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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Titan on May 18, 2009, 02:33:52 pm

Title: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Titan on May 18, 2009, 02:33:52 pm
Ok, Blackhole. I finally managed to talk to my counselor, and my IQ is 142!

What I find interesting is that my communications score is 160, which is weird.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Ghostavo on May 18, 2009, 02:40:21 pm
What scale are you refering to?
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Flipside on May 18, 2009, 02:41:26 pm
Genius. :p
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Janos on May 18, 2009, 02:44:15 pm
What scale are you refering to?

fahrenheit
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: captain-custard on May 18, 2009, 02:46:04 pm
my IQ is 152 which puts me in axe murderer and social deviant scale
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Ghostavo on May 18, 2009, 02:49:28 pm
I assume people understand that there are hundreds of IQ tests, and those designed for children (I see that Titan is 13), use a different scoring system where the IQ is not calculated by the scorer's position regarding the general population, but to their intellectual development regarding a supposed goal, which is normally used to see if they have mental disabilities and whatnot.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Flipside on May 18, 2009, 02:51:06 pm
I just hope the test didn't include spelling :p
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Titan on May 18, 2009, 02:54:51 pm
No, I don't think it did.  :p

I can spell long words, but with everyday words I constantly screw up.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Flipside on May 18, 2009, 02:58:28 pm
For me, it's words with a's and u's in them for some reason, I always get those wrong, oh, and the word regularly, which I tend to spell with only the first 'l', probably because that's how most Londoners pronounce it ;)
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: watsisname on May 18, 2009, 03:58:10 pm
Thorughly.  *spellchecks*  FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

I hate that word so much.  Even when I spell it correctly it looks wrong.  :ick:
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: BloodEagle on May 18, 2009, 03:59:33 pm
IQ does not equal intelligence.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: watsisname on May 18, 2009, 04:19:43 pm
Hell, many researches can't even agree on a proper way to define intelligence, let alone measure it.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Janos on May 18, 2009, 04:20:48 pm
never gonna take an iq test

*aspergers, identifies solitary bees, jacks off to orchid porn*
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: blackhole on May 18, 2009, 04:51:46 pm
If you got an IQ of 142, then the IQ test you were taking was not properly normalized to the standard as defined in the wikipedia article. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient)

Quote from: Wikipedia
Although the term "IQ" is still in common use, the scoring of modern IQ tests such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale is now based on a projection of the subject's measured rank on the Gaussian bell curve with a center value (average IQ) of 100, and a standard deviation of 15, although different tests may have different standard deviations.

IQ tests can be used to get an idea of certain kinds of intelligence (they usually fail utterly at measuring creativity), but the key thing is that you have to compare your scores with other people who took the same test. Trying to compare IQs from different IQ tests is like trying to compare playing cricket with flying a jet airplane.

Your IQ would also be higher then mine, which I find highly unlikely for a multitude of reasons  :p (After taking 2 or 3 IQ tests I think my IQ is about 130)
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: iamzack on May 18, 2009, 05:44:25 pm
I thought these "look how super duper smart i am!!!!!!111eleven" conversations would end when I left high school. *sigh*
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: WeatherOp on May 18, 2009, 05:53:48 pm
I feel that I have the perfect balance of IQ and Common Sense to be happy.  ;)
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Krelus on May 18, 2009, 06:27:09 pm
Intelligence is an awful lot like gravity. We know what it does, we can see its effects, but we don't know what exactly it is or why it exists.

Also, a lot of psychologists don't really give a rat's @$$ about your total IQ, just the difference between the two types. Just sayin'.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: blackhole on May 18, 2009, 06:41:43 pm
At the end of the day the only thing that matters is what you've accomplished, and accomplishment has never been and never will be tied to IQ.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Blue Lion on May 18, 2009, 07:26:43 pm
I've never met a person online who had an IQ less than 130
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Dark RevenantX on May 18, 2009, 07:34:56 pm
MY IQ IS OVER 9000!!!

This discussion is over.  Seriously, there's no point.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: MP-Ryan on May 18, 2009, 07:52:35 pm
I hope everyone here realizes that IQ is an absolutely meaningless measure... yes, even the modern scales are garbage.  They measure only particular types of aptitude (primarily understanding of social conventions, logical thinking, and problem solving).  It's far from a measure of actual ability or mental acuity.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: General Battuta on May 18, 2009, 08:01:27 pm
That.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: haloboy100 on May 18, 2009, 11:19:45 pm
I refuse to believe that ingenuity can be measured numerically.

The same goes for opinions, unlike most gaming websites.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Mars on May 19, 2009, 01:13:04 am
Is there a way to measure stupid?  :p
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: blackhole on May 19, 2009, 01:29:01 am
Is there a way to measure stupid?  :p

The amount of time one spends browsing youtube? :P
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: ThesaurusRex on May 19, 2009, 01:39:33 am
A numerical value for stupidity can only be obtained if your hand is bigger than your face, but then you also have cancer.  :p



Besides, everyone is smart to their own degree but as a collective whole we are all dumb as sh!t.
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: haloboy100 on May 19, 2009, 01:54:23 am
Is there a way to measure stupid?  :p

The amount of time one spends browsing youtube? :P
So that makes me a genius? :D
A numerical value for stupidity can only be obtained if your hand is bigger than your face, but then you also have cancer.  :p
Shut up. I have huge hands. :P
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: blackhole on May 19, 2009, 02:38:32 am
Is there a way to measure stupid?  :p

The amount of time one spends browsing youtube? :P
So that makes me a genius? :D
No but it means you aren't stupid :P
Title: Re: I'm a bloody genious
Post by: Wobble73 on May 19, 2009, 03:52:47 am
People tell me all the time that I'm smart, I say no, I'm somewhat educated! These are usually people that failed at high school.  :rolleyes: