Find the value of "?" in the ball picture Riddle below:

Can you decipher the following common phrase?

T M C
A U O
H S M
W T E

I don't get anymore wetter, no matter how much rain falls on me.

Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We travelled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?

1 + 9 + 8 = ?
considering, 28 + 8 + 92 = 10

When it is alive we sing, when it is dead we clap our hands. What is it?

If,

A + B = C
D - C = A
E - B = C

Based on the above equations, find out the answer for:

D + F = ?

In a kingdom, King George did not allow any citizen to visit the world outside. Also, only a person with proper paperwork was allowed to enter or he was sent back. A wooden bridge was what connected the kingdom to the world. The king had appointed a sharpshooter who would check the every five minutes on the bridge to check. After checking, he would go back to his hut and return exactly after five minutes again. The bridge took 9 minutes to cross.

A merchant was able to escape the kingdom without harming the shooter. How?

This is a classy optical illusion puzzle. What more you can find except bricks in the image below?