If we look at Bermuda triangle with a cool eye, there is one obvious fact: many stories ... but only stories. No real secrecy about the place but a money-making mystery. One of the greatest mysteries of our world today is the Bermuda Triangle or as some people call it, "the Devil’s Triangle", this is the place where countless ships and airplanes have mysteriously disappeared, never to be heard from again.
Theories as to what causes these disappearances abound; some think that it is nothing more then human error that has led to so many tragedies, others think that it is underground volcanoes and other forces of nature that have brought down so many ships and planes, and still others think that it is extraterrestrials that are out to get us, and for some mysterious reason they chose the Bermuda Triangle.
Over the years, it has been proven that accounts and reports have been greatly embellished by different authors, but the fact still remains that a great number of ships have been lost in the area.
There are no real set boundaries for the Bermuda triangle because every author had his own ideas as to where it is exactly and how far it stretches, but most agree that the Bermuda Triangle stenches from the Straits of Florida, to part of the Gulf of Mexico and the island of Bermuda. Traffic in the area is very heavy due to the location, hundreds of ships regularly pass through the area, not to mention planes that are on their way to South America and the islands in the area, take all that and take it to a time that navigational instruments and tools were not developed, add the fact that sudden storms are a regular occurrence in the area and you will have a deadly combination that is sure to take its toll on human lives.
Not surprisingly, it was Christopher Columbus that first noticed and documented strange things happening in the area, they saw dancing lights in the horizon, flames shooting down from the sky and weird compass bearings, it freaked his crew out so much that they almost mutinied.
It sounds kind of weird to hear about it now, that so many years ago, these kinds of things were documented, but scholars think that the strange lights in the sky were the cooking fires of Indians, the shooting flames were nothing more then meteors, and the strange compass readings were just miscalculations of the stars. It is strange how something that appears so weird to some people, so out of this world, can be perfectly explained in a logical way by others.
But the question is this, is there any truth to the claims that the Bermuda Triangle is a supernatural gateway, that unnatural things happen there, are there really aliens coming all the way to earth just to pick on some passing ships? Where did the legend start anyway? How did it start?
It all started on September 16, 1950, in a newspaper. They started writing about the Bermuda Triangle and soon they were joined by many authors each with his own fantastic story to tell, each author had a different idea as to how big the Triangle was, and each and every author had his own theories as to what was causing the disappearances.
Later on, when the books that these people had written were verified, they found out that facts had been distorted, or made up altogether, important clues as to what really happened had been left out, and reports of the ships that had gone missing had never been changed when those same ships showed up at port. There was one author; it has been said about him that if he writes that the bicycle is red, then you can be certain that it is some other color.
These are the kind of people that have made the Bermuda mystery into what it is today, it sells books and makes people money, but talk to any person with some good common sense, that knows what he is talking about, and he will tell you that it is nothing more then the sea taking its toll on the most traveled shipping lane in the world, in the place that just happens to have the most unpredictable weather.
The Bermuda Triangle is no real mystery, it is a money-making mystery.
By Claudia Miclaus
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Mysterious Disappearances In The Bermuda Triangle
Enlarge ImageWe like to consider ourselves the superior race, and we are. We are emphatic to know more and more, we actually live in "the information age". Everyday we face new challenges, new questions arise and new answers are given. Our human vanity makes us believe that we have to, we really have to know everything! Surprisingly, we do not have this capacity. The question "what is happening in the Bermuda Triangle?" is the very proof that we are not omniscient.
After decades of investigations and assumptions, the world’s scientists did not reach an indisputable explanation to the events occurred in this famous, magic, disastrous place. Where is it located? In the West Atlantic Ocean, East from Florida, U.S.A. Considered to be a cursed location, the imaginable triangle is situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Over 100 ships and planes simply disappeared in the deep waters, a reason why it was called the Devil’s triangle or the Atlantic cemetery.
Queer incidents
Five T.B.M. Avenger of the U.S.A air fleet took off the military airport in Florida, in December the 5th 1945. Responsible for this mission was the colonel Charles Taylor and it was only a simple exercise, a flight with the aim of recognition. They were scheduled to take off at 2p.m. and return in 20 minutes. The sky was clear.
At 3.30 p.m., Charles Taylor was transmitting a message through radio to the control tower of Ford Lauderdale base:
Taylor: We are outside the route parameters. We see no ground.
Operator: What is your position?
