You're right, but the joke about Caltech's team did not originate with me. It came from the press coverage of the team :-) Nevertheless,
The average IQ at Caltech is somewhere around 130-135. My freshman weight was 136, when I graduated it was a bit over 140. I'm around 155 today. I was hardly the lightest student. Caltech wasn't picky about who got on the team, as not many wanted to.
I'm also pretty sure that if Caltech had the ability to force students onto the team, they could have fielded one with an average IQ of 160. I knew many students that smart. I'd never met people like that before. They're amazing.
Hal Finney was one.
So yes, it was a joke. But the funny jokes are ones that have an element of truth to them.
The average IQ at Caltech is somewhere around 130-135. My freshman weight was 136, when I graduated it was a bit over 140. I'm around 155 today. I was hardly the lightest student. Caltech wasn't picky about who got on the team, as not many wanted to.
I'm also pretty sure that if Caltech had the ability to force students onto the team, they could have fielded one with an average IQ of 160. I knew many students that smart. I'd never met people like that before. They're amazing.
Hal Finney was one.
So yes, it was a joke. But the funny jokes are ones that have an element of truth to them.