Ikarus From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 3524 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (8 years 8 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 156 times:
The Bermuda Triangle is a name for a geographical area, not more, not less. As geography has a tendency not to change too much with time (unless new things pop up or new governments give out new names) it is still there.
There is nothing mysterious about it. It is not haunted, and I'm sure many an airliner flies above it every day without even going through turbulence....
Matt D From United States, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 55 Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 152 times:
First of all, the "triangle" isn't really defined by any political or physical boundaries per se.
It is an imaginary line going from Miami to Bermuda to Puerto Rico.
I don't believe in any of the folklore or mystique that the name "Bermuda Triangle" evokes and stories of ships and planes vanishing with "no earthly explanation".
I don't believe in any of these stories of UFO's or lost continents hidden under the water.
Sure, there are a lot of unsolved incidents associated with that area, but I believe that all of them can be explained via earthly means.
The "triangle" lies in the most turbulent part of the Gulf Stream. Sudden and freak storms are quite common as are magnetic anomolies that can throw a compass off, and confuse or disorient navigators-especially the amateur ones that frequent the area.
A common question is why little or no debris from any of these ships and planes is ever found?
Well, as stated above, the waters can be extremely turbulent. I see no reason to think that given the water currents, waves, and wind, that the debris cannot be dispersed over hundreds of suare miles, or simply washed under the surface.
Us330 From United States, joined Aug 2000, 3046 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (8 years 8 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 133 times:
Also, geologists have found that an odd sort of discharge, I forgot what chemical substance, but it comes out of the ocean like water out of a geyser, and that part of the earth seems to be prone to those kind of discharges. There was a program on the Discovery Channel about it, how it basically created a vacuum in the water, and sucked ships down, as well as creating a "white water" effect.
CVG777 From United States, joined May 2000, 1251 posts, RR: 12 Reply 4, posted (8 years 8 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 126 times:
Actually, according to one program I have seen, the Bermuda Triangle myth was started by a reporter for a newspaper. He wrote an article simply on the number of disappearances of aircraft and ships in the area. That sparked other forms of media to do their own 'research.' They wrote other articles, most of which weren't even based on fact, but stipulation, and that all eventually led up this idea of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. The stories that were written were used by the magazines and newspapers to attract more readers, and to make a profit.
The truth is that one could put a similarly sized triangle in any ocean or any part of the world, and find a similar number of mysterious disappearances. The program that I saw used the Canary Islands as an example. Within the 'new' 'Canary Islands Triangle', there was an almost equal number of mysterious and unexplainable sinkings, accidents, and disappearances. A large naval vessel sailed from one of the islands and was never seen again. Some smaller boat in the area was found abandoned, but with no signs of structural damage or anything suspicious.
No matter what part of the ocean you are in, with a similar sized triangle as that of the Bermuda Triangle, you are most likely to find a similar number of oddities and mysteries. The Bermuda Triangle was a hoax, started unintentionally by a writer who simply wrote about different occurences in that area.
Ryaneverest From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (8 years 8 months 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 109 times:
Us330 - it's methane. They say it's a chemical compound formed by the fusion of methane and water (I'm not sure of the name). It readily decomposes and gives out methane.
On the sea, the bubbles reduce the buoyancy of the vessel and causes it to easily sink. After rising to the surface, the methane continues to rise into the air. When at this time an aircraft flies through, the engines suck in the methane (which is highly inflammable). The gas is ignited within the engines and cause them to explode without warning.
I don't know if the above is what caused the disasters, but that's what I remember from the TV program.
Airbus A380 From Singapore, joined Jan 2001, 522 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (8 years 8 months 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 107 times:
I agree that Bermuda Triangle is a hoax, maybe the century's greatest hoax. i've seen in several documentaries describing the methane discharge from the sea bed and i believe that explains the "mysterious" disappearance of the vessels and planes.
The reason why the debris was not found could be explain in one book which shows a picture of the so-called WHITE WATER or WHITE WAVES, a row of deep-sea waves which can destroy anything on its path.
Cicadajet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 97 times:
A couple of things to keep in mind:
1> The Hoax aspect... a good number of sensational "Devil's Triangle" writers have deliberately thrown in every conceivable incident, and ignored reasonable explanations of events.
2> The Bermuda "Triangle" itself has been redrawn several times to include yet another sensational story.
3> More planes and boats may cross this area than virtually anywhere else on earth - so yes, of course there will be some strange or unexplained events.
That having been said, there does seem some documentation as to the "white water", the magnetic anomolies, sudden storms, and, yes, even evidence of past civilization now submerged...
The best mysteries involved large merchant vessel that reappeared with the entire crew missing, the cargo intact and so forth.. also, an armyairforce amphibous plane searching for lost squadron of aircraft..the search plane failed to return as well,.. the most ridiculous often involve pleasure boats where people were likely either trying to stage their own deaths to avoid the long arm of the law, or were transporting drugs and got killed or whatever... still fun stuff if you are in the mood.
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