Taylor: We can’t determine it…it seems we are lost.
Operator: Move 2 degrees to West.
Taylor: We don’t know where is the West. I can’t identify our position…weird, even the ocean looks different…
After this, the conversation was interrupted. No one could ever find that plane again.
Furthermore, some other disappearances took place: in 1947, the American C54 plane simply vanishes at 100 miles from Bermuda; at 80 miles, the Star Tiger plane disappears in 1948. Many hypotheses were stated in order to explain the bizarre events. In spite of these attempts, the mystery of Bermuda , the death triangle, is not cleared. Some specialists say that tornadoes or navigation mistakes can be the cause of it. Can be, but these theories do not answer all the questions. Some people get to say that maybe aliens are involved in it. More earthly assumptions were recently made:
• strong marine streams
• emanation of methane gas, which leads to a reduction of the water’s density, making the ships, planes go rapidly to the bottom of the ocean
The marine geologist Alan Judd, professor at the Sunderland British University, says that the odds that the sea accidents occur because of the methane gas are one to 10.000. Anyway, in such conditions, any ship located above the place where the gas reaches the surface goes straight to the bottom of the sea. He says he knows sailors who went through this type of experience and because the emanation was not too strong, the ship only went down 2 meters under the sea lever.
Even Columbus had trouble in Bermuda. The legend says that his first accounts were about the odd happenings encountered there: "the waters are changing their colors" and "compasses are going wild".
In addition, other frenetic scientists relate the happening with Einstein’ s theory, speculating that the missing ships and planes are …translated to another dimension of space and time, taking them in an invisible, parallel world. Another explanation can be found in the best-seller book "The Bermuda Triangle" of the famous Charles Berlitz.
These events are out of normal limits and because we do not have an answer to satisfy our questions related to this topic, we are covered by intrigue, fear and excitement at the same time. Together with other enigmatic occurrences from all over the world, like the great Pyramids or the Black Stone from Mecca, the mystery from the Bermuda remains unsolved. Because of the thousands of hypotheses emitted every year, we are looking forward to the one that will stand still in front of all the questions. Alternatively, we will just have to wait to go to Heaven and ask the One who made it. That answer will surely be a satisfying one!
By Claudia Miclaus
After decades of investigations and assumptions, the world’s scientists did not reach an indisputable explanation to the events occurred in this famous, magic, disastrous place. Where is it located? In the West Atlantic Ocean, East from Florida, U.S.A. Considered to be a cursed location, the imaginable triangle is situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Over 100 ships and planes simply disappeared in the deep waters, a reason why it was called the Devil’s triangle or the Atlantic cemetery.
Queer incidents
Five T.B.M. Avenger of the U.S.A air fleet took off the military airport in Florida, in December the 5th 1945. Responsible for this mission was the colonel Charles Taylor and it was only a simple exercise, a flight with the aim of recognition. They were scheduled to take off at 2p.m. and return in 20 minutes. The sky was clear.
At 3.30 p.m., Charles Taylor was transmitting a message through radio to the control tower of Ford Lauderdale base:
Taylor: We are outside the route parameters. We see no ground.
Operator: What is your position?
Taylor: We can’t determine it…it seems we are lost.
Operator: Move 2 degrees to West.
Taylor: We don’t know where is the West. I can’t identify our position…weird, even the ocean looks different…
After this, the conversation was interrupted. No one could ever find that plane again.
Furthermore, some other disappearances took place: in 1947, the American C54 plane simply vanishes at 100 miles from Bermuda; at 80 miles, the Star Tiger plane disappears in 1948. Many hypotheses were stated in order to explain the bizarre events. In spite of these attempts, the mystery of Bermuda , the death triangle, is not cleared. Some specialists say that tornadoes or navigation mistakes can be the cause of it. Can be, but these theories do not answer all the questions. Some people get to say that maybe aliens are involved in it. More earthly assumptions were recently made:
• strong marine streams
• emanation of methane gas, which leads to a reduction of the water’s density, making the ships, planes go rapidly to the bottom of the ocean
The marine geologist Alan Judd, professor at the Sunderland British University, says that the odds that the sea accidents occur because of the methane gas are one to 10.000. Anyway, in such conditions, any ship located above the place where the gas reaches the surface goes straight to the bottom of the sea. He says he knows sailors who went through this type of experience and because the emanation was not too strong, the ship only went down 2 meters under the sea lever.
