Originally Posted by mac459 (Post 14864960)

After seeing how the “average” person reacts with stressful situations, I hope like hell our average intelligence raises quickly after all this

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis (Post 14865056)

I may not be smarter than the average citizen, but I am pretty sure I am smarter than the mouth breathers that tend to populate the DC lounge.

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 14865139)

Wow who knew that being a Chiefs fan is a precursor to supreme intelligence. Fascinating.

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 14865139)

Wow who knew that being a Chiefs fan is a precursor to supreme intelligence. Fascinating.

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 14864858)

You've seen him in person as well? Was it during a pro match or off-strip/afterhours? About 27 years years ago, I saw him in an off-strip place pull off a shot to win a match for $50,000 that defies explanation. And he called the pocket. Basically the cue and 9 were frozen, the 9's natural angle would take it into the side rail at about the 2nd diamond. He looked it over, walked around the table, chalked up, pointed with his cue at the side pocket across from him, got down and stroked across the cue, sending it 3 rails while the cue went in the opposite direction 3 rails. They collided back in the middle of the table, and the nine caromed into the side pocket. Most insane billiards shot for money I've ever seen.

And the fact that he worked it out and committed to the shot in less than 30 seconds is utterly amazing.

Originally Posted by phisherman (Post 14865227)

It was late mid to late 90s at Raytown Rec. He was playing 3 cushion for big cash with someone and I can't for the life of me remember who. Heck, it may have been Keith McCready or Danny Harriman, it's funny to think of all the ballers from back in that era of pool in KC. My memory isn't so great for the stories back then. Once they finished up, he went over to Big Bertha and kept playing and playing and playing with other folks.

An interesting story, Keith McCready hung out a lot at Rack's in Lee's Summit in the early to mid 2000s. That dude was a trip. He played Grady in The Color of Money, for the people that don't know. He had juuuuuuuust a little bit of a drug problem. He could still play but, man, was he completely whacked out.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 14865250)

All I know for sure is that I'm huge.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 14864533)

case could be made to say that maybe 95% of the people whom post here are in the top 50% of IQ. Not because we are a bunch of balding goatee Mensa members but there is a lot of America that are dumb as rocks.

Originally Posted by Ebolapox (Post 14865327)

I have a PhD in genetics, there are a ton here who think I’m a moron I’m sure.

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 14865238)

I got you. I have a hard time remembering stuff from way back when too. I can't even remember the name of the guy he played for that $50,000 but I knew his name back then. Can't remember the name of the off-strip joint we were in either. It's on the tip of my tongue, but . . . He was a kind of famous pool player back then. Not top 10 elite, but if you read about pool back then you'd seen his name and picture every once in a while.

Originally Posted by 493rd (Post 14865193)

Yes. Educated financial consultant. So, I’m the smartest guy in every room?

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 14865371)

How much money did you lose on your 401K?

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 14865182)

The day before yesterday I was 21, and next year I will be 24. When is my birthday?
Answer:

Originally Posted by 493rd (Post 14865503)

Too much. Next!!! Stay disciplined.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14865565)

Feel like this question has too much common sense involved to actually be "tricky." Short of being brain dead the answer should be in your head before you even start thinking about it.

At least with the bat and ball question that was posted earlier you had to think about it for even a split second before you realized its just a long winded way of asking whats 10 divided by 2.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 14865727)

knowledge is knowing how to change a tire.

wisdom is doing it.

/movie line

I'm wise in some ways, not so much in others.

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 14865800)

I never actually answered the question. Yes, I'm smarter than most Americans.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14865565)

Feel like this question has too much common sense involved to actually be "tricky." Short of being brain dead the answer should be in your head before you even start thinking about it.

At least with the bat and ball question that was posted earlier you had to think about it for even a split second before you realized its just a long winded way of asking whats 10 divided by 2.

Originally Posted by Sofa King (Post 14864499)

Yes. Above average penis size too I might add.

Originally Posted by Ubeja Vontell (Post 14864550)

I had a grandpa who couldn't read or write so he obviously had never read a book, yep, he talked like a simple man would. But.....he could cook better than any woman I have known, he played the guitar, the fiddle, the harmonica, the drums. He could fix anything broken, an ace mechanic, he could grow the biggest tomatos, he knew how to get people to do what he wanted done, and in a way they wanted to do it.

I have a buddy who can't even change his oil, can't cook, can't play anything who is a lawyer.

Intelligence???


I can't imagine anyone knowing more "stuff" than myself but is that intelligence?

