Are there any true geniuses here? (IQ over 155)

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far from a genius, but my scores [WAIS] were all over the map from mentally ret*d to gifted, depending on how i felt on the day of the test.

Feynman probably also had perseverance in face of adversity (measured using the AQ index) and ability to regulate his emotions when he failed (measured using the EQ index).

My WAIS is 129 but like Blabs my sub component scores are all over the place so depends how I feel on the day...

i tend to believe that a true genius doesn't fluctuate but is sharp always. a true genius shoots at targets the rest of us can't even see or conceive of to begin with.

Exactly....I spoke of Nicola Tesla in another thread...I can't think of a more perfect example...

but at the same time, his personal life was somewhat chaotic. the only thing that saved him in later years were a circle of protective friends.

One thing that was annoying about Tesla was his unwillingness to document anything. Thomas Edison was a scrupulous writer and documented everything. Tesla was an eternal source of consternation to him.

Not me:

My scores are all over the place

Verbal-143
something non verbal-108
something non verbal-108
something else non verbal-115

total:125

My son is on the spectrum and has a lower IQ than I do, but he does much better at life.