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Pete, the resident feline critic
The Pete Gazette
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Lead Review · From: Hot Wheels
Floor Diplomat Uncovers a Talent for Covert Espionage
Our critic recasts five push-around Hot Wheels as a silent diplomatic service, finding unexpected strategic value in their skittering trajectories.

My human has procured a small box containing five brightly-colored, wheeled lumps of metal. They call them "Hot Wheels," which is a tragically uninspired name. I can see they are meant to mimic the giant, noisy machines the humans use to flee the house every day. Their primary appeal, from my perspective, is their potential for high-velocity travel across t…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Worthy instruments for the sophisticated mind.
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