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I always have lots of fun doing IQ tests.

For some reason, I decided to do a few, these past couple of days. I always get similar results, but this time I decided to go out onto the internet and see which tests actually have some reliability to them, as far as internet tests go, anyway. I know they're not exactly reliable, in any case, but it's fun!

The Mensa one is still the toughest... I honestly can't rationalize some of the latest puzzles, it's crazy... But the other ones are fine. I did one, yesterday, that I saw randomly on Reddit. It was super easy---as in, I solved every question confidently with time to spare---but I get to the end, BAM, paywall! I felt tricked... Thankfully, there's plenty of very reasonable, free ones online.

The part that always trips me up is the vocabulary section. I really suck at that, apparently. Maybe because English isn't my first language, I'm at a disadvantage? Not sure... I consider myself fluent. Maybe I'm not as good as I think. Or maybe I just suck at language.

Me no speak so good...

I've also been doing a few nonograms. I've never been good at sudoku-type puzzles, including nonograms, but it's still fun. I much prefer minesweeper... These are all in the same game category for me.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What about all those YouTube links that proclaim '98% or people who tried, failed this simple test!'?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I don't usually comment, but I do stop to solve that stuff... I also get lots of chess puzzles in my feed... I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff!