this is actually a "prior knowledge" test which almost requires certain types of study. there's plenty of pattern recognition thrown in, but the monkey, for example, requires a little understanding of dynamic systems. so does the pully/gear one.

the age ones tend to be more abstract, i think like the kind that hippietrex is referring to.

taks

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goodbye richard pryor :(...

if you have popups blocked, it won't work. i had to redo it and hold down the CTRL key at the end.

taks

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goodbye richard pryor :(...

Got a 154, for what's worth. Good thing it wasn't 6 points higher, I'd be in the "Lost and Profound" department.



That and a buck will get me a cup a joe.

Don't think I'll join the "Society". I already belong to Mensa, and that's enough money invested to enjoy the hilarity of reading the various written absurdities of high IQ types. The letters to the editor are usually priceless. Most boil down to "I'm smart, therefore I'm right!"

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Geez, you're not kidding. The article on "touch therapy" a few months back was horrible (luckily there were a few skeptics who sent in good counters as well).

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Titana
I used Babelfish.

I think I said:
I am a defective telephone, I am tasty with gravy. I will always taxidermy.

Now you know my secret.

I think the act of sending these guys $60 is just the final part of the test. If you do, then you're an idiot regardless of your score.

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A friend's mom once told us a story about when she was in high school. Her family moved around a bit, so she spoke a few languages, and everyone knew that. She was about 16 and on a date at a movie, and she didn't really like it that much, so she was slumped down in her seat a little, kind of bored. The guy she was with, thinking she'd be impressed with the little bit of French he thought he knew from a famous song, leaned over and asked quietly, "Frere Jacques?"

Although she felt bad for doing so later, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, right in the middle of a particularly solemn scene.


I remember learning French in elementary school for several years from a teacher who didn't really understand the language. Then, one year, we finally got a teacher who really knew a little (of course, the curriculum forbade teaching verb conjugations and essentials, but that is another story). I knew a bit from watching hockey on TV, so every once in a while I'd have a little fun with the class. The best one was when we were learning about the rooms of the house, meals, how to say you are cleaning, etc.

We divided into groups and came up with little skits. A friend of mine, named Scott, knew how to say "a cold beer and a hot dog" in French, and was totally obsessed with the phrase. He kept insisting we use it, so I came up with something. The end of our skit went something like this (unconjugated verbs, as required for the class, except for etre):

Me: Scott! Quel faire-tu? Nous avoir en retard!
Scott: Je jouer avec ma nourriture dans la salle de bain!
Nicole: Quoi? Pourquoi?
Scott: Parce qu'il est heureuse! J'avoir une biere froid et un chien chaud.

So we end our skit, and the teacher, instead of saying, "very good," like for every other group, just stares at us. "Do you know what you just said?" Scott looks confused, then slowly shakes his head. I try not to laugh. She looks at me. "Do you know what he just said?" I can't help it. I turn totally red and start laughing. She gets this enormous grin as the rest of the class looks totally confused. Scott gets this "oh crap" look.

She starts laughing too, but manages to explain. "He said, 'I'm playing with my food in the bathroom.'" The class erupts in laughter. She continues, "then Nicole said, 'what? Why?' And he answered, 'because it's funny!'" We bugged him about it for many years after, his beer and hot dogs in the bathroom. Even after high school, when he got sick at a party, a couple of us asked if he had beer and hot dogs in there with him, which was probably cruel in the extreme....


Longer than the phone book joke, but one of those hilarious life moments I'll never forget.

This appears to be a money-making ripoff of Mensa. It's all been done, and is being done better elsewhere. Non-timed tests are invalid. Given enough time, most people could get most answers. The whole idea is to measure your processing power, and the speed at which a person can assimilate information and put it to use is a large guage of that measurement. And Mensa doesn't cost as much. But I agree, I have a hard time staying interested in most of the articles in the Mensa publications.

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I got 125, but considering I find pattern recognition and visualising images in my head to be the epitome of pure evil I think I did alright...

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Well, I did the verbal test...I'm no genius, but apparently I'm smart enough that they still want my $59.99. I have to agree with Lianachan, though...If I send them my money I'm a fool!

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111 on the Ultimate.

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You can work out the answer without knowing that, though. Afterall, the question never said it was a standard die. (I was a bit disappointed that it turned out to be the obvious answer)

Hats off to Maksutov which test did you do?

I got 139 on the ultimate test with five guesses and no excuses except that I did it all in my head. This is remarkably similar to other tests I've done (e.g. 140 on tickle). Those folding ones were a nightmare but I'm pretty certain I got two of them right, eventually.

I had a quick look at the test for exceptional intelligence and figured I'm not so exceptional (no suprise there) - maybe I'll give it a go when my brain recovers from the ultimate test

EDIT: 142 on the timed test, nice to get above my supposed average occasionally

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I have a question. Since i see that many mentioned the Tickle test, i ran in to it and did the test, but i never got my results. All i would get is a page asking for personal info. (name adress date of birth etc.) Do they send the results via e.mail or something ??



Titana........

I don't remember having to give personal information. I started an IQ thread along time ago on the BABB. I wonder if I can find that link to see if it has changed. I thought it was the Tickle Test.

I got 142 on the Ultimate test

The test i did was at http://web.tickle.com/tests/uiq/inde...rch_iq_test&z=




Titana......

Definitely not the same one I was thinking of, Titana. I did try one of the tests. The "fine print" said it wouldn't spam your email. I believe that is what the second set of results will do, though (see below).

I scored a 7.

Find out which of the 7 Deadly Sins are affecting you negatively and how you can resist them. And see what your answers say about you in your complete 7 Deadly Sins Report. It's ready right now!

I clicked on the 7 Deadly Sins Report, but my Internet Security said my information may be transmitted to an unsecure website. I opted not to find out. I hate spam.

Oh, the Tickle tempts one again with two emails. One, to verify your email account. Two, to get you to click on the second set of results. I'm not falling for it, though.

Yes, that happened to me on various Tickle test, and i did not fall for it either.





Titana.........