Brain teaser...

[GatorHunter]

Count how many times you see the letter "F" in the following sentence:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...

BTW, the answer is below, so formulate your answer before reading further...

[GatorHunter]

I know, there's 1 "F" in "the following sentence"...but that's not it.

There's 6....try it again...

[GatorHunter]

Most people say "3"....some, even smarter, say "4"....if you got "5"...you're pretty stinkin' smart...if you got "6"...you're a freakin' genius!

Our brains have trouble distinguishing the word "OF" as two letters...when looking for the letter "F"...we tend to use the "sound" to locate the letter...but "OF" sounds like "OV"...so we bypass it subconsciously. Thought it was pretty cool.

[Seppeh]

6 times...
Including 3 times in the word 'of '

[Seppeh]

But of course you already say the answer without us guessing... :( so now I look like I just copied your post

[GatorHunter]

6 times...
Including 3 times in the word 'of '

If you got this your first try, you are freakin' smart!! My IQ is 138...and I only got 4 the first try...:sad:

[GatorHunter]

But of course you already say the answer without us guessing... :( so now I look like I just copied your post

No, we're going on the "honor system"....if you say you got 6 the first time, I believe you...and want you as my accountant!!!:thumpsup:

[DELTOR]

I got 4. Interesting teaser this is. How did I miss the other 2????

[gatorunvrsty]

I got six. The reason is because I intentionally looked for something irregular. I guess if you know to look for something, it's easier. It was too simple to just count "F"s. That's pretty wild, though. I would not have caught it if I wasn't looking for something wrong.

[AUFootball24]

I got 6. That doesn't mean I'm a genius. It just means I can count past 5 and I know what an 'f' looks like.

[gatorunvrsty]

I got 6. That doesn't mean I'm a genius. It just means I can count past 5 and I know what an 'f' looks like.

In your case, I'd have to agree.:joke: I'm not a genius, either... my IQ is only 136.

[GatorHunter]

In your case, I'd have to agree.:joke: I'm not a genius, either... my IQ is only 136.

136 is pretty high...a friend sent this one to me...didn't send me the answer until a day or two later...I ran through it first and got 4...but I missed the other 2 Fs in "OF" later in the sentence. If you read it without looking for something "wrong"...well, it's not as easy as Aub24 thinks. In my office, several physicians said "3"...:laugh:

[AUFootball24]

GH, I went through very slowly saying each letter in my head. You can't mess it up like that, going letter by letter. It's hard to say 'f' and not notice it :laugh:

If you read the sentence word for word, I fully understand how one could see only 3 f's.

[AUFootball24]

In your case, I'd have to agree.:joke: I'm not a genius, either... my IQ is only 136.

You post inspired me to talk one myself. It's online so I wouldn't guarantee the accuracy.

Hello patrick

Your IQ score is 134 and the average score is 100.

Your IQ score is the result of a formula based on the number of
questions answered correctly on the test. This score has been further
adjusted to account for the differences in capabilities among various
age groups. Your percentile score means that you scored higher than 99%
of the people who took this same test.


Your Grade:Gifted


So I'm not a genius, either, but the score isn't bad. I know for sure I don't show that in my posting! :wacko: :happy:

[GatorHunter]

You post inspired me to talk one myself. It's online so I wouldn't guarantee the accuracy.




So I'm not a genius, either, but the score isn't bad. I know for sure I don't show that in my posting! :wacko: :happy:

Cool...thanks for posting that...I haven't taken an IQ test since HS. I'll have to give it a try. I surely don't "spell" or use "grammar" appropriately either in my posts...I've always been more concerned with what something was saying rather than how it was being said.

[GatorHunter]

Here's mine...looks like I've gotten a little smarter since HS...:)

Your General IQ Score of 149 shows how able your mind is in general. Anyone with a General IQ Score this high is considered to be a genius. This score is better than 99.95% of all persons taking this test. All known occupations can be comprehended with a General IQ this high. You should be able to handle any academic challenges.

You scored higher than your General IQ Score in 6 individual ability categories. 3 of these better scores could be called statistically significant and may indicate special abilities, or that you were distracted on those parts of the IQ Test that counted more heavily in the other ability categories.

Arithmetic
Solving many of the IQ Test's problems required the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers mentally. Many mental tasks require arithmetical operations even though numbers may not be involved, and thus number manipulation abilities can strongly indicate general intelligence.

