GrahamC Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Which makes you a genius. Look at the kit he’s wearing, he’s one of ours, isn’t he? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68103402 6 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 2 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Which makes you a genius. Look at the kit he’s wearing, he’s one of ours, isn’t he? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68103402 His shirt proves his genius status more so than Mensa. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, Rudolf Hucker said: His shirt proves his genius status more so than Mensa. Bet he could spell “proud” by the time he was 2.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 These are filler stories. Whilst he is probably a clever kid, IQ is essentially mental age / actual age and so effectively falls off a cliff as you get older. A very bright five year old can have a mental age of ten so an IQ at genius level 200. Maintaining that same age differential at age ten gives him an IQ of only 150. They haven't become thicker though, quite the reverse. If someone is bright then the younger you test them the higher will be their apparent IQ. Though a lifetime of disappointment stretches out before them as their IQ will fall steadily with every year that they age. Wiki: Historically, IQ was a score obtained by dividing a person's mental age score, obtained by administering an intelligence test, by the person's chronological age, both expressed in terms of years and months. The resulting fraction (quotient) was multiplied by 100 to obtain the IQ score.[3] For modern IQ tests, the raw score is transformed to a normal distribution with mean 100 and standard deviation 15.[4] This results in approximately two-thirds of the population scoring between IQ 85 and IQ 115 and about 2 percent each above 130 and below 70.[5][6] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Good to see our fanbase reaching down into Devon, as it should be as the biggest club in the whole region 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 I read the title a little differently and nearly congratulated @Kid in the Riot 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip King Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Rory Bidwell, he's one of our own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 (edited) 51 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Which makes you a genius. Look at the kit he’s wearing, he’s one of ours, isn’t he? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68103402 Good spot! The North Devon Gazette states: “He is also an avid Bristol City Football Club supporter.” Edited January 27 by East End Old Boy 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of his pie crust Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Interesting, but can he a) put the ball in the onion bag b) perform on a cold rainy night away at stoke 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 BBC News - Football comes first for Devon boy, 12, who scored IQ of 162 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68103402 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, richwwtk said: BBC News - Football comes first for Devon boy, 12, who scored IQ of 162 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68103402 Too slow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 I think somebody has already mensa’d it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 13 minutes ago, Out of his pie crust said: Interesting, but can he perform on a cold rainy night away at stoke He could in Mastermind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Get him running the clubs merch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Eddie Hitler said: These are filler stories. Whilst he is probably a clever kid, IQ is essentially mental age / actual age and so effectively falls off a cliff as you get older. A very bright five year old can have a mental age of ten so an IQ at genius level 200. Maintaining that same age differential at age ten gives him an IQ of only 150. They haven't become thicker though, quite the reverse. If someone is bright then the younger you test them the higher will be their apparent IQ. Though a lifetime of disappointment stretches out before them as their IQ will fall steadily with every year that they age. Wiki: Historically, IQ was a score obtained by dividing a person's mental age score, obtained by administering an intelligence test, by the person's chronological age, both expressed in terms of years and months. The resulting fraction (quotient) was multiplied by 100 to obtain the IQ score.[3] For modern IQ tests, the raw score is transformed to a normal distribution with mean 100 and standard deviation 15.[4] This results in approximately two-thirds of the population scoring between IQ 85 and IQ 115 and about 2 percent each above 130 and below 70.[5][6] The distribution should be the same regardless as it's a bell curve normalised on 100. If he's smarter than 99.99% now and is also smarter than 99.99% when he's older his score will be the same, no? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red from afar Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 (edited) Only if his intelligence increases at the same rate as everyone around him, but effectively yes. It's a measure against people of the same age. Edited January 27 by Red from afar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 8 minutes ago, IAmNick said: The distribution should be the same regardless as it's a bell curve normalised on 100. If he's smarter than 99.99% now and is also smarter than 99.99% when he's older his score will be the same, no? Yes. The false comparison however is with an adult score, and at least nine times out of ten it's with Einstein. Just search: child with higher iq than einstein And you will see pages of the same story being wheeled out again and again. All these people supposedly cleverer than Einstein but never heard from again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Good on the kid but many a footballer has proven, in domestic competition and at international level, you don't need to be a genius to play the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 :laugh:,merge it then. No mensa for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 ( From BBC main page) Rory Bidwell Age 12 from Torrington in Devon has a higher IQ (162) than Albert Einstein at the same age but has said "football is my life". Dunno about you guys but there's definitely something VERY very intelligent looking about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNQ Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 17 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: Good on the kid but many a footballer has proven, in domestic competition and at international level, you don't need to be a genius to play the game. Yep for sure… look no further than our Tecknical Direktor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydickiecardigan Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Would hardly be wearing the quarters with a high iq and liking football! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydickiecardigan Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 21 hours ago, GrahamC said: Which makes you a genius. Look at the kit he’s wearing, he’s one of ours, isn’t he? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68103402 He is ! My good mates grandson! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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