A 12-year-old girl has beaten down Albert Einstein big time in a cleverclogs competition.
Well, not literally - Einstein's been dead since 1955 and big IQ or no big IQ, there's sweet FA he can do about that.
Anyway, young Rajgauri Pawar gained a score of 162, which is really high - even if you were playing darts, that'd be considered a fairly respectable outcome.
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In her case, however, she wasn't playing darts, because everyone accepts that the Sport of Kings is a test of mental fortitude and drinking ability rather than intelligence. Fortunately for Pawar (who looks quite short, which might well impinge on her darts capabilities) she was taking an IQ test, with her score of 162 putting her two marks higher than Einstein, as well as Cambridge professor and A Brief History of Time author Stephen Hawking. Suck on that, poindexters!
Albert Einstein, Credit: PA
Ahem. Pawar, from Cheshire, took the British Mensa IQ test in Manchester last month and finds herself among only the mere one percent of people who gain the maximum score, as well as gaining the highest possible score for someone under 18.
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Speaking to the Times of India, Pawar said: "I was a little nervous before the test but it was fine and I'm really pleased to have done so well."
Her achievement means Pawar can now join the British Mensa IQ Society, which, like the Bullingdon Club, is really exclusive, but less tosser-riddled. Founded in 1946 in Oxford by Lancelot Lionel Ware and Roland Berrill, Mensa's mission is to: "Identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity." Let's just hope she doesn't put her big brain to bad use then, such as starting a nuclear war, or inventing a new version of those godawful scooters children always zip around on.
Professor Stephen Hawking receives the Honarary Freedom of the City of London, Credit: PA
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Pawar's feat may be rare, but she joins other bright sparks of her age group such as Nicole Barr from Harlow, and Aahil Jouher of Blackburn. If Jouher's so clever, maybe he can figure out a way to make Venky's sell off Blackburn Rovers and finally do one - AM I RIGHT FOLKS?
Ahem (v.2). While Pawar's achievement is undoubtedly impressive (when I was 12 I couldn't play Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask without getting walk-through assistance off the interweb every five minutes, and don't get me started on Metal Gear Solid), she joins a club whose members may come as a surprise. Like Geena Davis, of Thelma & Louise fame, for instance.
I Googled the ass off Google and found a load of other 'famous' members, but I didn't recognise them, which means either I'm not very clever (possible) or whoever wrote those articles was scraping the bottomless barrel of fame (equally possible).
Either way, to celebrate Pawar's achievement, I've chosen to share with you this video of There's a lot Going On by Vic Mensa. He's not in Mensa as far as I'm aware, but he is a really great rapper and it's a really great song. And for simple folk like you and me, that's just about all we can ask for. Enjoy.
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Credit: YouTube/Vic Mensa
By Ronan O'Shea
Featured Image Credit: ITV/Wikipedia Commons