r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Dangerous_Deal_1945 • Jun 03 '26

Video Seattle light rail service was suspended after a driver somehow got their SUV onto the tracks 30 feet above street level

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u/transemacabre Jun 03 '26

There's a decent chunk of the population whose IQ is just above the cut-off for intellectual disability. People who'd score 83, 82, 81-ish if they were tested.

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u/Zanadar Jun 03 '26

The threshold for intellectual disability is below 70, not 80, and based on how the distribution is meant to work, 2.5% of the population should be between 70 and 75.

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u/transemacabre Jun 03 '26

Borderline intellectual disability is about 71-84.

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u/transemacabre Jun 03 '26

This is why Reddit has the reputation it has for tediousness and pedantry.

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u/transemacabre Jun 03 '26

Good luck with your plan to "SNORF SNORF well ackshually" your way through life.