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> Smart, but not exactly Hannibal Lecter H.L. is a fictional character with IQ 200, and Einstein is only 160, so who would qualify as an "Hannibal Lecter" for
by tajen 10y ago
> Smart, but not exactly Hannibal Lecter
H.L. is a fictional character with IQ 200, and Einstein is only 160, so who would qualify as an "Hannibal Lecter" for you? If the average is 149 and the group is spread in a gaussian curve with exactly one Einstein, then the dumb guy of the group will be 138.
Which is under 1% of the population, especially in US where the average IQ is 98. So the first 3 paragraphs of your criticism are well-reasoned, but I wonder why you feel the need to down-play the smartness of that group with your first and last sentence.
- Pitarou 10y ago> Einstein is only 160 I don't believe Einstein is ever recorded as having taken an IQ test. In any case, IQ scores quickly lose their meaning when you get to 160 or above. Try taking a physical fitness test designed to make fine distinctions across the general population, and extending it to Olympic athletes. The athletes would just laugh at you. > Which is under 1% of the population, especially in US where the average IQ is 98. ... I wonder why you feel the need to down-play the smartness of that group with your first and last sentence. It's the use of words like "super-smart" that bugs me. A US male in the top height percentile would be about 6'4". Tall, but no André the giant.