Woo Hoo! Another IQ thread! It's been too long ...

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madmom (9,039 posts)

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Meet the schoolgirl, 12, who has an IQ of 162...
making her brainier than Einstein and Stephen Hawking


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2212306/Olivia-Manning-Meet-schoolgirl-12-IQ-162--making-brainier-Einstein-Stephen-Hawking.html

cthulu2016 (4,961 posts)

1. 162 isn't so much

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It's very smart... but there are many people with higher scores.

Manifestor_of_Light (14,962 posts)

2. That's four standard deviations above normal.

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Last edited Mon Oct 8, 2012, 03:21 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
SD = 15.

I'm 3 SDs above normal at 146, and earned 3 college degrees, but that didn't get me anywhere. I was also told I was slow and lazy and stupid, many times, in school. The favorite insult by the little bastards 'n' trollops in school was "Queer". This was before the usage of the word "gay".


3 SDs is one person out of a thousand. I wonder what the ratio is for 4 SDs???



Looking at this table:
http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/iqtable.aspx

At 162, with a SD of 15, she is one out of 55,906.
I was one out of 924 at 146.

Who would like to pick this one apart?  MOL needs this one taken apart ... come on!

Warpy (64,996 posts)

7. Most of the time, it just gets in the way

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If you want to survive, you hide it.

This is why we think all the DUmmies are stupid!!  They are just HIDING it ... see ... don't you get it .... they um ...  LOL!

msanthrope (13,110 posts)

19. Particularly if you are female. I had a great deal of trouble in middle school when

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a very cruel teacher announced to the class that I had the highest IQ in the class.

This went over poorly in my Catholic school, with the male students, teachers, and clergy.

magical thyme (2,420 posts)

17. 1 in 3,406 here

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But, as the poster somewhere below noted, IQ can change by test, circumstances, age. I've tested as low as 135 or so. About 15 years ago I tested at 155. I've stopped testing myself since then. Quit while you're ahead and rest on the laurels, that's my motto!

There's more but I'll let someone else bring them over.

Enjoy!

KC

[DumbAss Tanker]

The DU IQ threads:

 

[BlueStateSaint]

Don't the DUmp denziens claim to be sooper-dooper geniuses?

Manifestor_of_Light (14,962 posts)

2. That's four standard deviations above normal.

Well, deviants are standard at the DUmp, so it all fits.

[franksolich]

I'm surprised the Las Vegas Leviathan hasn't weighed in at this campfire yet.

If I recall correctly, he once alleged himself having a genius-level IQ (intelligence quotient).

He never struck me as being especially bright, though.

[Undies]

Well, DUmbasses, a high intelligence quotient without the ability to use logic is meaningless.  It usually leads to heavy drug use and an in ability to function in polite society.  

Because of that, I have no problem believing that some of you wasted bags-made-of-skin who frequent DemocratUnderground.com (on purpose, mind you) have an above average IQ number.

[thundley4]

Well, DUmbasses, a high intelligence quotient without the ability to use logic is meaningless.  It usually leads to heavy drug use and an in ability to function in polite society.  

Because of that, I have no problem believing that some of you wasted bags-made-of-skin who frequent DemocratUnderground.com (on purpose, mind you) have an above average IQ number.

No logic and no common sense, but lots of feelings is what guides most DUmmies.

[mamacags]

Big deal my IQ is 795.




 

[GOBUCKS]

Warpy (64,996 posts)

7. Most of the time, it just gets in the way

If you want to survive, you hide it.

Well if that's the case, then the hospital narcotics thief DUmmy Warpy and the rest of the DUmpmonkeys are exceptionally gifted at hiding it.

I always thought that Warpy's heaviest burden, aside from her drug problem, was her physical appearance.

My IQ, by the way, is 810, which is only a hair higher than that of my wife, Mila Kunis.

