require 'net/http'
require 'hpricot'
 
def rip_twitpic(url)
  begin
    code=url.match(/[\w]+$/).to_s
    unless code.blank?
      uri=URI.parse(url)
      resp=Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)
      html=Hpricot(resp.body)
      html.at("#photo-display")['src']
    end
  rescue Exception => e
    puts "Error extracting twitpic: #{e}"
    url
  end
end