A fun riddle

[Shoehorn!]

This riddle must be done IN YOUR HEAD and NOT using paper and a pen. Try it!

Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.

Now add 30. And another 1000.

Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10.

What is the total?

Please don't cheat.

After you think you have it right, grab a calculator and see if you are
correct. Post whether or not you got it right.

[StuartD]

Yup, I got it right. What's the riddle?

[Shoehorn!]

Yup, I got it right. What's the riddle?

I got 5000.

[shimmy]

yeah got it too, why is this a riddle?

[Shoehorn!]

yeah got it too, why is this a riddle?

5000 isn't the right answer.

[Rand]

Pretty crazy.

[Matt 26z]

That's freaky. I came to 5689.

[smack]

i got 5000 in my head and 4100 with the calculator.

[Shoehorn!]

i got 5000 in my head and 4100 with the calculator.

Same here.

[Honez]

Wow. That is pretty wild.

[mikeyddddd]

4 1000's and 40 and 30 and 20 and 10.

[gambino]

This one messes with your mind!

[PixeLs]

hahaha! That's just crazy man.
Thanks for that anyway.

[butterflybucks]

Ahhh, yes. In your head you're adding the smaller 40+30, etc. and in the background you're also adding the big 1000's. So when you total up you think that the smaller numbers add up to an additional 1000, but in fact they only add to 100 ...... so 4100 is the answer

[J-$]

got me there

[Young]

i got 5100 somehow....coooooooooool

[3M TA3]

they asked that in defensive driving school and I was the only one who got it right in 5 years. got my defenses up once the guy said it was going to be a trick question.

[Doc911]

4100 thats easy

[Playa-Deak]

It's 5,000

[Playa-Deak]

It's 5,000

Dam, it's not 5,000.. It's 4,1000... That's pretty cool!

[Nightwind]

4100, that same riddle was on the previous episode of brainiac. I don't really see why it's so hard for some people.

[reed_4]

i got 5000 in my head and 4100 with the calculator.

honestly, i got the same answer like yours.