[Mr Mannn]

msanthrope (13,110 posts)

19. Particularly if you are female. I had a great deal of trouble in middle school when

a very cruel teacher announced to the class that I had the highest IQ in the class.

This went over poorly in my Catholic school, with the male students, teachers, and clergy.

Wait...the teachers and clergy hated you because you did well? I call bullsh!t.
You were hated because you were an emo kid.

[Texacon]

 

They're so pathetic. They can't stay away from these threads;

laundry_queen (3,186 posts)
36. That's for sure.

I got called 'nerd' more times than I can count. I was quite social and was determined to make friends with the popular girls, so when one of them told me, "I can't even understand half the words in the notes you pass me." I made sure I dumbed it down considerably. And I drank a lot on the weekends. I did everything possible to cover up my grades. My IQ isn't even that high - 131 - but it was high enough to get me ostracized if I didn't proactively cover it up.

hifiguy (11,178 posts)
25. That's the honest truth.

When I was starting school back in the early 1960s my folks were told that my IQ was in the high 140s-low 150s. I could read before I was three. I got accelerated two years - one year because of my birthday and one because of my brains, and was totally miserable all through grade school and junior high until I had a couple of "nervous breakdowns" and wound up with kids my own age again. Being the smallest and smartest kid in class was not a good combination.

Dropped out at 16, got my GED and went to college at 25 and made it all the way to Harvard Law. Bombed out at every law firm job I ever had.

Eventually I was dx'd as Asperger's in 2005, which explained pretty much everything.

renie408 (8,671 posts)
47. That would be my personal experience.

As stated upthread, I tested as a genius in the 4th grade and the school immediately got all kinds of excited about me. Moved me to the sixth grade and, essentially, completely screwed me up. This was in the mid-70's. My social skills were non-existent for a long time because I was treated like a sideshow freak by the other kids at school.

I train horses for a living. And not really that much of a living most of the time, but I am happy. I have learned how to mirror others in social settings, and so get by pretty well now.

hobbit709 (23,455 posts)
21. I learned very early to hide how much I knew.

that may have something to do with getting high to escape the world around you.
My IQ as a kid was measured at 138. A few years ago I took one of the adult level tests and rated a 135.

laundry_queen (3,186 posts)
38. Yep, see my post upthread.

I tried really hard to hide it, dumbed down my speech, pretended I didn't know the answers in school.

I drank. A LOT - starting at age 12. I think my particular reason for drinking was my brain never turned off and I could never just relax and enjoy myself because I was constantly analyzing everything, from the dangers of how fast my boyfriend was driving, to my friends not buckled in, to if I would look silly if I buckled up, to how much time I had left till curfew, to if what the girls in the back said meant something sinister....unless I drank my thoughts overwhelmed me to the point I became completely silent and then got teased as being the 'quiet one'. I was too scared to try drugs though (illegal and I'd been arrested once - shoplifting - and knew if I got arrested again I'd have a permanent record since here they erase your record as a youth if you don't reoffend). That was likely a really good thing - the alcohol got me in enough trouble.

I had a 'real' iq test at 18 that was 131, which isn't THAT high although what is frustrating is the test taker wasn't clear it was a timed test, so I totally took my time so had I known I probably would've scored higher. I've done online ones since that I've gotten 150-160 but I don't put a lot of stock in the online ones.

AnneD (14,112 posts)
24. Very good observation....

especially here in Texas.

You learn to speak GOB here. The guys would be trying to fix their car engine and I could see what the problem was. Some times if I was bored and wanted to do something else, I would say "have you tried that thingie (yeah I knew the name)." to get them moving. 

renie408 (8,671 posts)
50. Statistically, 'we' are.

Liberals are more intelligent than conservatives.

To feel confident about your IQ, you should be tested formally and repeatedly. Different types of tests weight different aspects of intelligence, well, differently. I have high processing speed and extremely high pattern recognition capabilities. While not an actual measure of intelligence, pattern recognition along with the processing speed allows me to jump to correct answers very quickly. I oftentimes have a harder time explaining HOW I know the answer. Same thing with my son, who tests very similarly to me.

