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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:49 am

Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?
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Postby Astrolinium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:52 am

Chrinthanium wrote:Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?


Appeal to the lowest common denominator?
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Postby Vassenor » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:56 am

Chrinthanium wrote:Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?


A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky animals.
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Postby Jute » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:57 am

What happened to Jochistan? They seemed to have ceased to exist suddenly.
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Postby Jute » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:58 am

Chrinthanium wrote:Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?

Not necessarily, see: swarm intelligence. It all can depend on the people and what they do, or are told, doesn't it.
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Carl Sagan, astrophysicist and atheist wrote:"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages,
when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling,
that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual...The notion that science
and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both."
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Postby Vassenor » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:59 am

Jute wrote:What happened to Jochistan? They seemed to have ceased to exist suddenly.


They got DEAT for something.
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Postby Jute » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:00 am

Vassenor wrote:
Jute wrote:What happened to Jochistan? They seemed to have ceased to exist suddenly.


They got DEAT for something.

I noticed, apparently they got a 1-month ban exactly a month and a day ago. The moderators said the next step would be deletion, apparently something escalated again...
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that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual...The notion that science
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Postby Vassenor » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:01 am

Jute wrote:
Vassenor wrote:
They got DEAT for something.

I noticed, apparently they got a 1-month ban exactly a month and a day ago. The moderators said the next step would be deletion, apparently something escalated again...


Yes.
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Postby Acarn » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:05 am

Jute wrote:What happened to Jochistan? They seemed to have ceased to exist suddenly.

There is a fairly recent mod thread about it. Jochistan crossed the line, one time to much.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:12 am

Astrolinium wrote:
Chrinthanium wrote:Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?


Appeal to the lowest common denominator?

Just feels that people around these parts of North Carolina grow idiotic when you put more than one of them in a room together.

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Chrinthanium wrote:Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?

Not necessarily, see: swarm intelligence. It all can depend on the people and what they do, or are told, doesn't it.

Seems more like herd mentality to me. One idiot turns everyone else into idiots.
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Postby Immoren » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:13 am

So apparently B-52 Stratofortress can carry a payload of at least approximately 396 corgis.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:14 am

Immoren wrote:So apparently B-52 Stratofortress can carry a payload of at least approximately 396 corgis.
Thanks gunblr.

That's one hell of a bomb to drop.
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Postby Astrolinium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:18 am

Chrinthanium wrote:
Astrolinium wrote:
Appeal to the lowest common denominator?

Just feels that people around these parts of North Carolina grow idiotic when you put more than one of them in a room together.


Pretty sure that's everywhere in the world.
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Postby The Princes of the Universe » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:18 am

Immoren wrote:So apparently B-52 Stratofortress can carry a payload of at least approximately 396 corgis.
Thanks gunblr.

Perhaps corgis would be more effective than bombs. Who can resist that cuteness? :p
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Postby Abserdia » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:20 am

Astrolinium wrote:
Chrinthanium wrote:Just feels that people around these parts of North Carolina grow idiotic when you put more than one of them in a room together.


Pretty sure that's everywhere in the world.

When you group all of the world together, you get the average IQ.
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Postby Ethel mermania » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:24 am

Jute wrote:What happened to Jochistan? They seemed to have ceased to exist suddenly.

DEAT.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:32 am

Abserdia wrote:
Astrolinium wrote:
Pretty sure that's everywhere in the world.

When you group all of the world together, you get the average IQ.

You would, essentially, get average everything with the ability to have one hell of a loud conversation.
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Postby Immoren » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:33 am

Chrinthanium wrote:Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?


IQ(crowd)=IQ(MIN)/SUM(crowd)

Where
IQ(crowd)= IQ of the crowd
IQ(MIN)=Smallest IQ in crowd
SUM(Crowd)=Size of crowd
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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:34 am

Immoren wrote:
Chrinthanium wrote:Why is it that a single human can display extreme intelligence, but you put more than one together and the collective IQ drops to a number smaller than an American shoe size?


IQ(crowd)=IQ(MIN)/SUM(crowd)

Where
IQ(crowd)= IQ of the crowd
IQ(MIN)=Smallest IQ in crowd
SUM(Crowd)=Size of crowd

*brain esplodez from Maffs.*
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Postby The Princes of the Universe » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:37 am

Chrinthanium wrote:
Immoren wrote:IQ(crowd)=IQ(MIN)/SUM(crowd)
Where
IQ(crowd)= IQ of the crowd
IQ(MIN)=Smallest IQ in crowd
SUM(Crowd)=Size of crowd

*brain esplodez from Maffs.*

The crowd's IQ starts with the dumbest person's and gets smaller with the size of the crowd. *nod*
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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:39 am

Well, been waiting for the water guy to show up at the office. We're on well water out here (read: North Carolina small town) at the office. Rain headed our way from Tropical Storm Colin. Rain starts. 5 minutes later, water guy arrives to fix the water softener on the well. I knew I should not have worn a light gray shirt.
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Postby The Princes of the Universe » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:58 am

Chrinthanium wrote:Well, been waiting for the water guy to show up at the office. We're on well water out here (read: North Carolina small town) at the office. Rain headed our way from Tropical Storm Colin. Rain starts. 5 minutes later, water guy arrives to fix the water softener on the well. I knew I should not have worn a light gray shirt.

Ooh, see-through. :p
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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:01 am

The Princes of the Universe wrote:
Chrinthanium wrote:Well, been waiting for the water guy to show up at the office. We're on well water out here (read: North Carolina small town) at the office. Rain headed our way from Tropical Storm Colin. Rain starts. 5 minutes later, water guy arrives to fix the water softener on the well. I knew I should not have worn a light gray shirt.

Ooh, see-through. :p

Partially, yes. Not that there's a trove of people beating down a door to the office. Still, people do randomly "appear" here. Thankfully, natural process is ongoing between the full-blast A/C and body heat working to dry it out.
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Postby The Princes of the Universe » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:03 am

Chrinthanium wrote:
The Princes of the Universe wrote:Ooh, see-through. :p

Partially, yes. Not that there's a trove of people beating down a door to the office. Still, people do randomly "appear" here. Thankfully, natural process is ongoing between the full-blast A/C and body heat working to dry it out.

Is the sight anything like the pictures you seem to prefer as your flags? :lol2:
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Postby Chrinthanium » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:07 am

The Princes of the Universe wrote:
Chrinthanium wrote:Partially, yes. Not that there's a trove of people beating down a door to the office. Still, people do randomly "appear" here. Thankfully, natural process is ongoing between the full-blast A/C and body heat working to dry it out.

Is the sight anything like the pictures you seem to prefer as your flags? :lol2:

No. I'm not bad, but.. definitely not that good.
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