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I was just wondering what everyones views were concerning this 'phenomenon'. It's something I've been interested in since I was quite young, and I find the mysteries it holds to be quite intruiging.
I watched a program about this last night, and what I found really interesting about it was that it had reasonable explanations for some of these mysteries.
One explanation for some of these 'dissapearances' is the Gulf Stream which flows past the coast of Florida. The instance that was talked about on the program was about an old British Warship that was sunk by a U-Boat in WW2, however the wreckage was discovered 200 miles north of where the ship went down. The Gulf Stream actually had the strength to carry a ship of that size that huge distance, so if you think of all those smaller boats that have gone missing in that area, just think how far they could have been carried, so that could explain at least some of the dissapearances of ships.
Another explanation for the majority of other ships dissapearances is something called a 'rogue wave'. These are freak waves that can appear as if out of no-where and could capsize a ship in seconds, therefore giving the crew no time to radio for assistance.
Correct me if I'm wrong about this, but from what I could gather, these waves are created when a split wave rejoins and the speed of this impact then creates this massive wave, which then gains momentum causing the 'rogue wave'.
If I understood that correctly, then the island of Bermuda could split these waves and they would re-connect on the other side of Bermuda, within the Triangles boundries, and anything caught in this wave would just vanish into 'thin air'
So that could be another explanation.
But what about the many planes that have vanished?
Perhaps one of the the most famous dissapearances is that of Flight 19, which was a squadron of 5 WW2 fighter planes that went out on a practise flight. All of these planes had experimental navigational equiptment on board, mainly two compasses that were meant to be 'fail safe'.
According to radio recordings , the planes became enveloped in a sudden heavy fog, and then all of the planes' two compasses failed . It is theorised that this was caused by magnetic effects caused by solar flares.
According to various sightings at the time, the planes were seen miles off course out in the ocean. But later reports put the planes heading in the opposite direction, inland. So this means they are either in the ocean within the Bermuda Triangle, or they crashed in a swamped area to the west of Florida.
So did some sort of magnetic force interfere with this new equiptment, or did it simply fail and the US government used the Bermuda Triangle as a cover-up to save themselves the embarresment of admitting their equiptment cost the lives of 5 pilots, and the pilot of the rescue plane that was sent out to search for them, which also mysteriously vanished?
I think that most of these incidents will have perfectly rational explanations and we will unravel more answers with advances in technology, but there was still one case that could not be explained at all.
A pilot and two of his mates were flying to Miami from somewhere like Peurto Rico (can't quite remember), a journey which should have taken about 3 hours or so. However it's reported that his plane got caught in some sort of electrified mist and some sort of tunnel appeared in front of him and he followed it. Next thing he knew he appeared out the other end, over the coast of Miami. Only a few minutes had passed yet he had travelled hundreds of miles from his last location.
His plane was capable of just under 200mph yet to travel the distance he went within that timeframe, he had to have been going at 2000mph. All of the flight recordings and fuel consumption even support his claims. So how do we explain this one?
But if you look at many reports, the Bermuda Triangle doesn't actually have an abnormally high level of sinking ships in comparison to other areas of the ocean, and when you consider that the area within the Bermuda Triangle is actually one of the most used routes for shipping in the world, then the percentage of lost vessels in this area is relatively low.
So is the Bermuda Triangle actually some sort of weird 'zone' on Earth where the effects on Earth and Space are most noticable (although it's been proven that the closer to the equator you go, the Suns Solar Flares have less magnetic effect), or is it just now simply a cash cow for theorists and authors the world over?
Either way it's still interesting to contemplate on some of the stranger occurances, like the 'time warping plane', and it keeps people like me interested in something else that is just unexplicable.
(For now at least)
I watched a program about this last night, and what I found really interesting about it was that it had reasonable explanations for some of these mysteries.
One explanation for some of these 'dissapearances' is the Gulf Stream which flows past the coast of Florida. The instance that was talked about on the program was about an old British Warship that was sunk by a U-Boat in WW2, however the wreckage was discovered 200 miles north of where the ship went down. The Gulf Stream actually had the strength to carry a ship of that size that huge distance, so if you think of all those smaller boats that have gone missing in that area, just think how far they could have been carried, so that could explain at least some of the dissapearances of ships.
