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07-10-2016, 02:59 AM
Take a seat in this giant Catbus for adults
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Buses have a famously toxic reputation; they emit fumes, clog highways and breed middle school bullies.*
But one giant, furry catbus promises to restore dignity to this mode of transportation.
Curators at Studio Ghbili (http://nerdist.com/full-size-cat-bus-studio-ghibli-totoro-miyazaki/) in Tokyo this week revealed an e**rmous Catbus. The vehicle is modeled after the Catbus in the classic Hayao Miyazaki *movie My Neighbor Totoro. It's outfitted so that both children and shameless adults can ride.
SEE ALSO: Mirror kitty returns to engage in mind-boggling Catception (http://mashable.com/2016/06/20/catception/)
Hear that imaginary engine purrrr.
Kids had previously been able to board a child-sized Catbus, but museum officials wanted to quash any stigma about infantilization and also open a bus for adults. Just because you're full-grown human doesn't mean you don't want to sit in the plush belly of a stationary imaginary cat. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/09/adult-catbus-hits-tokyo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Buses have a famously toxic reputation; they emit fumes, clog highways and breed middle school bullies.*
But one giant, furry catbus promises to restore dignity to this mode of transportation.
Curators at Studio Ghbili (http://nerdist.com/full-size-cat-bus-studio-ghibli-totoro-miyazaki/) in Tokyo this week revealed an e**rmous Catbus. The vehicle is modeled after the Catbus in the classic Hayao Miyazaki *movie My Neighbor Totoro. It's outfitted so that both children and shameless adults can ride.
SEE ALSO: Mirror kitty returns to engage in mind-boggling Catception (http://mashable.com/2016/06/20/catception/)
Hear that imaginary engine purrrr.
Kids had previously been able to board a child-sized Catbus, but museum officials wanted to quash any stigma about infantilization and also open a bus for adults. Just because you're full-grown human doesn't mean you don't want to sit in the plush belly of a stationary imaginary cat. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/09/adult-catbus-hits-tokyo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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