Geniuses have fewer hangovers

[KB]

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=2432557


Why geniuses are less likely to suffer from hangovers

Sep 14, 2006 ? LONDON (Reuters) - High IQ scores may do more than separate geniuses from those of lesser intelligence, they could also be an indication of much someone will suffer from hangovers.

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The researchers suspect people with high IQ scores suffer fewer hangovers because they respond better to advice not to binge drink.





Duh... smart people know when to stop drinking and how to maintain a buzz... rather than taking it too far.


So rejoice those of us who don't binge drink. You too are a genius.

 

[Joemonkey]

Usually geniuses can afford better quality booze too... fewer impurities = less chance of hangover

 

[IAteYourMother]

I'm a genius

 

[Xyo II]

IQ of 142 through many IQ tests (not just internet IQ tests), and I had a hangover this morning.

 

[StevenYoo]

geniuses are also smart enough to keep their body hydrated to lessen a hangover's effects.

 

[BrownTown]

If knowing when you've had enough makes you a genius then I guess I'm one too? But honestly, i'd say if you are the type of person who just goes way overboard with the drinking all the time that just means your an idiot, a person of average intellegence should be more than capable of determining how alcohol affects them and compensating accordingly.

 

[ArchCenturion]

Im definitely not a genius, but I only got 1 hang over the first time I drank. Now I just drink much slower, and keep track of what I am doing. Dont have to be a genius, just have not be an idiot.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: BrownTown
If knowing when you've had enough makes you a genius then I guess I'm one too? But honestly, i'd say if you are the type of person who just goes way overboard with the drinking all the time that just means your an idiot, a person of average intellegence should be more than capable of determining how alcohol affects them and compensating accordingly.

think of how stupid the average person is

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Usually geniuses can afford better quality booze too... fewer impurities = less chance of hangover

I doubt there's much of a link between IQ and income.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

I drink, but as I drink I take Emergen-C and some water and BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM = no hangover


MMM Electrolytes

 

[Vegitto]

Weird. I've never had a hangover in my life, and that's coming from someone who drank a bottle of Johnny Walker Red Label (I got it for cheap, so sue me ) and 3/4 of a bottle of cheap vodka in less than two hours when he was 15. Still 15, though.

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Usually geniuses can afford better quality booze too... fewer impurities = less chance of hangover

what, joemonkey, would you say an "impurity" is exactly?

 

[dr150]

I have an IQ of 400 and I still had a king sized hangover last weekend.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: dr150
I have an IQ of 400 and I still had a king sized hangover last weekend.

my e-peen is still bigger than yours

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: dr150
I have an IQ of 400 and I still had a king sized hangover last weekend.

clearly the people who awarded you that score also had king sized hangovers

 

[Descartes]

Ahh, so that's why.

 

[BrownTown]

I would just suggest that after you drink to drink a glass of gatorade or something to get your water and electrolyte balance better.

 

[austin316]

I get a hangover every saturday and sunday morning.

 

[Amused]

Well, I guess that proves I'm a dipsh!t.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Vegitto
Weird. I've never had a hangover in my life, and that's coming from someone who drank a bottle of Johnny Walker Red Label (I got it for cheap, so sue me ) and 3/4 of a bottle of cheap vodka in less than two hours when he was 15. Still 15, though.

Son, 2 of those little 2 oz bottles of liquor aren't going to get you drunk.

Also, when you lie on the Internet try to make it believable. 1 3/4 fifths of alcohol in 2 hours would have killed you.

 

[imported_Rat]

Originally posted by: yowolabi

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Usually geniuses can afford better quality booze too... fewer impurities = less chance of hangover

I doubt there's much of a link between IQ and income.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iq#Practical_validity

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Vegitto
Weird. I've never had a hangover in my life, and that's coming from someone who drank a bottle of Johnny Walker Red Label (I got it for cheap, so sue me ) and 3/4 of a bottle of cheap vodka in less than two hours when he was 15. Still 15, though.

Son, 2 of those little 2 oz bottles of liquor aren't going to get you drunk.

Also, when you lie on the Internet try to make it believable. 1 3/4 fifths of alcohol in 2 hours would have killed you.

Amazing the crap people will put out there.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo
geniuses are also smart enough to keep their body hydrated to lessen a hangover's effects.

Heh I keep telling my friends this, before bed after a night of drinking down two big glasses of water. Wake up in the morning feeling only tired, not hungover. None of them take my advice, all of them hate themselves the next day.

Guess compared to my friends, I am genius

 

[vi edit]

So the moral of the story is that smart people don't drink as much.

Gee. Color me surprised. I could have told you that in Jr High/High school. No big shocker that it carries over to adulthood.

 

[DaShen]

Meh, never been drunk before. I have gotten tipsy, but past that, nope.

But I can drink like a horse when I want to. I just know when to stop.