IQ test, biatches...

[Planetary]

take this test and post your IQ. doesn't take too long.

i got 127.

'exceptionally above average' :D

it says i'm particularly good at mathematical equations.

i'm also a 'precision processor', as was pythagoras.

it's probably not the most accurate test in the world, but meh...GO! (http://uk.tickle.com/test/iq/start.html)

[Rawr]

i took this when i was 13 still and got like, 70 something.
now; Your IQ score is 108!

YES :D

[Kid Presentable]

124. It said, "Dude, turn off your mp3 player and stop drinking vodka, and give us a serious try."

I was all: "Fuck That."

:cool:

[Guy Incognito]

Got a bit bored towards the end and guessed my way to a score of 131

[Kid Presentable]

Took it again and got 108.

:cool:

[Hiebz]

133 but I've taken tests like this before ...

[Kid Presentable]

133 but I've taken tests like this before ...

Word, I'm on 100.

:cool:

[Freebasser]

131 (y)

[befsquire]

i wonder what the high score is

[medler]

I got 135 yay!

Took a national IQ test done by the BBC last year and got 146 but these IQ tests are not properly designed and should have a time limit.

Good fun anyway, apparently I'm a "visionary philosopher"

[Kid Presentable]

I always viewed IQ tests as similar to HIV tests. I was always scared I'd wind up dumber than I thought I was.

I'm down to 91.

:cool:

[Planetary]

MENSA do the official ones, but you have to be a member and stuff.

i just took another one but when i finished they tried to charge me 6 pounds for it!

[MagicCowboy]

133? Yeah, it can't be accurate.

[Leonie]

138!!

gosh i'm such a nerd and i so dont care :cool:

[Yorkshire~Rose]

I'm down to 91.

:cool:

Ohhh that made me chuckle.

I got 124.

[befsquire]

funny thing is, the questions seem to be worth 2 points each. bobby and i actually did the math and distances on one of the questions and changed that answer only, and the score went up 2 points, not one.

so, those with an odd numbered score seem to be making it up.

[Yorkshire~Rose]

According to her mother, Jessica Simpson has an IQ of 160 *raises eyebrow*

[befsquire]

^ out of 1000

[Yorkshire~Rose]

:D

[Leonie]

funny thing is, the questions seem to be worth 2 points each. bobby and i actually did the math and distances on one of the questions and changed that answer only, and the score went up 2 points, not one.

so, those with an odd numbered score seem to be making it up.
i dont think so.. Planetary had an odd number and (s)he started this thread.. i dont think he made it up..

[CJM]

funny thing is, the questions seem to be worth 2 points each. bobby and i actually did the math and distances on one of the questions and changed that answer only, and the score went up 2 points, not one.

so, those with an odd numbered score seem to be making it up.



i got 117. i was going to make that up, i'd say something like 134. you must be having a boring Sunday, eh?

[Planetary]

funny thing is, the questions seem to be worth 2 points each. bobby and i actually did the math and distances on one of the questions and changed that answer only, and the score went up 2 points, not one.

so, those with an odd numbered score seem to be making it up.

i'm actually not. i can post a screenshot if you want :rolleyes:

[Lex Diamonds]

135

[fucktopgirl]

170,the computer screen explode
for real 132

[jackrock]

201... meh :(

[The Notorious LOL]

180


You have an unusually strong balance between verbal and mathematical skills combined with a strength in the visual realm. Your most enduring talent, however, is that your idea centre never shuts down. That's what makes you an Inspired Inventor.

[befsquire]

well if that's the case, then i can't figure out how much each is worth. maybe math ones are 2, and reading ones are 1 or 3 pts each.

yes, cjm, i'm bored today. i'm fairly certain i already posted that.

[jabumbo]

133



it seems odd doing all the spatial recognition questions on a computer like that...and doesnt the time you take usually play a role in your score?

[The Notorious LOL]

well if that's the case, then i can't figure out how much each is worth. maybe math ones are 2, and reading ones are 1 or 3 pts each.

yes, cjm, i'm bored today. i'm fairly certain i already posted that.



I think its a combination of the questions themselves and the amount of time required to complete the test.

[milleson]

142. Go me.

edit- Mine says I'm a 'Visionary Philosopher'

[Planetary]

133



it seems odd doing all the spatial recognition questions on a computer like that...and doesnt the time you take usually play a role in your score?

yeah. you cant take an official timed one on the internet though, without being a member of something. im pretty sure i didn't take tooooo long anyway

[yeahwho]

I got 14 on my IQ test. I'll kick your ass.

