CobraRover 0 #1 November 11, 2009 or so I've been told by many a whuffo.... but we all know that a Skydiver can see the bigger picture in life, and there is no doubt about it that someone who jumps out of planes has some sort of intellectual superiority over your average whuffo. Hell, if we didn't, the majority of us wouldn't have good jobs like we do to have the cash to jump! But I would like to know exactly what the difference is in IQ between joe whuffo and a Skydiver... or more so, I wouldn't mind knowing what the average IQ of a Skydiver is. To take the test, go to http://www.free-iqtest.net/. Post your score, I wouldn't mind writing a blog on this as soon as I can get some half arsed evidence together! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tolgak 0 #2 November 11, 2009 148 My one and only official test put me at 141. Internet IQ tests (pretty much all of them bullshit) have me at a low of 126 and a high of 178.Dropzones are terrible places for inspiration. What does one think when one looks up for a sign only to see a bunch of people falling? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #3 November 11, 2009 Got 146. Best was 153, and lowest was 139.Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #4 November 11, 2009 That fucking thing took me into a bunch of pages that you could not close out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaRusic 0 #5 November 11, 2009 143, that was guessing at the number sequences that i couldnt be bothered to think aboutThe Altitude above you, the runway behind you, and the fuel not in the plane are totally worthless Dudeist Skydiver # 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #6 November 11, 2009 138. Pretty close to the actual ones I have taken in my lifetime on paper, give or take a few points."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linebckr83 3 #7 November 11, 2009 148. the internet ones are bullshit though. If someone wants to take an "official" one without finding a mensa testing facility, try internationalhighiqsociety.com. It's a group like mensa but they accept the top 5% instead of the top 2% of scores. It has some pretty tough areas, and each question is individually timed. I've even got a sweet membership plaque they mailed me! "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #8 November 11, 2009 QuoteThat fucking thing took me into a bunch of pages that you could not close out. Is knowing not to provide any information to that spamfestival part of the IQ test? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #9 November 11, 2009 Quote 143, that was guessing at the number sequences that i couldnt be bothered to think about LOL - I did exactly the same thing and got exactly the same score. (I did feel a bit dumber for giving them my email address, though. Oh, well....I've been running low on spam anyway) (deleted attachment that didn't work.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedude325 0 #10 November 11, 2009 155. Ya'll know this is bullshit right? I'd like to take a real one some day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 0 #11 November 11, 2009 140 something, on a real test. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontiacgtp00 0 #12 November 11, 2009 143, but I don't agree with IQ tests. Internet tests especially, but 'official' tests also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #13 November 11, 2009 Hi CR Help me out am I reading your post right . You've got 20 jumps, been jumping for less than a year and think because your a "skydiver"your intellectually superior to a non jumper. Even worse you've appointed yourself as some kind of a spokeman for all skydivers about their intellectual superiority over non jumper's. I don't know about who you include in your group of "we" besides yourself and the mouse in your pocket. But just in case leave me out of it.One Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #14 November 11, 2009 Amazing, everyone that answered so far is in the top 0.5% of the accepted IQ distribution. I call bullshit, I've been to speakers corner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheach 0 #15 November 11, 2009 Those things are dumb. 159 I have taken a real one. That score is fairly close.I woke up next to a blowup doll Ash....so what do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chubba 0 #16 November 11, 2009 QuoteHi CR Help me out am I reading your post right . You've got 20 jumps, been jumping for less than a year and think because your a "skydiver"your intellectually superior to a non jumper. Even worse you've appointed yourself as some kind of a spokeman for all skydivers about their intellectual superiority over non jumper's. I don't know about who you include in your group of "we" besides yourself and the mouse in your pocket. But just in case leave me out of it. +1 I can't stand jumpers that believe skydiving makes them a superior human being. Take a step down off your high horse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #17 November 11, 2009 Quote Those things are dumb. 159 I have taken a real one. That score is fairly close. how YOU doin'!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #18 November 11, 2009 Quoteor so I've been told by many a whuffo.... but we all know that a Skydiver can see the bigger picture in life, and there is no doubt about it that someone who jumps out of planes has some sort of intellectual superiority over your average whuffo. Hell, if we didn't, the majority of us wouldn't have good jobs like we do to have the cash to jump! Between THIS assumption and the wuffo's assumption, his is much more likely...by far and away.