The Bermuda Triangle: A Pseudomystery Unknown electromagnetic forces, a mythical underwater city, time lapsing portals; these are a few of the theories surrounding the Bermuda Triangle. Controversial views between superstition and fact have been widely debated. At the center of this dispute are Berlitz and Kusche, two opposing stances trying to either defend or dispute these mysterious occurrences. While numerous observations are directed toward the Bermuda Triangle, ranging from the rational explanation of methane gas to the supernatural theory of the utopian city of Atlantis, neither have been completely proven leaving this mystery to remain “pseudoscience.” Since 1918, hundreds of aircrafts and ships have gone missing within the triangular …show more content…
American author and pilot, Larry Kusche, disputes Berlitz’s findings on the paranormal nature of the Bermuda region (Armunanto, n.pg). Kusche accuses Berlitz’s research and points to be sloppy, repeated, and fabricated (Armunanto, n.pag). Berlitz’s claim on Atlantis has no historical record of evidence to be found anywhere around the world. As it is said to be connected to the Bermuda triangle in the cause of sinking aircrafts and vessels by using its “crystal energies”, this myth has yet to be verified by scientific evidence (Armunanto, n.pg). Kusche also published a book titled The Bermuda Triangle Mystery – Solved, which elaborates on numerous scientific explanations on how these mysterious occurrences are mainly from spontaneous natural causes, geographic protrusions and/or navigational …show more content…
Columbus was well-experienced with coordinates and navigation but one day at sea his compass went haywire. He kept it secret from the crew to prevent panic and waited until he could catch his groundings again before continuing the expedition. Theories suggest there are unknown electromagnetic forces influencing erratic behavior on navigational devices. According to Berlitz, he believes crystal energies from Atlantis are why planes and ships have been taken off their course and are lead to their disappearances. Giant whirlpools, sea monsters and UFO’s have also been considered as the cause in the minds of science-fiction addicts. There could be no doubt these “sea monsters” could evidently be an unknown oceanic species or extraterrestrial life that was mistaken for a monster. On the other hand, Kusche recognizes the more rational explanation to these occurrences. To start off, the magnetic north a compass usually points to must have been intervened by the geographic north when Christopher Columbus probably sailed through the angular gap of compass variation ( ). In this case, anyone who sails through this gap within the triangle will experience compass difficulties. Another geographic coincidence is that the seafloor releases huge amounts of methane gas which causes bubbles to rise from gas hydrates.
In the scholarly journal, “The Bermuda Triangle Mysteries: An Explanation Based on the Diffraction of Heat Waves (2000)”, physicist Ernest C. Njau claims that the mysteries noted in the Bermuda region may be accounted by the Eastward-moving heat waves along the Earth’s surface as they cause changes in the weather and ocean patterns that could play a big role in the disappearances over the Bermuda Triangle. Njau provides the readers with another credible possibility that could be responsible for the disappearances and mysterious lost ships and planes in the Bermuda region in order to prove that paranormal phenomena may not be the cause behind these sudden disappearances. The research cited explains that the Eastward-moving heat waves along the Earth’s surface “to a large extent, account for the mysteries already noted in the Bermuda region” (Njau). In the academic journal, “Hydrates Represent Gas Source, Drilling Hazard”, senior researcher in geology and associate professor Elchin Bagirov and senior geophysicist Ian Lerche, purport that the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle can actually be explained by the phenomenon of hydrate crystals ruling out paranormal phenomenon. Bagirov and Lerche cite a variety of diagrams that they claim show the special properties of hydrate crystals and their effects to indicate their relationship with the mysterious disappearances of ships and aircraft in the Bermuda Triangle. The authors provide a scientific and rational explanation for the numerous mysteries of missing ships and aircraft in the Bermuda Triangle in order to persuade the readers that the mysteries surrounding the Bermuda Triangle can be explained by actual scientific
Christopher Columbus is famed today for discovering the Americas. It was his leadership that made this discovery, the hardest and most difficult one. Columbus had requested three ships for an expedition in Asia in order to obtain spices from countries there and bring it back to his country. Lucky for him, Queen Isabella agreed to sponsor Christopher Columbus on an expedition to the Indies. This was not one’s typical expedition. Columbus had high hopes of reaching the Indies by sailing west; something that seemed impossible to do during the time. He was given the three ships he requested and was deemed as the captain and general of this journey. It was very difficult for Columbus to successfully direct the ship members onboard since all of them believed they were doomed to death. This journey took about two months to complete. It is hard to imagine constantly have the uncertainty of whether one was going to fall off the Earth or not. This very though drove the ship members ins...
A skeptic once argued “trying to find a common cause for every Bermuda Triangle disappearance is no more logical than trying to find a common cause for every automobile accident in Arizona” (“Bermuda Triangle”). Although some theories may be more plausible than others, this is implying that there is not one single explanation of these disappearances. While some researchers propose far-fetched theories, historical events as well as scientific observation and experimentation show many reasonable explanations to the abnormal phenomenon that occurs within the boundaries if the Bermuda Triangle.
