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Why talking cars still have doors

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When animating a world populated entirely by talking cars and trucks, logical anatomy entirely falls apart. These vehicles constantly have standard handles and doors built into their sides, raising horrifying existential questions about exactly who or what is supposed to be opening those doors and getting inside them.

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