Pegasus Thruster

Hello Friends!

I got back to Seattle late last night after a long day of travel.  Not surprisingly, it is cold and cloudy in here.  I already miss Cayman!  However, I heard from Dr. Christy Semmens earlier and she says that the aggregation site continued to be quite busy again last night!!  They will be there for several more days observing and collecting data.

One of the new tools that was used during the project this year was a Pegasus Thruster.  I remember watching old Jacques Cousteau films on PBS as a child and seeing them zoom around underwater with what was basically a propeller with handles.  Well, this is a similar idea, however, it attaches to your air tank.  I thought they were pretty cool.  Watch Oregon State University’s Dr. Scott Heppell demonstrate:

Thruster Demo