i'm beth troutman. it's time to look at the best web videos and the stories behind them, "right this minute." panic on a scenic cruise when a creature comes out of the deep. see what it's like when -- >> all of a sudden, your boat is getting chased by a hip pot mouse. >> firefighters get the upper hand on a ragingin ferno. it's a near miss that had one fireman shaking in his boots. a girls' night out turns into a vicious cat fight. >> she is biting this woman. >> hear the crazy story behind the deep wounds inflicted on this dance floor. and a zoo visit surprise from a jacked-up monkey.

>> came at him hard. >> he did like a gymnastics move to come at him. i'm pretty sure this did not happen in the lion king. >> got chased by a hippo. >> you're on an african safari, on a boat cruise. that. >> is close, dude. >> all of a sudden, your boat is getting chased by a hippopotamus. it gets better, because at one point, this hippo is like i'm done. charlie, you take over. and a second hippo gets involved. >> oh, no. >> oh, my god. that is scary. that's scary, because they say hippos are really mean. hippos kill more people a year than sharks. >> i remember hearing something like that too. they're really aggressive, territorial and they do not take

well to people hanging out too well in their pond. >> this would freak me out a little bit. imagine if they knocked the boat over. >> you can hear people going oh, my god, let's get out of here. so hippos are like, look, i know this lake is big, but it's not big enough for you and us, so you got to go. ♪ a routine house fire in indiana sends firefighters for a scare. this is in new chicago, indiana. see firefighters pulling up to this house fire and smoke pouring out of the roof of the building. firefighters make entry in the house. a little less than two minutes after getting on-scene. smoke and fire now start to break through the roof that's building. they've got the hydrant hooked up about two-and-a-half minutes in. firefighters are ventilating the roof. >> that's got to be pretty dangerous to be on the roof. >> moments after he gets off the roof, you see fire burst right out of the spot right where he was at. >> that was exactly where he was. >> watch what happens next. keep your eye on the front door.

>> it looked like he was blown out of the front door. >> it was a small explosion. firefighters think it may have been a smoke explosion when super-heated gas and toxins in the air ignite and explode. and you see the firefighter who was standing in the doorway, his helmet got blown off, you see the fire on the roof kind of erupt. and you see one guy run towards the fire truck, and start to sound the air horn. [ horn sounding ] signalling everybody get out. there were three firefighters inside the building when this smoke explosion happened. all of them were okay. but it's pretty scary situation to be in, inside that house when that smoke explosion happened. i have a really crazy video to show you, but it is the story behind it that's really just going to -- >> blow my mind? >> freak you out. this is surveillance footage from a club called ma kelly's in

blackpool england. pay attention to the woman in the cream shirt with the long, dark hair. she is going to play a pretty significant role in this video. right here she is just hanging out with friends. they're about to carry this party to the dance floor. now, there's another woman here on the dance floor named jamie montgomery. she is 26. and here is the woman in cream again. suddenly, she is attacking jamie montgomery. but it's not just a cat fight, you guys. she is biting this woman. >> wow. >> and according to jamie montgomery, she was growling at her like a rabid animal. she is escorted out by these doormen, and they just let her go. now, jamie montgomery had to spend 29 days in the hospital recovering from her injuries. it required four surgeries to correct her hand. she had skin grafts from her hand, plastic surgery, a major

infection set in on her hand and it got into her tendons and muscles. and she may never regain the full use of her left hand. >> from a bite. and it was so fast,t all. it all happened in like an instant, it looked like. >> montgomery claims this was an unprovoked attack, that she doesn't know who this person is. that's why they released this surveillance video, because they want to find this woman. she said the woman growled. were there any words uttered? >> no words uttered, only growling. according to montgomery, just growling like a rabid animal. >> geez, i'd like to know what was in that drink right beforehand? what did she drink? this is dash cam video captured in september of last year at the parking lot of a florida highway patrol substation. and all of a sudden, you see a girl running out of this substation, and a highway patrol running right after her. [ screaming ]

>> whoa! he shot her? >> he tased her. >> she went down and hit the back of her head, too. >> that is exactly right. >> you hit your head pretty good on the concrete. >> this is 20-year-old danielle mocksly, and she had been arrested by officer cole because she was suspected of having left the scene of two traffic accidents. so she was being detained while he did the investigation. he took her to the substation while he was getting the paperwork and she proceeded to run out of the door. he saw her and ran after her. do you think this was the use of excessive force? >> she's running away from police after she has already been detained. i would say no. >> what's he going to do, y'all, hey, stop. >> danielle was handcuffed once she tried running out of the station. and when he tased her, she fell so hard on her head it cost her brain damage. she is now in a vegetative state. >> oh, my goodness.