Another explanation for the majority of other ships dissapearances is something called a 'rogue wave'. These are freak waves that can appear as if out of no-where and could capsize a ship in seconds, therefore giving the crew no time to radio for assistance.
Correct me if I'm wrong about this, but from what I could gather, these waves are created when a split wave rejoins and the speed of this impact then creates this massive wave, which then gains momentum causing the 'rogue wave'.
If I understood that correctly, then the island of Bermuda could split these waves and they would re-connect on the other side of Bermuda, within the Triangles boundries, and anything caught in this wave would just vanish into 'thin air'
So that could be another explanation.
But what about the many planes that have vanished?
Perhaps one of the the most famous dissapearances is that of Flight 19, which was a squadron of 5 WW2 fighter planes that went out on a practise flight. All of these planes had experimental navigational equiptment on board, mainly two compasses that were meant to be 'fail safe'.
According to radio recordings , the planes became enveloped in a sudden heavy fog, and then all of the planes' two compasses failed . It is theorised that this was caused by magnetic effects caused by solar flares.
According to various sightings at the time, the planes were seen miles off course out in the ocean. But later reports put the planes heading in the opposite direction, inland. So this means they are either in the ocean within the Bermuda Triangle, or they crashed in a swamped area to the west of Florida.
So did some sort of magnetic force interfere with this new equiptment, or did it simply fail and the US government used the Bermuda Triangle as a cover-up to save themselves the embarresment of admitting their equiptment cost the lives of 5 pilots, and the pilot of the rescue plane that was sent out to search for them, which also mysteriously vanished?
I think that most of these incidents will have perfectly rational explanations and we will unravel more answers with advances in technology, but there was still one case that could not be explained at all.
A pilot and two of his mates were flying to Miami from somewhere like Peurto Rico (can't quite remember), a journey which should have taken about 3 hours or so. However it's reported that his plane got caught in some sort of electrified mist and some sort of tunnel appeared in front of him and he followed it. Next thing he knew he appeared out the other end, over the coast of Miami. Only a few minutes had passed yet he had travelled hundreds of miles from his last location.
His plane was capable of just under 200mph yet to travel the distance he went within that timeframe, he had to have been going at 2000mph. All of the flight recordings and fuel consumption even support his claims. So how do we explain this one?
But if you look at many reports, the Bermuda Triangle doesn't actually have an abnormally high level of sinking ships in comparison to other areas of the ocean, and when you consider that the area within the Bermuda Triangle is actually one of the most used routes for shipping in the world, then the percentage of lost vessels in this area is relatively low.
So is the Bermuda Triangle actually some sort of weird 'zone' on Earth where the effects on Earth and Space are most noticable (although it's been proven that the closer to the equator you go, the Suns Solar Flares have less magnetic effect), or is it just now simply a cash cow for theorists and authors the world over?
Either way it's still interesting to contemplate on some of the stranger occurances, like the 'time warping plane', and it keeps people like me interested in something else that is just unexplicable.
(For now at least)
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Ineedsleep wrote:
> Hi - don't really have a view (sorry) but wanted to say that I do
> read your posts, keep 'em coming. I do like to hear when science
> has a rational explanation for these things.
Cheers, I'm just glad I have somewhere to post about my 'crazy' ideas and theories. No-one else will listen.
:D
> Hi - don't really have a view (sorry) but wanted to say that I do
> read your posts, keep 'em coming. I do like to hear when science
> has a rational explanation for these things.
Cheers, I'm just glad I have somewhere to post about my 'crazy' ideas and theories. No-one else will listen.
:D
From what I read the vast majority of cases were exaggerated and the area has a lot of myth surrounding it built up over the years.
The evidence seems to point to a mixture of standard navigation issues, mishandling of boats and the quick changing nature of the weather in that area of water.
The evidence seems to point to a mixture of standard navigation issues, mishandling of boats and the quick changing nature of the weather in that area of water.
