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The discussion revolves around the results of a quiz titled "What Be Your Nerd Type?" Participants share their quiz outcomes, predominantly identifying as Science/Math Nerds, with varying percentages in other categories such as Musician, Literature, and Gamer/Computer Nerd. Many express humor and surprise at their results, particularly at the concept of a "Social Nerd," which prompts questions about its definition. Some participants critique the quiz for its reliance on self-assessment rather than knowledge-based questions, suggesting that a more accurate quiz would focus on objective measures of expertise in each category. The conversation also touches on the evolving definitions of "nerd," with some asserting that being nerdy has become more socially acceptable, complicating traditional stereotypes. Overall, the thread highlights a blend of self-reflection, humor, and debate about the nature of nerd culture.
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What Be Your Nerd Type?

Here are my results. (The people that created this can't type)

Your Result: Science/Math Nerd

(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)

Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.

Result Breakdown:
85% Science/Math Nerd
53% Literature Nerd
39% Gamer/Computer Nerd
24% Artistic Nerd
22% Musician
12% Social Nerd
3% Drama Nerd
0% Anime Nerd

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
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Social Nerd? :confused:
 
ha ha.. it says I am a Musician Nerd.
 
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Musician
Doo doo de doo waaaa doo de doo! (<-- That's you playing something.) Everyone appreciates the band/orchestra geeks and the pretty voices. Whether you sing in the choir, participate in a school/local band, or sit at home writing music, you contribute a joy to society that everyone can agree on. Yay! Welcome to actually doing something for poor, pathetic human souls. (Just kidding.)
Result Breakdown:
86% Musician
76% Science/Math Nerd
69% Drama Nerd
57% Literature Nerd
54% Social Nerd
42% Gamer/Computer Nerd
36% Artistic Nerd
0% Anime Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
Spirit, you need to change that to "Plain Text", the default is "HTML" and doesn't work here.
 
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Literature Nerd
Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit this category perfectly! You love the power of the written word and it's eloquence; and you may like to read/write poetry or novels. You contribute to the smart people of today's society, however you can probably be overly-critical of works.
It's okay. I understand.
Result Breakdown:
80% Literature Nerd
66% Gamer/Computer Nerd
58% Social Nerd
33% Artistic Nerd
32% Science/Math Nerd
22% Anime Nerd
9% Drama Nerd
2% Musician
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz
 
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd
(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)
Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.
Result Breakdown:
79% Science/Math Nerd
42% Social Nerd
14% Musician
10% Gamer/Computer Nerd
7% Artistic Nerd
6% Anime Nerd
0% Literature Nerd
0% Drama Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd
(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)
Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.
Result Breakdown:
89% Science/Math Nerd
66% Gamer/Computer Nerd
47% Social Nerd
32% Musician
27% Literature Nerd
11% Drama Nerd
4% Artistic Nerd
0% Anime Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd

(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)

Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.

Result Breakdown:
86% Science/Math Nerd
65% Literature Nerd
40% Drama Nerd
34% Social Nerd
32% Gamer/Computer Nerd
6% Musician
3% Anime Nerd
0% Artistic Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
  • #10
Science/Math 83%
Gamer/Computer 70%
Drama nerd 51%
Literature nerd 43%
Social nerd 30% (wtf is a social nerd?)
Artistic nerd 10%
Anime nerd 9%
Musician 2%
 
  • #11
Way to many questions to answer.
 
  • #12
KalamMekhar said:
Way to many questions to answer.
Not for a nerd. :-p
 
  • #13
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd
(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)
Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.

Result Breakdown:
86% Science/Math Nerd
66% Musician
58% Gamer/Computer Nerd
43% Literature Nerd
40% Artistic Nerd
30% Social Nerd
2% Drama Nerd
0% Anime Nerd

EDIT: I still don't get the social nerd thing.
 
  • #14
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd
(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)
Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.
Result Breakdown:
86% Science/Math Nerd
65% Literature Nerd
50% Social Nerd
32% Gamer/Computer Nerd
28% Drama Nerd
10% Musician
7% Artistic Nerd
0% Anime Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
  • #15
woops.
 
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  • #16
Topher, you need to change the option on the test page to "plain text".
 
  • #17
Evo said:
Topher, you need to change the option on the test page to "plain text".

check your pm lately?
 
  • #18
Hmm I'm a music nerd..
 
  • #19
No surprises here. :D What the heck is a social nerd?

What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd
(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)
Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.
Result Breakdown:
86% Science/Math Nerd
66% Musician
63% Literature Nerd
46% Gamer/Computer Nerd
46% Social Nerd
43% Artistic Nerd
42% Anime Nerd
35% Drama Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type

The quiz is severely flawed in that it explicitly uses your opinion of yourself. A better quiz would ask more knowledge-based questions in each area (there were a few), putting only a little weight on self-opinion. Ie., a question like "On what instrument is it relatively simple to dynamically select for certain harmonics while playing a note or chord?" with four choices would be better than something like "How well do you know instruments?" with choices like "a lot! w00t!" :p
 
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  • #20
Science/Math Nerd...

