https://theconversation.com/im-a-neuroscientist-who-taught-rats-to-drive-their-joy-suggests-how-anticipating-fun-can-enrich-human-life-239029 https://theconversation.com/im-a-neuroscientist-who-taught-r... So do orangutans, actually, who can easily operate human vehicles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ_0ImDYrPY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ_0ImDYrPY
- dhosek 2y ago
  Levers are brain computer interfaces.
- semi-extrinsic 2y ago
  I've also heard from people who worked in chemical process plants in regions where there are monkeys, that they love to turn valves, push buttons and generally imitate human operators. So they have to use lots of locks to ensure only humans can control the process.
neom 2y ago
It's been a good year on hackernews, this is I believe my 3rd occasion where i get to show off Shadow the Rat's best tricks compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9z0c1hjnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9z0c1hjnA
- adriand 2y ago
  Is this your vid / your rat? This is insane. Makes me want a rat!
  - neom 2y ago
    Nah that's shadow, the lady who trained her is known in the rat world as one of the best trainers. Mine will come when they're called, go to their cage when I tell them to, pee and poo where they are supposed to, respond to their names and some basic spin stuff, but I never bothered to get that intense with them (not enough time!) imo rats are by far the best pet, the only annoying part I would say is, as soon as you both start to fall deeply in love with each other: they die.
    - adriand 2y ago
      What a simultaneously sad and beautiful thing to share. Thank you.
TomMasz 2y ago
Even better, rats actually enjoy driving tiny cars (https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/neuroscientists-taught-rats-to-drive-tiny-cars-they-took-them-out-on-joy-rides https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/neuroscienti...).

Brain/computer interface? You can just give them a lever. Rats absolutely love driving: https://theconversation.com/im-a-neuroscientist-who-taught-rats-to-drive-their-joy-suggests-how-anticipating-fun-can-enrich-human-life-239029 https://theconversation.com/im-a-neuroscientist-who-taught-r... So do orangutans, actually, who can easily operate human vehicles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ_0ImDYrPY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ_0ImDYrPY

dhosek 2y ago
Levers are brain computer interfaces.
semi-extrinsic 2y ago
I've also heard from people who worked in chemical process plants in regions where there are monkeys, that they love to turn valves, push buttons and generally imitate human operators. So they have to use lots of locks to ensure only humans can control the process.

neom 2y ago

It's been a good year on hackernews, this is I believe my 3rd occasion where i get to show off Shadow the Rat's best tricks compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9z0c1hjnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9z0c1hjnA

adriand 2y ago
Is this your vid / your rat? This is insane. Makes me want a rat!
- neom 2y ago
  Nah that's shadow, the lady who trained her is known in the rat world as one of the best trainers. Mine will come when they're called, go to their cage when I tell them to, pee and poo where they are supposed to, respond to their names and some basic spin stuff, but I never bothered to get that intense with them (not enough time!) imo rats are by far the best pet, the only annoying part I would say is, as soon as you both start to fall deeply in love with each other: they die.
  - adriand 2y ago
    What a simultaneously sad and beautiful thing to share. Thank you.

TomMasz 2y ago

Even better, rats actually enjoy driving tiny cars (https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/neuroscientists-taught-rats-to-drive-tiny-cars-they-took-them-out-on-joy-rides https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/neuroscienti...).