Interesting stuff, I agree. It's a shame this topic hasn't been read more often as it really is well put across.
I personally think that Gulf Stream explanation is the most likely. Occam's razor would dictate the ships and planes cannot be found because they are looking in the wrong place.
Unfortunately, I fear this is likely to be something that will go completely unexplained and 'just be one of those things'.
I personally think that Gulf Stream explanation is the most likely. Occam's razor would dictate the ships and planes cannot be found because they are looking in the wrong place.
Unfortunately, I fear this is likely to be something that will go completely unexplained and 'just be one of those things'.
Hi - don't really have a view (sorry) but wanted to say that I do read your posts, keep 'em coming. I do like to hear when science has a rational explanation for these things.
Unfortunately I now have a stupid Barry Manilow song stuck in my head!
Unfortunately I now have a stupid Barry Manilow song stuck in my head!
I was just wondering what everyones views were concerning this 'phenomenon'. It's something I've been interested in since I was quite young, and I find the mysteries it holds to be quite intruiging.
I watched a program about this last night, and what I found really interesting about it was that it had reasonable explanations for some of these mysteries.
One explanation for some of these 'dissapearances' is the Gulf Stream which flows past the coast of Florida. The instance that was talked about on the program was about an old British Warship that was sunk by a U-Boat in WW2, however the wreckage was discovered 200 miles north of where the ship went down. The Gulf Stream actually had the strength to carry a ship of that size that huge distance, so if you think of all those smaller boats that have gone missing in that area, just think how far they could have been carried, so that could explain at least some of the dissapearances of ships.
Another explanation for the majority of other ships dissapearances is something called a 'rogue wave'. These are freak waves that can appear as if out of no-where and could capsize a ship in seconds, therefore giving the crew no time to radio for assistance.
Correct me if I'm wrong about this, but from what I could gather, these waves are created when a split wave rejoins and the speed of this impact then creates this massive wave, which then gains momentum causing the 'rogue wave'.
If I understood that correctly, then the island of Bermuda could split these waves and they would re-connect on the other side of Bermuda, within the Triangles boundries, and anything caught in this wave would just vanish into 'thin air'
So that could be another explanation.
But what about the many planes that have vanished?
Perhaps one of the the most famous dissapearances is that of Flight 19, which was a squadron of 5 WW2 fighter planes that went out on a practise flight. All of these planes had experimental navigational equiptment on board, mainly two compasses that were meant to be 'fail safe'.
According to radio recordings , the planes became enveloped in a sudden heavy fog, and then all of the planes' two compasses failed . It is theorised that this was caused by magnetic effects caused by solar flares.
According to various sightings at the time, the planes were seen miles off course out in the ocean. But later reports put the planes heading in the opposite direction, inland. So this means they are either in the ocean within the Bermuda Triangle, or they crashed in a swamped area to the west of Florida.
So did some sort of magnetic force interfere with this new equiptment, or did it simply fail and the US government used the Bermuda Triangle as a cover-up to save themselves the embarresment of admitting their equiptment cost the lives of 5 pilots, and the pilot of the rescue plane that was sent out to search for them, which also mysteriously vanished?
I think that most of these incidents will have perfectly rational explanations and we will unravel more answers with advances in technology, but there was still one case that could not be explained at all.
A pilot and two of his mates were flying to Miami from somewhere like Peurto Rico (can't quite remember), a journey which should have taken about 3 hours or so. However it's reported that his plane got caught in some sort of electrified mist and some sort of tunnel appeared in front of him and he followed it. Next thing he knew he appeared out the other end, over the coast of Miami. Only a few minutes had passed yet he had travelled hundreds of miles from his last location.
His plane was capable of just under 200mph yet to travel the distance he went within that timeframe, he had to have been going at 2000mph. All of the flight recordings and fuel consumption even support his claims. So how do we explain this one?
But if you look at many reports, the Bermuda Triangle doesn't actually have an abnormally high level of sinking ships in comparison to other areas of the ocean, and when you consider that the area within the Bermuda Triangle is actually one of the most used routes for shipping in the world, then the percentage of lost vessels in this area is relatively low.
