No, he isn’t dumb. He’s simply not a scientist. He comes up with a number of creative solutions to problems during his adventures.

It's actually kinda funny. From a story I read in DC Comics Presents, Raymond is a kind-hearted, high school jock, but he's bullied by a high school nerd 😅

The New 52 era version of Ronnie felt a little off to me. He and Jason both played into stereotypes a bit too much just for the sake of showing how different they were for my taste.

^ I'd have to agree