12 year old smarter than Einstein - Page 2

**flashpantss** · 03-26-2011, 12:57 AM

Glad he found something he likes so much, and he is helping other people as well.

MrGiggles · 03-26-2011, 01:05 AM

lmfao autism

**~Zeta~** · 03-26-2011, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI

I'm probably the only one here who doesn't give a shit about the age.

I've seen a lot of stories like this (like that 11 year old who graduated college with a degree in Astrophysics) and it's really disappointing to see age mentioned. In a way I'm an SM prodigy but I really couldn't give a crap about the age

Then again ageism is just something that's really amused me considering things like this. I have massive respect for Jacob - he has a lot of potential to make the world better, but then again you have those other stories like of Chris McCandless.

Quite my thoughts and the reason why I didn't post anything.

Also, times are different. Comparing someone's intelligence to a 50+ year old intelligence is quite outdated. At Einstein's time, he was practically the smartest person in the world. From what he's discovered, it has lead to other people use what he does to become smarter or take his work further. Also, over the years, things have been simplified and much easier to understand or find out.

Example: Einstein created the theory of relativity yet it wasn't understood for a couple years simply because people couldn't grasp the concept. Now, people just take it for what it is and more people understand the concept. As time went on, people got smarter which sprouts from the past.

Even then, how can you compare intelligence to people that created math, physics, science, etc.? Shouldn't they be the most intelligent ones since they inspired the next genius to make a breakthrough?

Logical Fallacy.

AsphyxZero · 03-26-2011, 01:19 AM

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SM prodigy

glad i'm not the only one that got caught up on this too

MrGiggles · 03-26-2011, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI

In a way I'm an SM prodigy but I really couldn't give a crap about the age

I'd just like to call this to everyone's attention for a sec

edit: altho i guess i'm not the first rofl

Crashfan3 · 03-26-2011, 01:21 AM

That is goddamn amazing. I'm 19 and I struggled like hell through Advanced Algebra in high school, scraped by with a C.

Though... a pro-tip to OP, usually ATS is not a good place for a news reference. This one was different because they referenced a legitimate news site.

~kitty~ · 03-26-2011, 01:34 AM

I'm not entirely sure about this kid being a "genius" and all. Prodigy, yeah. Genius? Who knows. I was a prodigy to an extent. When I was a certain age I had contemplated complex thoughts that most people would still find confusing even now, which mainly concerns existential stuff that I'm still not very comfortable explaining. However, I don't feel like I've become much smarter since then so I'm kind of not that smart... oh well. He has potential, but he might run into a block like I had, and yeah...

Certain age as in about 9 or 10.

Ickalanda · 03-26-2011, 01:40 AM

Impressive, always awesome to see people with brains that think in this way.

We still have yet to see if he is smarter than Einstein, your IQ is one thing, but intelligence is another! Looks like he is doing the right things with it though!

Izzy · 03-26-2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ickalanda

your IQ is one thing, but intelligence is another! L

The point of IQ is to try to measure your intelligence. I don't know anything about how well it achieves that though.

Ickalanda · 03-26-2011, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

The point of IQ is to try to measure your intelligence. I don't know anything about how well it achieves that though.

Well, that is the point of it, but it more of tests your logic and ability to solve problems (at the exact moment of taking that test anyway).

How you apply it and the knowledge you acquire are not measured by IQ and are equal components in intelligence (at least in my opinion).

**Nyokou** · 03-26-2011, 03:37 AM

Fck. I suck at math. This kid should tutor my little bro though. He sucks at math too.

ddrxero64 · 03-26-2011, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MrGiggles

lmfao autism

???

I know three people from the FFR/SM community that have some form of autism, and you wouldn't even know. Well, one of them is kinda obvious but still.

I don't really get that joke. Anyway, I really don't think autism has anything to do (directly) with how smart he is. I think maybe it just caused him to have less and friends and spend more time reading calculus books (wow). But yea, he does have a knack for this kind of stuff.

