During his career, the company said, he helped invent silicone rubber, now used in items ranging from underwater masks to molds and automotive tubing.
Underwater, the mask enlarges your eyes and produces a look of astonishment that's somewhere between amused and alarmed, But when Avi plucks a triangular shard of a broken jug and hands it to me, I really do feel the wonder.
I had to learn to remove my mask underwater, put it back on, and, still underwater, clear the water out of the mask by tipping my head back and blowing through my nose.
Using Liquid Image's Underwater Digital Camera Mask, you can shoot both still images and moving video as you troll your swimming pool or local reef.
This new model follows the concept of the original Liquid Image Underwater Digital Camera Mask by creating an easier way to record photos and videos.
"Crying underwater with that mask on is a very strange experience.
"You are about to commit an unnatural act," chuckled instructor Robert Stanley, a sergeant-major character with 20 years' experience, who in just half an hour had (we hoped) taught us the vital skills, such as changing our respirators and masks underwater.
The federal Department of Homeland Security gave the county $42,000 to buy state-of-the-art dive gear, including full-face masks, underwater lights and radios, and a Zodiac boat with side-scan sonar capable of mapping wide areas of the lake floor.
You're underwater, and inside your mask the sweat is dripping into your eyes, but you're thinking: got to keep on.
If your mask fogs underwater, flood and clear it just like you learned in your open water course.
But underwater, viewed through a face mask from the sidelines, the game's athleticism was easily seen.
