Dru Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 tomdav said: Dru said: 23 out of 20 is excellent!!! tomdav - yes i scored a 167. I can produce 3 witnesses and a glowing testimonial from Mike Gauthier if you doubt my claim!!! If you get really critical I will get some avatars to back me up Very interesting. I took the test and initially got a 142. Out of curiousity, I hit my back button and changed the answers to the few questions I wasn't 100% sure about, then hit enter to see my revised score, doing so one at a time. In every case but one my score dropped (meaning the original answer was correct). I missed the grape vs. coconut in case anyone thinks I'm attempting to highlight my intelligence. Correcting this changed my score to 144, which I believe is the maximum possible score. If you look at the normal distribution of IQ scores, you'll see that the tails flatten at 144. In order to statistically capture the tails they would need to ask more than 40 questions so I call bullshit on Dru. It's not difficult to demonstrate. I'll supply the answers that score 144 and if Dru can indicate which ones are incorrect (not necessarily give the answers) leading to a score of 167 I'll change my avatar to a dunce cap for a month. Otherwise I suggest Dru do the same for attempting to inflate his score here, among other things. tomdav is the winner of Dru's secret IQ test!!! i did score 164 on the test they gave us in high school though. it was about 10 pages as i recall so probably more questions. actually, when i did the test, when i filled out the biographical stuff at the end, i put in some fake name and age that indicated i was 7 years old, and that apparently threw the system for a loop, cause little kids aren't supposed to fill out their biographical details online - so it clammed up and refused to tell me my score and i just made one up tomdav is the only one who worked out WHY it was BS instead of just talking smack the way tomcat did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 glassgowkiss said: To join the Spetnaz you must be offered an invatation From the office of special services in moscow. The requierments are as follows. 1. 15 years in service of any form in the russian military. 2. You must be able to complete the spetznaz obsticle course. 3. You must not be married. 4.You must have an IQ of 140 or more. 5.You must have combat experince (Does not have to be with the russian military.). there are others but theese are the ones i know of. so none of you will make it so they take the smarter of their population, and put them in harms way where they very pobably could die? hmmm... no wonder their sociaty is behind ours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I learned some things on this thread: 1. I confirmed that there are some clever folks here (and it appears some bullshitters too ) 2. Iain was correct about the spam...that damn IQ site has already emailed me...I DO NOT CARE if 47% of my 'IQ type' first made out at a highschool dance!! 3. My instinct was right...I forced myself to read some of tomcat's posts and I still think the Myers-Briggs and other personality profiles yield more insight into people than IQ tests. People who score the same on an IQ test may have skills, interests, and aptitudes for totally different things. It's those things that interest me...not an 'intelligence quotient.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeclimb9 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 If you're stupid enough to quote an IQ score from an online test, subtract 50 points. If you're stupid enough to believe the score, subtract 75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 RobBob said: I learned some things on this thread: 1. I confirmed that there are some clever folks here (and it appears some bullshitters too ) 2. Iain was correct about the spam...that damn IQ site has already emailed me...I DO NOT CARE if 47% of my 'IQ type' first made out at a highschool dance!! 3. My instinct was right...I forced myself to read some of tomcat's posts and I still think the Myers-Briggs and other personality profiles yield more insight into people than IQ tests. People who score the same on an IQ test may have skills, interests, and aptitudes for totally different things. It's those things that interest me...not an 'intelligence quotient.' I have two E-mails, one for acutal use, and one for entering one the internet... this prevents any spam from inter fering with my real mail... works like a great par of titties... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 RobBob said: I learned some things on this thread: 1. I confirmed that there are some clever folks here (and it appears some bullshitters too ) 2. Iain was correct about the spam...that damn IQ site has already emailed me...I DO NOT CARE if 47% of my 'IQ type' first made out at a highschool dance!! Dude, you gots to uncheck the little box that says "Yes blah blah blah ass-cram my inbox with spam", otherwise you get ... well, see above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 i knew a guy in high school who tested out at 188 on the IQ test and he's living on the street right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Dru said: i knew a guy in high school who tested out at 188 on the IQ test and he's living on the street right now. he wouldn't be the first genius to do that. i know of another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Like I said, my dad claimed 30 years ago that a higher percentage of Mensa members were working menial jobs or on the street than the normal population. His not-so-subliminal