hello, everyone. i'm beth troutman. this is "right this minute" and we have videos first. a fast-moving fire surrounds atv riders and, guess what? >> this is the only road out of this forest. >> now one survivor tells us about the longest ride of his life. >> i'm not going to like it. my heart pounded a few times. who are you going to call when you discover there's a kitten stuck in my drain pipe. >> see the clever move that had them going -- >> a bad day. >> wow! >> a bunch of guys are out for a motorcycle ride. >> and something poms out in the middle of the road. >> how a white out caused a wipeout. a deer gets a craving for.

>> a nice short stack from ihop. >> how they got mr. rooty tooty fresh and fruity out of the restaurant. take a look at this incredible video from the mcgrueder corridor in idaho. this video is a first person perspective from an atv rider riding down this dirt corridor. it connects two parts of the wilderness in idaho and it's basically a single road out of this area. watch what these riders come upon. >> oh, my goodness. >> you can see it in the distance and it's not looking good. >> oh, wow. wow. >> right now idaho is dealing with some forest fires, and this particular fire was caused by a lightening strike. a few guys went out on a four-day atv trip and when they went through going into their trip everything was clear. a few days later, on saturday they head out and this is what they saw. now this camera was mounted on a rider. his name is brian drake.

he was on this trip from spokane, washington. we have him via skype right this minute to tell us about this trip and how they got out. describe to me exactly what's going on as we watch this video. >> we were on our way out of the mcgrueder corridor. when we got to this particular area the forest service stopped us and told us the fire was too big, we may have to spend a couple of nights back there in the wilderness extra. he goes, we're going to try to go ahead and punch through. if you want to try to follow us out, you can. he had a meeting with us, a huddle. he told us to what to look for. he said, don't worry about the fire and don't worry about the heat but what you want to look for is any of those trees that have burned off that could fall down and get you and land on top of you. he led us through it. you can hear it in my breath. you can hear me giving that old oh, boy, here we go. >> did you guys have a plan b? >> plan b was absolutely to turn

around and go back and just camp out. it would have been a challenge to turn around. >> how did you avoid damage from smoke inhalation? >> in the one portion of the video where we're stopped you can see my dad behind me and he had a white mask on. it eps had a little bit but it's hard to breathe. >> did this feel like the longest ride of your life? >> it was a long haul. i'm not going to lie to you. my heart was pounding. of course, my biggest fear was i had eight other people with me and i was in the lead. i wanted to make darn sure that we all got through there and, boy, it was a relief to get through. i really thank the forest service personnel that helped us through that. they're the real heroes. so the michigan humane society against a phone call from a detroit homeowner saying there's a kitten stuck in my drain pipe. so they turned out to rescue it. >> i took the food and stuck it down the drain pipe. i was not able to reach him. i took a part of a towel, put

food and the kitten was grabbing it and didn't want to hold on. i called for help assistance. >> do you know how deep that little drain pipe was? >> it seemed to be a foot to two feet down. in the process, look what they found under the cement block here. >> i noticed on the other side about five feet away there was a portion of the foundation with a hole in it. i see three kit tens there. >> they found three other cats under there. they rescued them, took them out. you've seen them removing the stairs and then they just start digging it out. >> listen to his little cry. >> the house has these drain pipes and a lot of them are obsolete now but they're all open. animals fall on in there. >> one of them sticks their hand down there to grab them. >> i can't. they're stuck there. >> they get one of those grabbers and look what happens. >> we're having a bad day. >> wow. >> oh! >> one of those little grabbers in the arcade game.

reached down and pulled out a stuffed kitten. >> rudy the cat was retrieved. they were all taken to the michigan humane society detroit center animal care and they are now up for adoption. >> yeah. >> way to go humane society. they do some amazing stuff. >> he wants to come out really bad. >> we're having a bad day. beth, this is one of my worst nightmares. i ride motorcycles. they're out for an evening cruise. 65, 70 miles an hour. the speed limit is 70 in this area. group of guys up ahead and something pops out in the middle of the road. >> oh! >> oh! oh! >> i know. it's hard to watch. it was just some styrofoam that fell out of a truck up ahead. it caused two riders to fall. a couple of guys jammed the brakes, spin around.

you see traffic completely stopped behind this incident. riders and other passersby helping out the two guys that zblel where's the other guy? >> what was it, styrofoam? >> just styrofoam. >> fasten that down. if it's in the back of your truck, rope it down or put heavy concrete blocks on it. >> thankfully it appears that both riders had helmets on, they had ballistics jackets on which have padding on the backs, shoulders, elbows. the guy the a the end of the video had jeans on and rugged shoes as well. hopefully the injuries were minor. no reports as to what eventually happened to these guys. >> wow, that is terrifying. >> my god. a nice short stack from ihop. >> rooty tooty fesh af absolutely. >> this little guy crashed through the window of the ihop one early morning. >> oh, boy. >> i think he really wanted a short stack. >> yeah.

