Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Can you solve my shoe crisis? Do you know of any solution for the noise that my mule sandals (with a low heel) make? There’s a loud slapping sound when I walk. The problem is, ...

This small ray can breach several feet into the air, causing a loud slapping sound upon its return to the ocean that has earned it the nickname “tortilla.” A Munk's devil ray in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.