200 IQ move: IQ reported like weather joke
People's IQs should be reported like the weather: Actual IQ: 132 Feels like: 89
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People's IQs should be reported like the weather: Actual IQ: 132 Feels like: 89
Overview
This image is a screenshot of a public X (formerly Twitter) post from verified user Mike Bales. The post presents a humorous, relatable joke comparing how IQ could be reported using standard weather report formatting: it first states an actual measured IQ of 132, which falls into the gifted/above average range, then follows with a "feels like" IQ score of 89, which is below average. The joke plays on the common experience of people performing far worse, or making far worse decisions, than their measured intelligence would suggest, making their apparent cognitive ability feel far lower than their official test value. The screenshot also displays the post's engagement metrics: 261K views, 846 reposts, 84 quote tweets, and 14.4K likes as of its capture.
Origin notes
The core joke originates from a tweet posted by X user @MikeBales at 5:16 AM on April 19, 2026. A screenshot of this viral tweet was later shared as a meme on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit with the accompanying original title "200 iq move", highlighting the clever, relatable nature of the analogy.
![A humorous meme featuring a colorful map of the contiguous United States (with Alaska and Hawaii insets) where each state is labeled. At the top of the image, a large white speech bubble contains the text: "If you don't like the weather in [Insert State], wait five minutes". Multiple thin white lines radiate downward from the speech bubble, visually connecting it to every individual state on the map. This design comically suggests that every U.S. state claims their weather is uniquely variable, with the shared joke applied universally across regions.](https://gagbase.com/i/c/memes/8a/96/67/42/8a9667428772d7e1133aafd33b234147.jpeg.webp)