>> after this, investigators interviewed officer cole, where he said that -- >> that i can't just jump on her. i'm three times her weight. if we go down, one heir both of us is is going to get hurt. the taser is the weapon of choice. >> well, last week, after the investigation, it was determined that officer cole's actions were, in fact, justified. now, danielle's mom, cheryl, has hired a lawyer to look in this case. they are going to seek compensation for the damage that was caused to her daughter and her medical bills have already reached seven figures. >> wow. >> wow. if you want a good massage, how about some goats? like this. >> they're -- >> see the mini massagers in action. and ever wondered how you could have a snack and still play video games? >> i've often wondered this myself. >> well, if you have too, then we've got just the thing. stick around to see the

snack-n-play contraption, later. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ]

the next time you need a really good massage, don't spend all your money at the spa. go to the farm. what we have here are three baby goats giving a man a massage. >> and leaving little goat pellets on his back. >> think about this. this is -- what would that be? twelve tiny hands just massaging all of the areas of your back. >> really, it's hooves. >> they're probably soft -- >> like this. >> they're babies. they're babies, and listen to how he encourages them. >> oh, yeah, that feels -- so good. great massage. >> they're just grinding the patio pooh in. >> they're cute as pie though. >> he doesn't just lie there, because goats are notorious climbers and jumpers too. >> climbing the mountain, except

the mountain is this dude in the yellow pants. >> that is a strange coloration on a goat. >> white pants. >> you know what's funny, the adult goats, they're not having anything to do with this. they're like whatever, you cannot get me to do that. ♪ i have a super-cool science video for you guys. a bottle of water. looks like any normal bottle of water, right? watch as the guy picks the bottle up, shakes it a little bit, and then turns it over. it's frozen now. so it's no longer a bottle of water. it's a bottle of ice. >> weird. >> this is a scientific process called super-cooling and you can do it with water, but you have to be very careful about it. you have to remove all of the nucleation sites. what that means, you have to use really purified water, distilled water, and you need a relatively smooth, very clean container, no

dust partics, no calcium in it. aouheer freezer. so basically when you get the super-cooled water out of the freezer, which is what they had just done when we see the water of this video still in the bottle, then he shakes it. introducing an air bubble. and that allows the water to freeze instantly around that nucleation site, so we see the water instantly become ice. tough economic times can lead to a lot of people looking for jobs. you can update your resume a million times, write a bajillion cover letters, or you can do this. ♪ i want a job so i hit up the web monster, craigslist, linked in, cover letters ♪ ♪ they don't [ bleep ] >> he is in his 20s, moved from los angeles to boston, a television producer and editor professionally, looking for work. he said, you know what, i'm sick

of sending my stuff out every day, i wanted to do something creative, so he made this video. ♪ how you doin' it's me, just want to touch base ♪ >> i must say, it must be really tough doing this video, because this man is sweating like crazy. ♪ ♪ seriously though i'm a photo shop pro knock knock who's there give me a job ♪ ♪ who me give me a job ♪ >> he would be great pr. >> he says he knows there are a lot of people out there in the same boat. and he hopes by watching this video they can relate. and i think he has some good points there. like, you know, you write the cover letter. that's the same as beth's nick's and gayle's and don't know if anyone is reading it, you follow up, never get anywhere, it's tough. >> i think this is a great way to get someone's attention, because really that's what you're trying to do is get their attention. and at least this demonstrates his level of creativity. this is perfect.

>> he hopes that any future employers who see this, they don't think, oh, he's a really bitter guy, he just kind of did it for fun and to do something creative and take a break from just the nonstop resume updating. >> yeah. we're going to go with somebody else. next time on "right this minute." >> this kid tried to do his first-ever back flip off the bridge in melbourne, australia, on fire. >> that's next time on "right this minute." it's an air soft gun, made from a plastic bottle. find out how it's made with a few things you probably have lying around right now. >> you want one, don't you? and this senior has got mad skills. >> that's in the pocket. >> i've never seen that before. >> see the

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♪ are you guys familiar with air soft guns? you know what an air soft gun is? they're like bee-bee guns with little rubber pellets. you can shoot each other and they don't really hurt. this guy has made an air soft machine gun with household parts, 15 bucks. ♪