Your Arithmetic IQ score of 160 is exceptionally higher than your General IQ score.This score is better than greater than 99.99% of all persons taking this test.

Spatial Skill
Understanding what changes will occur when conditions vary is a deep and powerful ability of the mind. All invention and creativity of every sort is based upon this ability. Although test problems usually involve manipulation of objects in space, persons with a stronger ability to spatially manipulate can also be expected to use this ability to be able to better predict how social and psychological situations would change due to variation.

Your Spatial Skill IQ score of 164 is exceptionally higher than your General IQ score.This score is better than greater than 99.99% of all persons taking this test.

Logical
This is the ability to determine if a set of rules has been correctly followed. This ability is most useful in combination with other mental skills listed above. Those with strong logical ability are quicker to see where a given set of conditions is going to lead, have a strong sense of justice, and better understand--from an intellectual analysis--the benefits of harmony.

Your Logical IQ score of 160 is exceptionally higher than your General IQ score.This score is better than greater than 99.99% of all persons taking this test.

Spelling
The ability to spell can indicate general intelligence. Remembering a set sequence of letters indicates the mind's ability to retrieve remembered facts. Learning how to spell and use the words of a language is almost a complete IQ test in itself. Although poor spellers with high IQ scores can be found, it is rare, and in general--everything else being equal--the better spellers have higher IQ scores.

Your Spelling IQ score of 144 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.83% of all persons taking this test.

Short Term Memory
The ability to remember things for a short period of time allows the mind to check back and retrieve facts needed to complete a problem solving operation. This ability becomes more critical when problems have many aspects that need consideration and/or need to be solved mentally. This ability strongly determines how efficiently one handles the many aspects of normal life. If your short term memory ability is strong you are much less likely to seem inattentive or "slow to get it" to others.

Your Short Term Memory IQ score of 133 is significantly lower than your General IQ score.This score is better than 98.61% of all persons taking this test.

Rote Utilization
This is the ability to take a set of memorized facts and mentally extract and/or operate with or upon the facts within the set that are pertinent to the problem at hand. Persons with more of this ability can be expected to spell well, remember telephone and other numbers easily, be more adroit in procedural operations, and have a stronger foundation for tasks that require the use of memorized material.

Your Rote Utilization IQ score of 152 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.97% of all persons taking this test.

Algebraic
This is the ability of the mind to abstractly handle quantities and qualities. Persons who are strong in this ability can more quickly and more deeply understand analogies, stories, derivations, equalities, and hierarchical structures.

Your Algebraic IQ score of 144 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.83% of all persons taking this test.

General Knowledge
Knowledge that is casually picked up and remembered can indicate intelligence, because persons with higher intelligence will exhibit greater retention of those pieces of information that are encountered less often. Because higher intelligence allows a person to have a deeper appreciation of the connectivity of facts that may seem disparate to others of lesser intelligence, memory of such facts becomes easier.

Your General Knowledge IQ score of 152 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.97% of all persons taking this test.

Visual Apprehension This is the ability of the mind to mentally picture visual information and to be able to extract portions of that information for separate use. A person whose visual apprehension is strong enjoys a richer, more creative appreciation of visual aspects of experiences.

Your Visual Apprehension IQ score of 146 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.89% of all persons taking this test.

Geometric
How well one can comprehend geometric relationships of lines, sides, planes, angles, and topological properties strongly determines one's ability to make sense of visual information. The strength of one's geometric ability can strongly determine how quickly knowledge can be absorbed if it is presented visually.

Your Geometric IQ score of 144 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.83% of all persons taking this test.

Vocabulary
Knowing the meaning of words is an ability that directly increases along with the increase of general intelligence. The meaning of a word is more easily remembered with higher intelligence, because it takes more intelligence to understand and correctly use words based upon the subtle differences between words with similar meanings and to comprehend difficult concepts which are sometimes symbolized by a single word.

Your Vocabulary IQ score of 144 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.83% of all persons taking this test.

Intuition
Intuition is defined as that ability of the mind to develop answers to questions without consciously dealing with the problem at hand. Often a question will provoke your mind to answer without using conscious processing time, and the answer is said to come "out of the blue" or "suddenly, it just struck me". Of all the many abilities of the mind, this is one of the most often used. Just knowing what to do is often an automatic process that occurs without much conscious figuring. Those with stronger intuition make less mistakes and can seem luckier, wiser, or more mature.

