Four-year old BOY gets into MENSA - GoFuckYourself.com

pimplink · 08-15-2004, 07:04 AM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...26/ixhome.html

Boy of four passes test for Mensa

Matthew Harrison is the newest member of Mensa. At the age of four, he is also the youngest.

Matthew, who had a vocabulary of 70 words by his first birthday and is learning Spanish, qualified by passing tests that, under a sliding scale, gave him an equivalent IQ in excess of 148. The average IQ is 100.

The GFY average is (judging by the posters' attitudes) 300

Manowar · 08-15-2004, 07:07 AM

why did you capitalise BOY, shouldnt it have been FOUR year old boy gets into MENSA ?

AdultNex · 08-15-2004, 07:09 AM

How would they use a sliding scale, considering that not many 4-yr. olds have taken the test?

boobmaster · 08-15-2004, 07:12 AM

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Originally posted by Manowar
why did you capitalise BOY, shouldnt it have been FOUR year old boy gets into MENSA ?

So now we have rules for which words we capitalize?

chase · 08-15-2004, 07:13 AM

I didn't know they used a sliding scale for children. I scored 142 when I was 15 on an IQ test at my counselor's office.

Manowar · 08-15-2004, 07:14 AM

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Originally posted by boobmaster
So now we have rules for which words we capitalize?

yes, said so in the holy book i believe.

pimplink · 08-15-2004, 07:15 AM

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Originally posted by Manowar
yes, said so in the holy book i believe.

Yep, and to diverge from it means DEATH

Head · 08-15-2004, 08:00 AM

That's not that unusual.

pimplink · 08-15-2004, 08:13 AM

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Originally posted by Head
That's not that unusual.

Wherever you live must have ONE HELL of a HeadStart program giving 4 year old kids IQs of over 140.

Tax Dollars finally paid off

pimplink · 08-15-2004, 04:30 PM

Mozart, I believe, wrote his first symphony before he was 10 years old. Lots of bright kids out there.

Libertine · 08-15-2004, 04:34 PM

Ehm... there is nothing unusual about his test results. The test results are generally adjusted for age, and your IQ is supposed to be independant of age (unless it is being measured in a study comparing intelligence in different age groups).

The only unusual thing here is that Mensa let the kid join.

alexg · 08-15-2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by Manowar
why did you capitalise BOY, shouldnt it have been FOUR year old boy gets into MENSA ?

LMAO

that's funny

I'd understand if it was about a girl, then he could capitalize the word GIRL

pimplink · 08-15-2004, 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by alexg
LMAO

that's funny

I'd understand if it was about a girl, then he could capitalize the word GIRL

I still think that it's unusual for a BOY to get into Mensa (boy = under 18)

Gunni · 08-15-2004, 04:41 PM

I thought you needed 150 to get in...

fr8 · 08-15-2004, 04:42 PM

Thats amazing. 70 words before his first birthday. Thats nuts. Ive met kids that cant put a complete sentence together at the age of 5.

TheMob · 08-15-2004, 04:44 PM

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Originally posted by Manowar
why did you capitalise BOY, shouldnt it have been FOUR year old boy gets into MENSA ?

that is amazing though. i was still breastfed when i was 4

Face (o_0) · 08-15-2004, 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by Manowar
why did you capitalise BOY, shouldnt it have been FOUR year old boy gets into MENSA ?

what?

im really not following you on this one

Baal · 08-15-2004, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by fr8
Thats amazing. 70 words before his first birthday. Thats nuts. Ive met kids that cant put a complete sentence together at the age of 5.

It begs to be said, but I've met many adults who cannot do that as well. And they're not considered "special" (short bus), either.

That is pretty amazing at that age, however.

pimplink · 08-15-2004, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

that is amazing though. i was still breastfed when i was 4

I STILL like to get breastfed from large titties

alexg · 08-15-2004, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by Face (o_0)
what?

im really not following you on this one

then you're probably not in MENSA

cyberpunk · 08-15-2004, 05:00 PM

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Originally posted by fr8
Thats amazing. 70 words before his first birthday. Thats nuts. Ive met kids that cant put a complete sentence together at the age of 5.

Most webmasters here can;t either and your suppose to be 18 to be here

alexg · 08-15-2004, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by cyberpunk
Most webmasters here can;t either and your suppose to be 18 to be here

the keyword in this sentense is "supposed"

btw, your sentense doesn't look very good man

Scootermuze · 08-15-2004, 06:37 PM

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Originally posted by fr8
Thats amazing. 70 words before his first birthday. Thats nuts. Ive met kids that cant put a complete sentence together at the age of 5.

There are a few of those in here....

pimplink · 08-15-2004, 06:54 PM

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Originally posted by Scootermuze
There are a few of those in here....

Goatse · 08-16-2004, 09:27 AM

I don't see how that's particularly interesting. My IQ as a four year old, as estimated on the Binet scale, was 175. Of course, it normalizes to a true average as you get older.

Doctor Dre · 08-16-2004, 09:40 AM

That's fucked up ... this guy won't be normal when he will be adult .

Dagwolf · 08-16-2004, 10:03 AM

IQ= mental age/actual age; an IQ of 148 at the age of 4 simply indicates that he has the mental skills of an average 6-year-old.

Mensa's only requirement for membership is an IQ score in the 98th percentile or higher; age, sex, gender, religion, and D&D alignment (lawful good, neutral, chaotic evil) are irrelevent.

I've been to a few meetings; it was a lot of fun.

iFliPcEss · 08-16-2004, 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

that is amazing though. i was still breastfed when i was 4

so now you are trying to tell us that you are a slow learner then? hehe just kidding

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chase Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,019	I didn't know they used a sliding scale for children. I scored 142 when I was 15 on an IQ test at my counselor's office.

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Goatse Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,086	I don't see how that's particularly interesting. My IQ as a four year old, as estimated on the Binet scale, was 175. Of course, it normalizes to a true average as you get older.

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Dagwolf President of Canada Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Leaving Hell, Entering Limbo Posts: 23,141	IQ= mental age/actual age; an IQ of 148 at the age of 4 simply indicates that he has the mental skills of an average 6-year-old. Mensa's only requirement for membership is an IQ score in the 98th percentile or higher; age, sex, gender, religion, and D&D alignment (lawful good, neutral, chaotic evil) are irrelevent. I've been to a few meetings; it was a lot of fun. __________________ Sleep well, and dream of large women.