Even Columbus had trouble in Bermuda. The legend says that his first accounts were about the odd happenings encountered there: "the waters are changing their colors" and "compasses are going wild".
In addition, other frenetic scientists relate the happening with Einstein’ s theory, speculating that the missing ships and planes are …translated to another dimension of space and time, taking them in an invisible, parallel world. Another explanation can be found in the best-seller book "The Bermuda Triangle" of the famous Charles Berlitz.
These events are out of normal limits and because we do not have an answer to satisfy our questions related to this topic, we are covered by intrigue, fear and excitement at the same time. Together with other enigmatic occurrences from all over the world, like the great Pyramids or the Black Stone from Mecca, the mystery from the Bermuda remains unsolved. Because of the thousands of hypotheses emitted every year, we are looking forward to the one that will stand still in front of all the questions. Alternatively, we will just have to wait to go to Heaven and ask the One who made it. That answer will surely be a satisfying one!
By Claudia Miclaus
The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
One of the greatest mysteries that the world faces - The Bermuda Triangle. It seemingly has an endless appetite for aircrafts and ships. How does this happen?Ships, airplanes, helicopters and men – they have all been sucked into the Bermuda Triangle at some point of time or the other. None of them have ever returned. It is impossible to provide details of the first such disappearance because of erratic record keeping over the years, but it was the U.S. Navy that first brought the Bermuda Triangle mystery into the limelight.
On 5 December 1945, five Avenger torpedo bombers of the US Navy took off from Fort Lauderdale on a routine training flight over the Atlantic. They did not return. A large Mariner flying boat sent to search for the missing aircraft also failed to return. No trace has ever been found of the six planes or the 27-crew members. As a result of this incident, it was discovered that quite a few ships and aircraft had also been lost, apparently without explanation in the triangular area off the south-east coast of the United States bounded by Bermuda, Puerto-Rico and Florida.
Every investigator worth his salt has postulated a number of theories that attempt to satisfactorily explain the mysterious happenings at the Bermuda triangle. Some of the more bizarre explanations include extra-terrestrials, the presence of a huge magnet, the position of the moon, sudden appearing of giant waves, time/space warps, electrostatic charges, and the return of the inhabitants of the lost city Atlanta. There have been innumerable books that have been written regarding the unusual phenomenon which take place in this area.
One of the problems faced by those documenting the missing ships and aircrafts is the fact that there is lack of reliable data. Insurance companies seldom insure smaller aircrafts and ships. This area comes under the aegis of the U.S. Navy but the US Coast Guard SAR (Search and Rescue) publishes yearly statistics for calls of assistance, causes of accidents, weather, deaths, and conditions. But missing vessels are not included. However it is generally believed that around 20 aircrafts and 50 vessels have gone missing over the years. In 1492, shortly after leaving the Canary Islands, Christopher Columbus recorded in his ship's log that he and his crew had observed a large ball of fire fall into the sea and that the ship's compass showed erratic readings while in the Sargasso Sea and Triangle.
One of the more credible theories seems to belong to Dr Richard McIver, who centers his explanation on the presence of methane hydrate. Methane hydrate was first encountered in the 1920s and 1930s in the early days of the American and Soviet gas industries. Natural gases (a mixture of flammable gases found in the Earth’s crust, methane, ethane, butane and propane) were being piped across the Atlantic but occasionally the pipes would become mysteriously plugged up.
All gases except for helium, hydrogen and neon can form hydrates if enough gas and water are present, if the pressure is high enough and if the temperature is low enough. These conditions can be found naturally occurring on earth, and methane hydrate has been found to exist in huge quantities in many parts of the sea floor and is concentrated in some places on continental slopes such as the Bermuda Triangle. The structure of the molecule of methane hydrate is such that it facilitates the capturing of a large amount of gas. If this were to break-up, then even a small area could cause a large gas release.
Sediment piles on continental slopes have the tendency to accumulate on the slopes of the edge of continental plates. But it is unstable and can tumble down. When this happens, it can cause the removal of the hydrate layer, releasing the methane gas trapped below. Methane gas bubbling up through the sea will cause an area of decreased density; ships will lie lower in the water and will be swamped by the least wave; also methane gas when mixed with air in the correct proportions is highly explosive. This could account for the mysterious disappearances of both ships and aircraft.
