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231 points uprootdev | 34 comments | 19 Nov 24 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 1.168s | source | bottom
1. 404mm ◴[19 Nov 24 04:06 UTC] No.42180027[source]▶
This reminded me of the orangutan driving a golf cart: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJsn1QivbKM

He has mastered it. He clearly understands the concept of roads vs sidewalks. He can drive using one hand. And most importantly, he obviously has a great time doing that.

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2. grahamj ◴[19 Nov 24 04:24 UTC] No.42180091[source]▶
That is hilarious. He drives better than a lot of people I see on the road.

So chill!

3. Mistletoe ◴[19 Nov 24 04:28 UTC] No.42180105[source]▶
Watching him go by that tiger has given me so much joy tonight thank you.
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4. rapnie ◴[19 Nov 24 04:54 UTC] No.42180182[source]▶
Or dogs skateboarding, leaning into the curve of the roads.

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=dog+skating&iax=videos&ia=v...

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5. Baeocystin ◴[19 Nov 24 05:08 UTC] No.42180246[source]▶
The subtle smile at the end of the Tiger's enclosure!
6. WalterBright ◴[19 Nov 24 05:22 UTC] No.42180301[source]▶
Just wait till the apes learn to say "no".
7. WalterBright ◴[19 Nov 24 05:28 UTC] No.42180321[source]▶
I don't think we've evolved very far from apes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHODo_jIPo4

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8. shepherdjerred ◴[19 Nov 24 05:33 UTC] No.42180335[source]▶
For those who haven't seen The Sopranos, here is what that video is based off of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJpNmYeooQE
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9. taberiand ◴[19 Nov 24 05:57 UTC] No.42180428[source]▶
Humans and apes are equally evolved
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10. mjan22640 ◴[19 Nov 24 06:11 UTC] No.42180480[source]▶
Humans are apes.
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11. akira2501 ◴[19 Nov 24 06:15 UTC] No.42180496[source]▶
Maybe skateboards are just instinctual. Anyways, here's a tiny turtle on a skateboard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVbtAYPSapw

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12. WalterBright ◴[19 Nov 24 06:25 UTC] No.42180545{3}[source]▶
Depends on what the meaning of "is" is.
13. ffsm8 ◴[19 Nov 24 06:42 UTC] No.42180613{3}[source]▶
Instinctual is not the description I'd personally agree on, I mean just look at this

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/rEwpaMJLgTI

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14. khafra ◴[19 Nov 24 06:55 UTC] No.42180680{3}[source]▶
Along somewhat different fitness gradients, though. Meaning we've evolved some distance from them.

In fact, given the dimensionality of all possible fitness gradients, our direction of evolution is likely near-orthogonal to theirs.

15. m463 ◴[19 Nov 24 06:55 UTC] No.42180682[source]▶
and that reminds me of...

https://www.youtu.be/IFACrIx5SZ0 orangutan the carpenter

https://www.youtu.be/PcvH1eOjOVs parrot drives his own car

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16. m463 ◴[19 Nov 24 06:57 UTC] No.42180690{3}[source]▶
but humans still don't know to open a banana from the bottom.
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17. Toutouxc ◴[19 Nov 24 06:58 UTC] No.42180698{4}[source]▶
Haha, I basically barged into here ready to post a video of Greyson. Amazing stuff, I'm surprised more people haven't been successful (or interested in) teaching their dogs ride stuff.
18. kolinko ◴[19 Nov 24 06:59 UTC] No.42180703[source]▶
or onewheeling!

https://youtube.com/shorts/kvFKIovjbWo?si=8pwlZfwtPZpHoQRu

19. withinboredom ◴[19 Nov 24 07:08 UTC] No.42180745{4}[source]▶
Are you sure you are using the banana right side up?
20. Terr_ ◴[19 Nov 24 07:32 UTC] No.42180857[source]▶
Strange, browser shows error, and nslookup can't resolve DNS for www.youtu.be either, even using Google's own 8.8.8.8 server. (nxdomain)
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21. MonkeyClub ◴[19 Nov 24 07:41 UTC] No.42180888{3}[source]▶
> Humans and apes are equally evolved

Can't wait to hear an ape argue that online.

Oh, wait.

22. mprast ◴[19 Nov 24 07:53 UTC] No.42180932[source]▶
bees will push balls around just for the hell of it - they trained the bees to push the balls and then took the rewards away and gave them unlimited pollen and sucrose and the bees kept going back to the balls. they just wanted to mess around

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6639406

23. pierrefermat1 ◴[19 Nov 24 08:12 UTC] No.42181029{3}[source]▶
Same here, refusing to load
24. verisimi ◴[19 Nov 24 08:14 UTC] No.42181046{3}[source]▶
Apes are people too!
25. netsharc ◴[19 Nov 24 08:32 UTC] No.42181171{3}[source]▶
youtu.be is the shortened URL, adding "www." wastes 4 characters.
26. m463 ◴[19 Nov 24 08:59 UTC] No.42181321[source]▶
sorry

https://youtu.be/IFACrIx5SZ0 orangutan the carpenter

https://youtu.be/PcvH1eOjOVs parrot drives his own car

27. abrookewood ◴[19 Nov 24 09:30 UTC] No.42181516[source]▶
One of the best TV shows ever produced. Sooo good.
28. LandR ◴[19 Nov 24 10:08 UTC] No.42181788[source]▶
I don't understand.

Someone, at some point, said lets see if the Orangutan can drive the golf cart, and presumably no one said "NO! That's an awful idea"...

Then not only did it learn, it got good at it and seems to enjoy it...

I just really don't understand how this came about. How did it learn to do this. The initial phases must have been just constant crashing into stuff. How on earth did it ever get past this without a teacher being able to communicate with it.

I have so many questions.

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29. NikkiA ◴[19 Nov 24 10:43 UTC] No.42182008[source]▶
> The initial phases must have been just constant crashing into stuff.

Why would you assume that?

It didn't learn by trial and error, it watched and copied another ape.

Golf carts aren't massively complicated.

30. steveBK123 ◴[19 Nov 24 12:10 UTC] No.42182573[source]▶
Better than FSD
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32. whamlastxmas ◴[19 Nov 24 16:26 UTC] No.42185223[source]▶
Probably same way I learned as a kid on my grandparents ranch. Start by letting them steer but correct as needed. Eventually they steer by themselves. Then introduce gas pedal.
33. tim333 ◴[19 Nov 24 20:20 UTC] No.42187663[source]▶
Not sure but there is video of some guys driving with it. It's on at the zoo of Dubai Royal Palace. Orangutan's are supposed to be pretty smart - it could probably watch humans press the accelerator and turn the wheel and figure it. https://youtu.be/WSR_4qyz7CY?t=285
34. rkagerer ◴[20 Nov 24 22:40 UTC] No.42198892[source]▶
Are you sure the steering wheel is actually hooked up? There are times especially toward the end of the video where he turns it and I don't see the expected swerve (even a small one) from the cart.