what exactly happens in the Bermuda triangle?

Answer 1

In the Bermuda Triangle, there are waves, and wind, occasional squalls. The usual oceanic type things happen there. That's about it.

The Bermuda Triangle was invented by an author by the name of Charles Berlitz in the early '70s. Analysis of accident reports indicate that the area identified as "The Triangle" experiences about the same rate of loss as any other patch of ocean, if you take into account it's large number of shipping lanes.

In short, it's hype. Berlitz was just trying to sell his paperback pseudo-science books, and the producers of shoddy documentaries latched onto the idea and started promoting it as fact, using faulty statistics.

You can dig up "strange disappearances" for just about any patch of ocean. It's rather telling that all the stories about strange disappearances in the triangle are 60 years old and older, back in the days before GPS navigation, and double hulled vessels. Ocean travel and air travel over the ocean used to be a lot more dangerous then it is today. If there were strange interdimensional, magnetic anomalies, or whatever sucking ships into strange vortices, wouldn't our current ships and planes be affected, as well? They really don't seem to be.

Answer 2

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an area in the Atlantic Ocean where the disappearance of many people, aircraft, and surface vessels has been attributed by some to the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings. Some of the disappearances involve a level of mystery which is often popularly explained by a variety of theories beyond human error or acts of nature. An abundance of documentation for most incidents suggests that the Bermuda Triangle is a sailors' legend, later embellished by professional writers.

According to the Triangle authors Christopher Columbus was the first person to document something strange in the Triangle, reporting that he and his crew observed "strange dancing lights on the horizon", flames in the sky, and at another point he wrote in his log about bizarre compass bearings in the area. From his log book, dated October 11, 1492 he actually wrote:

"The land was first seen by a sailor called Rodrigo de Triana, although the Admiral at ten o'clock that evening standing on the quarter-deck saw a light, but so small a body that he could not affirm it to be land; calling to Pero Gutierrez, groom of the King's wardrobe, he told him he saw a light, and bid him look that way, which he did and saw it; he did the same to Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia, whom the King and Queen had sent with the squadron as comptroller, but he was unable to see it from his situation. The Admiral again perceived it once or twice, appearing like the light of a wax candle moving up and down, which some thought an indication of land. But the Admiral held it for certain that land was near..."

Answer 3

As a follow on. all the claims of Berlitz were shot down in a book The Bermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved.

Answer 4

There is a theory involving underwater gas vents to explain the sinking of the ships. Basically the idea is that a ship sails over a gas pocket and drops into it. Dont explain the planes tho...


Personally I reckon its just a statisical anomally. Find out what a bell curve is and stick bermuda in the middle of it.

Answer 5

It's an area in the Atlantic ocean, where ships and airplanes have disappeared off the radar. No trace was found and no wreckage were found. Pretty scary and till now nobody knows why this happens.

Answer 6

Actually I too don't know what happens there or how, but I've heard that many a time in the past ships, voyages and planes flying into that specific part disappeared mysteriously.

Answer 7

not sure but it's got something to do with the center of gravity within that area being so strong that the ships got sucked within ?