Are You Nerdier Than Half the Population?

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The discussion revolves around a "nerdiness" test that participants have taken, sharing their scores and interpretations of what those scores imply about their level of nerdiness. The scope includes personal reflections on identity and self-perception in relation to being "nerdy," with a mix of humor and self-deprecation.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants report high scores, indicating they are "High-Level Nerds" or "Supreme Nerds," suggesting a strong identification with nerd culture.
  • Others express surprise or disbelief at their scores, with some claiming they do not feel as nerdy as the results suggest.
  • Several participants mention not owning typical "nerdy" items like telescopes or microscopes, questioning the validity of their scores.
  • Some participants reflect on their social lives in relation to their nerdiness, with mixed feelings about their identities.
  • A few participants joke about their scores and the implications of being a nerd, indicating a light-hearted approach to the topic.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on what the scores mean for individual identities, as participants express a range of feelings about their results, from pride to embarrassment. Multiple competing views on what constitutes "nerdiness" remain present throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Participants' interpretations of their scores vary widely, and some express skepticism about the test's accuracy. The discussion highlights the subjective nature of self-identification as a nerd.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in self-assessment, identity exploration, or those who enjoy humor related to nerd culture may find this discussion engaging.

  • #61
my answer to the last question "Why did you take this quiz?" was:
Had to prove that I am not as nerdy as someone else, and here’s what I get,

37% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
62% scored lower (less nerdy).
What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Low Ranking Nerd. Definitely a nerd but low on the totem pole of nerds.


Just as I guessed
 
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  • #62
49% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
50% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Somewhat nerdy. I mean face it, you are nerdier than about half the test takers

how boring am ?
 
  • #63
<a href="http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php">
<img src="http://www.nerdtests.com/images/ft/nq/1c4608232e.gif" alt="I am nerdier than 64% of all people. Are you a nerd? Click here to take the Nerd Test, get nerdy images and jokes, and write on the nerd forum!"></a>

Interesting... a 64 apparently I am a low ranking nerd. I don't know whether I am relieved or upset because I made a D...
 
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  • #64
2% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
98% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

All hail the monstrous nerd. You are by far the SUPREME NERD GOD!



Uhhh...:rolleyes:

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  • #65
Interesting:

41% scored in the top 10%
67% scored in the top 25%
82% scored significantly above average (60% or higher)

PF is almost as good as Lake Woebegone when it comes to nerds.

Of those scoring in the top 25%, 46% figured out how to put their score in a quote box. 70% of people scoring between 75 and 90 figured out how to put their score in a quote box and only 31% of those scoring 90 or above figured out how to put their score in a quote box, so I theorize that too much nerdiness tends towards non-functionality disorders.

Of those scoring in the bottom 75%, only 31% figured out how to put their score in a quote box and 15% either posted no numeric score or botched their attempt at posting their score (based on the assumption that those posting no numeric score became frustrated when they botched their attempt and just deleted their score).

Evidently, a rating between 75 and 90 provides the optimal level of nerdiness, since performance declines both above 90 and below 75. Of course, the only two able to get the cool picture of a finger to show up in their post scored 97 and 98, so at some point nerdiness seems to break through to sheer genius.
 
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  • #66
I think that the test is a bit out dated. Most people on the internet probably own laptops now and if you still own any computers with less than a gig of memory you are probably more likely a nerd than not.


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  • #67
potmobius said:
8% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
92% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!.

Yay! :D

That's probably the reason for the necropost. :rolleyes:

Yikes! I'm getting nerdier with age! (Or, others are correct that the quiz is outdated with more advanced techology becoming more commonly used.)
Today's score:

11% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
88% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

High-Level Nerd. You are definitely MIT material, apply now!.
 
  • #68
Lol I got 67% more nerdy
1% the same
32% less nerdy.

hmmmm :D says I'm not nerdy but I'm not hip either. lol damnit.
 
  • #69
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  • #70
8% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
92% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!.


I think my computer activities and friday night homework gave me away... What the test didn't understand was if I didn't complete those physics lectures, the world (my world) would have come to an end!

Joe
 
  • #71
8% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
92% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!.

Lol, I think my knowledge of networking, and the fact that I build my computers, and study on Friday nights did it for me :P
 
  • #72
I got
49% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
50% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Somewhat nerdy. I mean face it, you are nerdier than about half the test takers.
 
  • #73
Seriously?

4% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
96% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

All hail the monstrous nerd. You are by far the SUPREME NERD GOD!

I wouldn't have thought me to be Supreme Nerd God but I'll take the title.
 
  • #74
Overall, you scored as follows:



14% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
85% scored lower (less nerdy).


Some of the questions were pretty funny. It's fairly easy to distinguish which answers will score the most "nerd points", though. Cute test.
 
  • #75
I have to agree about it being dated. No questions about cell phone usage, apps, etc. My score would definitely have been lower in that case since I don't even have one. Pretty unusual for someone who works as a programmer. :-p

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  • #76
6% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
93% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!.

wow I was really surprised considering that I guessed on most of the knowledge-based questions (name-that-scientist, periodic table, and programming language)
 
  • #77
42 percent scored higher


surprising. I didn't know anything about the computer questions.
 
  • #78
I can't distinguish between the answers to more nerdy and to less nerdy.Knowing Maxwell lead to more nerdy,but how about knowing RAM or Computer language?
 
  • #79
lol,i'm going to apply MIT,haha

18% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
81% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

High-Level Nerd. You are definitely MIT material, apply now!.
 
  • #80
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Low level nerd it is then...

Although it's not too hard to cheat on this test. I got 100% just for fun. =P
 
  • #81
Good heavens. How did I manage this? I out-nerded Moonbear? Not possible.

Overall, you scored as follows:



2% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
98% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

All hail the monstrous nerd. You are by far the SUPREME NERD GOD!

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  • #82
57% scored higher (more nerdy),
2% scored the same, and
41% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Somewhat nerdy. I mean face it, you are nerdier than about half the test takers.



Wow, and I thought I was positively normal :P Guess I'm just a whole lot nerdier than I first thought :)- and I know nothing about computers!- oh the joys of nerdiness.
 
  • #83
lol. I am by far the SUPREME NERD GOD! All hail the monstrous nerd.

5% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
95% scored lower (less nerdy).
 
  • #84
Somewhere between whey and way.
 
  • #85
18% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
81% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

High-Level Nerd. You are definitely MIT material, apply now!.

Those are such big lies. :| I'm apart of the group of people in the back row of a classroom being called the "cheap seats" cause we're so obviously distracting everyone else. But then again, we would be playing a deviated version of double D, but that's only slightly nerdy. And what makes you think knowing all the elements on the periodic table make you MIT material?
 
  • #86
A new question for the quiz:

"How often do you necropost in 4-year-dead threads and not realize it?"
--Just this once
--Once per week
--Once per day
--Have I?
 
  • #87
24% scored higher (more nerdy),
2% scored the same, and
74% scored lower (less nerdy).
 
  • #88
7% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
92% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!."
And I am only going to get nerdier this year. :smile:
 
  • #89
I am too nerdy to take that test, it is not nerdy enough and I will if asked break down how nerdy I am into distinct categories that defy testing by such a blunt tool.

To put it bluntly I am more nerdy than weird Al:

 
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  • #90
21% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
78% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Mid-Level Nerd. Wow, it takes a lot of hard nerdy practice to reach this level.

But.. I'm not a nerd.
 

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