Many of us like to think that we’re fairly smart. But it can be a very humbling experience when you’re in the presence of someone who actually has a vast intelligence and knows how to use it. And aside from feeling humbled, you might also feel slightly weirded out.
Folks took to an intriguing AskReddit thread to share the times that they’ve seen geniuses use their IQ in quite creepy ways. Their stories make for a fascinating read, and we’ve collected the best ones to share with you. Scroll down to check them out.
#61
I was briefly an entomology major at an ivy league university (before I flunked out) and I had a TA who could identify the three different weevil species he specialized in by taste.
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6points
#63
The amount of frat guys using manipulative psychological tactics in order to sleep with women during frat parties is too high and very concerning to say the least.
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5points
#64
The most dengerous inteligence is the one that makes u think the decision was yours when it never was.
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5points
#65
I worked a year as a supermarket casheer and this co-worker once told me how he took money home.
It was a local supermarket but owened by a rich guy so it was pretty big and had all the usual security you would expect.
Supervisors had a card to cancel ítems and purchases. Turns out the card was actually just a bar code so he took a picture of it, printed it and everytime there was a small cash purchase he would cancel it and pocket the money during the day.
He got brave enough to cancel bigger purchases and besides one time the people came back asking for their receipt he was never even closed to be caught.
He would easily get around $2000 in a month or so.
He eventually quit but I was impressed how well his system worked.
It was a local supermarket but owened by a rich guy so it was pretty big and had all the usual security you would expect.
Supervisors had a card to cancel ítems and purchases. Turns out the card was actually just a bar code so he took a picture of it, printed it and everytime there was a small cash purchase he would cancel it and pocket the money during the day.
He got brave enough to cancel bigger purchases and besides one time the people came back asking for their receipt he was never even closed to be caught.
He would easily get around $2000 in a month or so.
He eventually quit but I was impressed how well his system worked.
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-13points
