Iq

[Apoc]

Yeah, how stupid and irrelevant question but because of my bottomless curiosity, I'd like to know what's the IQ number of Opeth members? Mike's for example?

Just wanted to know if they really have to be (that kind of) geniouses to create music like this

 

[ChrisEmerson]

yeh they need to do proper tests tho not the crappy online ones, they are always wrong.

 

[midwintertears]

yeh they need to do proper tests tho not the crappy online ones, they are always wrong.

They must be!! One said that my IQ was 152...

That simply isnt possible

PS another said its about 126 which i suppose is closer to the truth

 

[Lethe78]

129 here.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

im not gonna post mine, ppl will think im showing off im a member of mensa tho, had it tested when i was 6 and again when i was 15, both with the same result.

 

[Xerxius]

an IQ test doesnt measure intelligence...

 

[Apoc]

an IQ test doesnt measure intelligence...

Indeed, and I tried to point that out also.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

erm.. it does. hence what it stands for, intelligence quotient.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

but that doesnt necassarily mean someone with a high iq is great at everything and someone with a low iq is crap at everything. not at all.

 

[Opet]

ChrisEmerson - "im not gonna post mine, ppl will think im showing off im a member of mensa tho, had it tested when i was 6 and again when i was 15, both with the same result."

:Smug: Oh come on. SPIT IT OUT. You know you wanna!

 

[Lethe78]

I believe it has to be above 140 to get into mensa, but not 100 percent positive.

 

[midwintertears]

I believe it has to be above 140 to get into mensa, but not 100 percent positive.

Its 130 i think

 

[ChrisEmerson]

its higher than that. its not a set value, you have to be higher than 98% of the population i think.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

A top 2% mark in any of these frequently used tests below qualifies you for entry to Mensa. The minimum test mark to get into Mensa is:

• Cattell B - 148
• Culture Fair - 132
• Ravens Advanced Matrices - 135
• Ravens Standard Matrices - 131
• Wechsler Scales - 132

there ya go.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

oh and its gonna take a bit more persuading than that for me to reveal my iq

 

[Katatonic]

erm.. it does. hence what it stands for, intelligence quotient.

erm... no it doesnt. it measures your ABILITY to use your intelligence. a person with an IQ of 140+ (like me ) will not always perform as well academically as a person with an iq of 100

the whole iq thing is bullshit anyway.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

lol thats what i said. academic exams measure general knowledge and your ability to learn stuff quickly, NOT intelligence. they are different things. IQ measures intelligence. GCSEs, A-Levels (or whatever your country's equivalent is) measures the ability to take up information and to remember it.

 

[Katatonic]

oh... i see.

that proves beyond a doubt that high iq means shit all

 

[ChrisEmerson]

yep. basically.