[Chuck Norris]

Sort of a social experiment I'm working on. Now, obviously, most people cannot be smarter than the average person. It's a logical impossibility. Similarly, most people cannot be dumber than the average person. If the results of this poll were determined through use of pure facts, then it would show a 50/50 split. But, thankfully, it will be determined by individual opinion.

So, are there many of us who are deluded by an inflated intellectual ego, or are we actually rather humble and modest when we think of our own brainpower?

[Theoneoranro]

The average person is a complete idiot, you don't have to be very smart to be smarter than them.

[Serentonin]

Surely asking on a student forum isn't the best place to get an accurate result? The people who aren't smart etc aren't going to be bothered about their education enough to sit and look at a student forum for advice about uni etc.

[079]

Yes I am a smartypants

I'm not considered one by others however..sad

[MeineJunge]

In before the 12 A* at GCSE & and A*A*A at A level

[Politricks]

There are people who I think I'm smarter than, but those same people also think that they're smarter than me.

[Bill_Gates]

Wow zero no's. This is TSR afterall :P

[Chuck Norris]

YES! 1 no and counting!

[nexttime]

(Original post by Chuck Norris)
Sort of a social experiment I'm working on. Now, obviously, most people cannot be smarter than the average person. It's a logical impossibility. Similarly, most people cannot be dumber than the average person. If the results of this poll were determined through use of pure facts, then it would show a 50/50 split. But, thankfully, it will be determined by individual opinion.

So, are there many of us who are deluded by an inflated intellectual ego, or are we actually rather humble and modest when we think of our own brainpower?

Why don't you ask "do you think you are smarter than the average person on TSR?"

We all know what the result of this poll is going to be. And to be fair, the most popular news site in the world IS the Daily Mail.

[Chuck Norris]

(Original post by No Man)

If they fall under the category of 'average person' then yes.

I don't think that's average.

[AspiringGenius]

Depends how you measure "smarter". If you go by grades, then yes. If you go by ability to do everyday tasks such as tie shoelaces and remember to eat...

No.

[stupefy!]

Don't take this poll as an accurate representation - the majority of people that spend their summer on a student forum are the ones that care a lot about their education.

[Ajibola]

Woah. Voted no and it turns out that im the only one who voted no.

[Iron Lady]

What is the average person?

[Chief Wiggum]

Well, on a student forum, the split between "above the population average" and "below the population average" probably won't be 50:50.

[siwelmail]

On TSR, everyone is the smartest.

[No Man]

(Original post by Chuck Norris)
I don't think that's average.

What do you class as 'average' then?

[When you see it...]

This was the wrong place to ask if you wanted a sample of the general population.

[Fynch101]

(Original post by Iron Lady)
What is the average person?

I think that puts you in the 'no' category.

[Chuck Norris]

(Original post by Ajibola)
Woah. Voted no and it turns out that im the only one who voted no.

It's not necessarily a bad thing.