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<p>Before a final, I overheard two nerds egging each other on about whomever finishes the test last owes the other a such and such, a drink or whatever. I am wondering if this is a legitimately recognized means of nerd competition, because of the implication that finishing quickly means you are intelligent, and the undergrad fixation with understating the amount of effort one puts into his studies.</p>
<p>It’s basically an anthropological curiosity. I can’t see how anyone who finishes an exam absurdly quickly doesn’t do so to impress himself or others, but I wonder if those others are, you know, impressed?</p>