Posted: 1/2/2007 8:41:41 PM EDT
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Just crazy weather? Or is it complete bullshit and no more dangerous that any other spot. [which is what I think] When I was a kid it was THE hot topic, nowdays you never hear anything about it. Is it because we now have the entire area covered with radar and would know exactly when a ship disappeared? I searched the archive and there has never been a topic about this? That's hard to believe. |
That's what I heard. I watched a documentary in which someone was holding solid methane that was formed at the bottom of the ocean (it only forms under extreme high pressure), and the solid methane slowly sublimated, and was flammable. They theorized that underwater avelanches of that stuff could have turned some of it to gas, which then would rise to the surface and cause any ship to fall through the void and disappear in a moment. They also said that it may also be able to choke engines. They say that there are trillions of tons of solid methane in the ocean. |
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The Bermuda Triangle is probably the most reliably debunked myth out there. There is nothing any more or less unique about the Bermuda Triangle than any other stretch of ocean. The reason it SEEMS that more ships disppear there than anywhere else ( save a few ther places like the Devil's Triangle and the Great Lakes ) is the immense VOLUME of traffic in the area. Due to the geographical location, the gorgeous climate and numerous islands and cultures there is a HUGE amount of traffic ranging from pleasure craft, business, shipping, drug running and pirates ( arrg! yes, pirates ) int he area. Add it all up and you get a high rate of disappearances that are very noticable due to the ease of publicity common in the Americas. however if you AVERAGE the dispapearances out and compare them with the rest of the world....it all measures out per capita. All of the "wierd" stuff you have ever heard about the Triangle was started by TWO very unreliable and nefarious authors, Charles Berlitz and Erick Von Danniken. Anything that either of those men has written can be considered nothing other than a flight of fancy. They have been reliably debunked by SEVERAL sources, including PBS' Nova back in the early eighties. |
Are you sure the other threads didn't just disappear?  -K |
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Statistically speaking, the Triangle is nothing special. Heavy traffic in the area, so you're gonna get a lot of accidents. Just like in the Straits of Malacca, etc. Oh ya, in before the 'hidden .gov interdimensional research facility' and other fun Bermuda Triangle stories. |
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I read a debunking book when I was in h.s. It explained the B.T. as all the above, plus some 'typical' poor reporting by the news media, i.e. "Sailboat Missing in Bermuda Triangle" on page 1, and "Missing Sailboat Found" on page 20. Can't remember the name of the author, but the book was "Bermuda Triangle: Mystery SOLVED." \ |