A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

Find the next number in the series

12, 20, 40, 72, 116, 172 ?

I have a five and a three-gallon jar. Assuming there is an infinite supply of water, how can I measure one-gallon water?

It has a long neck, A name of a bird, Feeds on cargo of ships, It's not alive,

What is it?

Move four matchsticks to the below square to form three squares?

Yesterday I fell from 30 feet high ladder but I don't get hurt. Why?

If you say my name, I will no longer exist. What am I?

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

A few friends are enjoying their sea voyage in a boat full of apples. On the way, they felt hungry and thus decided to eat the apples. Together, they ate two dozen of apples. When they have eaten the apples, will there be any change in the water level?

Where do fish keep their money?