[pedrosorio]

Perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned a specific name. The point is, some things are impossible to do unless you are extremely smart.

So, in response to your first comment, "it doesn't even matter how smart you are" is not accurate unless you specify the context you're referring to.

[endisneigh]

Sure and certain things are impossible to do unless you’re extremely strong. So what? Pure intelligence, like strength, is generally not the limiting factor

[pedrosorio]

Yep, in many situations intelligence beyond a certain threshold isn't the limiting factor. That's the qualifier missing from the first comment that I addressed. In some situations (that HN members may be disproportionately interested in), it is and it matters.

[endisneigh]

OK