IQ / Temp. Study

[James S]

I'm studying whether there's a correlation between regular body temperature and IQ. Please post your current body temperature in Farenheit (thermostat under your tounge would be nice, or that ear thing but those are gooey), and your IQ range, and mention if you've got a cold or anything like that.

Or don't... I'm just personally curious.

[puos]

[sandmann]

[James S]

I don't care what qualifiers, it's not that statistical. Just make an estimate based on any IQ tests you've taken. I'm sure most everyone here has an IQ above 110, so if over 80% of y'all's body temperature is above 99*F then there's a definite correlation.

99.3*F
IQ: ~140

[eminefes]

[David Horn]

Walker - I know you have a 163 IQ but did you know that "knew" has a "k" in it?

[LostGoat]

eh? where would that k go then?

*confused*

g'luck with the study moose

[James S]

Thanks, but I don't think that two readings will make much of a study. My hypothesis is that higher IQs mean higher body temperature. My dad's IQ is about 120-130 I'd guess, and his body temperature is 99.1*F, so that makes three. So far it's all pointing to my hypothesis being correct, but not directly variable. Some people with higher IQs seem to have a lower body temperature (but still above average), than those with a slightly lower IQ. So it's not perfect, but it may work.

[sandmann]

On a random note, the other day I was driving with the AC on when suddenly it started raining. All of a sudden the AC was far too cold on the level it had been on. I started wondering whether visual stimuli corresponded with the perception of temperature... i.e. you place the guinea pig in a 76*F room and ask them what the perceived temperature is (they say 76*F), then place them in three more rooms of the same temperature, each with differing scenery; one is a beach; the other a rainstorm; the third a winter scene. You then ask them what their perceived temperature is and then note the difference (if there is one). This is, of course, an extremely primitive experiment, but I think there's a valid connection between the two senses.

[James S]

I've noticed that as well. And we all have, at one point, visualized a warm fire and felt warmer or something similar.