doesn't look like the place was open. >> you're right, it doesn't look like the place is open. he ran around. he went into the kitchen. he finally tried to in this part of the video crash through a second window to escape. didn't quite make it through. got tangled in the blinds. eventually the manager at this ihop did open the emergency door for him and he was able to get away. >> the thing is ihop has all of those different kinds of syrup on the table. they've got a raspberry, boys sen berry, deer like to eat berries. >> you know what's interesting, this is from my hometown. it's a big shopping mall in mission valley. it's all the way to the beach. i want to know where the deer came from. >> he couldn't find anything to eat. he wanted to get something to eat. >> oh, dear. >> oh, deer! are you ready to hear how we've all been peeling a banana

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it's time for a little segment i like to call "hacking your life." >> in a good way. >> in an awesome way, steven. >> i'm going to present you ten fashion tips. when you're in this situation you'll say, yes, i'm so glad i watched this video. >> this is doug j. armstrong. >> you've been peeling a banana the wrong way. most people grab a banana at their stem and rip it open. >> you can't get it open, you have to stick a knife in there. >> yes. turn the banana upside down. pinch the skin at the end of the banana tightly and you realize that the banana simply tears open easily. >> i don't know. >> very few of my days have been ruined by failure to open a banana, you know?

like i don't know if i need help there. >> let's go into a second life hacking. >> you know you're about to sneeze. your nose is all tingly. tickle the roof of your mouth with that tongue and the feeling will go away. >> what? >> this excites you? >> yeah. that's the most annoying feeling when you have that sneeze back there. >> i don't know if i buy that one. >> tying a knot can be a nightmare. >> you're tearing into that thing like it's christmas. >> twist it so it's really small and compact. all he has to do is push the twisted loose ends through the knot and you realize it goes through so easily. >> does anybody have a plastic bag? come on in here, kerry. >> plastic bird. >> we'll tie this sucker in a knot. >> let me make it super tight. >> now you just twist it, twist

it, twist it. >> whatever you need is in there. >> we've all been in the awkward situation where you know that you should know the person's name but you just can't remember it. >> hey, guy. >> hey, you. >> what you have to do is say, i'm sorry, what was your name again? skbl okay. that sounds really like, okay, that was easy. >> they might act a little bit offended so they'll tell you their first name. >> you know their first name. you say, no, no, no, i mean your last name. it's socially acceptable to forget their last name. it's good. now you know both their names. >> that's smart. i like that. >> there's something in the fridge you want to drink it straightaway. >> you got it out of the store so you need to chill it up. >> that takes forever. >> what, what can you do? >> wet a paper towel and wrap it around the beverage. put it in the freezer and in 15 minutes it will be ice cold. >> 15 minutes! i want my soda now! here's a hack for you. go in the freezer, grab some

ice, put them in a glass and pour your. >> gatorade. >> and can you have them. >> got our own hacks. >> to see the entire thing head to our website right this minute and click on the best of rtm. he created this series of photos called water wigs. >> what is that? >> those are wigs made out of water. >> i want a water wig. >> isn't that cool? >> is this like a digital creation like a photo shop kind of thing or did he like smash water balloons on these guy's heads. >> he did splash water on their heads. >> that looks like a turbine. >> mohawk i have to say i my rivote one cae i'mure it was really d accomplish. >> it's an aquahawk. a little bit more about these mind boggling photographs. we have the entire -- our photographer is right here. >> hi, tim. so how did you do this?

>> we did drop balloons from a ladder on to people's heads. what's actually happening is that the plastic around the balloon or the rubber around the balloon is exploding faster than the water loses shape. >> it seems like the guys are all dry when this is happening. did you have to have a big toum budget to dry them off every time there was a business stake? >> yes. that was part of the contest to keep them completely clean so that there was this stark contrast between the skin and the water. >> so, tim, on the mohawk one, for example, would that be a long water balloon resting on the guy's head and then you pop it at the right moment? >> yeah, yeah, that was a long, skinny balloon popped at the right moment. >> if there's a water balloon popping on their head, how are they not flinching? >> great subjects. >> it seems to be getting a lot of attention. are you surprised by that? >> i am surprised by it. i'm honored and humbled by it. some of the projects we do

require hundreds of thousands of dollars in production to make an image. here i think i spent $300 to make this project and that was all balloons and water. >> i can hear kids at school, what does your dad do? he plays the water balloons. ♪ this is how we do it ♪ this is how we do it it's a song, a video and -- >> this school is cool. >> school spirit. >> see the story behind one very awesome school "right this minute." those see gulls better watch out for that blanket. why a lot of people aren't digging one beach goer's stunt. >> i'm hoping a bunch of other see gulls would go down and lift this guy up. and this video is the great tickle bug prank. >> what is a tickle bug, steven? >> that's a tickle bug,

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the sims port elementary school in washington, d.c., wants you to know their school is awesome and they have a video to prove it. ♪ this is how we do it ♪ this is how we do it ♪ go. go. go ♪ ♪ school is so awesome this school is cool.

