When I heard about the news my heart just broke in half. The dude that told me, I didn't believe him. I thought that he was just being an ass and I said, "So, what other childhood heroes of mine are going to die today? Bill Nye the Science Guy? Alton Brown?" I couldn't believe it. And then it was all over the news and the rest of my Labor day wasn't the same...

Steve Irwin - you made reptiles fun. You made conservation feel like a noble cause. And now you leave behind two children who will only know you through the hours and hours of film footage shot over the past 8 years.

Here's to you, man. You died doing what you loved. And we can only wish for the same fate.