whats the bermuda triangle?

Question

someone said something about the bermuda triangle at work but i pretended to know what it is.

Answer 1

See the Wikipedia entry on the Bermuda Triangle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle

Answer 2

It is also called the devil's triangle, though the real 'Devil's Triangle' is almost exactly polar opposite if you stuck a ruler straight through a globe (That's just off the coast of Japan.)

Anyway, the Bermuda Triangle is made up of about 1.5 million square miles of ocean that stretches from the tip of Flordia, to Bermudia, to Puerto Rico.

It's supposedly a paranormal place where ships and airplanes mysteriously disappear under highly unusual circumstances. One such incident that is rather interesting is the case of Flight 19. It was a crew of Navy pilots who might just have fallen prey to the 'Bermuda Triangle'.

Type Flight 19 into a search engine, and you'll be well on your way toward learning about the mysterious and fascinating, Bermuda Triangle.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

The Bermuda Triangle is an area in the Atlantic Ocean between Florida and Bermuda which is alleged to swallow ships and airplanes mysteriously.

The Bermuda Triangle (also known as Devil's Triangle) is a nearly half-million square-mile (1.2 million km2) area of ocean roughly defined by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southernmost tip of Florida. The Bermuda Triangle has become popular through representation by the mass media, in which it is a paranormal site in which the known laws of physics are either violated, altered, or both.

While there is a common belief that a number of ships and airplanes have disappeared under highly unusual circumstances in this region, the United States Coast Guard and others disagree with that assessment, citing statistics demonstrating that the number of incidents involving lost ships and aircraft is no larger than that of any other heavily traveled region of the world. Many of the alleged mysteries have proven not so mysterious or unusual upon close examination, with inaccuracies and misinformation about the cases often circulating and recirculating over the decades.

Answer 4

It's an area of the North Atlantic, in the area of Bermuda islands, where things seem to go crazy. According to unmuseums.com/ "The term "Bermuda Triangle" was first used in an article written by Vincent H. Gaddis for Argosy magazine in 1964."

Ships navegations systems do not seem to work. There are vast nets of sargasso weed, which form a mysterious environment for sea life. Entire fleets of aircraft have disappeared here. Sailors are scared of it. Pilots get nervous flying through.

The second link below is prepared by the Coast Guard and the Navy's Historical Research Centre. I've also provided some of the more skeptical explanations, on the third and fourth link.

Answer 5

the bermuda triangle, or devil's triangle is an area in the north of the atlantic ocean where it has been said that many ships and airplanes have disappeared. Its the triangle formed by ft. lauderdale fl, puerto rico and the bermuda. It was made famous after flight 19 ( a group of us bombers disappeared in the year 1945. Pretty much its the speculation that in this are there is deeper connection to the paranormal.

http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_triangle

Answer 6

The Bermuda Triangle is a 1.5 million square mile area of ocean roughly defined by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southern tip of Florida. It is supposedly a paranormal site in which the laws of physics are violated or altered.

Answer 7

It is a group of 3 bermuda islands in a triangle.

Answer 8

The "Bermuda or Devil's Triangle" is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States, which is noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft. The apexes of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In the past, extensive, but futile Coast Guard searches prompted by search and rescue cases such as the disappearance of a flight of five TBM Avengers shortly after take off from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., or the traceless sinking of USS Cyclops and Marine Sulphur Queen have lent credence to the popular belief in the mystery and the supernatural qualities of the "Bermuda Triangle."

Countless theories attempting to explain the many disappearances have been offered throughout the history of the area. The most practical seem to be environmental and those citing human error. The majority of disappearances can be attributed to the area's unique environmental features. First, the "Devil's Triangle" is one of the two places on earth that a magnetic compass does point towards true north. Normally it points toward magnetic north. The difference between the two is known as compass variation. The amount of variation changes by as much as 20 degrees as one circumnavigates the earth. If this compass variation or error is not compensated for, a navigator could find himself far off course and in deep trouble.

An area called the "Devil's Sea" by Japanese and Filipino seamen, located off the east coast of Japan, also exhibits the same magnetic characteristics. It is also known for its mysterious disappearances.

Answer 9

It's an area of the ocean that goes from Florida's coast out to the ocean and forms a triangle shaped area (can't eremember the other countries) where lots of unexplained weird things have happened like boats sinking and planes going missing.

Answer 10

its basically an area around the island of Bermuda (off the USA) where tons of planes and ships are said to have mysteriously disappeared without any sign... the area they've disappeared is a triangle-shape - hence the name.. hope this clears things up for you!

Answer 11

A spooky geographical area in the Atlantic Ocean where some folk think tides, radiograms and air patterns go freaky. Sometimes this all lead to planes and ships going bye bye and people going missing without a trace. A very groovy episode of the X-Files was set in it where Fox was flung into the pre - 2nd World War period and his activities on board would determine war or not.