Whether it was a day of huge discovery or a day of dark doom, Christopher Columbus set out from Spain on August 3, 1492 (Microsoft Encarta). With him he had high hopes, great expectations, a dream, a highly moraled crew, and three Spanish caravel ships. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. At that time the crew and Columbus had strong intentions of reaching what they thought was the East Indies (Burdette 26). However, the crews were a week and a half out from Spain. They were sure they were near land. It could have been just a see bird or the weeds growing on the Sargasso Sea. A prime example that the rest of the crew or Columbus himself had not had any exact information such as maps about the sea. Following the trade winds they had followed, they were being lead to N. America
During the late fifteenth century, navigation was largely based off of physical maps and astronomy, and ships travelled at a fraction of the speed ships do now. Still, Christopher Columbus managed to safely lead a small fleet of ships across the Atlantic, but there was a problem that he never anticipated. In a bid to find easier passage into the far east, Columbus discovered the Americas. If he had been blessed with the navigational technology of the twenty-first century, it would have been evident to Columbus and his crew that he was not in the far east but in a new land altogether.
In my opinion, the Bermuda Triangle can not be proven real. It also can’t be proven fake either. All the incidents that have happened in that area can’t be explained. If there is a reason that all these things are happening, then someone might find out. It might just be coincidence, or it might actually be a real problem in the middle of the ocean. One thing about the Bermuda Triangle that caught my attention was that a lot of incidents happen in December. It might be the weather that affects the ships and planes that pass through at the time. The weather could affect the way the ships and planes function and cause a failure of somesort. There has to be a reason that everything happens only in December. That is my opinion on the Bermuda Triangle. the main thing i think is that it might be real or it might be fake, but we won’t ever know until it is proven.
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is the cause of many unexplained disappearances that happened within its boundary. One of the many mysteries of the triangle is Flight 19. Five Avenger planes vanished without even a single trace. What happened to Flight 19, did aliens actually abduct the planes? Or is there another explanation as to how they disappeared?
“‘The ‘Bermuda Triangle’, or ‘Devil’s Triangle’, is a mythical geographic area’, states a fact sheet issued by the U.S. Coast Guard” (Gaffron 17). One of the most influential groups in the United States believes that the Bermuda Triangle is only a myth. “Most rational explanations for the incidents in the Bermuda Triangle, including the explanations given by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, include human error and environmental effects” (Obringer). The U.S. Navy has lost quite a few ships in the Bermuda Triangle region and believe that the reason behind those disappearances involved either human or technical difficulties. “Plane ditchings or explosions in flight may result from many causes; lack of visible evidence being explained by the truism that ‘It’s a big ocean’” (Berlitz 6) The reports from the people that actually lost lives believe in that something bad but normal happened which is a sound explanation for the
“In total, six airplanes and 27 men appear to have vanished” (How). On December 5th of 1945, five U.S. Navy bombers went missing without a trace of why. Later a rescue plane was sent to search for the plane and the survivors, but those planes disappeared as well. That incident is one of the most famous and well known disappearances in the area (How). The Bermuda triangle is an area in the Atlantic Ocean which many people believe mysterious disappearances have taken place. It reaches Puerto Rico, Florida, and Bermuda in a triangle shape that covers approximately 500,000 square miles (History). The mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda triangle are myths as evidenced by people who travel the area safely every day, there is no scientific proof of the mysteries, and there are scientific reasons why people have disappeared.
The mystery of The Bermuda Triangle has proven time and time again to be one of the world’s most bewildering phenomenons, and has kept scholars and conspiracists alike scratching their heads. It has defied all aspects of logic, science, likelihood, and probability. According to a late September, 2017 article by Holly Christodoulou, a writer for “The Sun”, “The Bermuda Triangle seems to have laid claim to at least 1000 lives via the mysterious disappearances of massive man-made vessels such as planes, boats, and cargo ships that remain unfound to this very day” (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2021520/bermuda-triangle-ships-planes-conspiracy-theories/).
However, some people are still not convinced that this trend is due to anything other than physical and human cause. Opposers to this argument say that this phenomenon goes far beyond bad weather and human error, they say it is mostly paranormal. Some of the theories include, power coming from lost souls of slaves, electronic fog and power from the lost city of Atlantis. However, one theory in particular is at the front hold of the debate and is most widely researched and accepted: Alien interaction through water portals. When talking about portals to other planets, the general idea is that there is a hole in the water that sucks travelers it and sends them to another planet for testing by aliens, however, before they
One of the causes of tension on board Columbus’ first voyage were merely the stresses of exploration, particularly the consequences of the miscalculations
It is a legend that has terrified sailors since Columbus first sailed towards America. Its name is not on any official map, but a quick Google search turns up 10,400,000 web pages, and 101,000 books. What legend is this? It is the legend of the Bermuda triangle. A host of theories attempts to explain the supposedly abnormal events in the Bermuda triangle in a supernatural or physically impossible way. These theories attract the most attention, and are what have promoted the Bermuda triangle to the status of “Legend”. Now, let us explore some of the more prominent ones, namely the Electronic Fog theory, the Hutchinson effect , and government experiments with advanced radar at AUTEC naval base.
In conclusion the bermuda triangle is an imaginary triangle with a deadly reputation. No explanation has been proven correct and the mystery is still to be solved. After countless events of paranomal activity being reported, it is difficult to believe that the triangle is a safe place with nothing peculiar about it, even though most researchers believe differently. The sense of mystery, publicized occurances of paranormal activity, and attention from scientists and researchers has continued to fuel interest on the matter.
The disappearance of Flight 19 and the USS Cyclones are just some of the things that occurred and are based on the Bermuda Triangle. Theories like the Methane Hydrate and others are merely assumptions made by scientists in hopes of unfolding the mystery of the Triangle, when in reality we will never know for sure what happens within the Bermuda’s itself. Works Cited "10 Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle" HowStuffWorks.com - HowStuffWorks.com N.p., n.d. Web. The Web. The Web.