Result Breakdown:
93% Science/Math Nerd
72% Social Nerd
53% Literature Nerd
49% Artistic Nerd
45% Gamer/Computer Nerd
38% Anime Nerd
18% Musician
11% Drama Nerd

Weird, why is it saying 'Musician' rather than 'music nerd'! And why aren't there questions about musicians just like the questions on different aspects!

Social Nerd, hehe... Guess I'm socially secured! :biggrin:
 
  • #21
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd
(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)
Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.
Result Breakdown:
86% Science/Math Nerd
50% Literature Nerd
42% Social Nerd
34% Musician
33% Artistic Nerd
24% Drama Nerd
20% Gamer/Computer Nerd
0% Anime Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
  • #22
slider142 said:
What the heck is a social nerd?

Considering the questions involving politics I am assuming they mean the type that are into activism, debate team, charity work, model UN, running for class president, ect.
 
  • #23
The only name I could come up with for the "Dover Beach" question was Samuel Barber...
 
  • #24
Math Is Hard said:
Social Nerd? :confused:
Haven't you heard of a nerd herd?
 
  • #25
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Literature Nerd
Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit this category perfectly! You love the power of the written word and it's eloquence; and you may like to read/write poetry or novels. You contribute to the smart people of today's society, however you can probably be overly-critical of works.
It's okay. I understand.
Result Breakdown:
98% Literature Nerd
63% Drama Nerd
56% Gamer/Computer Nerd
56% Social Nerd
29% Science/Math Nerd
21% Artistic Nerd
16% Musician
3% Anime Nerd
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
  • #26
Astronuc said:
Haven't you heard of a nerd herd?

I have not heard a word about a nerd herd.
 
  • #27
Math Is Hard said:
I have not heard a word about a nerd herd.
I heard they travel in threes. The third nerd makes the herd.
 
  • #28
Astronuc said:
Haven't you heard of a nerd herd?

The Nerd Herd

Herd of Nerds

That Herd of Nerds!
That Herd of Nerds!
I do not like that Herd of Nerds!

Do you like to play with words?
I do not like that, Herd of Nerds
I do not like to play with words.

Would you like to with a bird?

I would not like to with a bird.
I would not like that overheard.

I do not like to play with words
I do not like that, Herd of Nerds

Would you play with me in a car?
Would you do it for a cigar?

I will not play with you in a car.
I will not do it for a cigar.
I do no wordplay here or there
I do not do it anywhere
I do not like to play with words
I do not like to, Herd of Nerds

Would you play if I shed a tear?
Or if I bribed you with a beer?

Not for a tear
Not for a beer
Not with a bird
If it can be overheard
I will not do wordplay here or there
I will not do it anywhere
I do not like to play with words
I do not like that, Herd of Nerds!
 
  • #29
Office_Shredder said:
The Nerd Herd

Herd of Nerds

That Herd of Nerds!
That Herd of Nerds!
I do not like that Herd of Nerds!

Do you like to play with words?
I do not like that, Herd of Nerds
I do not like to play with words.

Would you like to with a bird?

I would not like to with a bird.
I would not like that overheard.

I do not like to play with words
I do not like that, Herd of Nerds

Would you play with me in a car?
Would you do it for a cigar?

I will not play with you in a car.
I will not do it for a cigar.
I do no wordplay here or there
I do not do it anywhere
I do not like to play with words
I do not like to, Herd of Nerds

Would you play if I shed a tear?
Or if I bribed you with a beer?

Not for a tear
Not for a beer
Not with a bird
If it can be overheard
I will not do wordplay here or there
I will not do it anywhere
I do not like to play with words
I do not like that, Herd of Nerds!
Then what is preferred?
 
  • #30
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  • #31
Astronuc said:
Then what is preferred?

This is truly absurd! My choice must be deferred!
 
  • #32
chuck-nerd-herd-cast.jpg
 
  • #33
social nerd

I could also pick apart a few of the questions that didn't have an out, but what would be the fun in that.
 
  • #34
A-well-a nerd nerd nerd, nerd is the word
Nah nan nah nerd nerd nerd, nerd is the word..
 
  • #35
Pattonias said:
social nerd

So what is a social nerd?

Not two days ago, I was defining a nerd to someone as "a strong attraction to some field of interest or pastime, particularly to the detriment of social skills".
 
  • #36
DaveC426913 said:
So what is a social nerd?

Not two days ago, I was defining a nerd to someone as "a strong attraction to some field of interest or pastime, particularly to the detriment of social skills".

A person who is so into society as a whole that they become socially awkward.

Exp: That guy who was too good at debate so no one talked to him for fear of talking their way into a contradiction.

(Just so you know I'm making this up e.g. cite my brain)
 
  • #37
DaveC426913 said:
So what is a social nerd?

Not two days ago, I was defining a nerd to someone as "a strong attraction to some field of interest or pastime, particularly to the detriment of social skills".

I think that's the perfect definition. A social nerd is someone who has the charm to chat people up, but lacks any actual substance behind his conversations. Its usually gossip peddling, listening, asking questions, but if you were to really probe this social butterfly, you would find that beneath the confident exterior is a clueless little hobbit. No deep conversation is possible with such people, and as a result they are only useful for networking, finding other interesting people and just partying.
 
