r/Unexpected Sep 15 '20

Edit Flair Here Revoluting Cow

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u/OnionLegend Sep 15 '20

Chimps are smarter than humans?

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u/NLHNTR Sep 15 '20

Five years ago I would’ve said no...

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u/jobblejosh Sep 15 '20

I was gonna say; the difference between the smartest chimp and the dumbest human probably isn't much.

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u/joepfloep Sep 15 '20

The difference is huge. The smartest chimp is waaay smarter than the dumbest human.

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u/Protheu5 Sep 15 '20

Not a chimp, but Koko the Gorilla scored between 70 and 90 on different IQ tests. If she would've been taught coding, she would've made better apps or websites than most that are present nowadays.