THE Bermuda-Triangle WAS A PLACE WHERE SEVERAL PLANES AND BOATS VANISHED INTO THIN AIR
2006-06-11 11:49:56 · 30 answers · asked by danny v 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Various explanations for the apparent high number of disappearances have been put forward, ranging from the mundane to the hyper-fantastic.
Skeptics contend that this region has a comparable rate of maritime and aerial incidents as any other similar sized region of the ocean. They point out that Lloyd's of London, a world-renowned insurer of maritime vessels, does not charge a higher insurance premium for ships that regularly traverse the triangle.
Scientific considerations for an increased disappearance rate take into account that this region experiences severe tropical storms and is the source of many hurricanes. These storms create an increased danger to both ship and air traffic.
Rogue waves have also been put forward as a possible cause. These rare waves can reach heights of as much as 100 feet (30 meters), easily swamping most ships. Rouge waves, however, would have no effect on air travel.
A third scientific explanation is methane hydrates. Methane deposits on the ocean floor may release bursts of methane gas that reduces the density of the water it permeates. Since ships rely on displacement to stay afloat, a reduction of density in the water would cause a ship to immediately sink. As the methane leaves the water and rises into the air, it would reduce the density of the air as well, thus reducing lift on aircraft, causing them to descend rapidly. In addition, the methane would change the air mixture taken into the engines of the aircraft, causing the engine to stall. While these events have not been witnessed in nature, they have been proved in lab experiments.
More exotic explanations for the Bermuda Triangle include it being an area of magnetic disturbance, temporal (or time) holes, the location of the lost city of Atlantis, or extra-terrestrial abduction.
2006-06-13 07:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by California Bear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
who knows... a number of theories though. flight 19 (the flight of avenger aircraft) is thought to have got lost in a fog and ditched in the sea. due to the speed of the currents, and by the time that a rescue attempt was launched the debris was sunk and scattered far from the site of the crash. there are also a number of under sea volcano's in the area and large gas releases from the sea floor may explain the losses of shipping, creating "holes" beneath the ships that they simply fell into.
2006-06-12 07:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by richard the monkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didnt vanish into thin air ....alot of them are at the bottom of the ocean...alot of those airplanes had visibility problems...and crashed into the ocean...the boats...or ships...went into a swirling hurrican in the ocean...and went down...they didnt vanish....they were lost at sea
2006-06-11 11:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by celine8388 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its all a Conspiracy Theory
No One Disapeared really
2006-06-11 11:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by charmed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some were found but could not remember things that had happened to them some disapeared without a trace.
2006-06-13 14:40:58 · answer #5 · answered by donna p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hanging out with the inhabitants of Jupiter.
2006-06-11 11:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by J W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you watched the mini series the Triangle it was all explained.
2006-06-11 11:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by johnbradcity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They ended up at the Copa Cabana and had unhappy love affairs.
2006-06-11 11:52:52 · answer #8 · answered by hotclaws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They keep on hearing a song by Barry Manilow over and over.
It's rubbish.
2006-06-11 22:30:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There on Easter island carving large stone people.
2006-06-11 11:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by Reggie O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