NERDS the world over are rejoicing at news they're smarter than their mum.
For years, computer geeks have taken pride in using a "real" browser like Firefox or Opera to surf the web, while n00bs stick with simple old Internet Explorer.
Now a new study has backed up all that boasting by finding that ditching Microsoft's default browser really is the smart choice.
In an online IQ test of 100,000 people, Aptiquaint Psychometric Consulting found that users of alternate browsers were likely to have a higher IQ than Internet Explorer users.
"It comes out pretty clear that Internet Explorer users scored lower than average on the IQ tests," said Aptiquaint.
"Chrome, Firefox and Safari users had just a teeny bit higher than average IQ scores. And users of Camino, Opera and IE with Chrome Frame had exceptionally higher IQ levels."
Out of all the Internet Explorer versions, "subjects using IE 8 (fared) a little better".
To carry out the study, Aptiquaint offered a free online Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (IV) test for four weeks, and then correlated the results with people's browser choice.
