Last edited by anigav; 03-20-2012 at 12:16 PM.
I think that post requires below normal intelligence to be taken seriously. Don't really give a shit about the rest, other than that even my wastrel of a little brother is still way more clever than you and he learned how to do it (faster, and with more digits/decimals in pi) just to annoy people at parties or something.
Also, he doesn't watch Ellen.
Actually, that last bit is really the only evidence needed of his superiority.
Last edited by Snee; 03-20-2012 at 09:09 PM.
@the OP - In my opinion the ability to think critically is worth more in terms of showing intelligence, than developing skills, which I guess is what you have done with the Rubik's Cube and in memorizing pi. Not sure how practical your new-found skills are so I don't see the connection.
I read an article on this In New Scientist Psychology quite recently. The whole issue was on multi-tasking. This is apparently a very rare skill and most people are not able to do it. People who can are often in professions like fighter plane pilots or top-end chefs. There is in most people a finite 'working memory' with which they can devote attention. You can divide the available mental resources to any number of tasks but you will probably not do very well in any. By all accounts this is not something that can be learned: you either have it or you don't, and very few people do. I think it was around 5% of the population. Perhaps you have found your calling?
On the subject of intelligence, that's a more difficult question. Nobody really knows what that is. I would say it's the ability of your brain to help you succeed in life. It's 'fitness for purpose' I guess. You could be great at multitasking, but if all you ever use it for is doing puzzles simultaneously what use is it? Perhaps someone with more drive and direction would not be able to multitask but be able to apply themselves to a career whioch broadens their personal and financial horizons. So what defines intelligence isn't that simple imo.
One definition of intelligence would be enough common sense to not start this thread, in this lounge, for someone who'd been a member here for five years.
Unless, of course, it's out and out trolling.
Other than that, I wonder about how keeping three things in working memory or whatebar at once can be that special, really. It seems to me that the tricky thing would be to go for a fourth or fifth. It's always been my understanding that there's where the limit is.
Last edited by Snee; 03-20-2012 at 09:32 PM.
Just that it received enough attention to be broadcasted nationally. Not necessarily intelligence, but "talent", or just any positive ability that would warrant global attention.
I wasn't asking for criticism of my rhetoric, but of the specified abilities. My talents are irrelevant to what? If not many people can perform the task(s), then it's relevant to my ability to do so. You have to be accepted to perform on the Ellen Degeneres Show, so in terms of "talent", it's not irrelevant.
Yes, it was selfish of me to ask for a clarification without performing the necessary research, considering it's easy, but being that I'm not familiar with contemporary internet termonology, I wasn't sure whether the phrase had meaning or if it was being used to signify that I was "trolling".
No. But that doesn't directly address my question, which is whether the ability to simultaneously juggle the specified activities requires an exclusive set of mental faculties or is conqeurable by anyone of average intelligence. I learned how to solve a rubik's cube about a week ago using the beginner's method. It's limited in terms of algorithms, so it's not used by speedsolvers. There are other methods of solving rubik's cubes that allow for shorter durations. However, they feature 80+ algorithms that you have to commit to memory.
I don't watch Ellen either. Cool assumption, though.
I should've termed it "talent" instead of "intelligence", or rather anything that, like you stated, is rare to the general public. I already know that I have above average intelligence (if you want to view it from the realm of IQ), because I've scored high on several legitimate IQ tests, but I'm not certain whether this is correlated to my ability to juggle tasks (if it's an ability at all... from the research that I've conducted it seems as though it is).
Sorry, I don't use this forum often. I was looking for a message board to post on, but was too lazy to sign up, and remembered that I have a membership here. My next attempt is to perform the tasks while riding my bike without handlebars, which will equate four. I would try it with a unicycle but I don't have one.
From what I've seen, the show you are droning on about caters to an audience who survive on Kraft Mac & Cheese, are in the 30+ age bracket, have not seen the last class in high school, and would like to know who fathered their child(ren). Impressing them with "amazing" talents like making all the sides on a Rubik's cube the same color, or memorizing a number out beyond its usefulness (trivia) won't get you laid, yet alone make you famous.
Although you may try "dazzling" the interviewer the next time you seek employment. They may jump you straight to fry cook instead of lot boy. Good luck!
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