Bermuda Triangle

[lovejoy0120]

Could someone please tell me what is really behind the myth of the Bermuda Triangle ?

[Mikeyd2]

Some of the "facts" .....

http://www.parascope.com/en/bermuda1.htm

[Quizmonster]

Nothing...you yourself use the word 'myth' and that is precisely what it is.
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.
There are more wrecked ships on the seabed of the English Channel than in the Bermuda Triangle.

[rockchik@skl]

one theory is ther is a spring of fresh water wher the triangle is, and when a vehicle (submarine boat etc.,) hits it, as it won't b ready it will sink/crash/disappear

[pugwashjw]

A test was recently done by MYTHBUSTERS, a TV program, that surrounded a runabout powerboat with a network of pipes that gave out a lot of gas, and bubbles, causing the water to lose its ability to float anything. A boat floats because of the water it displaces. When it cannot displace 'solid' water, it will cease to float. If a gas eruption happens under a large steel ship, it would instantly sink, taking everything with it. But htis does not answer the problem of loose floating objects like lifejackets etc. They may be sucked down but should eventually rise to the surface. In the case of some ships, nothing has come up.