Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle

Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle

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There’s been some odd stuff going around. Of course there has been some floods and traffic here and there and everything, but there has also been many planes gone missing and boats that sank. Not yesterday, I meant in the long run. A great number of them happened in the Bermuda Triangle. Suddenly they just disappear from the radar. Could this just be a coincidence? Did humans just overreact to a bit over the top, or is there really something going on in the Bermuda triangle?

Could they be shark attacks, extreme weather or UFO’s? It couldn’t be shark attacks because shark attacks aren’t that common. I’m serious. Other accidental fatalities like falling off a high place in a construction site, is more common than getting killed by a shark. Even though the shark death toll has increased so has the human world population, which means that there will be more tourists at beaches.

Of course if a shark does attack then it is pretty dangerous. But they don’t have the firepower to bring down a whole ship. And a shark won’t attack unless provoked into an aggressive behavior. Say for example you poke the shark with a stick, the shark will get mad because who wouldn’t. Other than that, lightning bolts are a more common, which brings us to extreme weather.

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What would happen if a lightning bolt struck a plane? Would the plane fall to its death? No actually, they’d be quite fine. Planes would just get hit and run long fine as ever. The reason for this, I’ll save for another time but it has something to do with Faradays cage. You heard of it right?

When was the last time you got lost in the woods or in your aunt’s giant mansion? We get lost because we don’t have a sense of direction. A compass is a handy tool that points north, and might help you get out of tough situations and maybe mazes. Even planes and boats use the same basic compass. A wonderful invention it is. Compasses are also easy to make if you consider homemade. Just put a magnet over a light floatable surface like maybe foam and put that over a cup of water. Soon it’ll turn to the directions north and south. And that’s basically what a compass is.

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Well what happens, say if your compass broke in the middle of flight or sail? You could bring a back up, but what if all compasses are broken? They say that the Bermuda triangle is one of only two places on the planet where a compass points true north, as opposed to the magnetic north. This causes compasses to spin wildly out of control.

It would be good if only one compass broke, but this affected all. It would just be like getting lost in the forest. Except in the forest there are trees that you can mark so you know you’re going in circles. In the ocean, there’s just ocean. And how would you know if you were going in circles.

Well considering all the possible scientifically theories the Bermuda triangle is still a mystery. Some say that beneath it lays the ancient city of Atlantis. There have been sightings of strange rock formations which some people believe, was the dock of this ancient civilization.

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The theory that most scientists believe is the methane hydrates. Deep beneath the surface of the Bermuda triangle lie pockets of trapped methane gas, just waiting to be unlocked by seismic activity or underwater landslides. If they are unleashed the methane bubbles rise thus reducing the density of the water. And if the density of water is reduced, well gigantic ship containers and small dingy would sink without knowing any reason why. But if all else fails, blame the pirates.

But even so many disappearances and wrecks happened there, it’s not like all that pass the Bermuda triangle are obliged to wreck. Lots of planes and trading ships pass there every day and they continue their own lives fine and dandy. I don’t think why you shouldn’t join in the fun.

Thanks for reading!

http://science.discovery.com/life-earth-science/10-bermuda-triangle-theories.htm