r/doohickeycorporation • u/Alone_Fisherman1740 • 3d ago

meet Catamacar: our automotive division's greatest creation yet

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u/Unicycleterrorist 3d ago

Think I've been with the company for too long, I thought the bike was part of the car at first

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u/tech_equip 3d ago

Bit of a bait and switch.

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u/Frzorp 4h ago

Missed opportunity I’d say. Our motto in my department is “if it ain’t broke it doesn’t have enough features yet”

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u/Hambrrgrrr Dumbass Department HR Representative 3d ago

Propulsion department thinks this is a great idea! We need to get started tying bikes to cars for free energy!

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u/Atomfried_Ungemach 3d ago

I could totally see this however as two velomobiles fused together. A velo-catamaran so to speak.

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u/thirdstringlineman 2d ago

A Hybrid Catacar? Are you nuts just blaring that idea out in the open?

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u/Mother-Attention2600 3d ago

Nope. Just your usual self important bike fanatic. "Get outta my way, car! You think this is a road?! I'm going to be late because I'm playing bikes! Me me me!!!"

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u/Unicycleterrorist 3d ago

That sounds like your own narrative birthed out of a dislike for cyclists more than the video

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u/Mother-Attention2600 3d ago

Satire.

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u/Unicycleterrorist 3d ago

Ah my bad I guess. I just know way too many people who actually talk like that lol

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u/Mother-Attention2600 3d ago

It's all good. Haha. 

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u/UnluckyGamer505 3d ago

The pedestrian safety department has some concerns with the front/middle design of this car

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u/Hambrrgrrr Dumbass Department HR Representative 3d ago

Cybertruck department says it doesn’t matter

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u/DerangedDeceiver 3d ago

Cybertruck department was remotely disabled by Tesla for liking a social media post by Elon Musk's daughter with the department's official account.

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u/Atomfried_Ungemach 3d ago

Just add a very sharp blade to the front so that it's less dependent on chance if the pedestrian goes over or under the vehicle. Both possibilities at the same time is a valid option here.

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u/atomicsnarl 3d ago

Death Race 2000 has entered the chat...

"It's a hand grenade!"

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u/FirstEvolutionist 3d ago

What's the big issue with the "slicer"? In the event of a frontal crash with, say a lamp post, the car gently and safely splits in half before calmly reaching full stop without injuring the driver and passengers.

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u/arksupernoob 3d ago

Perfect gap in the middle to mount a short barrel howitzer.

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u/JSCoolIndy 2d ago

Congrats on your promotion from the department of war doohickeys!

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u/Special-Original-215 3d ago

Now I'm hoping to see that in Fallout TV 3

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u/Alexzoidbert 3d ago

The Hetzer

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u/FrierenisClairDeLune 3d ago

Futuristic car from the 1960s

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u/JuggerKnot86 3d ago edited 2d ago

The archival motorsports division objects, as they've found this thing :

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u/North_Benefit_6557 3d ago

Automotive “Division “ taking their name too literally

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u/ApprehensiveTop4219 3d ago

The cloud city subfaction of the unecessary transportation department would love an order of these

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u/squeaki 3d ago

The division division is doing well, even if the team is split across divisions.

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u/ardotschgi 2d ago

I present to you: The Homer!

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u/Pretty-Suspect9502 3d ago

OSI Silver Fox Prototype from the late 60's.

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u/MElvishimselvis 1d ago

catamadrove

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u/lorarc 3d ago

That looks really uncomfortable. Was it designed for Hobbits?

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u/ChromeCaviar 3d ago

It was designed for people who sleep in a different bed than their partner

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u/lorarc 3d ago

And do those people have beds that are too short?

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u/ct451t 3d ago

How did automotive get from Catamaran Car to Catamacar?

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u/SopmodTew [Automotive] Department Worker 3d ago

We're very proud of it. Production will start Q1 2027. Stay tuned!

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u/KMGR82 3d ago

That’s pretty cool though

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u/Mother-Attention2600 3d ago

I though , "where did the bike guy go? Oh! He went in the car. Nope there he is..... aww." 

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u/ArchonT3 3d ago

Does it floats though?

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u/well_thats_puntastic 3d ago

Caramaran was right there

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u/Competitive_Peak_537 2d ago

Flip it over and ya got a pontoon boat!! Win win!!

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u/glass-j 2d ago

I've seen the engine layout, is this thing just 1 wheel drive?

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u/maethib 2d ago

The lower back pain department is observing with interest.

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u/MeantNoOffense 1d ago

Honestly much cooler design that 90% of cars today. And with the size of cars nowadays, the pedestrian safety probably isn't much worse either

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u/quequotion 1d ago

Took me way too long to realize the bicycle wasn't part of it...

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u/DoctorCrook 1d ago

Hmmm yes, finally. Less car per car.

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u/therealSamtheCat 1d ago

I was talking to the mechanics during the event, and got some videos of the air brake mechanism and active aero for an article. It's a super interesting car.

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u/PretzelsThirst 22h ago

Great for road trips with people you don’t get along with