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Bermuda triangle!
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What is it?Is there anything supernatural?or is it natural phenomena?If so what and how do you explain the boats and ships that have gone missing over the years?
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There do appear to be some unusual phenomena in the area - for example, sudden gas releases from the sea bed, which could theoretically sink a ship. However, a lot of the so-called evidence is very dodgy, ranging from "missing ships" which were lost in completely different parts of the world and the flying boat "lost without trace" which was destroyed by a fuel-leak explosion within sight of its base. There has been convincing refutation of most of the myths, but as usual with this sort of thing, if you try an online search you'll find a thousand ******** sites for any grown-up serious one!
Myth or reality? Other than the fact that such a geographical region exists, it's a myth. Proper investigations into the so-called �mystery' invariably show that perfectly reasonable explanations cover the phenomena.
For example, one such investigation into the disappearance of a whole flight of aeroplanes which went missing was carried out by a friend of mine who works for the Air Accident Investigation Board. His evidence was shown in a TV documentary in 2004. He proved conclusively that no supernatural explanation was needed, as the error was on the part of the leader of the flight. He imagined his compass was malfunctioning - as was made clear in conversations with the control tower - and then overflew their first turning-point in a triangular training exercise. Thereafter, he mistook one island for another, because of their similar shapes, which further compounded their mistakes. Eventually, they simply flew out over the Atlantic until they ran out of fuel and crashed.
Seabed gases - sometimes blamed for missing ships - are extremely unlikely to affect aircraft.
For example, one such investigation into the disappearance of a whole flight of aeroplanes which went missing was carried out by a friend of mine who works for the Air Accident Investigation Board. His evidence was shown in a TV documentary in 2004. He proved conclusively that no supernatural explanation was needed, as the error was on the part of the leader of the flight. He imagined his compass was malfunctioning - as was made clear in conversations with the control tower - and then overflew their first turning-point in a triangular training exercise. Thereafter, he mistook one island for another, because of their similar shapes, which further compounded their mistakes. Eventually, they simply flew out over the Atlantic until they ran out of fuel and crashed.
Seabed gases - sometimes blamed for missing ships - are extremely unlikely to affect aircraft.
I feel a bit sorry for Charles Berlitz - as a member of the famous language teaching dynasty, apparently he was brought up with all the members of his polylot extended family speaking to him in different languages, so that by his early teens he was fluent in about a dozen and a complete loony in all of them (and disowned by the family business)...
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