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyfitz 0 #19 November 11, 2009 QuoteQuoteHi CR Help me out am I reading your post right . You've got 20 jumps, been jumping for less than a year and think because your a "skydiver"your intellectually superior to a non jumper. Even worse you've appointed yourself as some kind of a spokeman for all skydivers about their intellectual superiority over non jumper's. I don't know about who you include in your group of "we" besides yourself and the mouse in your pocket. But just in case leave me out of it. +1 I can't stand jumpers that believe skydiving makes them a superior human being. Take a step down off your high horse. I have ran into many newbies that have this same impression about skydiving. Somehow it makes you faster, stronger, smarter than the average Joe. There is nothing special about a person that skydives that would make them superior to anyone else just because they skydive. As with all newbies, if he continues to jump, he will see things differently eventually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #20 November 11, 2009 Quote Quote Hi CR Help me out am I reading your post right . You've got 20 jumps, been jumping for less than a year and think because your a "skydiver"your intellectually superior to a non jumper. Even worse you've appointed yourself as some kind of a spokeman for all skydivers about their intellectual superiority over non jumper's. I don't know about who you include in your group of "we" besides yourself and the mouse in your pocket. But just in case leave me out of it. +1 I can't stand jumpers that believe skydiving makes them a superior human being. Take a step down off your high horse. I suspect you're taking the original post a bit too seriously - reads as tongue in cheek to me. At least I hope it is! But I would like to ask the original poster - if you get the upper range values in your poll to make sense, is that a sign of above average IQ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tolgak 0 #21 November 11, 2009 QuoteAmazing, everyone that answered so far is in the top 0.5% of the accepted IQ distribution. I call bullshit, I've been to speakers corner. The test doesn't take time into account. It probably accounts for age, so all of the post-adolescence people getting answers correct will have very high score regardless of the time. The most legitimate IQ tests consider time. We're all pretty decent at detecting patterns. The more easily and quickly you can do it, the higher your IQ. Also, since IQ has been tied to one's upbringing and social status, it is no surprise that people who use the internet and make enough money to skydive regularly will have better IQ scores. Now, very few of us should have gotten anywhere near the "gifted" range, but it is more likely for it to happen here than it is when sampling a bunch of Walmart employees. A side note, the SAT is very similar to an IQ test. Perhaps we should be comparing those scores instead.Dropzones are terrible places for inspiration. What does one think when one looks up for a sign only to see a bunch of people falling? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sebinoslo 0 #22 November 11, 2009 and you forgot to mention that - as in any poll regarding intellingence, salary, sexual partners, (dare i say # of jumps? ) etc etc - people either say a higher number than the reality or only the people with the highest numbers do report them - skewing the stats... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiverMike 5 #23 November 11, 2009 I got a 150, but I am clearly not as smart as you since after reading your profile I don't see how anyone could have an 'A' license with 20 jumps. For the same reason I jump off a perfectly good diving board. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #24 November 11, 2009 Quote Quote Hi CR Help me out am I reading your post right . You've got 20 jumps, been jumping for less than a year and think because your a "skydiver"your intellectually superior to a non jumper. Even worse you've appointed yourself as some kind of a spokeman for all skydivers about their intellectual superiority over non jumper's. I don't know about who you include in your group of "we" besides yourself and the mouse in your pocket. But just in case leave me out of it. +1 I can't stand jumpers that believe skydiving makes them a superior human being. Take a step down off your high horse. "WE" can fly........."THEY" can't! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #25 November 11, 2009 Yes, there is either an incredibly disproportionate number of extremely intelligent people in this forum, or there are factors gumming up the results - most likely improper administration. 132 puts a person in the top 2% of the population. Been a while since I looked at the numbers closely, but I believe somewhere in the mid to upper 140's puts a person in the top one-tenth of 1%. Being a pop-psych internet version, not being administered by a trained proctor, not being officially timed or measured by a 3rd party, etc makes the results very suspicious. If anybody wants to take a real one; buy one from a bookstore, hand it over to someone who will follow the testing rules to a T, then let them administer. Those results should be pretty accurate. And you won't get spammed." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
