See if You Can Get This Right.

[Adam$]

Good at maths? A survey shows that 85% of people who did this test got it wrong.. Why don't you try?

1000

PLUS

40

PLUS

1000

PLUS

30

PLUS

1000

PLUS

20

PLUS

1000

PLUS

10.


>> equals?

You got 5,000 , right?

Wrong.

The answer, is infact, 4,100.

Your brain tricks you into thinking the answer is 5000.


Let's calculate.

1000+40 = 1,040
1000+30 = 1,030 - 1,040 + 1,030 = 2,070.
1000+20 = 1,020 - 2,070 + 1,020 = 3,090
1000+10 = 1,010 - 3,090 + 1,010 = 4,100

[ 3,090 + 10 = 4,100 ]


>> Did you get it right?

[Rebecca]

um i got it ryt.. o.O

[Mentor]

Ive seen it before, i got it right when organl shown it anyway, i dont get how people cant tell the dirffence between 1000's and 100's "/

[Smiddy]

I got it right, cos i saw it on Brainiac the other week :)

[YellowParasol]

I got 5000 For some Reason ;P

[ssricky]

i got 4100 :\

[Thrilled]

Dunno how people would get 5000 tbh.

[kasi]

I got 4,100.. :S

[Smiddy]

I think it only works when you see it on TV adam ;)

when i saw it on the TV i got 5,000 and i was like WTH :S

[Rebecca]

lol hahaha tom <3

[Mentor]

I think it only works when you see it on TV adam ;)

when i saw it on the TV i got 5,000 and i was like WTH :S
nope it works perfectly anyware "/ its probly becuse alot of people here have already seen it, along with a few who can count correctly "/

[Smiddy]

lol hahaha tom <3
you bully me ;[

and i spose so Mentor, but on the show i saw it on, it was quite fast and you got confused, well i did anyways. :^)

[kasi]

lols im from canada so ive never seen it on tv :D

does tht mean im smart lols

[ross]

I didn't bother working it out.

Maths doesn't like me *cry*

[Magnet]

I don't get this ;'( I got 5000

Someone explain how it's 4100, I've never seen this before ;(

[xhannx]

I got 5,000 :P Until I did it on a calculator cos I RILI cudnt understand how it was 4100

[Magnet]

I did it on calculator and it's 4100?

[Magnet]

Aaah I get it now. Jesus christ that's cool. I thought I was on 4990?

[Rawr]

Lol i hate maths and i got 5000. :p

[Adam$]

My uncle showed me it a while ago, and it came back to me when I saw it on Braniac. ;D

[/Rossco\]

oh well, looks like my A in higher maths hasn't taught me to count lol. i got 5000. duno how i managed it lol.

[chipie60]

i got 1100 :s ah now 5000 :o

[EletricMornings]

I dont get it :'(

[/Rossco\]

i got 1100 :s ah now 5000 :o


how did u manage that. thts jst really bad maths, not a trick of the mind.

[Owen]

4100
yay... i can add ;\

[--ss--]

i got 5000 ,i didnt get how you got 4100 and im realy good at maths :S

[Stacey.]

I got 5000 aswell.... weird... i'm bad at maths...