[b-grrrlie]

I got 133 as well, I've done loads of those tests before so I don't know if that affects my score.

[Sarky Devotchka]

135 and I'm barely conscious. some of those spacial relation questions seemed lame.

visionary philosopher...I'm gonna go around and tell people that.

I'm a visionary philosopher doh doh doh, look at me, I am smart, ho ho ho.

brrrop.

[CJM]

yes, cjm, i'm bored today. i'm fairly certain i already posted that.



it was more a joke then an insult.

[befsquire]

ah.

perception is everything.

[cosmo105]

i hope you all realize these are worthless tests and the only true test of IQ has to be administered by a trained, certified tester, and they're pretty meaningless anyway because it's nowhere near broad enough

that being said mine was tested as 149 when i was 8

[The Notorious LOL]

Even still, I will say without question Im smarter than 90% of the people on this board regardless of score.


but you're right, way too many variables that play into intelligence to score it in the form of a standardized test.

[Medellia]

I've taken it before. I got a 144. My dad took it once and got a 142. Somehow, even though neither one of us missed a question we got different scores. I wonder how, sonce it's so reliable and all. :rolleyes:

That said, I was kinda psyched that I had a higher score than my dad. :o

[cosmo105]

it's based on your intelligence compared to the average on others in your age group, year for year.

[Bob]

i'm drunk and i got a 135

i've taken this test before and i swear i got a 150 something, but i might be lying, i don't remember

maybe it's because i put my age down as 24 instead of 21 which is my actual age, it handicapped me. i also said my name was tom jones, which it's not. maybe it takes off points for lying

anyway i'm not about to trust the internet to tell me how smart i am

[ChrisLove]

138

isnt the point of IQ tests that the average score is 100? So how come you rarely hear about people getting less than 110...

are they lying,

is the test faulty,

or do only people who already know they are pretty intelligent take them - noone wants to be told they are stupid after all....

[tracky]

Probably a case of the ones who don't get a high score don't really want to post it

I'm not even going to bother with the test, you wouldn't believe the score i post anyway :rolleyes:

[Tzar]

You are equipped with a verbal arsenal that enables you to understand complex issues and communicate on a particularly high level. These talents make you a Word Warrior.

124.

[Tzar]

i hope you all realize these are worthless tests and the only true test of IQ has to be administered by a trained, certified tester, and they're pretty meaningless anyway because it's nowhere near broad enough
exactly.
i only did this 'cause i was bored.

[GreenEarthAl]

I got all the questions right but then it wanted me to enter my personal information and register for the site. So I just closed the window. And admitted to myself that if I were really that smart, I wouldn't have wasted 20 minutes on an internet IQ test.

[paulb]

Ohhh that made me chuckle.

I got 124.


same here IQ partner.

[jabumbo]

Somehow, even though neither one of us missed a question we got different scores.

but how do you know what the right answer really is? i think it would be safe to say that not just one option for each question builds your score. depending on how you think of the question, a differnt answer could be valid

[medler]

yeah when i was like 8 i took an official mensa test and got 160-something but because i still have the mental age of an eight year old my IQ seems to be slipping year by year :(

as someone else said, it is a comparison between you and others in your age group

[Kid Presentable]

I got 6 now.

It called me a 'Head injury victim. Either you're having a series of mini-strokes, or you point to your head in the company of others and say: "Oooopa! Fell on head when baby!". Your ability to bathe yourself stuns your peers."

:cool:

[Qdrop]

300.

it said "congatulations, you now OWN the internet".



i was proud.

[Kid Presentable]

300.

it said "congatulations, you now OWN the internet".



i was proud.

Ooopa! Fell on head when baby!

[Bob]

I got all the questions right but then it wanted me to enter my personal information and register for the site. So I just closed the window. And admitted to myself that if I were really that smart, I wouldn't have wasted 20 minutes on an internet IQ test.

you don't have to enter real information. i said my name was tom jones and refused to give them an email address and it seems to have worked out

[cutter]

I've never actually taken one of these tests before!
I still get dropped on my head a lot. hahahaha :rolleyes:
127

Insightful linquist? I'll give u an insightful linguist.

[jackrock]

54 :(

"You had better stick to loafers or velcro shoes, the lace up kind will be too difficult for you. Of course it's not like you will even understand this you stupid fuck."
hahaha that reminds me of brick :D

[Medellia]

it's based on your intelligence compared to the average on others in your age group, year for year.
Hmm, I got my roommate to take it and she too got every answer correct, yet her score was 142 as well. And she's the same age as me. I think there's scoring criteria is just fucked up.

