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The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a geographical area in the Atlantic Ocean famous for its supposed paranormal activities. It is roughly an equilateral triangular shape with its three corners located near the islands of Bermuda, Puerto Rico (near its capital city San Juan), and Miami, Florida, encompassing an area of nearly half a million square miles (1.2 million km²).

There are many claims of paranormal activity within the triangle, especially the unexplained disappearance of ships and aircraft, or of their crews. Other common claims made of the region are that the laws of physics do not apply there as they do elsewhere, or that extraterrestrial beings are responsible for the disappearances
Although there are many opinions on exactly what area is covered, it is usually considered to be the triangular area already mentioned. Other shapes have been suggested, including more of a "trapezium" covering an area extending back into the Gulf of Mexico and down into the Caribbean Sea, or in fact no dimensions at all, or a shape incorporating all of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.

To take advantage of prevailing winds, ships returning to Europe during the Age of Sail would sail north to the Carolinas before turning east to cross the north Atlantic. This pattern continued after the development of steam and internal combustion engines, meaning that much of the north Atlantic shipping traffic crossed (and still crosses) through the triangle's area.

The swift Gulf Stream ocean current flows through the triangle after leaving the West Indies. The combination of heavy maritime traffic and tempestuous weather made it inevitable that vessels could founder in storms and be lost without a trace — especially before improved telecommunications, radar and satellite technology arrived late in the 20th century. Vessels still sink occasionally, but rarely without a trace.[1]

Other areas often purported to possess unusual characteristics are the Devil's Sea, located near Japan, and the Marysburgh Vortex (or "Great Lakes Triangle"), located in eastern Lake Ontario. However, the "Devil's Sea" is not particularly well known in Japan, because most vessels lost were small fishing boats with no radios.

Christopher Columbus mentioned sightings of strange-looking animals near the border of the now designated "Bermuda Triangle", reporting that he and his crew observed "strange dancing lights on the horizon". On another occasion they observed what was most likely a falling meteor.[2] At another point he wrote in his log about bizarre compass bearings in the area.

The first documented mention of disappearances in the area was made in 1951 by E.V.W. Jones as a sidebar on the Associated Press wire service regarding recent ship losses. Jones' article noted the "mysterious disappearances" of ships, aircraft and small boats in the region and gave it the name "The Devil's Triangle". It was next mentioned in 1952 in a Fate Magazine article by George X. Sand, who outlined several "strange marine disappearances". In 1964, Vincent Geddis referred to the area as "The Deadly Bermuda Triangle" in an Argosy feature, after which the name "Bermuda Triangle" became most common.

Kusche's research revealed a number of inaccuracies and inconsistencies between Charles Berlitz's accounts and statements from eyewitnesses, participants and others involved in the initial incidents. He noted cases where pertinent information went unreported, such as the disappearance of round-the-world yachtsman Donald Crowhurst which Berlitz had presented as a mystery, despite clear evidence that Crowhurst had fabricated the accounts of his voyage and had probably committed suicide. Another example was the ore-carrier Berlitz recounted as lost without trace three days out of an Atlantic port when it had been lost three days out of a port with the same name in the Pacific Ocean. Kusche also argued that a large percentage of the incidents which have sparked the Triangle's mysterious influence actually occurred well outside it.

Kusche came to several conclusions:

