> One would think that the most super-intelligent people would end up
> in professions like a theoretical astrophycisist who routinely
> calculates what happens when two rotating black holes collide...
> But no. Last I heard, the number 1 Mensa member in Finland is...
> a postman. Not like a high-ranking director or anything. Just a
> regular postman, one that goes from door to door distributing mail.

Or perhaps, most super intelligent people are in jobs that require them 
to use it, just that outside of work they feel no need or can't be 
bothered to things like Mensa?

> However, having high intelligence doesn't automatically mean you are
> apt for all tasks either. In fact, many of the most intelligent people
> may be really bad at many things, and lack in many areas of life.

If you're intelligent at something, doesn't that just mean you've spent 
more time than most other people studying that something? By definition 
then you've had less time to study other things - like socialising and 
getting a dress sense :-)

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