# Bug Racer: The toy car driven by... bugs. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066 "2015-12-10T13:49:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teflon\_grut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@teflon\_grut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teflon_grut)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/1 "2015-12-10T13:49:29Z")
[WHILE SUPPLIES LAST](http://www.wired.com/2015/12/um-so-the-bug-racer-is-an-actual-toy-car-driven-by-crickets/) So has anyone else ordered 3 of them? I may have been caught up in a wave of impulse and wonderment. I wonder how long it takes before PETI takes down the whole damned Mattel operation. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/2 "2015-12-10T15:46:33Z")
Do the bugs get seatbelts? If not, look out for cops. Cricket or ticket, as they say. I don’t see this ending well for either the bugs or the company. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/3 "2015-12-10T16:27:07Z")
I think most people will find it easier to obtain roaches… ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/4 "2015-12-10T16:53:47Z")
Crickets are easily available to buy at pet stores, as food for insectivore pets. I can’t imagine this is a good idea. The car seems just weird, and I forsee grumpy parents attempting to track down that one loose cricket that chirps all night… ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/5 "2015-12-10T17:16:52Z")
Let’s say your kid is growing up without showing any signs of the cruelty to animals, lack of empathy, and callous disregard for life necessary to make it as a serial killer or corporate CEO. What is a concerned parent to do? Get the little tyke a Bug Racer. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/6 "2015-12-10T18:06:10Z")
Hey, at least those toy cars aren’t [powered](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_circus) by bugs! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/7 "2015-12-10T19:57:26Z")
I’m trying to think of a worse toy idea, and it’s tough. Perhaps Mainway Toys _Bag O Glass_ is worse, but it’s close. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/8 "2015-12-10T20:52:00Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > I can’t imagine this is a good idea. The car seems just weird, and I forsee grumpy parents attempting to track down that one loose cricket that chirps all night… And for this reason, I think I’ll get one for each of my nieces and nephews! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-racer-the-toy-car-driven-by-bugs/740066/9 "2015-12-10T21:49:51Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > And for this reason, I think I’ll get one for each of my nieces and nephews! 😃 You kids and your new-fangled criketmobiles… Back in the day, we made do with toy drums for the little tykes - and they LOVED it! (the parents - not so much 😃 \* - - we really do need an ‘evil smile’ emoji