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6-Year-Old Boy has 176 I.Q., Bums out Entire Adult Population

Posted by Cole Gamble

Yeah, so this kid has a 176 I.Q. so what! Can he buy cigarettes and gin?? Ha!

 

(Author goes on 72-hour bender)

 

Alright, I’m back. Sorry, had to get that out of my system. Gargled a few dozen times with Listerine, but still can’t get that New Car scent out of my mouth (whomever took advantage of my inebriated state and challenged me to eat 15 car air fresheners, you’ll get your comeuppance).

 

Where was I? Oh that’s right, super depressed. I mean, this 6-year-old kid has an I.Q. higher than Einstein’s. Name any date back to 2000 and he’ll tell you the day of the week. I, on the other hand, got chicken grease on my tax forms. At age 6, this kid can recite every U.S. president in the order in which they served. At age 6 I ate paste.

 

Why do I keep finding this every time I open my computer in the morning, more evidence of people and things far more awesome than I? That’s it, Internet, I now officially deem you “The Depression Box.”

 

And what does little Pranav want to be when he grows up? An astronaut. Good. Go ahead and blast off, Pranav. Go up there and lord your hyper intelligence on interstellar creatures for awhile. I’m going back to eating paste. Or maybe I’ll open my depression box and watch some Hulu.

 

photo: The Enquirer

 

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Comments

 

Brian Fairbanks said:

Hilarious. And humbling.

March 18, 2009 2:38 PM
 

HDCS said:

If it makes you feel any better, he'll burnout from the pressure before he hits his teen years. He'll probably happily join you on your benders at that point. Think NPH style, going out in a blaze of glory in front of a Texas whorehouse.

Well, it makes me fell better anyway.

March 18, 2009 3:07 PM
 

Cole Gamble said:

as my friend likes to say, "child prodigies grow up into average adults." Though this kid will still be smarter than me. But I have a blog and he doesn't!

March 18, 2009 3:21 PM
 

Kikiriki said:

If you want to make yourself feel better, go and read the chapter on the guy with the super-high I.Q. in Malcom Gladwell's "Outliers" - the main point of the chapter is that I.Q. doesn't necessarily predict success.  A person can be smart, but it takes a lot more than intelligence to make them successful.  Of course, if this kid turns out to have the brains, charisma, and overall good luck he needs, THEN you can go on another bender!  I'll challenge you to eat 20 car fresheners.

March 18, 2009 4:26 PM
 

Sheri said:

I'm agreeing with Kikiriki.  What good is being smart if you can't talk to people???  And burnout?  

I'm challenging you to eat 40 car fresheners and a pound of cheese.

March 18, 2009 11:52 PM

About Cole Gamble

Cole Gamble’s writings on the crimes of Willy Wonka, man-eating beds and tales from his cringe-worthy life appear here on Babble, the humor site Cracked, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post and Salon. He is working on a book entitled, Conquer Everything! A Self Help Book to Destroy All Other Self Help Books and Grant You Mastery in Everything.

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