CULTURAL QA 03-2024-23A Q3 What problems do people with high iqs have commonly?
KR It is news to me that 2 masters and a PhD of another are HIGH IQ? is EQ over sir? Q4 What are some things that happen only in India? KR I told you Quora is Gossip? KR IRS 23324 On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 at 08:40, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 03-2024-23A* > > All the below QA are from QUORA DIGEST to me on 23-03-2024. > > Selected Quora answers by scholars generally interesting are included. Still > they need not be 100% correct answers.. > > Compiled and posted by R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on 23-3-2024 > > *Q1 What are some of the greatest examples of presence of mind?* > > A1 Tuhin Sen, Former Co-founder & COO at The Optimist Citizen > (2014–2022)7y > > The narrative is a bit long, but I assure you that you'll come out of it > smiling. So please bear with me. > > The incident took place in 2016, during my 4th semester. The literary > society of my college had organized a debate on the topic “Is English the > only language to succeed in this era of globalization”. > > The event was organized at a fairly large scale with around 25 > participants and an audience of 200. The catch came in when the mandate > from the principal required that atleast one student from every Department > must participate. The Department of Economics being a new and a small one , > didn't have any representative. Sadly, I was asked to volunteer (I would > say coerced) to give my name, literally, minutes before the competition. I > was to present arguments in support for the given question. > > Now, most would assume that presenting arguments in support for English as > a universal language is Easy. But, in a liberal arts setup, everyone has a > liberal perspective for everything. 7 participants before me spoke > against the topic and emphasized how talent, regardless of your preffered > language, is required to succeed. I was the First one to speak for the > topic. I had conjured up a few points, but my mind was still clueless. But, > when I went on the podium, 200 eyes peering deep into my conscience, ready > to be judgemental, a thought dawned on me. Every candidate who spoke > against the topic before me, had spoken in English. > > Being a Bengali myself, I don't know what metaphysical boost I received > and when the timer rang, I started speaking in Bengali. > > I greeted the judges, the audience and the participant, gave my (mundane) > arguments in Bengali. Everyone just stared at me, clueless. > > When the bell for the last 30 seconds rang, I calmly changed my demeanour > and spoke in English, that if I couldn't even pitch a logical point to > the debate in my native language and most probably, can't even win the > competition with Bengali, how can any of you expect me to succeed in the > globalised world without English. > > The crowd went berserk (Not really though). They gave me a standing > ovation, just for the sheer audacity of the point I made. > > Although, I got the 2nd prize (for not presenting many relevant > arguments), I knew my professors and the audience loved me for the > presence of mind I portrayed there. > > *Q2 What are some of the greatest examples of presence of mind?* > > A2 Sanjay Rathour,Studied at University of Delhi (Graduated > 2017)Updated 5y > > In this picture you can see Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan giving a reward of > ₹ 50,000 to the constable Mr. Abhishek Patel for his bravery and presence > of mind. > > Actually the whole incident was that, one day Head Constable Abhishek > Patel was on police control van duty when he got an anonymous call about a > bomb being found in the backyard of a school in Chitora. He immediately > rushed to the spot. Not knowing how to disarm it, he just picked up the > bomb and ran with it as fast as he could. He disposed it at a deserted > place far away from the village. > > He just took a 10 kg- bomb on his shoulder and sprinted for nearly 1 > kilometre in a bid to save the students of a school in Chitora village. > Thanks to his presence of mind and fearless attitude he saved around 400 > children. Therefore he deserves respect. Actually nowadays, many police > officers are venal and take bribe. However, due to constables like Mr. > Abhishek Patel many people still have faith in our police force. > > Edit : According to many reports the bomb was later defused by army > personnel of Mahar Regiment Centre at Sagar. > > *Q3 What problems do people with high iqs have commonly?* > > A3 Cee Butler, Therapist, School Counselor, Mom, Survivor! Updated > Feb 19 > > I have not had my 9 year old tested yet. However he started righting > computer code (JavaScript to be exact) at 4. He started doing calculus at > 7. He started speaking Spanish very early along with English. When he was 8 > he started teaching himself Chinese. > > This Christmas he got a small engine to assemble as a gift. He had the > engine running in less than 12 hours. When he started reading he was so > tiny I did not believe he was reading. I thought I was loosing my mind. > My friend, who was a teacher came over to confirm he was reading. He was 2! > > I literally looked around my home waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out. > Am I being punked because this isn’t funny. > > Many of the issues a previous writer stated is accurate of my son. He is > often bored, has difficulty fitting in with same aged peers, he overthinks > things and can struggle to just unwind and have fun like a child. > > He is confused by other children who do not want to study supermassive > black holes, micro organisms, physics and advanced mathematics. Honey, they > just want to play, they dont know what you are talking about. He looks at > me so innocent and confused. > > These issues may sound trivial but it isn’t. He wants friends so badly. He > really wants to fit in. > > I have been asked