IQ, Career & Engineering - Your Thoughts?

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The discussion revolves around the relevance of IQ in engineering careers and the validity of online IQ tests. Participants express skepticism about the significance of IQ scores, arguing that they do not accurately predict success in engineering or correlate with creativity and imagination. Many emphasize that online tests are not legitimate measures of IQ, often being mere games rather than scientifically validated assessments. The conversation touches on the variability of engineering fields and the flawed nature of comparing IQ across professions, noting that professional organizations rarely collect IQ data. Overall, the consensus is that while IQ may be interesting, it holds little practical value in determining one's capabilities or potential for success in engineering.
  • #51
Enigman said:
AND? What's your IQ?
When I was 11 it was supposedly 185, but I've read that IQ scores when taken at an early childhood age will usually decrease as they get older. Also, the tests now are different from when I was tested. I don't believe in IQ tests other than they show how well you do on IQ tests.
 
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  • #52
It probably increased for you...You scored more than the IQ estimate of Einstein(160)...And here I am stuck with an IQ similar to the room temperature*...
BTW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect
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*in S.I. units of course...[/size]
 
  • #53
If it's in Fahrenheits then not all hope is lost :o
 
  • #54
Enigman said:
It probably increased for you...You scored more than the IQ estimate of Einstein(160)...And here I am stuck with an IQ similar to the room temperature*...
BTW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect
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lendav_rott said:
If it's in Fahrenheits then not all hope is lost :o
Its not in Farenheit
Read the fine print...we are PFers we deal in S.I. units...<insert evil laugh here>
:devil:
:-p
 
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  • #55
you are too hard on yourself in that case :D
 
  • #56
lendav_rott said:
you are too hard on yourself in that case :D

Kelvin?
 
  • #57
Mine is imaginary.

Sqrt(-1) :confused:
 
  • #58
Yes that's what I mean, if he feels dumb at ~300 give or take IQ..he's being too hard on himself :D
..unless of course his room temperature is low enough to turn oxygen into liquid or even solid form.. whether he can survive in such environments is another matter.
 
  • #59
Dear god what kind of IQ tests do you take guys? O_O
 
  • #60
Refer to a few posts back, these internet tests aren't actually IQ tests, just for people that have enough time to waste, like me.
 
  • #61
lendav_rott said:
Refer to a few posts back, these internet tests aren't actually IQ tests, just for people that have enough time to waste, like me.

And me lol
 
  • #62
Julio R said:
Mine is imaginary.

Sqrt(-1) :confused:

:thumbs::thumbs:
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:smile:

Why didn't I think of that?
 
  • #63
lendav_rott said:
Yes that's what I mean, if he feels dumb at ~300 give or take IQ..he's being too hard on himself :D
..unless of course his room temperature is low enough to turn oxygen into liquid or even solid form.. whether he can survive in such environments is another matter.

Its 0K here...
:blushing:
 
  • #64
Enigman said:
:thumbs::thumbs:
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:smile:

Why didn't I think of that?

Probably because you don't have enough Sqrt(-1) :biggrin:
 
  • #65
montadhar said:
Probably because you don't have enough Sqrt(-1) :biggrin:

Ouch! The truth does hurt...:blushing:
 
  • #66
Enigman said:
Ouch! The truth does hurt...:blushing:

and before there was post #57 there was post #40 with the first imaginary IQ of this thread.

Now who has an IQ matching Graham's number?
 
  • #67
My IQ is equal to Avogadro's number :p
 
  • #68
6.02 * 10^18 19 give or take, was it? Not bad, I'd say
e: no, 10^24? 23? even better
 
  • #69
lendav_rott said:
6.02 * 10^18 19 give or take, was it? Not bad, I'd say
e: no, 10^24? 23? even better

I think it was 6.02*10^23 if I remember correctly
 
  • #70
Enigman said:
Its 0K here...
:blushing:

Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p
 
  • #71
Enigman said:
Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p

My IQ was so low so I didn't understand it at first
 
  • #72
Enigman said:
Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p

Yeah, I saw it :p he's fine :P
 
  • #73
Enigman said:
Just want some confirmation- did anyone get the joke or not?
:p

0 Kelvin. =]

Do you live in a black hole of one solar mass or something?
 
  • #74
Can't tell you, Its a mystery
-Mr.E
:biggrin:
 
  • #75
Dembadon said:
0 Kelvin. =]

Do you live in a black hole of one solar mass or something?

Or maybe he means 0k as In 0*1000
 
  • #76
lendav_rott said:
Yes that's what I mean, if he feels dumb at ~300 give or take IQ..he's being too hard on himself :D
..unless of course his room temperature is low enough to turn oxygen into liquid or even solid form.. whether he can survive in such environments is another matter.

Enigman said:
Its 0K here...
:blushing:
Dembadon got it right. :smile:
 
  • #77
ABD EL HAMEED said:
Or maybe he means 0k as In 0*1000

Then it would be missing units, rendering the number meaningless!
 

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