Can anyone help me figure out this riddle?

[sageofages]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Ok....new riddle:

What does a diamond become when it is placed in water?

Wet.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by sageofages

Wet.

...and that was an easy one....

[cheerfulgreek]

This is great on paper, but I'm not sure how well this will work on a message board but it's worth a try. o.k. add these numbers up and tell me what you end up with. You have to scroll down after you say each number. Remember to add them together. For example: 18 + 68 then you would say 86 then 86 + 14 then you would say 100 and so on. I hope this works otherwise it'll look silly. o.k. start adding.

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1000















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10















o.k. now what's your answer. Did you get 4000 or 3100. Be honest. The correct answer is 3100. Most everyone comes up with 4000.

[preciousjeni]

I got 3100. How do you get 4000???

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I got 3100. How do you get 4000???

I guess it doesn't work on a message board. Write it down on a sheet of paper and cover each number with your hand as you ask someone to add them together. After they mention each one, scroll down to the next number until you get to the end. I'll betcha they come up with 4000.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

I guess it doesn't work on a message board. Write it down on a sheet of paper and cover each number with your hand as you ask someone to add them together. After they mention each one, scroll down to the next number until you get to the end. I'll betcha they come up with 4000.

Did you get 4000 when you first did it? If so, do you remember what tripped you up?

[LucyKKG]

I got 3100, but I had to think about it. It's the number of 0's that screws people up, I think. You've got 1000 then 1000-something, then 2000-something, then 3000-something, so you'd expect it to go to 4000.

Ok, maybe that makes more sense in my head than it does written out. Lol

[epchick]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I got 3100. How do you get 4000???

I got 3100 as well, I guess i'll have to try it on someone on paper to really see if they could get 4000, but i dont know how they would.

[LucyKKG]

Maybe we're all geniuses.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Did you get 4000 when you first did it? If so, do you remember what tripped you up?

I got 4000 the first 3 times. I was adding in my head and well you do that, you get used to the first digit increasing (because it keeps going up by 1000) so when you get to that ten, you automatically carry the one to the 3, making it 4000, instead of carrying it to the 0. Just sloppy addition and paying to close attention to patterns than the actual math, that's all.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

I got 4000 the first 3 times. I was adding in my head and well you do that, you get used to the first digit increasing (because it keeps going up by 1000) so when you get to that ten, you automatically carry the one to the 3, making it 4000, instead of carrying it to the 0. Just sloppy addition and paying to close attention to patterns than the actual math, that's all.

I did too. I think it's the message board. I'm almost positive it works better on paper. Everyone that I told about it said 4000. I've never seen anyone get 3100. With the exception of the GC members above.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by mo_moneymike

I can't tell, cuz you dumb as fk.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Yeah, I know...tell me about it! Rather it be a troll or what, he/she is still a real person in front of that computer, and his/her posts are so annoying.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Did you get 4000 when you first did it? If so, do you remember what tripped you up?

I'm not sure what got me confused. I guess once I got to the end, 4000 was the 1st number that came to my mind.

[Sandmano]

i'm having trouble with a riddle that my friend gave me. Two jokers each have a dime and a quarter. Which one has more money? I'm stumped.