Thanks, Peggy. That makes sense. Maybe I could even immerse the micro in the water pick cistern. The key is to be able to detect the contrast between the micro and its surroundings.

Using this submerge method: coming from 70 feet down, the micro wouldn't require scuba gear for the descent.

David

>
>Use a small bucket. Put some water in it and use the water pick
>under the water. If you drop the  shell  it will  fall into  the
>bucket. This works when trying to get percs out of small shells, too.
>
>Peggy


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