All this activity on the sea bed occurs at the edges of tectonic plates, where there is constant activity as a result of the pressures beneath the earth’s crust; any wreckage sinking to the bottom would be lost forever beneath the moving plates.
The latest myth that is doing the rounds is that there have been disappearances in the Indian and Pacific oceans, this means that the Bermuda Triangle is widening in scope.
By Anish Chandy
On 5 December 1945, five Avenger torpedo bombers of the US Navy took off from Fort Lauderdale on a routine training flight over the Atlantic. They did not return. A large Mariner flying boat sent to search for the missing aircraft also failed to return. No trace has ever been found of the six planes or the 27-crew members. As a result of this incident, it was discovered that quite a few ships and aircraft had also been lost, apparently without explanation in the triangular area off the south-east coast of the United States bounded by Bermuda, Puerto-Rico and Florida.
Every investigator worth his salt has postulated a number of theories that attempt to satisfactorily explain the mysterious happenings at the Bermuda triangle. Some of the more bizarre explanations include extra-terrestrials, the presence of a huge magnet, the position of the moon, sudden appearing of giant waves, time/space warps, electrostatic charges, and the return of the inhabitants of the lost city Atlanta. There have been innumerable books that have been written regarding the unusual phenomenon which take place in this area.
One of the problems faced by those documenting the missing ships and aircrafts is the fact that there is lack of reliable data. Insurance companies seldom insure smaller aircrafts and ships. This area comes under the aegis of the U.S. Navy but the US Coast Guard SAR (Search and Rescue) publishes yearly statistics for calls of assistance, causes of accidents, weather, deaths, and conditions. But missing vessels are not included. However it is generally believed that around 20 aircrafts and 50 vessels have gone missing over the years. In 1492, shortly after leaving the Canary Islands, Christopher Columbus recorded in his ship's log that he and his crew had observed a large ball of fire fall into the sea and that the ship's compass showed erratic readings while in the Sargasso Sea and Triangle.
One of the more credible theories seems to belong to Dr Richard McIver, who centers his explanation on the presence of methane hydrate. Methane hydrate was first encountered in the 1920s and 1930s in the early days of the American and Soviet gas industries. Natural gases (a mixture of flammable gases found in the Earth’s crust, methane, ethane, butane and propane) were being piped across the Atlantic but occasionally the pipes would become mysteriously plugged up.
All gases except for helium, hydrogen and neon can form hydrates if enough gas and water are present, if the pressure is high enough and if the temperature is low enough. These conditions can be found naturally occurring on earth, and methane hydrate has been found to exist in huge quantities in many parts of the sea floor and is concentrated in some places on continental slopes such as the Bermuda Triangle. The structure of the molecule of methane hydrate is such that it facilitates the capturing of a large amount of gas. If this were to break-up, then even a small area could cause a large gas release.
Sediment piles on continental slopes have the tendency to accumulate on the slopes of the edge of continental plates. But it is unstable and can tumble down. When this happens, it can cause the removal of the hydrate layer, releasing the methane gas trapped below. Methane gas bubbling up through the sea will cause an area of decreased density; ships will lie lower in the water and will be swamped by the least wave; also methane gas when mixed with air in the correct proportions is highly explosive. This could account for the mysterious disappearances of both ships and aircraft.
All this activity on the sea bed occurs at the edges of tectonic plates, where there is constant activity as a result of the pressures beneath the earth’s crust; any wreckage sinking to the bottom would be lost forever beneath the moving plates.
The latest myth that is doing the rounds is that there have been disappearances in the Indian and Pacific oceans, this means that the Bermuda Triangle is widening in scope.
By Anish Chandy
Is Bermuda Triangle Real
The disappearances of objects ranging from aircraft's to ships in a region near Bermuda has lent credence to the question is Bermuda triangle real? The Bermuda triangle mystery has been hyped so much, that people have even gone to the extent of fabricating accidents to support this myth.Bermuda triangle, also referred to as the Devil's triangle, is a region in the Atlantic Ocean, renowned as a mysterious place owing to the disappearances of a number of aircraft's and vessels traveling through this part. The demarcated triangle is located off the Bermuda coast, from which it derives the name 'Bermuda triangle'. Although, there are no concrete evidences supporting the Bermuda triangle mystery, many people have imputed the alleged disappearances to paranormal phenomena as well as extraterrestrial activities. That brings us to one of the most intricate questions asked - is the Bermuda triangle real, or is it just another myth?