[Medellia]

but how do you know what the right answer really is? i think it would be safe to say that not just one option for each question builds your score. depending on how you think of the question, a differnt answer could be valid
Because it tells you what the correct answer is. At least it did when I took it.
1. Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison? LIVED is to DEVIL as 6323 is to:2336
6232
3236
3326
6332

The most important thing to notice in comparing the words in this problem is that "devil" is "lived" spelled backwards. This is the pattern that you need to apply to the number 6323 - solve the problem by finding which number is 6323 "spelled" backwards. The answer is 3236, option C.
There is an arrow next to the answer you gave and a red check next to the correct answer. Then underneath that it descirbes how you were supposed to come to the correct answer.

[Anne Lauren]

I got a 131. And what was the answer to the question where you had to unscramble the letters and say whether it spelled out a city, state, ocean, animal, etc..?

And these kinds of quick-tests like this are not accurate to what a person's IQ may be. An IQ of 100 is about adverage. In the 130's is extremely intelligent. And once you start getting into the 140's and a little higher, you're considered a genius...however, it's also a handicap in a lot of ways too because you're almost too intelligent. Most people with genius level IQs have a hard time functioning with the rest of society because they are on a totally different level. Almost like they're "retarded" in an ironic way.

[Medellia]

I got a 131. And what was the answer to the question where you had to unscramble the letters and say whether it spelled out a city, state, ocean, animal, etc..?
If I remember correctly, it was "England" so the answer would have been "country".
And these kinds of quick-tests like this are not accurate to what a person's IQ may be. An IQ of 100 is about adverage. In the 130's is extremely intelligent. And once you start getting into the 140's and a little higher, you're considered a genius...however, it's also a handicap in a lot of ways too because you're almost too intelligent. Most people with genius level IQs have a hard time functioning with the rest of society because they are on a totally different level. Almost like they're "retarded" in an ironic way.
I can certainly believe my IQ is around 144, simply because of this. But I'm not going to say that's what it is because a silly (albeit kinda fun) test on the interweb told me so.

[Anne Lauren]

If I remember correctly, it was "England" so the answer would have been "country".

I can certainly believe my IQ is around 144, simply because of this. But I'm not going to say that's what it is because a silly (albeit kinda fun) test on the interweb told me so.

The answer was England? I took it last night, so I don't remember it exactly...but, I thought it had a "y" and an "r" in it. Maybe not though...dunno. I narrowed it down between a city and a country. Around that time, I was starting to get tired and hurry through the questions.

And, btw, I wasn't referring to you at all with the comment I made about IQs. Just merely makeing a comment. One of the courses I had to take while I was getting my master's in psychology focused a great deal on IQs and statstics and all the different types of IQs...such as, musical abilities, athletic abilities, social abilities, etc. This kind of stuff fascinates me. That's mainly why I went back to school.

[TurdBerglar]

germany

[Medellia]

The answer was England? I took it last night, so I don't remember it exactly...but, I thought it had a "y" and an "r" in it. Maybe not though...dunno. I narrowed it down between a city and a country. Around that time, I was starting to get tired and hurry through the questions.
Ah, I took it quite awhile ago. I still have the email with my results, and when I took it the scrambled word was "England". I assumed all of the questions were the same because the ones I saw in the link provided were ones that I had answered. Sorry bout that!
And, btw, I wasn't referring to you at all with the comment I made about IQs. Just merely makeing a comment. One of the courses I had to take while I was getting my master's in psychology focused a great deal on IQs and statstics and all the different types of IQs...such as, musical abilities, athletic abilities, social abilities, etc. This kind of stuff fascinates me. That's mainly why I went back to school.
Oh I know it wasn't meant for anyone in particular. Just commenting on your comment. (y)

[Anne Lauren]

germany

Germany...man, that should have been an easy one to get. I was thinking it was gonna be something more difficult than that, so I was thinking of smaller less well known countries and cities.

[Bob]

what was the answer to the "johnny likes 400 but not 300, he likes 100 but not 99, which one does johnny like?" and it gave you a list of 5 numbers? that question didn't make any sense.

[Planetary]

what was the answer to the "johnny likes 400 but not 300, he likes 100 but not 99, which one does johnny like?" and it gave you a list of 5 numbers? that question didn't make any sense.

that's the only one i couldn't make sense of. i'd like to take an official, accurate test...

