hiː dᵻklˈaɪnd, ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ðæt hɪz pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˌaɪp sˈuːt wʌz tˈuː hˈɛvi fɚɹə dˈaɪvɚ tə hˈændəl ˈiːzili, bˌʌt wʌz ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd baɪ ðə ɹᵻkwˈɛst tə bɪɡˈɪn wˈɜːk ˌɔn ɐ nˈuː sˈuːt jˈuːzɪŋ lˈaɪɾɚ mətˈɪɹiəlz.
He declined, on the grounds that his prototype suit was too heavy for a diver to handle easily, but was encouraged by the request to begin work on a new suit using lighter materials.