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j/k, he's fine. And he's got some new competition...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... wking.html

Baby Mensa != Grownup Mensa

But yea, she'll never be asking, "would you like fries with that?"

Don't do that to me...my heart sunk...

Same IQ isn't the same as knowing just as much as.

Correct.

he RIP'd today...good nite sweet cripple...

Eraser wrote:Same IQ isn't the same as knowing just as much as.

IQ has basically been described as a test of "knowing stuff from your time period".
For example, Sir Isaac Newton would have had a high IQ during his time, but he'd score pretty low these days if he was tested with the knowledge he had during his days on Earth.

IQ tests are bunk, TBH, and really shouldn't be used as a test of "intelligence"....especially on-line IQ tests.

GONNAFISTYA wrote:
IQ has basically been described as a test of "knowing stuff from your time period".
For example, Sir Isaac Newton would have had a high IQ during his time, but he'd score pretty low these days if he was tested with the knowledge he had during his days on Earth.

True, but if Newton was alive today, he still may have been one of the top scientists. With other scientists and technology to feed off of, he could have very well been a Stephen Hawking. We'll never know for sure of course...

GONNAFISTYA wrote:
IQ tests are bunk, TBH, and really shouldn't be used as a test of "intelligence"....

Bit casually dismissive isn't it?

So it's just coincidence that einstein and hawkings, both geniuses, happen to have 160 IQ?

Did you read the article about the girl, with 159 IQ, how she was able to do things at a ridiculously young age that other 'normal' children don't or can't?

Don Carlos wrote:Don't do that to me...my heart sunk...

Sorry Donny. You know I'd never do anything to hurt you...

DRuM wrote:

GONNAFISTYA wrote:
IQ tests are bunk, TBH, and really shouldn't be used as a test of "intelligence"....

Bit casually dismissive isn't it?

So it's just coincidence that einstein and hawkings, both geniuses, happen to have 160 IQ?

Did you read the article about the girl, with 159 IQ, how she was able to do things at a ridiculously young age that other 'normal' children don't or can't?

Yes...I read the whole thing.

First off, it isn't "casually dismissive" since I've been well aware of the problems with the test for more than 20 years. I've since long ago made up my mind. Nothing casual there.

Second, according to online tests, I score anywhere between 160 and 180. I'm smart, but I don't consider myself in the same league as Einstein or Hawkings. That was the reason I put the caveat there about online tests being unreliable.

Thirdly...while I believe the girl is exceptionally smart for her age (particularly due to the many talents beyond her age) I don't know the extent of her learning limitations. An autistic savant can see patterns and do things with them in ways that makes them seem "smart"...but they're not.

All I'm saying is "bookmark the article and read it again in 10 years to see if she really is that intelligent."

*waits for moronic "so you're writing off a 4 year old" posts*

xer0s wrote:

GONNAFISTYA wrote:
IQ has basically been described as a test of "knowing stuff from your time period".
For example, Sir Isaac Newton would have had a high IQ during his time, but he'd score pretty low these days if he was tested with the knowledge he had during his days on Earth.

True, but if Newton was alive today, he still may have been one of the top scientists. With other scientists and technology to feed off of, he could have very well been a Stephen Hawking. We'll never know for sure of course...

No doubt. I'm simply saying if he took a modern IQ test with only the knowledge he had from his time he'd most likely score low or only average (100 IQ). Give him a few weeks to "catch up" and I'm sure he'd score high.

and the award for 'most misnamed thread' goes to...

Look what the future has in store for the little genius!

A wonky eye?

Don't go knocking the Vord, national institution she is

I would

my kids read from very early on ey

my little lady shes been reading for so long, started the basic reading at about 1.5 and at four now she reads very very well , she fluently reads my sons grade 1-2 books before she was four.

my son is an awesome reader too , they have done writing for a long time and math and counting too, its old for them.

its shitty tho my kids lack the showoff gene lol

Mat Linnett wrote:Don't go knocking the Vord, national institution she is

Prefer the replacement.

Doombrain wrote:
Prefer the replacement.

Yep she's way hotter than Vorderman.

Doombrain wrote:

Mat Linnett wrote:Don't go knocking the Vord, national institution she is

Prefer the replacement.

Very true

high fives

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Dick touch?

high five big guy!

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