[Planetary]

I might have gotten that one wrong, but my logic was he didn't like the numbers that were equally divisible by 3.

i'd have to check the question again, but you're probably right :confused:

[Anne Lauren]

what was the answer to the "johnny likes 400 but not 300, he likes 100 but not 99, which one does johnny like?" and it gave you a list of 5 numbers? that question didn't make any sense.


I'm not sure if I got it right or not, either. And my logic in finding the answer is probably way off, but, all the numbers that he liked had two things in common that were different than all the numbers he didn't like...if you divide all the numbers by 100 to get rid of all the zeros in the number...like just looking at the number 4 from the number 400 or just looking at the 1 in the nmber 100, etc. You can come up with all those numbers by multiplying two like numbers together...like 2 times 2 equals 4, 1 times 1 equals 1, etc. I think the number 900 might have been another number he liked...and 3 times 3 equals 9. I know there's an official word to describe all numbers like that...but, I don't remember what they're called. Anyway, none of the numbers he didn't like had that in common. And only one of the answers was a number that had that same characteristic as the others...so I picked it.

That probably doesn't make any sense what I wrote...but, it's hard to explain. I just played around with the numbers.

[Leonie]

everything you always wanted to know and what shows this test was b-shit.. or the most of us are highly intelligent:rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ

[jabumbo]

what was the answer to the "johnny likes 400 but not 300, he likes 100 but not 99, which one does johnny like?" and it gave you a list of 5 numbers? that question didn't make any sense.


the way i thought about it, it seemed like he didnt like numbers with 1 odd digit, but he liked ones with non, or 2. i think my answer was 3300 or something like that...


and i didn't see that they gave the "correct" answers, allthough i could really see some of those questions having other possible answers. and you would think that they would have to play a role in your score otherwise it really doesnt test your thought process

[Anne Lauren]

everything you always wanted to know and what shows this test was b-shit.. or the most of us are highly intelligent:rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ

Yeah...I remember studying a lot of this stuff. It's really interesting. You do a lot more course work dealing with IQs in Educational Psych, though. We just kinda touched on it. But, I love learning...what factors contribute to certain outcomes and why people are they way they are, sorta things. It fascinates me...people fascinate me because everybody's realities can be so different and they could both be dealing with the same issue. Anywhoo...

[Anne Lauren]

the way i thought about it, it seemed like he didnt like numbers with 1 odd digit, but he liked ones with non, or 2. i think my answer was 3300 or something like that...


and i didn't see that they gave the "correct" answers, allthough i could really see some of those questions having other possible answers. and you would think that they would have to play a role in your score otherwise it really doesnt test your thought process

Yeah...I found that the key was to not over analyze it. It's really simple stuff...you have to just be able to pick up on the basic pattern and that's the hard part.

That's like the GRE that I took for grad. school...looking at the material in it, you think that, oh, this is gonna be so easy. But, when it came down to it...I thought it was really difficult because the answers are set up so that any of them could be the correct answer depending on how you interpret the question. So, you start over analyzeing and panicing and doubting yourself. Then, you start to run out of time and therefore don't have time to properly read and answer all the other questions. When actually they're very simple questions to begin with. God, I hated that damn test!

[bigblu89]

136

[rirv]

Everyone seems to like telling us they're smart on here...

[Monsieur Decuts]

I've taken many professional IQ tests and this online test (if its the same one that everywhere else) actually gave me the same score I got from a professional test.

just sayin

[Bob]

Everyone seems to like telling us they're smart on here...

not me, i told everyone i was drunk

and smart

[cosmo105]

Hmm, I got my roommate to take it and she too got every answer correct, yet her score was 142 as well. And she's the same age as me. I think there's scoring criteria is just fucked up.
or maybe that's because it's a test on an the internet.

[cosmo105]

And once you start getting into the 140's and a little higher, you're considered a genius...however, it's also a handicap in a lot of ways too because you're almost too intelligent. Most people with genius level IQs have a hard time functioning with the rest of society because they are on a totally different level. Almost like they're "retarded" in an ironic way.
or maybe it's the rest of people that are the retards and they should be made to feel handicapped. HAHAHAHA! TAKE THAT, AVERAGE-IES!

[Medellia]

what was the answer to the "johnny likes 400 but not 300, he likes 100 but not 99, which one does johnny like?" and it gave you a list of 5 numbers? that question didn't make any sense.
He likes squares of whole numbers.

