I saw this on a friend's blog and wondered where I fit in. I haven't taken an IQ test since I was in elementary school to get into the 'Gifted and Talented' program. I was a genius back then and I guess I still am. I always thought that the IQ tests were a lot of fun since they involved thinking puzzles and patterns, things I really enjoy. If you take this one, they try to lure you into all manner of advertisements, making you think that it will end on the next page. When in reality, on the fourth page of the four-page test, they ask for your email address and zip code. After hitting submit there, they immediately send you a link where you can retrieve your score from.
It's fun, but ...
As I'm sure you know, this is more of a gimmick to get your email address and personal info than anything. You have to be somewhat of a genius to succesfully navigate all their marketing offers (and some of those were pretty tricksy!).
I'm sure you are aware that online IQ tests are not very standardized, and standardization is the name of the game as far as IQ testing is concerned.
But the largest evidence of the inaccuracy of this test is the fact that I scored 155, when in reality, we all know that is shamefully low. :) Seriously, the last time I took a real IQ test (one of the Wechsler flavors) I scored a 138 (the test had a spread of 135-141, which actually seems like a large variation to me). I STRONGLY doubt that my IQ has increased by 17 points in 20 years. At that rate, I'll have an IQ over 200 when I die. Studies have shown that IQ typically does not vary a lot as a person ages.
If you are interested in a more "legitimate" IQ test, you can go to Mensa , if you haven't already.
Mensa says I am two smrt
Mensa says:
"Your score was 28 out of 30. That is an excellent score—you would have a very strong chance of passing the Mensa test and joining Mensa."
It is those word scrambles. Using egrep and aspell's dictionary, I can figure them out in a hurry with a little bit of regex love. I think that that should count for something, since regular expressions can be pretty taxing on the brain.