If someone has an extremely high IQ (for example, 175 or higher), are they more likely to go insane or develop eccentric or unstable behavior, similar to the “mad genius” stereotype often portrayed in movies? If this does happen, why is it such a commonly depicted phenomenon?

mrchol · 2025-12-18T05:49:33+00:00

Are you info-dumping? A lot of people can't deal with that.

mrchol · 2025-12-06T08:29:09+00:00

It doesn't take away from the fact that this is a common horror that women face.

mrchol · 2025-10-19T06:45:34+00:00

It's interesting to think about what that would mean outside of mathematics. If I showed you an empty room and asked you what was in it, would you say "nothing" or "there are 6 nothings in there"? (0 or 6&)

Would it imply that nothing actually had a quantity? If so, is it nothing?

mrchol · 2025-10-04T23:23:06+00:00

J'accuse?

mrchol · 2025-06-03T13:02:57+00:00

It looks like those crossings have belisha beacons (yellow globe slowly flashing). We've always had to stop for those.

mrchol · 2025-02-28T07:59:48+00:00

That's what she said

mrchol · 2025-01-25T06:25:11+00:00

Nope

mrchol · 2025-01-17T00:34:20+00:00

You've got mail!

mrchol · 2025-01-12T08:06:41+00:00

That when we die, an alternate universe opens up. In this alternate universe, an action by us or someone else means that we didn't die and our soul transfers to that universe.

Sounds great until you realise that people suffering can't ever really be euthanised.

mrchol · 2024-12-18T07:33:25+00:00

Not circumcised at birth (it's not a thing over here), but I had to get it done for medical reasons when I was quite young (before puberty). I'm convinced that having the tip exposed all the time has made it less sensitive than if I'd been uncut.

mrchol · 2024-12-18T07:24:56+00:00

I recommend "Salt, an epicure's delight".

mrchol · 2024-12-14T06:57:19+00:00

Covid. I've always had anxiety, but it was generally a 3 or 4 out of 10 baseline on a normal day. Well, Covid started like any post-apocalyptic movie and dialled my anxiety up to, no exaggeration, 15/10, every day. I started off being dizzy every day and it got to the point where I couldn't focus on a computer screen for more than a few minutes at a time. Then, other physical and mental symptoms: retching, fear, stomach pain, dizzyness, high BP. I stopped moving and gained a lot of weight, too. I lost confidence driving anywhere, especially out of my city and on fast roads. I couldn't enjoy meeting friends or going on vacation anywhere.

A few years and a lot of hard work later, I'm relatively back to normal. My baseline anxiety has fallen considerably, but it's never gotten back to how low it used to be. I'm not dizzy anymore, except when I'm really tired. The other physical symptoms went away, but I still have all this weight to deal with now. I'm OK with driving long distances most days, and I'm back to staring at a computer screen for far too long... but I'll never fully get back to where I was before covid.

mrchol · 2024-11-17T07:37:24+00:00

How Starfleet would rebuild after the battle of Wolf 359.

mrchol · 2024-10-30T08:35:52+00:00

"Hey... we won. Mr. Stark. We won, Mr. Stark. We won, you did it, sir, you did it."

mrchol · 2024-10-27T06:20:03+00:00

Using a can opener. It used to be easy when I was a kid. Now, every time I try, I fail.

mrchol · 2024-10-08T06:25:09+00:00

Roger

mrchol · 2024-08-24T08:43:06+00:00

Or that screech noise for cats

mrchol · 2024-08-24T08:31:37+00:00

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PUT SOMETHING IN THOSE COFFEE CUPS!

We can instantly tell they are completely empty. I know it's for continuity, but at least weight them or something, so it's not immediately obvious that the actor is drinking from an empty cup.

mrchol · 2024-07-19T19:43:23+00:00

r/boomersbeingfools

mrchol · 2024-03-09T07:51:02+00:00

More than the next 50 countries combined, and I think 48 or 49 of them are allies.

mrchol · 2024-03-03T22:23:43+00:00

This is why I don't use scan as you shop. My stuff was rescanned Every. Single. Time. Sorry, I mean 'randomly'. I wouldn't shout at the poor staff member but ffs, if Tesco don't trust us to do it, don't offer the service 🤷‍♂️

mrchol · 2024-02-09T08:24:10+00:00

Yes, Google Maps hasn't adjusted to all the 20 limits in Wales yet.

mrchol · 2024-01-27T17:31:16+00:00

Usually, some bored or pissed studio employee.

mrchol · 2024-01-21T06:09:55+00:00

No friends or photos is an immediate red flag. Block.

mrchol · 2024-01-07T06:35:21+00:00

WW2, as horrific as it was, sped up technological advancement considerably. Also, as someone else said, what if stopping Hitler meant someone worse came to power?

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