>> you're telling me that won't hurt. >> you know -- might sting a little bit. >> this thing is an automatic weapon. >> and it's made out of a soda bottle? what does he use? >> we have one plastic soda bottle, a quarter inch quick release air compressor adapter, one air compressor blow gun, and one brake line. >> you need an air compressor to make this thing run. basically, it's air forced into the bottle with some little bee-bees inside, and that shoves the bee-bees through the brake line. this video is only about three minutes long, shows you how to put the thing together, a brake line and the top of the cap and soda bottle screwed down. you see how the brake line is flanged at the end, so when the air goes into the soda bottle, it forces the bee-bees through, as the air is trying to escape. if you go to grassrootsdiy.com, you'll see other projects where you can do air soft land nes so if you're ralsport, you can

one-up it. >> this is like a dream video for a bored teenage boy. >> you want one, don't you? ♪ it is time for the best and spectacular. you ever wanted to know about your sleep patterns, and have you ever wanted to be woke up in just a smart, effective way. >> yes, i always want to know the exact amount of sleepy should get. >> there is an app for that. it's a product made by gear 4 and it's for your ipod touch, iphone, ipad. and basically, you can attach this thing to this little gear 4 device. >> okay. >> it's called the renew sleep clock. you download the free app that goes along with it and it can monitor your sleep without having to hook arm bands or wires. it knows the best time to wake you. i don't know if that's effective. >> right.

what if -- it's going to wake me up at 10:30, so now i'm late for work. >> but you feel great. >> not only is it going to show you how to wake up effectively, i'm going to show you how to eat a hot pocket while playing video games. >> i've often wondered this myself. >> this web series called the ben heck show. in this video, he sets off to his lab. ultimately, you end up with a controller that holds a hot pocket. my problem with this, you still have to get up and go put the hot pocket in the microwave. i think our techie could come up with a way to toast a hot pocket. >> let's bring him in. let's talk about this sleep clock thing. if it wakes you up at the best time for you, does that mean you're going to be late for your 8:00 meeting? >> no, when you set the clock, you put in a specific range of times. in that time, it will tell you exactly when the best time to wake up is. but how does it know? it has sensors that measure how

much you move or breathe. and a lot of people have heard of rem -- >> the end of the cycle, right? >> that's when you're dreaming. you'll feel refreshed if you wake up right as you're dreaming. >> i like this thing. i don't like the hot pocket thing. he creates a hot pocket device that can hold it in the sleeve but also raises it up as you eat it. >> he still has to use his other hand. this is the dumbest thing i've ever seen. i can't believe this is on our text-spectacular. you can read about our stories today on "right this minute".com. >> plus, lots and lots more great videos. >> all day long, 24/7. rightthisminute.com. ♪ the monkey is swinging like crazy. and then -- >> he came at him, hard. see the video of the great swinging monkey attack on "right this minute."

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the images i'm showing you are from the annual nikon small world photo mike graphy competition. it's rewarding the complexity of life seen through a light microscope. so tiny, tiny images we don't ever get to see. nikon just posted the videos, these are the winners from the 2011 competition. entries are still being accepted for the 2012 competition. people can international april 30th. the first-place winner is going

to blow your mind. this woman, anna franz, this shot was her first attempt at trying this, and she not only did it perfectly, she also got it on camera. what she is doing is injecting ink into the embryo of a 72-hour-old chick. so this is an egg. you see it go through the capillaries. but then look at the embryo. you can see the heartbeat. this older gentleman has some really cool skills. what is that in his hand? >> that's a yo yo. that. >> is a vintage yo yo. >> just like him. >> come on. >> he's a vintage de. >> you just clled him a vintag . >> now i got it. >> got some really cool skills. >> double barrel.

>> whoa! >> he crosses them. here's this one called riding the horse. >> whoa. >> that is called in the pocket. >> i've never seen that before. >> me either. >> this is clyde collins, and he used to be a professional yo yo demonstrator. back when yo yoing was very popular. >> when it was? what are you talking about? it's still popular. when you're the alpha male monkey of your enclosure, you can't let some guy come barging in on your space. you've got to defend your territory, right? so this guy, nathan rucker, he's at the cafe at the memphis zoo, with his wife, celebrating their daughter's first birthday. and the cafe manager comes over and says, hey, our alpha male monkey is eyeing you up, bro. i think he wants to fight you. he's threatened by tall guys. so they start filming. >> what is it between that monkey and polo-wearing dude.

>> there is glass there, so this guy is safe. but the monkey gets himself up on this rope like a trapeze artist, swings himself armound him. he came at him, art. >> it was like a gymnastics move. it was like i'm not only going to come at you, i'm going to show off. >> he's like wound up. but it turns out, we heard from the zoo in memphis, and they said this guy is not the alpha male at all. he's 7 or 8 years old, basically just a teenager showing off how strong he is. apparently he does this like all of the time for everybody. so maybe the cafe owner was trying to give this guy a scare. but you hear after the movie jumps at nate, you can hear his little daughter lucy, crying, totally got scared. [ crying ] >> awww! >> that's got to be scary, you see your dad almost get crushed by a monkey. >> maybe this teenager wants to

be the alpha male. practicing. >> yeah. he's just showing off. hey, look what i can do in here. [ crying ] that's it for this edition of "right this minute." but we have one more video for you. it's called sea of clouds. enjoy it and stick around, because another 30 minutes of rtm is on the way. ♪