Originally Posted by phisherman (Post 14865353)

Most fun match to watch was Dave Matlock and Buddy Hall at Shooters in Olathe. Probably 1995 or 1996. I've never seen any players drink as much as those dudes cumulatively drank and still look absolutely in control. We watched for probably two hours and it was great. They were playing 8 ball on bar boxes for like $1000 a set. Cash on the table, that stuff is so fun to watch.

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 14865822)

With most of these types of riddles you have to get thinking on the right path, which is often predicated on quickly understanding what is actually being asked, like the ball question. If not you will get bogged down in a way that will never produce the answer and it’s hard to move off of what you think should produce the answer.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 14865644)

Here's a golden oldie

- An apple costs 40 cents, a banana costs 60 cents and a grapefruit costs 80 cents. How much does a pear cost?

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14866641)

I've heard that one before and after I was given the answer I just left thinking that it was reeruned. There's no logical reason to ever come to the answer.

Originally Posted by Third Eye (Post 14866649)

Is it not 40 cents? There’s definitely a logical reason for that answer.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14866652)

You are telling me that if you heard that for the first time you would break down how many vowels were in each word and price the fruit out to 20 cents per vowel? Riiiiiiiiight.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14866641)

I've heard that one before and after I was given the answer I just left thinking that it was reeruned. There's no logical reason to ever come to the answer.

When I heard it the didnt ask how much a pear cost and instead just asked, "How much is a pear?" The only thing I could think of was 2 as if it was a play on words. Then I find out fruit is sold by the vowel... stupid.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 14866700)

It is a fairly narrow form of intelligence assessment, but it does have a validity.

When problem-solving in an artificial setting, such as a hypothetical question, one needs to structurally recognize a couple of assumptions; that there is a right answer, and that you are provided enough information to find that right answer. With that basis, the task becomes finding the pattern where a pattern isn't apparent.

You are given the information that question wants you to know, and you are given the conclusion the question wants you to divine. Once you place yourself in that, admittedly artificial, cognitive space, the answer has a singular rationality.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14866738)

I just feel like that question is one of those childhood kid games where 1 kid came up with some arbitrary way to price fruit and started asking his friends how much a pear cost just to make himself feel smarter.

For instance I could say, an apple cost $0.10. A mango cost $1.30. A grape cost $0.70. How much does honeydew cost?

Originally Posted by Third Eye (Post 14866775)

80 cents.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14866641)

I've heard that one before and after I was given the answer I just left thinking that it was reeruned. There's no logical reason to ever come to the answer.

When I heard it the didnt ask how much a pear cost and instead just asked, "How much is a pear?" The only thing I could think of was 2 as if it was a play on words. Then I find out fruit is sold by the vowel... stupid.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 14866738)

I just feel like that question is one of those childhood kid games where 1 kid came up with some arbitrary way to price fruit and started asking his friends how much a pear cost just to make himself feel smarter.

For instance I could say, an apple cost $0.10. A mango cost $1.30. A grape cost $0.70. How much does honeydew cost?

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 14866807)

Before I attempt to answer, does the highlighted text have information to provide a singular ineluctable answer?

Originally Posted by DeepPurple (Post 14866703)

Many of those who have responded with yes, probably suffer from this problem. Drooped Head Syndrome, it's when your head is so full of knowledge you can no longer hold your head upright, it becomes too heavy. I'm here to tell you we have the answer sold on Amazon for the low low price of $29.99, and if you buy now, we'll include a second for free, just pay a small additional shipping and handling fee.

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Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 14867161)

My momma says alligators are ornery cause they got all them teeth but no toothbrush.

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 14867169)

Despite my high ACT test scores & grades as a scholar, I presume I am of below average intelligence. My reasoning? I have a very small dome. Like I wear size 7.0 hat. Studies have shown the larger the dome, the more likely you are to have great intelligence. You know, like aliens.

And also everyone on Chiefsplanet seems to always say I'm a moron or and idiot when I state an opinion on. Anything. And we clearly know how many geniuses we have here on Chiefsplanet based on these poll results.

Clear empirical data.

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 14867730)

When we a done we can do steel tape sag correction for unsupported tape using the weight of tape pound of pull for 100 feet to apply to the measurements above.

Maybe go on for correction over long distances curvature and refraction like the US Geodetic surveyors used on triangulation stations across the USA.

All can be expected on the US Professional Land surveyors test to be licensed.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 14867673)

Only need to know how pete answered on this poll. Please share petegz29.

Originally Posted by Monticore (Post 14867790)

the answer is always C.

Originally Posted by Bwana (Post 14864566)

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 14868742)

LOL poll results. Dunning-Kruger bastards....