Bermuda Triangle Theories
So what exactly is Bermuda triangle? Are these disappearances really caused by paranormal forces or is it the handiwork of some extraterrestrial beings? In short, is Bermuda triangle real or not? Hundreds of individuals have over a hundred explanations for these so called supernatural mysteries in Bermuda triangle. Some of the most popular ones are given below:
According to some, the area sports abnormal gravity patterns, such that any aircraft or surface vessels passing through the region is pulled down into a watery grave.
This may sound funny, but some people do think that extraterrestrial beings or aliens have decided to experiment on the life form on our planet, and they use the devil's triangle as the 'spot' to pick human specimen for further lab tests.
There are some who even argue that the triangle in itself is a portal to another world, and all the ships and aircraft's that have disappeared have reached that 'other world'.
Some believe that this region has rich stores of methane gas, and the huge gas bubbles originating from the ocean floor sink the vessels, and blow down the aircraft.
The latest claim is that it's a secret base for the United States, where the US army is testing its deadly weapons. And the whole negative publicity is sparked by the army itself, so that the entire world doesn't come to know about their evil intentions.
These are just some of the various theories of Bermuda triangle disappearances. What we realize after reading these theories is that people do have creativity in abundance, but what they lack is critical thinking.
Bermuda Triangle and Critical Thinking
The theories mentioned above have some or the other loopholes in them, but they can be noticed only when you try to analyze them critically. For instance, the Bermuda triangle methane gas bubbles theory was put forth by a researcher from Monash University and published in the American Journal of Physics. These sources were enough for people to blindly believe that the theory was really applicable for Bermuda triangle disappearances. Not many people tried to find out about the other places with high methane concentrations. If anyone would have taken efforts, they would have realized that the demarcated triangle is not actually the place with the largest concentration of methane. There are several other places, such as off the Carolina coast, where methane concentration is much more higher. Methane gas does tamper the density of water, which may in turn cause a ship to sink, but the process is not so fast that the crew can't send signals nor does the ship disappear without any trace. Like the methane gas theory, all the other theories which claim that the Bermuda triangle mystery is real are nothing but baseless assumptions made by self proclaimed Bermuda triangle experts, of the likes of Charles Berlitz.
Is Bermuda Triangle Real?
Of course not! And there are many evidences to prove that the so called Bermuda triangle mystery is just a hoax created by some limelight hogging frauds. What the mystery of the Bermuda triangle banks on is exaggeration of facts, but before we move on to this exaggeration part, lets take a look at some of the most renowned incidents of the Bermuda triangle fraud.
Flight 19 Incident: Birth of Bermuda Triangle
It all started on December 5, 1945, when a group of US fighter planes - Flight 19, suddenly disappeared in this area. Surprisingly, the aircraft which went on the search mission also followed the same fate. It was the moment the Bermuda triangle mystery was born. One could have termed it as a mystery then as no one really knew what happened to all the aircrafts. But investigations that followed revealed the reasons behind the allegedly mysterious disappearances, and thus, the mystery was solved. Flight 19 was actually a group of trainee pilots on a routine training session. In the process of training, the leader of the squad misinterpreted his position. As the entire group was supposed to follow the squad leader, all of them lost the way, hovered in the sky till their fuel was over and then crashed into the sea. In such fighter plane formations, all the fighter planes are expected to coordinate with the leader and follow him. This may sound absurd, but lets not forget that the pilots were trainees and the aircrafts were not sophisticated as they are today. The army sources confirmed that the aircraft which went as a part of rescue mission had a technical snag, which led to fume emission in its cockpit. The end result was an explosion and a tragic end to the rescue mission.
Extraterrestrial Beings and UFOs
People who claim that the Bermuda triangle is a handiwork of extraterrestrial beings, are most often the ones who misinterpret various phenomenons in the sky. For instance, meteors become UFOs when they are sighted by these people. Even Christopher Columbus mentions in his accounts that he ans his crew witnessed a ball of fire in the sky, which traveled some distance before going down into the sea. During the era of Columbus, some person mistaking a meteor for unidentified flying object was not surprising, but when some person does it now it is not just surprising, but absurd as well. Maybe it's an effect of the hordes of ET movies we get to see these days. There have been cases wherein fire at the oil rigs has been misinterpreted to be a UFO by the pilots of various aircrafts.