400 and 100 are whole numbers squared (20 and 10 respectively) 300 and 99 aren't (17.32 and 9.95).

[Medellia]

or maybe that's because it's a test on an the internet.
Yeah, that's probably it.

[DelaBunny]

I'm scared to take the test in case it tells me I'm stupid, or worse still, average...

Actually, I did one a few months back, I scored 132 then- that I can live with!

[Bob]

He likes squares of whole numbers.

400 and 100 are whole numbers squared (20 and 10 respectively) 300 and 99 aren't (17.32 and 9.95).

ahhhhhh...i don't like numbers, especially squares...they're so uncool

*snort*

[icy manipulator]

129, visionary mathemetician, big surprise :rolleyes:

[alexandra]

I'M NOT TELLING.


i said i'm not telling!

[fucktopgirl]

why,,you did not even hit the 100!! :D

[Kid Presentable]

Just like a dollar for some soup and bread, man?

[g-mile7]

117, but thats because I suck at Math' (guessed on most of the Math ones)






You are equipped with a verbal arsenal that enables you to understand complex issues and communicate on a particularly high level. These talents make you a Word Warrior.


Whether or not you recognise it, your vocabulary is your strongest suit -- use it whenever you can. Since your command of words is so great, you are also a terrific communicator -- able to articulate big ideas to just about anyone. Your wordsmithing prowess will also help in artistic and creative pursuits. The power of words translates to fresh ideas off paper too. Since you have so many words at your disposal, you are in a unique position to describe things in an original way, as well as see the future in your mind's eye. In short, your strengths allow you to be a visionary -- able to extrapolate and come up with a multitude of fresh ideas.



those who know me would agree, the veracity of this part of the test I'd agree with.

[Lex Diamonds]

That test's bullshit man. I'm not 135. I'm either much stupider or much more intelligent than that. I don't know which, but 135 just seems wrong.

[icy manipulator]

I'M NOT TELLING.


i said i'm not telling!
she actually got a really good mark but she knows that if she told you you'd think she'd be bullshitting :p

[alexandra]

Pat knows i didn't even do that five-frickin'-pages test. he also knows i'd do very well, if i did it.

[P of R]

Online IQ tests are fake anyway.

There's no way I have an IQ of over 120.

[g-mile7]

Online IQ tests are fake anyway.

There's no way I have an IQ of over 120.



isn't 120 normal though?

[icy manipulator]

Pat knows i didn't even do that five-frickin'-pages test. he also knows i'd do very well, if i did it.
this is true, you'd much rather spend your time with your hookah. hulk hogan best :p (y)

[Leonie]

isn't 120 normal though?
The average score is around 100.. so most of the people here are really smart, if you believe the test ;)

[g-mile7]

The average score is around 100.. so most of the people here are really smart, if you believe the test ;)


guess Im sitting pretty then

[Anne Lauren]

isn't 120 normal though?

Yeah, Leonie is right...100 is considered about adverage. So, if your IQ really is around the 120ish range...you're very bright. The 130's is unusual and 140's is extremely unusual...not saying that people on here don't have IQs that high in real life! But, it's very uncommon.

Plus, there's several different types of IQ...athletic (the extent and ability to which someone is able to manipulate and control their body movements), musical (like Mozart or other musicians that are able to just think up a tune in their head or a song and it automatically becomes a hit), social (like some people that are able to observe other people and different various social situations and instinctively be able to manipulate their behaviors accordingly...to acheive the outcome they are hoping to get, i.e., a good salesman.), etc.

That just made me think of my ex-husband's sister for example...she is extremely "book smart". When it came to being able to read and comprehend the material she learned in school or at work...she was freakin' brilliant. However, in the social department, she was lackin' a bit. Growing up she always had problems getting along with people...she was always mad at somebody or someone was always "out to get her" and hurt her feelings somehow. She wasn't shy at all and was actually extremely outgoing...so she never understood it. She just thought she had bad luck or it was the other person's fault. When in all actuality she was a "social leopor". When telling a joke...her timeing was usually all off and the punch line was more than likely all wrong. Or she was never able to assess the situation well and read people's body language...she didn't know when to que from the "serious talk" and gracefully flow in to the "light and fluffy humor talk". Typically when she "had the floor" and the focus of the conversation was on her...after she was done speaking...it usually ended in an ackward silence followed by a desperate change in topic by somebody else. She just had a really low social IQ. I remember she hated Scott because he used to call her out in a smartass kinda manner. It was mean because it was pretty much what everybody was thinking.

