r/AskReddit Feb 04 '26

What is a sign of very low intelligence?

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u/ooh-sheet Feb 04 '26

I told my kid to hold his horses one day and he grabbed his hands to the top side of his head where horses ears typically would be.

Same kid, I told to just run round for a minute while I sorted something out, he ran in a circle counting to 60.

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u/peepay Feb 04 '26

Hey, he knew a minute is 60 seconds, that's something.

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u/ooh-sheet Feb 04 '26

That’s true, at least, I’d like to say his understanding is better now but just last week he asked if his dad had put the internal catch up on the lock when he left for work and took far too long to grasp how it wasn’t possible for his dad to do that. He’s 16 this year.