Exaggerated Facts About the Bermuda Triangle
When we talk about exaggeration of facts, we refer to various false claims made to support a mystery which doesn't exist. One such example is the number of accidents in the demarcated Bermuda triangle. The large number of accidents that reportedly took place in this demarcated area are enough for a person to believe that there is indeed something extraordinary about this area. However, a bit of critical thinking and you can save yourself the horror. The fact is that, a large number of these accidents which are said to have happened in the demarcated Bermuda triangle area, didn't happen here at all. The demarcated triangle lies between the coasts of Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda, and many of the accidents or disappearances that are alleged to have happened in this area, have actually happened miles away in some other part of the ocean. In fact, some ships which never left the dock and some aircrafts which never took off also find a place in the Bermuda triangle casualty list. This was the handiwork of sensationalism on the part of media and false claims by self proclaimed Bermuda triangle experts. The Bermuda triangle mystery reached an all time high with the release of Charles Berlitz's book - The Bermuda Triangle. When asked about the lack of statistical evidences to support his claims, Berlitz had a standard answer "the government, the navy in particular are conspiring to keep these disappearances a secret." Read more on the Bermuda triangle: location, map, mystery and recent disappearances.
So What is Bermuda Triangle Mystery All About?
This part of the ocean is familiar to 3 way water currents - the jet streams, the easterlies and the gulf stream. Tropical storms are quite common in this area, and hence, ships fighting a storm and ending up in a watery grave is not at all mysterious. As far as aircrafts are concerned, fog is the main culprit, with some aid from the pilot being inexperienced. As we all know, it's not easy to find something that disappears in the vast ocean. And lastly, exaggerated numbers also play a vital role in creating the aura of mysteriousness in this area.
Ascertaining whether the Bermuda triangle is real, is not at all a difficult task, if you analyze the facts about Devil's triangle. However, it's a normal human tendency to attribute anything that doesn't have a logical explanation to the supernatural. The same is the case with the Bermuda triangle disappearances, which never happened in the very first place. These Bermuda triangle facts are enough to prove that the Bermuda triangle is a myth, which has been created out of sheer foolishness on the part of the believers, some shrewdness on the part of the creators and some sensationalism and irresponsible attitude on the part of the media.
By Abhijit Naik
Published: 1/22/2010
Bermuda Triangle Theories
So what exactly is Bermuda triangle? Are these disappearances really caused by paranormal forces or is it the handiwork of some extraterrestrial beings? In short, is Bermuda triangle real or not? Hundreds of individuals have over a hundred explanations for these so called supernatural mysteries in Bermuda triangle. Some of the most popular ones are given below:
According to some, the area sports abnormal gravity patterns, such that any aircraft or surface vessels passing through the region is pulled down into a watery grave.
This may sound funny, but some people do think that extraterrestrial beings or aliens have decided to experiment on the life form on our planet, and they use the devil's triangle as the 'spot' to pick human specimen for further lab tests.
There are some who even argue that the triangle in itself is a portal to another world, and all the ships and aircraft's that have disappeared have reached that 'other world'.
Some believe that this region has rich stores of methane gas, and the huge gas bubbles originating from the ocean floor sink the vessels, and blow down the aircraft.
The latest claim is that it's a secret base for the United States, where the US army is testing its deadly weapons. And the whole negative publicity is sparked by the army itself, so that the entire world doesn't come to know about their evil intentions.
These are just some of the various theories of Bermuda triangle disappearances. What we realize after reading these theories is that people do have creativity in abundance, but what they lack is critical thinking.
Bermuda Triangle and Critical Thinking
The theories mentioned above have some or the other loopholes in them, but they can be noticed only when you try to analyze them critically. For instance, the Bermuda triangle methane gas bubbles theory was put forth by a researcher from Monash University and published in the American Journal of Physics. These sources were enough for people to blindly believe that the theory was really applicable for Bermuda triangle disappearances. Not many people tried to find out about the other places with high methane concentrations. If anyone would have taken efforts, they would have realized that the demarcated triangle is not actually the place with the largest concentration of methane. There are several other places, such as off the Carolina coast, where methane concentration is much more higher. Methane gas does tamper the density of water, which may in turn cause a ship to sink, but the process is not so fast that the crew can't send signals nor does the ship disappear without any trace. Like the methane gas theory, all the other theories which claim that the Bermuda triangle mystery is real are nothing but baseless assumptions made by self proclaimed Bermuda triangle experts, of the likes of Charles Berlitz.
