World's Smartest Bouncers - Today I ran across a weird coincidence. Some may think it strange that I would even think twice about it, but I noticed that two of the people supposedly with some of the hightest IQs in the world worked as bouncers. No, I didn't go through numerous people. These are just the first two I ran across, Rick Rosner and Christopher Langan. You can find videos out there of these guys. I am not going to bother to link them here. I did find them fascinating, though. Christopher Langan may be the world's smartest man with an IQ somewhere between 195 and 210. Einstein's IQ was between 180 and 190. He is apparently living his life on a horse farm and has developed a model of the universe, but I would have expected someone such as him to have numerous accomplishments. Rick Rosner is a real odd ball. He is famous for repeated high school numerous times by forging documentation. He was trying to supposedly get it right. He also is noted for failing at "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" because of a question he believes to be flawed. He appears quite obsessive about life. In a Domino's commercial his IQ is listed as 200, although they spelled his name as Rossner instead of Rosner in the commercial. This guy gets no respect. Autodidact - While Christopher Langan is listed as an autodidact, Rick Rosner is not. I do believe both show this quality. Rosner obsessive qualities and apparent focus on reading make me believe this is a fair description. An autodidact is basically someone who is self taught, with little or no formal education. Why Bouncer? - After reading for a bit I came to the conclusion that these guys chose to be bouncers because it basically requires little mental effort. They were free with their thoughts until some trouble arouse. This is supported by some comments by both, although in terms of Rosner he mentioned how working as a model and maintaining a pose helped him to think. Why Should You Care? - If you have managed to stay with me through this, you are probably wondering why I have gotten into this. Looks at the Autodidact link. Notice all the people that were able to basically teach themselves. In general, they didn't have access to the internet and the tons of information available. Can you improve yourself with so much information available? | Tiger Woods - I am glad to see him stepping back and re-evaluating his priorities. Taking a break from golf to concentrate on what is important makes a lot of good sense. Marilyn vos Savant - She is a good example of a very intelligent woman and provides some surprising examples of statistics. The "Monty Hall" problem was covered in a statistics class I had in college. The answer isn't what you might think, unless you are a genius. A better example which is basically a simplified case is presented in the "Two Boys" problem. The tables that included with it enable you to see why the solution is correct and infer the reason that both are correct. The problems will amaze you. I can describe how the "Monty Hall" problem makes sense in my own line of reasoning if anyone wants to know. Quotes - These are by Marilyn vos Savant that I find very inspirational. "Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." "To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe." "The essence of our America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.' " "A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does." "…what women want is what men want. They want respect." |
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Steve
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