**AlexDest** · 03-26-2011, 07:52 AM

mathboysmom

_Stepdude_ · 03-26-2011, 08:14 AM

Isn't he savant?

**Reach** · 03-26-2011, 10:11 AM

Well, it's not *that* impressive.

Kim Ung Yong is not very well known, but he was doing this at age 4. His IQ was around 210. In terms of childhood IQs, 170 is practically chump change. 170 converted into a deviation score is about the 99.993rd percentile, or 1 in 14,000, whereas an IQ of 210 is about 1 in 20 million.

There might be people on this forum with a higher IQ.

Kim Ung Yong:

But IQ isn't everything, obviously. Einstein's IQ was probably quite high (Over 140, since the average for Nobel Prize winners is about 140), but the reason he achieved what he did was because of his absolute and extraordinary dedication to his field, not his absolute intellect. The same goes with this kid. Obviously his aptitude is astronomical, but what kind of life he chooses to live is up to him.

Michael Kearney's IQ was measured at somewhere around 300 when he was 6. He got a Masters Degree at 14, and is obviously super smart, but is no Einstein; he has chosen to do other things with his life.

**dragonmegaXX** · 03-26-2011, 10:57 AM

His parents let him do advanced calculus on the window lol. I want to see people passing by look at it with confusion

leonid · 03-26-2011, 10:59 AM

I'm jealous of this kid

**Sweet_Feet** · 03-26-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by _Stepdude_

Isn't he savant?

Savant's are only gifted in one particular field (Mozart-Music/Rainman-Memory). He might be, but he may be gifted elsewhere's as well, we're not exactly sure.

Gravity Kitten · 03-26-2011, 11:09 AM

that kid needs to get laid.

lolsamehere

**phe0nixblade** · 03-26-2011, 11:21 AM

he lives in my city btw

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~kitty~ FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 31 Posts: 988	Re: 12 year old smarter than Einstein I'm not entirely sure about this kid being a "genius" and all. Prodigy, yeah. Genius? Who knows. I was a prodigy to an extent. When I was a certain age I had contemplated complex thoughts that most people would still find confusing even now, which mainly concerns existential stuff that I'm still not very comfortable explaining. However, I don't feel like I've become much smarter since then so I'm kind of not that smart... oh well. He has potential, but he might run into a block like I had, and yeah... Certain age as in about 9 or 10.

03-26-2011, 01:40 AM	#28
Ickalanda FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Michigan, United States Age: 33 Posts: 113	Re: 12 year old smarter than Einstein Impressive, always awesome to see people with brains that think in this way. We still have yet to see if he is smarter than Einstein, your IQ is one thing, but intelligence is another! Looks like he is doing the right things with it though! __________________ R.I.P. Steve the jellygod My StarCraft II YouTube Channel!

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Nyokou （￣ー￣） Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: United States Age: 32 Posts: 4,246	Re: 12 year old smarter than Einstein Fck. I suck at math. This kid should tutor my little bro though. He sucks at math too. __________________ Twitter \| Instagram \| Snapchat: Nyokou

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Reach FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 7,471	Re: 12 year old smarter than Einstein Well, it's not that impressive. Kim Ung Yong is not very well known, but he was doing this at age 4. His IQ was around 210. In terms of childhood IQs, 170 is practically chump change. 170 converted into a deviation score is about the 99.993rd percentile, or 1 in 14,000, whereas an IQ of 210 is about 1 in 20 million. There might be people on this forum with a higher IQ. Kim Ung Yong: But IQ isn't everything, obviously. Einstein's IQ was probably quite high (Over 140, since the average for Nobel Prize winners is about 140), but the reason he achieved what he did was because of his absolute and extraordinary dedication to his field, not his absolute intellect. The same goes with this kid. Obviously his aptitude is astronomical, but what kind of life he chooses to live is up to him. Michael Kearney's IQ was measured at somewhere around 300 when he was 6. He got a Masters Degree at 14, and is obviously super smart, but is no Einstein; he has chosen to do other things with his life. __________________ Last edited by Reach; 03-26-2011 at 11:54 AM..

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