Your Intuition IQ score of 156 is not significantly different from your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.99% of all persons taking this test.

Computational Speed
If you can correctly solve a variety of problems faster than another person, you may be demonstrating a generally more orderly internal arrangement of your mind's problem solving methods. While speed cannot be the sole factor in determining overall superiority in one mental operations, in general faster computational speed will often indicate that a problem's comprehension was more complete. With everything else being equal, a person with faster computational speed than another person's will be better at tasks that require the synthesis of many bits of information.

Your Computational Speed IQ score of 138 is significantly lower than your General IQ score.This score is better than 99.44% of all persons taking this test.

[AUFootball24]

Gator, can you post a link to that one? I'd like to get an in depth analysis like that!

[AU Blaaaaaaaake]

I can only find 1.. i need to stop taking these sociology classes

[Gamecocks4Ever]

Yes, Gator, can you post a link to that page. I'm just curious as to what my IQ is. I've felt rather stupid of late. I admit I only got 3 F's, but I fell for the old trick of reading it and listening for the F's. If you go letter by letter as AUF24 did, I can see getting all 6. I'm just curious as to how people are getting 4. The word "of" appeared 3 times. It seems you'd either catch it or not, and get either 3 or 6, but not 4.

[timNem]

I got six.

[timNem]

136 is pretty high...a friend sent this one to me...didn't send me the answer until a day or two later...I ran through it first and got 4...but I missed the other 2 Fs in "OF" later in the sentence. If you read it without looking for something "wrong"...well, it's not as easy as Aub24 thinks. In my office, several physicians said "3"...:laugh:The average IQ of a MD is 105. The average IQ across the board is 100. The Mensa is widely considered the benchmark for IQ tests. Try the pre-test and see if you qualify for the test, you need to answer at least 20 correct to be considered for the test, I got 19 on my first try:sad: but I scored 135 a few years ago on the test. Give it a ry.


Mensa Switzerland - The High IQ Society (http://www.mensa.ch/index.cgi?main:do=iqtest)

[gatorunvrsty]

The average IQ of a MD is 105. The average IQ across the board is 100. The Mensa is widely considered the benchmark for IQ tests. Try the pre-test and see if you qualify for the test, you need to answer at least 20 correct to be considered for the test, I got 19 on my first try:sad: but I scored 135 a few years ago on the test. Give it a ry.


Mensa Switzerland - The High IQ Society (http://www.mensa.ch/index.cgi?main:do=iqtest)

Thanks, tim. I wouldn't mind giving that a shot, myself. I took one when I was 4 or 5, and another when I was 23. It was 136 both times. A person's IQ shouldn't change throughout their life. Most tests are designed to gauge cognitive or reasoning skills. They aren't supposed to test quantity of info. retained.

[timNem]

Thanks, tim. I wouldn't mind giving that a shot, myself. I took one when I was 4 or 5, and another when I was 23. It was 136 both times. A person's IQ shouldn't change throughout their life. Most tests are designed to gauge cognitive or reasoning skills. They aren't supposed to test quantity of info. retained.Thats right. I think mine has maybe dropped a little since I went through the windshield of my car and no longer have feeling in my head :laugh: . You have to be careful which tests you take because alot of them have a high Floor or a High Ceiling or both such as alot of these you take online you cannot make below a 100. Marilyn vos Savant holds the record at 228, if you are not familiar with her, she does the "Ask Marilyn" columns in Parade Magazine.

[gatorunvrsty]

Thats right. I think mine has maybe dropped a little since I went through the windshield of my car and no longer have feeling in my head :laugh: . You have to be careful which tests you take because alot of them have a high Floor or a High Ceiling or both such as alot of these you take online you cannot make below a 100. Marilyn vos Savant holds the record at 228, if you are not familiar with her, she does the "Ask Marilyn" columns in Parade Magazine.

Isn't she quadriplegic, too. I thought I remembered reading she was born without fully developed arms and legs.

[timNem]

Isn't she quadriplegic, too. I thought I remembered reading she was born without fully developed arms and legs.I haven't heard that. I know that her husband invented a (or the) artificial heart.