Radio controlled cars are perhaps one of the coolest toys ever invented. Dont get me wrong here, Im not saying that Lincoln Logs or Erector Sets arent great toys. Ive spent a lot of time with both Lincoln Logs and Erector Sets, and theyve given me hours and hours of enjoyment. I built huge contraptions out of Erector Sets that handily demolished cabins and warehouses built out of Lincoln Logs. However, neither Lincoln Logs or Erector Sets can launch themselves off of jumps very convincingly. Theyre also not very good at giving hamsters and small stuffed animals the rides of their lives. Thats what radio controlled cars are for.

Sure, radio controlled cars need batteries, and theyre finicky, and sometimes theyre annoying (especially if youre not the driver) but you can never say that radio controlled cars arent cool toys. If you said that, youd be lying.

Though radio controlled cars are obviously cool, which cars are the coolest is definitely a matter that is still open for debate. For example, radio controlled dune buggies, with their knobby tires and big suspensions are easily the fastest off road r/c vehicles. They may be the most exciting as well, especially if youve ever seen the high-powered racing buggies tearing around a specially made track, flying off of jumps and around turns. But are they cool? Yeah, probably. But theyre bad at carrying hamsters. This makes them slightly less cool.

Remote controlled dump trucks, though not nearly as fast as the buggies, are good at carrying hamsters. Incidentally, theyre also good at carrying toy soldiers and Lincoln Logs and sticks and dirt. If you have a remote controlled loader along with the dump truck you can move anything, even mashed potatoes. These benefits garner lots of cool points for the loader/dump truck combination, but theyre not very fast at all. Not being fast hurts them a bit in the cool department, so maybe we need to look elsewhere for the coolest remote controlled car.

Ah yes, the remote controlled monster truck. Its almost as fast as the radio controlled buggy, and it can carry a hamster just as easily as the remote controlled dump truck (though it wont fare quite so well with the mashed potatoes). Not only that, but the remote controlled monster truck can drive over lesser remote controlled cars, all with you at the controls. If youre trying to figure out what to get a kid for his or her birthday or Christmas present, sure, you can get the kid socks. Or you could get him or her something cool, like a remote controlled monster truck.