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by username90 2065 days ago
When Feynman did his IQ test they still used Age Scale, meaning IQ of 125 meant you are mentally 25% older. So if a 8 year old knows as much as a 10 year old you have IQ 125. It is a pretty bad measure which is why we no longer use it.

So when people say "Feynman had iq of 125" it is very different from someone having 125 IQ today.