message I guess was that these folks took great pride in documenting their intelligence, without actually using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 RobBob said: Like I said, my dad claimed 30 years ago that a higher percentage of Mensa members were working menial jobs or on the street than the normal population. His not-so-subliminal message I guess was that these folks took great pride in documenting their intelligence, without actually using it. in this particular case, i'd say this person himself had no interest in documenting his IQ, his teachers did. Perhaps, one of the pitfalls for this person and his intellect was his complete social ineptitude. That had more to do w/his current situation than not wanting to use his brain. You seem tad bitter against those of high intellect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Child geniuses have a much higher burnout rate than the general population because they become frustrated at how stupid ordinary people and everyday life is. Either they figure out how to dumb themselves down enough to fit in, or they fit some niche like university math departments where being smart is the only requirement for status, or they go nuts. The guy I know went into the latter category. In our last conversation he basically told me he had considered and rejected every justification for our current society and that he had no hope of ever being or feeling normal. I kinda think it sucks to be him. I have seen him begging once or twice...he won't even talk to me because I didn't join his rejection of society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted March 27, 2003 Author Share Posted March 27, 2003 i know my folks pumped big bucks into my early education. summer science classes and shit...well look where i am now!! i cant even spell have dropped out of college like 3 times and love the beer!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 hey minxie, ya missed the part where I was chestbeating about it (Gotta chestbeat about sumthin...can't abt climbin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 RobBob said: hey minxie, ya missed the part where I was chestbeating about it (Gotta chestbeat about sumthin...can't abt climbin) you know bobrobbobert if you call me minxie again i might have to kick your arse sorry i missed the chest beating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Dru said: Child geniuses have a much higher burnout rate than the general population because they become frustrated at how stupid ordinary people and everyday life is. Either they figure out how to dumb themselves down enough to fit in, or they fit some niche like university math departments where being smart is the only requirement for status, or they go nuts. The guy I know went into the latter category. In our last conversation he basically told me he had considered and rejected every justification for our current society and that he had no hope of ever being or feeling normal. I kinda think it sucks to be him. I have seen him begging once or twice...he won't even talk to me because I didn't join his rejection of society. kinda like the boy genius from the movie Magnolia... creepy weird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 you know bobrobbobert if you call me minxie again i might have to kick your arse may I call you Sable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Dude, you gots to uncheck the little box that says "Yes blah blah blah ass-cram my inbox with spam", otherwise you get ... well, see above. Okay, DFA...how come you know so much about what I checked, huh?? Are you the dark force behind these "meet people with similar minds" emails?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 NO...you may call me ma'am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 yes'm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 RobBob said: Okay, DFA...how come you know so much about what I checked, huh?? Are you the dark force behind these "meet people with similar minds" emails?? Guilty! You know, RobBob, you're remarkably perceptive and insightful for a small bird on a tiny skateboard. It must take forever to hop around pecking the keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonanon Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Dru said: actually, when i did the test, when i filled out the biographical stuff at the end, i put in some fake name and age that indicated i was 7 years old, and that apparently threw the system for a loop, cause little kids aren't supposed to fill out their biographical details online - so it clammed up and refused to tell me my score and i just made one up Deduct 75 points for not being able to figure out how to tweak the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 So, what do you guys think of the personality types they put forward? Apparently, I'm a 'Visual Mathemetician". I guess that's another way of saying "Likes the pretty pictures in the math books" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 mine is pretty chill... fits nicely like a great set of tities... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoboy Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 I've got a spam kill email adress too. ieatspam@canada.com I usually try something like notlikely@noway.com though, unless I need to get a reply for a password or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURP Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 heyy i scored a 69! pretty cool huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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