[Planetary]

there's several different types of IQ...athletic (the extent and ability to which someone is able to manipulate and control their body movements), musical (like Mozart or other musicians that are able to just think up a tune in their head or a song and it automatically becomes a hit), social (like some people that are able to observe other people and different various social situations and instinctively be able to manipulate their behaviors accordingly...to acheive the outcome they are hoping to get, i.e., a good salesman.), etc.

i'd like to test my IQ in all of these. i think it'd be really interesting.

[Anne Lauren]

i'd like to test my IQ in all of these. i think it'd be really interesting.

To my knowledge and I'm almost positive, that there's not a seperate standardized test to measure each of the different types of IQ...like, there's not a specific test that someone can take to come up with a spectic number of someone's IQ for athletic ability or musical ability. It's more just kinda like an understood thing, I guess...like, obviously, Kobe Bryant has an extremely high athletic IQ. Plus, I beleive, this is more of a new concept and way of looking at IQs...that there's different kinds of "smartness", so's to speak. And in all actuality, the whole idea behind IQs is a fairly recent concept when looking at the overall spectrum of time. It's still being researched, theories are being tested, etc...in hopes of improveing and becoming more knowledgeable in the area.

[Planetary]

To my knowledge and I'm almost positive, that there's not a seperate standardized test to measure each of the different types of IQ...like, there's not a specific test that someone can take to come up with a spectic number of someone's IQ for athletic ability or musical ability. It's more just knida like an understood thing, I guess...like, obviously, Kobe Bryant has an extremely high athletic IQ. Plus, I beleive, this is more of a new concept and way of looking at IQs...that there's different kinds of "smartness", so's to speak. And in all actuality, the whole idea behind IQs is a fairly recent concept when looking at the overall spectrum of time. It's still being researched, theories are being tested, etc...in hopes of improveing and becoming more knowledgeable in the area.

interesting. you seem pretty knowledgable in this area

[Anne Lauren]

interesting. you seem pretty knowledgable in this area

I have my masters in psychology. However, I studied a lot more about this kind of stuff...like IQs, when getting my undergrad. We touched on it a little bit in grad. school. But, grad. school courses deal mainly more with your specific concentration...which mine was Reasearch Psychology. My ulimate goal is to do jury consulting type of work. Educational Psychology concentrates more in depth about IQs.

Psychology is just fascinateing to me...I love to people watch, in a way, and learn about people and find their strengths and weaknessess and what makes them unique. Like, dancing has always been a big part of my life. And for a short while I taught the basic beginners ballet class to little kids. I taught the 10 and under class. It was interesting observeing these little girls because none of them had prior training and there were a few that just instinctively would add that little extra flare...like pointing their toes or arching their back and sticking their necks up straight, so that they looked more elegant. And it was usually these girls that were the ones that caught on quicker, too. Why is that? Almost just like they had a higher IQ as far as being able to manipulate and control their body movements. It was like that to me...it just came natural. I started dance just like most little girls do...my parents enrolled my sister and I into dance class because that's just what you do with daughters, it seems like. And I was just good at it without really having to try. Therefore, I received a lot of positive attention and it boost my self esteem, so it encouraged me to continue further with it and start competeing, eventually. Dance is basically just being able to transition one simple pose or step into the next step, and so on, so that they flow smoothly together giving the impression that it's one big movement to the beat of music. A person's ability to do that with speed and preciseness is what makes them a good dancer. However, just like anything else, talent and your IQ only takes you so far...then you have to start busting your butt and put in a lot of time and effort. Like when I tried out for the UT dance team...all the girls were badass dancers that had been dancing since they were fresh out of the womb and all of them were gorgeous...pretty much everybody there is on equal ground, so you have to find a way to stand out. I mean, I wanted it so bad! And nothing was gonna get in my way. So, I busted my ass and had every dance down to a T, so that I could do it in my sleep. It wasn't really about the dancing...it was my competative side coming out.

Anyway, this is a long-ass response...I know. Oh well...bare with me. It just got me thinking about the whole IQ vs sheer determination idea. I guess, IQ and natural talent will only take you so far in life.

However, as far as musical ability is concerned...no amount of work would help me out. I just suck at it! I tried to play the flute in 5th grade and I quit after 3 weeks because I was so bad it was embarrassing. Even my parents were encourageing me to quit...I guess to spare them the humiliation of having to attend my little elementary music concert...or whatever you call it.