# To the Ratmobile, Bobbin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-ratmobile-bobbin/842259>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 24, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-ratmobile-bobbin/842259 "2019-10-24T22:20:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-ratmobile-bobbin/842259/1 "2019-10-24T22:20:50Z")

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News item: [Scientists train rats to drive](https://boingboing.net/2019/10/24/scientists-train-rats-to-drive.html)

So how long before a rat traffic jam?

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-ratmobile-bobbin/842259/2 "2019-10-24T22:30:08Z")

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How long before the first rat race?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-ratmobile-bobbin/842259/3 "2019-10-24T23:07:08Z")

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Ah, don’t worry. They’ll never leave Wisconsin.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-ratmobile-bobbin/842259/4 "2019-10-25T04:08:09Z")

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Props to the O.P. for a most amusing thread title, by the way.

Here’s your Froot Loop reward!

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-ratmobile-bobbin/842259/5 "2019-10-30T14:11:03Z")

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Hmmm. The University of Richmond’s coat of arms looks suspiciously like a certain [feed manufacturer](https://seeklogo.com/images/P/purina-logo-10CD51CD8D-seeklogo.com.png). Coincidence? You decide.