by several academics to get him tested for MENSA. I > haven’t. I am afraid what that IQ number will mean. He can be very focused > and determined. His goals cause him to have great anxiety. > > When he is learning something or trying to solve a new calculus problem, > he won’t eat, he is just focused. The largest problem we have is > expecting people to see past the color of his skin and speech impediment. > We just want people to give him a chance. As his parent, it is difficult to > find things that interest him and keep him challenged. He sits in school > bored to pieces. As his mom, I want him to grow to his full potential. > But, honestly, I have no idea what his full potential is. > > Point of Reference: Me and my husband both have above average IQ’s. I > have 2 masters degrees, my husband a Ph.D. We are both a point or two from > superior. With the confidence interval we can be superior on any given day. > Neither > one of us is gifted in Math. Both my husband and I have siblings that > have genius IQ’s. Neither of them spend enough time with my son to impact > him. We have no explanation of his abilities other than it’s a gift. > Peace, CBT > > *Q4 What are some things that happen only in India?* > > A4 Vijaya Lakshmi, Retired Finance manager at Coal India Limited (A > Maharatna Company)5y > > Ram’s family decides to have a flying visit to Syam’s house while > returning from the market. > > Ram: “Hi, we just want to say new year greetings. We have come to the > market. Since your house is on the way we decided to just say “Happy new > year” and fly off immediately”. > > Shyam: “Happy new year. You have come to our house after so many days. > Please do have some coffee and go. You must be tired after so much shopping” > > Ram: “OK, only coffee! After that you should leave us”. > > Chit chat goes on between Ram and Shyam; Sita and Gita; Ram and Gita; > Shyam and Sita…. all permutations and combinations for forty minutes while > having coffee. > > Ram: “It is already late we have to move now. Come on kids wear your > shoes we are going” > > Kids: “ Pappa pleeeeaase, let us play for some more time” > > Geeta: “See, kids are enjoying please sit for some more time”. > > Chit chat goes on for another half an hour. > > Ram after getting up: “now we will move…Come on kids wear your shoes..” > > Sita after getting up: “Arey Gita I forgot to ask you.. I heard that > Ramesh had divorced his wife is it true?” > > Gita: “Yes I heard the same thing but Suresh says it is all a rumor…” > > The discussion about the divorce goes on for another twenty minutes while > all of them are standing in front of their chairs. > > Sita: “Ah, I forgot about the time with this useless discussion. I have so > much work at home now we should leave”. > > Ram: “Come on kids wear your shoes…” > > All four walk up to the door. Just before stepping out of the door.. > > Ram: “Shyam, do you know that there is going to be a pay revision within > few months?” > > Shyam: “Few months? Impossible ! It will take at least one year” > > The discussion about pay revision is made for half an hour, half the > people standing outside and half inside. > > Ram and Sita: “OK bye, now we will leave…Kids wear your shoes..” > > Shyam and Gita: “Bye we will not make you late any more..” > > Both the families walk up to main gate. > > At the main gate… > > Gita: “Damn! I forgot to ask you about the recipe of the curry you made > last time when we visited your house. Shyam loved it” > > Sita: “Is it ?! It is simple….” It takes another twenty minutes after > clarification of all the doubts regarding the recipe…. > > This is what happens in India… Elapsed time between first goodbye and > final goodbye being one to one and half hours! > > *Q5 What is the best math joke you have ever heard?* > > A5 Akshay Mittal,10y > > One professor of mathematics noticed that his kitchen sink at his home > broke down. He called a plumber. The plumber came on the next day, sealed a > few screws and everything was working as before. > > The professor was delighted. However, when the plumber gave him the bill > a minute later, he was shocked. > > "This is one third of my monthly salary!" he yelled. > > Well, all the same he paid it and then the plumber said to him: > > "I understand your position as a professor. Why don't you come to our > company and apply for a plumber position? You will earn three times as > much as a professor. But remember, when you apply, tell them that you > completed only seven elementary classes. They don't like educated people." > > So it happened. The professor got a plumber job and his life significantly > improved. He just had to seal a screw or two occasionally, and his salary > went up significantly. > > One day, the board of the plumbing company decided that every plumber has > to go to evening classes to complete the eight grade. So, our professor > had to go there too. It just happened that the first class was math. The > evening teacher, to check students' knowledge, asked for a formula for the > area of the circle. The person asked was the professor. He jumped to the > board, and then he realized that he had forgotten the formula. He started > to reason it, he filled the white board with integrals, differentials and > other advanced formulas to conclude the result he forgot. As a result he > got "minus pi r squared". > > He didn't like the minus, so he started all over again. He got the minus > again. No matter how many times he tried, he always got a minus. He was > frustrated. He looked a bit scared at the class and saw all the plumbers > whisper:"Switch the limits of the integral!" > > *My note- I enjoyed this joke very much.* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1240697410.428778.1711201243223%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1240697410.428778.1711201243223%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqgBJKB-9zFkr2kV%2BJPdoe22jinj7B0NEJzi0TcTbHAuQ%40mail.gmail.com.
