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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

152! Beat That!

I love online IQ Tests.

See... Online IQ tests are a scam. The goal is to get you to fork over your credit card information for a subscription to some likely worthless "service". But how do they do that? Well simple, they make you think your only buying the full results of your IQ test, usually for not much (like $9.99). And how do they make you want to spend for the test? Well the make the sample results look intriguing. And how do they make the sample results look intriguing? Well they give you an easy test and tell you your a genius. If you just finished a 50 question online quiz only to find out the refrigerator light in your brain has burnt out you'd be a bit sour and thus unlikely to buy the full test results(and the corresponding $19.95/mo subscription to the website.)

So if they are a scam why do I like them? Well because at the end of the quiz they tell me I'm a genius. See:

Max, your IQ score is 152

Your overall intelligence quotient is the result of a scientifically-tested formula based on how many questions you answered correctly. But it's only part of what we learned about you from your answers on the test. We also determined the way you process information.

The way you think about things makes you a Numerical Logician. This means that you're exceptionally strong in mathematics and at using logic to solve problems - you have a way with numbers. But that's not all - compared to others you're very detail-oriented, highly organized, and good at understanding things on a complex and abstract level. You're also a quick study when it comes to learning new things or understanding new concepts.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of a Numerical Logician? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you a Numerical Logician. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

Find out which intelligence dimensions you scored highest on and how your IQ score compares to others in your personalized, 31-page Super IQ Report.

And who doesn't like to be told how special they are? Just as long as I don't actually buy the stupid test results I can still respect myself in the morning.

You must admit, 152 is pretty damn good. Of course my score was artificially high. If the test included my weaker areas such as tying my own shoes, remembering my cell phone, spelling, or proper use a comma I would rank identically to Go-gurt.

The Numerical Logician thing sound pretty sweet too. Only 6 in 1000 are like me. That means China only has 6 million like me. I'm sooooo unique!

Take the same Tickle.com IQ test. Just keep your Master Card tucked away.

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# posted by Max : 9/12/2006 01:02:00 AM  
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