"Battling crabs 250 miles off the Oregon Coast, while studying an
underwater volcano"

"Reporter’s notebook: OPB science reporter Jes Burns shares a strange
tale of “crabotage” that emerged as scientists aboard the research
vessel Thompson tried to answer complicated questions about the Axial Seamount."

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/30/axial-seamount-volcano-research-oregon-coast-crab-battle/

"After some discussion of strategy, Operation: Crab Extraction began.

Because the crab was so far into the sensor housing, there was worry
that Jason’s claw could damage the instruments. So, they decided to try “Slurpy,” Jason’s powerful vacuum hose.

This prompted Jason’s pilot, Tito Collasius, to utter the best sentence
on the cruise so far: “Stand by to slurp.”"

Hey, they were just followin' the science.

TB

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