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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Thats assuming you are applying IQ messurement on the american system and not using AIQ (american intelligence quotient) which is basically the same as IQ, just multiplied by 3.6
AIQ = IQx3.6
But yes, your joke is funny, assuming you used IQ as the messurement and not AIQ which is officially used in the united states.
With that logic, someone who can lift 100 lb is stronger than someone who can lift 99 kg, because we aren't multiplying lb x 2.2 anymore.
If someone has an IQ of 120, that means he has an AIQ of 432. So 120 = 432.
"Room temperature IQ is a far bigger insult in Europe than America." is still an insult though, since it's usually about 70°F, way less than 432 AIQ. It's 362 points below the average AIQ - so an insult.
"American intelligence quotient" does not exist, unless this comment is a joke I'm too room temp to understand.
If it's supposed to be a joke, it's a piss poor one. If not, it's merely the rantings of a delusional nutter. Hard to tell these days.