The carpool maths: group chat template
A ready WhatsApp-look chat for the group chat chaos gallery, eight messages and about 24 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the WhatsApp look
Who is driving Monday?
I drove last time.
I drove the time before.
I drove the time before that.
So nobody drives?
We could take the bus.
The bus takes 90 minutes.
The carpool takes 20, plus this chat.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The carpool maths
A 24-second group chat template: Ola, Neil and Ula, eight messages, opening on "Who is driving Monday?" and closing on "The carpool takes 20, plus this chat.".
Look at message 8, "The carpool takes 20, plus this chat.", which runs 7 words, then at message 5, "So nobody drives?". Two of the lines are questions and each pulls a reply out of the other side.
Using it in the WhatsApp look
Keep every line under ten words except one. One long message is a joke; five are a wall. WhatsApp is one of the looks open to everyone on the Free plan. Switch on typing dots, read marks, reactions and an online status when you build the scene. Number the people in the caption so a second watch is easier. Double check marks turn blue once a message is read, so a pair of grey ticks next to the last line says delivered but unseen, which is an easy way to show someone being ignored.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so The carpool maths would stop at "I drove the time before that.". The other four, through "The carpool takes 20, plus this chat.", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "So nobody drives?", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "Who is driving Monday?" and let viewers read it twice before Neil replies.
- Number the people in the caption so a second watch is easier.
- Change one word of Neil's closing "The carpool takes 20, plus this chat." so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Rename Ola, Neil and Ula to keep the story original, and keep every character an invented adult.
Questions
Can I use The carpool maths on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The WhatsApp look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is The carpool maths as a video?
About 24 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card.
Is this group chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Ola, Neil and Ula, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app, and look names describe a style only. Label what you publish as fiction.
Can I change the names and lines?
Yes. Open the template in the editor, replace any line or name and export your own version. Keep the characters invented, and keep the content free of real people and anything sexual.
This is fiction. The people in this template are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
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