Monday, September 20, 2010

Klepto Manta Mugs Cameraman



What began as another exhilarating manta ray night dive off Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on an August evening in 2010, quickly turned into the theft of the century. Cameraman Travis Matteson was capturing footage for the scuba diving travel television show "Into the Drink" aboard the Kona Aggressor II. Suddenly, one of the manta's giant wings hooked his light system, and darted off with the nearly $10,000 worth of photo gear. Underwater videographer Johnny Reidt caught the entire theft on camera, and the manta, carrying the stolen photo rig, captured some amazing footage of the nighttime reef. Remarkably, the camera rig was found completely intact after an eight-minute run by the manta, just yards from the dive boat. Case closed.

31 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener

You know the feeling. You get home from work, stressed and exhausted. Thankfully, a certain sudsy cure-all comes to mind. You survey your fridge or beer cellar and select a delicious and refreshing craft beer with just the right amount of age on it for the style. While you allow your beer to journey up into that magical 50 to 55 degree zone, you take out the appropriate glassware (probably a tulip) and give that bad boy a rinse just to be safe.

Everything is going according to plan until you realize hey, you don't have a bottle opener. It's broken. Or somebody borrowed it. Or maybe it fell behind the couch. Who knows? The point is, your beer is now dangerously close to turning from perfect to warm. Well you may not have a bottle opener on hand, but chances are you do have one of these 32 other items that should do the trick just as well. You're welcome and enjoy.