The ships and aircraft reported missing in the area were not significantly greater, proportionally speaking, than any other part of the ocean.
In an area frequented by tropical storms, the number of disappearances that did occur were, for the most part, neither disproportionate, unlikely, nor mysterious.
The numbers themselves had been exaggerated by sloppy research. A boat listed as missing would be reported, but its eventual, if belated, return to port, may not be reported.
The circumstances of confirmed disappearances were frequently misreported in Berlitz's accounts. The numbers of ships disappearing in supposedly calm weather, for instance, did not tally with weather reports published at the time.
"The Legend of the Bermuda Triangle is a manufactured mystery... perpetuated by writers who either purposely or unknowingly made use of misconceptions, faulty reasoning, and sensationalism." (Epilogue, p. 277)
In recent years, however, several authors, most notably Gian J. Quasar, have raised several questions as to the veracity of Kusche's findings, including but not limited to: why Kusche so often brought up as evidence for his claims cases that were already well-known before the writing of his work as not being "Triangle incidents"; his misidentification and mislocation of several ship and aircraft incidents that are well-documented, but then using that inability to properly identify the craft as "proof" that they never existed; holding to his claims that 'nothing out of the ordinary' regularly occurred in and around the area, and yet several times admitting certain cases lacked conventional rational explanation (most notably in the Star Tiger and DC-3 cases), and in other examples openly claiming possibilities for foul weather for certain disappearances where it can be verified that none existed.[
An explanation for some of the disappearances focuses on the presence of vast fields of methane hydrates on the continental shelves. A paper was published in 1981 by the United States Geological Survey about the appearance of hydrates in the Blake Ridge area, off the southeastern United States coast.[4] Periodic methane eruptions may produce regions of frothy water that are no longer capable of providing adequate buoyancy for ships. If this were the case, such an area forming around a ship could cause it to sink very rapidly and without warning. Laboratory experiments carried out in the Monash University in Australia have proven that bubbles can, indeed, sink a scale model ship by decreasing the density of the water [1]. Methane also has the ability to cause a piston engine to stall when released into the atmosphere even at an atmospheric concentration as low as 1%[citation needed].

2006-12-03 02:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by Steel 2 · 0 0

The Bermuda triangle is the old south pole before the magnetics shifted last time the Earth stopped and reversed it's rotation. The old north pole is the area called the Devils triangle in the Yellow sea. The "disappearances" is the effect of the "residue " of the magnetics that are of a different frequency than all the surrounding area. Because we are electromagnetic beings, as is everything else, basically really slow light we are affected by these frequency differences. We have found it, know what it is and what it does. The mass media is keep in the dark by government and other agencies to keep us from being aware of such phenomena. If they acknowledge the old poles then they will have to also acknowledge the reduction of the magnetics that are affecting Earth now and the stopping of Earth that is going to happen in ~ 5 years time. A new beginning for all. That is why the Mayan calender is Very near the end of it's cycle. Dec. 21/2011. A new beginning..... no more of the old belief systems. Freedom and equality for all !

2006-12-03 02:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by iamonetruth 3 · 1 0

The Bermuda Triangle is a real place, around Bermuda, as you might expect, where there were a number of reports of missing ships and airplanes back in the 70's.

Most of these reports have been debunked - either they were real ships lost outside the triangle, or the ships didn't exist, or an actual explanation was found, but for many years it was popular to speculate on this magical place where ships might go and never be seen or heard from again.

It's a real place, but the stuff that it is credited for doing is not real. Some believe it though. Decide for yourself.

2006-12-03 02:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by T J 6 · 0 0

This has been answered few times.

But I will answer.

It is an area in the Caribbean ocean/sea. One point is near Bermuda, other point near Florida, USA or 90 miles near Cuba. The third is some where in Caribbean. Hence the name.

There are many theories, I will be brief.

1. Most of it is uncharted and dangerous water. Storms can appear all of a sudden and from nowhere or any where.

2. Methane clouds can pour out of water at any time, exploding all craft to pieces and everything in sight.

3. .... there is so much literature on Internet and there are news programmes that are worth exploring by you so I will stop here.

Why we cant find? You wrote.

This is gain partially true.

We do find wrecks from time to time. What we do not find is blown to pieces or berried deep under water and even under sifting sand, or carried away by the under water currents.

The present technologies have reduced the incident attributable to navigation errors.

So over all there is a significant drop in the incidents.

2006-12-03 02:20:10 · answer #4 · answered by minootoo 7 · 0 0

the reason for disappearence of things at bermuda is even not known by the scientist yet.
but according to the voices recorded by the pilots who are disappeared during their flight, they told that they donot see anything and there is no space around them .
some scientist presume that there may be some radioactive elements or may be the earth magnetomotive force is very strong at that place , that's wh y every thing is attracted towards it and we don't found any traces of the disappeared things.
but the real cause is not found yet.

2006-12-03 02:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by shiningmritunjay2003 1 · 0 0

It's a whirlpool out there..

2006-12-03 02:30:36 · answer #6 · answered by bhupesh 2 · 0 0

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