  • #38
Result Breakdown:
88% Science/Math Nerd
58% Gamer/Computer Nerd
56% Social Nerd
34% Literature Nerd
25% Anime Nerd
0% Drama Nerd
0% Artistic Nerd
0% Musician

Seems mostly right, except the literature nerd should be close to zero. They kept asking about "books," but they didn't specify what they meant. I read tons of non-fiction, but virtually no novels.
 
  • #39
cronxeh said:
I think that's the perfect definition. A social nerd is someone who has the charm to chat people up, but lacks any actual substance behind his conversations. Its usually gossip peddling, listening, asking questions, but if you were to really probe this social butterfly, you would find that beneath the confident exterior is a clueless little hobbit. No deep conversation is possible with such people, and as a result they are only useful for networking, finding other interesting people and just partying.

Wow, I feel like I just got slapped in the face by that definition and the results of my quiz. As I doubt that was your intent and this quiz is made up, I'll refrain from being offended :smile:
 
  • #40
Pattonias said:
Wow, I feel like I just got slapped in the face by that definition.

Well look at it this way, you may have been slapped, but my atoms never touched yours.
 
  • #41
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Science/Math Nerd
Result Breakdown:
85% Science/Math Nerd
72% Musician
66% Gamer/Computer Nerd
65% Literature Nerd
57% Social Nerd
26% Drama Nerd
16% Artistic Nerd
7% Anime Nerd
 
  • #42
Sometimes the transfer of electrons can hurt just as much as the transfer of kinetic energy between atoms or the unrestrained ripple of air molecules.
 
  • #43
Pattonias said:
Sometimes the transfer of electrons can hurt just as much as the transfer of kinetic energy between atoms or the unrestrained ripple of air molecules.

Nice try. Dont get clever with me, Paris Hilton :biggrin:
 
  • #44
cronxeh said:
Nice try. Dont get clever with me, Paris Hilton :biggrin:

:smile:
 
  • #45
Pattonias said:
Wow, I feel like I just got slapped in the face by that definition and the results of my quiz. As I doubt that was your intent and this quiz is made up, I'll refrain from being offended :smile:

No nerd should ever be ashamed of his nerdy peccadillos.

Seems nerd has two components:
1] a surpassing interest in something academic, intellectual or scientific
2] a consequent ineptitude in the social world

If you accept that you're a nerd, then you accept #2.

Or is that the slap in the face? Perhaps you don't feel you're a nerd at all?
 
  • #46
I like to think I'm a stealth nerd. I fly under the radar and surpise people. Like we'll be sitting in study group and someone is having trouble with their laptop and I can fix it.
Or someone will make a statement regarding a japanese cartoon and I'll know all about it and they will all look at me with shock that I like some anime despite some people's profiles for anime fans. I read science news and will get excited about obscure engineering tech all the while I can watch football and I play sports.

Stealth nerd lol

On second thought, perhaps is time to change the definition of nerd; as being "nerdy" has become more socially acceptable thereby disqualifying itself as being nerdy by definition.
 
  • #47
If you are a nerd but not an Urkel, then you are savvy. If you are a nerd and an Urkel, you are a loser. Nerdy is like saying you are bi-curious. Holding scientific american journal on a train doesn't make you nerdy. Helping someone fillout their crossword puzzle would make you nerdy. Actually recalling an incident from your life where you know that word from and then ranting on for 20 minutes about the awesomeness of this word, meanwhile snorting and articulating with your hands makes you a nerd.
 
  • #48
It's so obvious Dave, it's just that Lindsay Lohan can't figure it out herself! :biggrin:

Now, IMHO, to be a social nerd, is like being able to deal with different mentalities and exceeding the factors that inhibite dealing with these mentalities, and not dismissing your own thoughts and beleives at the same time, to share a common ground... Kind of being a diplomat.
 
  • #49
What Be Your Nerd Type?

Your Result: Science/Math Nerd

(Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!)
Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.

Result Breakdown:

86% Science/Math Nerd
66% Musician
64% Gamer/Computer Nerd
57% Literature Nerd
34% Social Nerd
26% Artistic Nerd
17% Drama Nerd
6% Anime Nerd

Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_be_your_nerd_type
 
  • #50
Pattonias said:
I like to think I'm a stealth nerd. I fly under the radar and surpise people. Like we'll be sitting in study group and someone is having trouble with their laptop and I can fix it.
Or someone will make a statement regarding a japanese cartoon and I'll know all about it and they will all look at me with shock that I like some anime despite some people's profiles for anime fans. I read science news and will get excited about obscure engineering tech all the while I can watch football and I play sports.

Stealth nerd lol

On second thought, perhaps is time to change the definition of nerd; as being "nerdy" has become more socially acceptable thereby disqualifying itself as being nerdy by definition.

Geeks are Nerds with social skills. Dorks and Dweebs are people without social skills that don't even have the excuse of being a Nerd.
 

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