>> yeah. school spirit. school spirit to the max. >> fabian, i hear you singing this for the next 13 days straight. >> real soon. ♪ get up in the morning and get ready for school cause when i glet that's what i like to do ♪ ♪ ♪ 6. so i called the school's principal michelle edwards and i said, this is really cute. they're not singing about cars and honeys, of course, and they said they wanted to do this to dispel the myths about schools in impoverished neighborhoods. they have the highest unemployment rate. they said we learn about math, they learn foreign languages and they wanted the world to know that even though they come from a poor area, their school is awesome ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i think they said ski club. >> i want to go back to school. >> i want to learn the moves ♪ go, go, go ♪

take you guys down to florida to celebrate the last few days of summer. >> celebrate some warm weather. >> we've seen videos like this one before. people are getting a little sneaky trying to catch the see gulls. >> this is a video. this is a family affair and popcorn is the siegel bait. you have a brother, short boy over here. you have something under the pile of to you wells. >> looks like a dead body. >> it's a live body. part of the bait f theul. >> d sister is voed and we have dad behind the camera. as you can see, the popcorn is really attracting the seagulls. keep watching. this is an effective little game for this family. >> oh, they caught one. >> that's not very nice. the poor bird. look at them. >> it's hungry. you're right.

watch his little wing. he has the west wing out. now it's wide open. listen, he's crying. >> you've got one. >> it's on video? >> yeah, you got one. >> why does he want to do one in the first place? >> the goal is to catch a seagull. >> i bet you that seagull peed his pants. >> peed his non-pants. >> the kids wanted to catch frogs in the garden. >> they did guarantee that no seagull was harmed making this video. >> it's so scared. it's so scared. don't break its legs. >> i will not. >> i, for one, am not a fan of seagulls. they're annoying. i'm hoping a bunch of other seagulls does come down and rescue this guy. >> he releases it and we watch it fly away safely. >> stop doing that. >> two? apparently another one was trapped underneath the towel

just hanging out. the only other seagull -- >> the seagull is not the most rare bird ever. beth, i've got to tell you, there's been an outbreak of tickle bug all throughout columbus, ohio. what's a tickle bug? >> tickle bug. >> it's actually a prank video from our friends at sketch empire. looks like the old tickle bug's made up of feathers, googly eyes and our old buddies roman atwood and den any roady, figure out what they're doing? >> they're tickling unsuspecting people. they think they have a bug on them. >> pretty hilarious video. i like they get this guy on the phone. they get a couple. no one figures it out. >> even this girl here, she doesn't notice the dude behind her tickling her friend? >> i think she does but i don't think the friend gets it. this is the best one where

there's a girl on the phone. he crepes up on this ledge and laying down above her. look how many times he nails her with the tickle bug. >> how do you not get that? you know, you can sense when there's someone around you, at least that close, right? when i was a kid i used to run around with my finger like this and say, kick your butt. >> he is taking on the hills of san francisco to show how powerful and precise and control he has. i got it when my internet here was faster than at my office.

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this is at the exotic wildlife rescue center. that would be a bengal tiger. he's getting up close and personal with a camera. it's like a stick it picks up and takes with it into the pool. >> no way. >> yes way. director and editor barry stephenson put this thing together. >> this is incredible. >> that's so funny. what would make him just want to go swimming with his toy stick? >> i think it was made of peanut butter. one of those dog treats that has a hole. it has a camera and peanut butter. >> look at the whiskers. >> look how pretty he is underwater. the colors really kind of pop in the water. >> his stripes. his paws. the contrast between the gold and the white. >> his giant jaws and big teeth. >> i didn't realize that big cats enjoyed water this much.

>> oh, yeah, especially if it's hot outside. >> keep the fur clean pretty and shiny. to my favorite city in the world, san francisco. this video was uploaded by recommending ton europe. recommend ming ton is a maker of fine razor products. they did send mccaskill to san francisco. >> i thought i had different ways to view a city. >> he's a street trials writer. they sent him t san francico ow how p precise and controlled he has like the remmington shaver. >> and a beautiful city to put this guy in. >> yes. i wish i were eating rice-a-roni on a street car right now. >> me too! >> so here you see danny going down the street, the hills. he's riding over the trolly tracks, but he does some really cool stuff also. >> whoa! >> he flies over some of these

hills. >> he makes it look easy but i've walked on these and it's not. >> and they comparing danny's amazing skills to the skills of their products. this is really cool. way to go, danny. way to go remmington for picking such an awesome city. >> right. that's it for "right this minute." thanks for joining us. we'll see you oh! green mountain coffee! how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa,

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