On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:29:24 +0100, Bill Pragnell wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> The interesting thing is that some London cab drivers underwent some
>> sort of intelligence testing, and it was discovered that the
>> requirements there to actually *know* how to get places (the test there
>> includes a mapping test - shortest route between points A and B -
>> without a map IIRC - that sort of thing) really help with other mental
>> capabilities.  I
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knowledge#The_Knowledge
> 
> And, probably not a conclusive piece of trivia given the diversity of
> contestants, but nevertheless relevant:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Housego
> 
> :)

Cool stuff there - yeah, that's the test I was thinking of; average of 12 
attempts per candidate?  That's just insane, but also interesting.  Might 
come in handy to know that later. :-)

Jim

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