The Bermuda Triangle by Affie Siddiqui
A history of speculation surrounds the area west of Florida, south of Puerto Rico, and north of Bermuda called the Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle is the area that over 50 ships and dozens of planes have disappeared. Multiple theories have formulated to explain this phenomenon, the first being the “Methane Gas Theory.” Some scientists have claimed the reason ships and planes disappear is that of the methane gas and oil deposits found at the bottom of the sea. The mass of the gas and oil can cause large eruptions that burst through the surface. Another theory claims the disappearances are due to no more than “rogue waves”. Oceanographer Simon Boxall of University of Southampton claimed the reason there are no traces of the missing ships and planes because “there are storms to the south and north which come together and additional ones that come from Florida.” In addition to the “Rogue Wave Theory,” there is the “Sargasso Sea Theory.” The Sargasso Sea is the area within the Bermuda Triangle where ocean currents meet to bind the certain spot and could trap ships that pass through as it causes them to stop moving. As there are many more theories ranging from practical to supernatural, there are contrasting theories that use more rationale to explain the Bermuda Triangle disappearances. Karl Kruszelnicki, an Australian scientist who performed research on the Bermuda Triangle, declared that the missing vessels and planes are nothing but “human error, bad weather, heavy air, and sea traffic.” The unconvinced scientists insisted the high rate of ships and planes that went missing was nothing supernatural, just unfortunate circumstances. The US Coastguard was asked to reflect on the disappearances to which they concluded, “The number that go missing in the Bermuda Triangle is about the same as everywhere else in the world.” There are logical explanations for the boats and planes to go missing as well as theories regarding alien abduction. Although there are reasonable explanations, many are skeptical about the declarations of Kruszelnicki and the US Coastguard regarding the Bermuda Triangle.
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I remember that after the BP Oil Spill (Deepwater Horizon), I heard a few people blame it on the Bermuda Triangle even though the two aren’t even close to being in the same region haha! People have the strangest beliefs!
I’m curious, if people say disasters are just as likely to occur in any region, I wonder if the likelihood of finding wreckage inside the Bermuda Triangle or outside of it is the same.
I think its curious that they haven’t found a lot of wreckage or ship remains. It’d be interesting to see if the way the currents flow there if they are moving all the wreckage to one spot away from the triangle. I think the bermuda triangle is really creepy and I think I have read a few accounts of people claiming to see lights, similar to the northern lights.
I can’t even start talking about how obsessed I was with the Bermuda Triangle and the disappearances caused by by its presence. I know it exists and even though I am not sure exactly why it exists, I know that it is deadly and dangerous and people should stay as far as possible from it.
The Bermuda triangle has always fascinated me. There is just so much out there about it, and so many different stories. I remember just hearing ghost stories about it when I was younger, and even about pirates who are trapped in the bermuda triangle. Even though I know that the Bermuda Triangle is some supernatural evil force, I would still be a little weary to pass through it. Would you go through it even though you have done all of this research on it?
I was supposed to go to Bermuda last summer, and the first thing I thought of was the Bermuda Triangle. In class just a few days ago we talked about the significance of the Bermuda Triangle possibly being due to something with magnetic resonance hindering reception? Confirmation bias probably plays a role, as there could be other areas of the world that are prone to ships or planes going missing, but are not acknowledged. I agree that it is also very possible that they can go missing purely due to a coincidental mix of bad weather and human error as well.
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I may be wrong, but I believe I took a cruise which passed through this and I am here today! I have seen various TV and movies that poke at the idea of crazy things happening in this triangle of the world. I would like to think that sounds magical and couldn’t be true! Im sure like you said, their are legitimate reason that the ships may have wreaked or were never found. I think this though is a popular conspiracy that cooky things happen and its someone you should not pass. Good information on the topic!!
The Bermuda seems to me like an excellent demonstration of the Texas Sharp Shooter where the cluster of disappearances are made meaningful in a post hoc fashion. In terms of the mysterious lore, it is quite fascinating. When I was younger, I remember watching a documentary on the discovery channel or similar channel and being absolutely memorized and terrified by the stories. Even though I do not believe the Bermuda Triangle is supernaturally malicious, I definitely would not actively seek out a direct route through it.
The Bermuda Triangle must be the most famous mysterious place around the world. It’s like area 51 and Chernobyl, where a large amount of people has claimed that they have witnessed the mysterious phenomenons there. I haven’t been to Bermuda before, but many television has reported the supernature as all the plans fly through the Bermuda Triangle will lose radio connect and the strange sounds can make the people bleeding. But nowadays, the Bermuda Triangle has become a tourist attraction and nobody suddenly disappears. Thus, I would prefer to believe it is only a conspiracy.
Bermuda Triangle is certainly a special place because its geographic features. Whether it is about lost of radio connection or disappear vessels, it seem to only happened in past years and there’s no recent evidence showing that the Bermuda Triangle sill have the magical power to confuse people. This might means that the previous accidents might be exaggerated by media because people did not have technology to find the people missing in that area.
That is a theory I have heard of many times but never actually researched. I think it is a little mysterious that when ships or planes disappear that there isn’t any wreckage or remaining parts to be found. I feel like they still have to be somewhere, but maybe they just got lost. That could be a reason why people think there is more to it and it has to have some extraordinary meaning behind it.