They actually believe that shit!  LOL

KC

[67 Rover]

So many geniuses, yet so few of them actually go to school and take up the sciences where they can actually have a career and be useful.

[GOBUCKS]

One DUmpmonkey finally tells the truth:

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 06:02 PM
Vattel (3,133 posts)
44. My IQ is only 72, but I am good at stacking stuff.

[thundley4]

One DUmpmonkey finally tells the truth:
 

That one likely has more common sense that all the self proclaimed geniuses put together.

[Maxiest]

One DUmpmonkey finally tells the truth:
 

Doubt it, probably can't stack shit.

[I_B_Perky]

Big deal my IQ is 795.

Dumbass!!!   







Just kidding.   

[Vagabond]

Big Deal DUmmies, All the brain power in the world is worthless if you don't know how to use it.  

I haven't measured it in years, but my intelligence level allowed me to literally skate in honors level classes all the way through High School.  I finished high in my class, but behind a kid that learned how to study.  In fact I spent most of my day in class daydreaming about the red headed girl that sat beside me in English.

I failed in college because I didn't know how to study or pay attention.  I joined the Army and learned how to study and pay attention the hard way.  Now, I average a 4.0 in my college classes and starting my own business again.


My friend, who has an average IQ, has ran his own business since high school.  Guess which one of us knew how to study.

[DumbAss Tanker]

That one likely has more common sense that all the self proclaimed geniuses put together.

Yeah.  They probably all suck at stacking stuff, too.

 

[Chris_]

My IQ is 920 and I own three yachts and two houses.  Have you met my wife, Morgan Fairchild?

[Celtic Rose]

A high IQ is wasted if you spend it whining about the bullies of your past on the internet     I have a high IQ, and I never had trouble making friend, despite being painfully shy in school. 

If you really have a high IQ, why not take out a school loan and get a degree in something practical, like computer science, engineering, or a medical field.  

[NHSparky]

IQ, SAT, ACT, ASVAB scores--none of them mean jack shit.  IOW, that and $3 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

It's a measure of POTENTIAL, DUmmies.  What you do with it, OTOH....take me, Soooooopppppeerrrrr Genius....

[Chris_]

hifiguy (11,178 posts)
25. Dropped out at 16, got my GED and went to college at 25 and made it all the way to Harvard Law. Bombed out at every law firm job I ever had.

Eventually I was dx'd as Asperger's in 2005, which explained pretty much everything.

Ass Burgers claims another DUmmy victim.

[Big Dog]

Big deal my IQ is 795.

 

Your IQ has only three digits? 

My IQ is over 1,000, in Dog points!

7x=Y.

Y?

Y the hell not?

[AllosaursRus]

Well, DUmbasses, a high intelligence quotient without the ability to use logic is meaningless.  It usually leads to heavy drug use and an in ability to function in polite society.  

Because of that, I have no problem believing that some of you wasted bags-made-of-skin who frequent DemocratUnderground.com (on purpose, mind you) have an above average IQ number.

No shit! I knew a ****in' physicist that was supposed be in step with Einstein and I had to put the spark plugs in his '67 Valiant station wagon 'cause he didn't know where they went!!! True Story!!

Anyone who knows what a slant 6 is, knows how difficult that is!

[Jasonw560]

This guy made fun of me, called me a nerd, etc. in HS because I have a high IQ.

So I ****ed his girlfriend.

Twice.

[I_B_Perky]

Dayum!!! Well i gess I R dum. I gess I R stoopid.

I muz B cuz the so smert dummies tells me I is 2 stoopid to vot cuz I vot for them there  repubes and they whant to tak all my monnies away and give it to them there evil richie rich folk.

I gess I gotta cum here and ask ya alls how to unclug my shitter cuz I is 2 stoopid to no how 2 do it.