So is the Bermuda Triangle actually some sort of weird 'zone' on Earth where the effects on Earth and Space are most noticable (although it's been proven that the closer to the equator you go, the Suns Solar Flares have less magnetic effect), or is it just now simply a cash cow for theorists and authors the world over?
Either way it's still interesting to contemplate on some of the stranger occurances, like the 'time warping plane', and it keeps people like me interested in something else that is just unexplicable.
(For now at least)
I watched a program about this last night, and what I found really interesting about it was that it had reasonable explanations for some of these mysteries.
One explanation for some of these 'dissapearances' is the Gulf Stream which flows past the coast of Florida. The instance that was talked about on the program was about an old British Warship that was sunk by a U-Boat in WW2, however the wreckage was discovered 200 miles north of where the ship went down. The Gulf Stream actually had the strength to carry a ship of that size that huge distance, so if you think of all those smaller boats that have gone missing in that area, just think how far they could have been carried, so that could explain at least some of the dissapearances of ships.
Another explanation for the majority of other ships dissapearances is something called a 'rogue wave'. These are freak waves that can appear as if out of no-where and could capsize a ship in seconds, therefore giving the crew no time to radio for assistance.
Correct me if I'm wrong about this, but from what I could gather, these waves are created when a split wave rejoins and the speed of this impact then creates this massive wave, which then gains momentum causing the 'rogue wave'.
If I understood that correctly, then the island of Bermuda could split these waves and they would re-connect on the other side of Bermuda, within the Triangles boundries, and anything caught in this wave would just vanish into 'thin air'
So that could be another explanation.
But what about the many planes that have vanished?
Perhaps one of the the most famous dissapearances is that of Flight 19, which was a squadron of 5 WW2 fighter planes that went out on a practise flight. All of these planes had experimental navigational equiptment on board, mainly two compasses that were meant to be 'fail safe'.
According to radio recordings , the planes became enveloped in a sudden heavy fog, and then all of the planes' two compasses failed . It is theorised that this was caused by magnetic effects caused by solar flares.
According to various sightings at the time, the planes were seen miles off course out in the ocean. But later reports put the planes heading in the opposite direction, inland. So this means they are either in the ocean within the Bermuda Triangle, or they crashed in a swamped area to the west of Florida.
So did some sort of magnetic force interfere with this new equiptment, or did it simply fail and the US government used the Bermuda Triangle as a cover-up to save themselves the embarresment of admitting their equiptment cost the lives of 5 pilots, and the pilot of the rescue plane that was sent out to search for them, which also mysteriously vanished?
I think that most of these incidents will have perfectly rational explanations and we will unravel more answers with advances in technology, but there was still one case that could not be explained at all.
A pilot and two of his mates were flying to Miami from somewhere like Peurto Rico (can't quite remember), a journey which should have taken about 3 hours or so. However it's reported that his plane got caught in some sort of electrified mist and some sort of tunnel appeared in front of him and he followed it. Next thing he knew he appeared out the other end, over the coast of Miami. Only a few minutes had passed yet he had travelled hundreds of miles from his last location.
His plane was capable of just under 200mph yet to travel the distance he went within that timeframe, he had to have been going at 2000mph. All of the flight recordings and fuel consumption even support his claims. So how do we explain this one?
But if you look at many reports, the Bermuda Triangle doesn't actually have an abnormally high level of sinking ships in comparison to other areas of the ocean, and when you consider that the area within the Bermuda Triangle is actually one of the most used routes for shipping in the world, then the percentage of lost vessels in this area is relatively low.
So is the Bermuda Triangle actually some sort of weird 'zone' on Earth where the effects on Earth and Space are most noticable (although it's been proven that the closer to the equator you go, the Suns Solar Flares have less magnetic effect), or is it just now simply a cash cow for theorists and authors the world over?
Either way it's still interesting to contemplate on some of the stranger occurances, like the 'time warping plane', and it keeps people like me interested in something else that is just unexplicable.
(For now at least)
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