When you were a kid, you probably heard the one about Einstein failing math. It turns out that didn't really happen. Being a genius, the young Einstein completely dominated all math classes.Another child who will never have to worry about arithmetic is Pranav Veera. That's because the 6-year-old from Ohio has an IQ of 176, 16 points higher than the man who gave us the theory of relativity. The first-grader's one-in-a-million score can be attributed partially to his photographic memory -- the youngster can tell you what day of the week any date fell upon back to the year 2000.
Pranav's proud parents want their son's life to be "as normal as possible" and have so far resisted skipping him ahead in school.
Obviously the acclaim and attention that go along with such an inflated IQ can go to a kid's head, especially if he is treated differently. However, here's something the little math wiz should know as well as anyone: One in a million might sound impressive, but it still means there are almost 7,000 other geniuses walking around just as smart as he is.
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Friday 20 March
By rtyler
uh, I'm not impressed. Sure, it's a kid with a high-IQ, but I scored 179 in the first grade and didn't even try. That didn't stop me from dropping out of high school to pursue a career freelance writing.
Oh, and I failed math miserably.
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Sunday 22 March
By Lindsay
My sister has a 172 IQ. This does not make her a genius in many area of life. She cannot get along with people over the long run...has no sense of self and is only brilliant in academic matters. In other words, she has no emotional intelligence.
When we were young, my mother told me I was no genius. At first I was upset, until she told me that I was considerably smarter in so many other ways that my sister lacked. I managed to get two degrees and do well in my profession as well as my lovelife and social life. My sister has a Ph.D and no love life or a social life that lasts longer than months. She is clueless about people and is alienated from most family members and others we know.
God has blessed those of us who are ordinarily smart but not THAT smart.
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Monday 23 March
By kat
Sounds like your sister might be autistic...
Monday 23 March
By Deran
For one, it sounds like the kid is autistic (telling the day of the week for any given date is reminiscent of autistic savants), though I couldn't really say. Secondly, IQ is adjusted for age to make it so that a person's IQ does not change over time. The average adult's IQ is 100 and so is the average child's. Also, It wasn't that Einstein's IQ was that high, more that he was able to think in ways that few others were able in addition to being quite smart.
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Tuesday 24 March
By AKgrandma
High IQ's run in our family and I can attest that so do behavioral problems. It can be very hard to consider anyone your superior when you view them as stupid, so early years are the roughest, particularly in school, where most teachers are average intelligence. Self-employment is a choice when you get out in the world, but does not always work. My father did not have the incentive and self discipline to be self-employed, but hated to have anyone (dumber) be his boss. Consequently, he was unemployed a lot. My brother stuck with jobs that left him on his own a lot, but always worked for some company. He can be difficult to talk to because he is ALWAYS right. I had many failed relationships with men, (they were just so infuriatingly dumb!) and went through numerous jobs and professions but I was able (after many false starts) to start my own business, where no one could try to control me. I think the main thing that a high IQ has to offer you is a guaranteed inability to get along well with others, unless you learn to keep your mouth shut and accept others for what they are. Carrying on meaningfull conversations can be few and far between.
To: rtyler, Many high IQ persons fail in high school or drop out. There is just no challenge, no future in what they see there.
To: Deran, IQ can go up or down. All it means is how you relate in intelligence to those of your age, as you said, if you are equal to the average person your age you have 100 IQ. But if others your age are improving, and you are not; than your number will go down in relation to theirs. Conversly, if you continue to learn how to think better, how to solve problems better, after your peers have quit learning (about age 25) then your number will go up in relation to theirs. I had about 112 or 13 IQ when I was in high school. When I tested before entering college in my mid forties, I had 132 IQ. But then, I had (and still have) an insatiable hunger for knowledge and was always learning.
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Tuesday 24 March
By Randall
I wish I were normal. This intelligence crap is for the birds.
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Wednesday 29 April
By KELLY
MY COMMENTS ARE LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I WAS SMART WHEN I WAS YOUNGER GRADUATING AT 15 AND THEN NOTHING TO DO, COULD NOT AFFORD COLLEGE TO YOUNG TO DEAL WITH OLDER PEOPLE AND TO INMATURE TO DEAL WITH OTHERS. AS I GREW OLDER I REALIZE THAT I WAS NOT SO SMART JUST COMMON SENSE AND I LOVED TO LEARN EVERY THING I GOT MY HANDS ON. NOW I AM A NORMAL PERSON NOT THE GENSIS THAT MY FAMILY THOUGHT I WAS. THANK YOU FOR READING
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Friday 22 May
By kevindaun pih
101%ok
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