16 Times Kids Hilariously Proved Themselves Smarter Than Adults

So, you think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? Well, you might be surprised. There are some kids out there with higher IQs than most adults, using their special skills to cheat on tests, steal candy and whatever else a child mastermind might spend their brain energy on. We don't really know how they got to be so quick-witted, but they seem to be young supervillains in the making. They've outwitted their parents and peers, and now they're smarter than we could ever imagine a kid could be.

Children are well-known for their dumb behavior, but not always. Once in a while, a child comes around that seems like it belongs in an X-Files episode rather than a first-grade classroom. It turns out that kids can be very smart. They're constantly confusing and scaring us day by day — at least when they're not acting dumb every other chance they get. Here are 16 times kids proved to be hilariously smarter than adults.