What is your IQ? (Take the test!)

by **Blue_Falcon** » 25 May 2012 12:06

pummy84 wrote:
First, I need to set up some postulates, or things we'll assume as fact.
Postulate 1: Knowledge is Power (Knowledge=Power)
Postulate 2: Time is Money (Time=Money)
Postulate 3: Power=Work/Time (Physics FTW)

So it follows that Knowledge=Work/Money. Solving for Money, we get Money=Work/Knowledge. Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity, regardless of the amount of Work done.

Conclusion: The less you know, the more you make.

I've heard that joke before, and it's not that clever. The logic falls apart if you have basic knowledge of the English language. The definitions of 'power' used in postulate 1 and 2 are completely different; one is synonymous with authority, dominance, influence, omnipotence, etc., whereas the other is a scientific term describing the rate of energy transfer (or transformation)

by **pummy84** » 25 May 2012 13:13

Blue_Falcon wrote:
pummy84 wrote:
First, I need to set up some postulates, or things we'll assume as fact.
Postulate 1: Knowledge is Power (Knowledge=Power)
Postulate 2: Time is Money (Time=Money)
Postulate 3: Power=Work/Time (Physics FTW)

So it follows that Knowledge=Work/Money. Solving for Money, we get Money=Work/Knowledge. Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity, regardless of the amount of Work done.

Conclusion: The less you know, the more you make.

I've heard that joke before, and it's not that clever. The logic falls apart if you have basic knowledge of the English language. The definitions of 'power' used in postulate 1 and 2 are completely different; one is synonymous with authority, dominance, influence, omnipotence, etc., whereas the other is a scientific term describing the rate of energy transfer (or transformation)

First off, it's a play on words. A joke. Second, you may want check your numbers again.

by **Blue_Falcon** » 25 May 2012 18:06

pummy84 wrote:First off, it's a play on words. A joke.

Yes, I know. But the issue is that it's not even remotely punny because it makes absolutely no sense, and there's nothing clever about it for the same reason. Here's an example of a good joke: Where did the duck tell the cashier to put her lipstick?

Spoiler:

On a side-note, I remember the last time I took an IQ test, the set-up was so professional-looking I thought it was the real deal. I wasted a half hour answering a variety of questions, only to have them ask for my credit card number. I don't even have a credit card. :/

by **PatrickTheHuman** » 26 May 2012 01:16

105. I narrowed down a lot of them to 4 or so answers and guessed from there so I'm happy. How does pattern recognization ability = IQ anyway? THATS the real question here, I guess.

by **Mirr0rR3flection** » 26 May 2012 07:30

107

Though I'm far from average in my mind.

by **MasterofMonster** » 27 May 2012 18:11

Mirr0rR3flection wrote:107

Though I'm far from average in my mind.

I'm 103...

I am ashamed.

by **Mirr0rR3flection** » 28 May 2012 11:17

MasterofMonster wrote:I'm 103...

I am ashamed.

Your ashamed cause you got lower than me?
...
WHAT??? :lol:

by **NightsOwl** » 28 May 2012 12:19

Lol I got a 110.

Kinda just skipped ones that would require me to think a bit too hard. But some I enjoyed analyzing the patterns. Took it in about 18 minutes. Probably should try harder when I'm horridly bored.

by **MasterofMonster** » 28 May 2012 12:27

Mirr0rR3flection wrote:
MasterofMonster wrote:I'm 103...

I am ashamed.

Your ashamed cause you got lower than me?
...
WHAT???

No. I'm ashamed cuz' I used to have 151. The same number as Pkmn in the first Generation. I was proud of that.

I hope it's just cuz' it was late and I was almost asleep, or else I've gotten a LOT dumber.

by TR » 11 Jul 2012 23:39

Just short of 120.
I'm happy with 118.

by **Olinad** » 12 Jul 2012 14:49

140. And I even selected random ones for 5 or 6 questions...

by **bushidogamer** » 12 Jul 2012 17:09

I consistently scored between 106-110. Kind of sad. I managed to figure out the difficult ones. The easy ones I hesitated on. Seems characteristic of me when I'm playing board games with other people. The last official IQ test I took was when I was in high school. I got a 130 then. My friends, family and teachers have all said I'm really bright. Even though I never really thought so.