Is Bermuda Triangle Real?
Of course not! And there are many evidences to prove that the so called Bermuda triangle mystery is just a hoax created by some limelight hogging frauds. What the mystery of the Bermuda triangle banks on is exaggeration of facts, but before we move on to this exaggeration part, lets take a look at some of the most renowned incidents of the Bermuda triangle fraud.
Flight 19 Incident: Birth of Bermuda Triangle
It all started on December 5, 1945, when a group of US fighter planes - Flight 19, suddenly disappeared in this area. Surprisingly, the aircraft which went on the search mission also followed the same fate. It was the moment the Bermuda triangle mystery was born. One could have termed it as a mystery then as no one really knew what happened to all the aircrafts. But investigations that followed revealed the reasons behind the allegedly mysterious disappearances, and thus, the mystery was solved. Flight 19 was actually a group of trainee pilots on a routine training session. In the process of training, the leader of the squad misinterpreted his position. As the entire group was supposed to follow the squad leader, all of them lost the way, hovered in the sky till their fuel was over and then crashed into the sea. In such fighter plane formations, all the fighter planes are expected to coordinate with the leader and follow him. This may sound absurd, but lets not forget that the pilots were trainees and the aircrafts were not sophisticated as they are today. The army sources confirmed that the aircraft which went as a part of rescue mission had a technical snag, which led to fume emission in its cockpit. The end result was an explosion and a tragic end to the rescue mission.
Extraterrestrial Beings and UFOs
People who claim that the Bermuda triangle is a handiwork of extraterrestrial beings, are most often the ones who misinterpret various phenomenons in the sky. For instance, meteors become UFOs when they are sighted by these people. Even Christopher Columbus mentions in his accounts that he ans his crew witnessed a ball of fire in the sky, which traveled some distance before going down into the sea. During the era of Columbus, some person mistaking a meteor for unidentified flying object was not surprising, but when some person does it now it is not just surprising, but absurd as well. Maybe it's an effect of the hordes of ET movies we get to see these days. There have been cases wherein fire at the oil rigs has been misinterpreted to be a UFO by the pilots of various aircrafts.
Exaggerated Facts About the Bermuda Triangle
When we talk about exaggeration of facts, we refer to various false claims made to support a mystery which doesn't exist. One such example is the number of accidents in the demarcated Bermuda triangle. The large number of accidents that reportedly took place in this demarcated area are enough for a person to believe that there is indeed something extraordinary about this area. However, a bit of critical thinking and you can save yourself the horror. The fact is that, a large number of these accidents which are said to have happened in the demarcated Bermuda triangle area, didn't happen here at all. The demarcated triangle lies between the coasts of Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda, and many of the accidents or disappearances that are alleged to have happened in this area, have actually happened miles away in some other part of the ocean. In fact, some ships which never left the dock and some aircrafts which never took off also find a place in the Bermuda triangle casualty list. This was the handiwork of sensationalism on the part of media and false claims by self proclaimed Bermuda triangle experts. The Bermuda triangle mystery reached an all time high with the release of Charles Berlitz's book - The Bermuda Triangle. When asked about the lack of statistical evidences to support his claims, Berlitz had a standard answer "the government, the navy in particular are conspiring to keep these disappearances a secret." Read more on the Bermuda triangle: location, map, mystery and recent disappearances.
So What is Bermuda Triangle Mystery All About?
This part of the ocean is familiar to 3 way water currents - the jet streams, the easterlies and the gulf stream. Tropical storms are quite common in this area, and hence, ships fighting a storm and ending up in a watery grave is not at all mysterious. As far as aircrafts are concerned, fog is the main culprit, with some aid from the pilot being inexperienced. As we all know, it's not easy to find something that disappears in the vast ocean. And lastly, exaggerated numbers also play a vital role in creating the aura of mysteriousness in this area.
Ascertaining whether the Bermuda triangle is real, is not at all a difficult task, if you analyze the facts about Devil's triangle. However, it's a normal human tendency to attribute anything that doesn't have a logical explanation to the supernatural. The same is the case with the Bermuda triangle disappearances, which never happened in the very first place. These Bermuda triangle facts are enough to prove that the Bermuda triangle is a myth, which has been created out of sheer foolishness on the part of the believers, some shrewdness on the part of the creators and some sensationalism and irresponsible attitude on the part of the media.
By Abhijit Naik
Published: 1/22/2010
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