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>> methane bubbles rising from the ocean floor
Maybe we can now call it the “British Petroleum Triangle”
They Discovered It Has 3 Sides.
swimming cows farting? LOL
Not a new theory. Been hearing about this for several years.
IMHO, probably true.
It would explain sinking ships. Planes falling from the sky. Mysterious clouds. Pretty much all of it.
According to the media, this only happens with blown out oil wells, and is caused only by Man. Furthermore, they say this will end all life on Earth. Since this has been happening in the ocean for millions of years, why are we still here?
Burmuda Triangle Mystery solved, THERE WAS NEVER A MYSTERY OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPENING.
My favorite insight from this author, was that the insurance rates are normal for that area, that was damning evidence.
“”Larry Kusche
Lawrence David Kusche, a research librarian from Arizona State University and author of The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Solved (1975) argued that many claims of Gaddis and subsequent writers were often exaggerated, dubious or unverifiable. Kusche’s research revealed a number of inaccuracies and inconsistencies between Berlitz’s accounts and statements from eyewitnesses, participants, and others involved in the initial incidents. Kusche noted cases where pertinent information went unreported, such as the disappearance of round-the-world yachtsman Donald Crowhurst, which Berlitz had presented as a mystery, despite clear evidence to the contrary. Another example was the ore-carrier recounted by Berlitz as lost without trace three days out of an Atlantic port when it had been lost three days out of a port with the same name in the Pacific Ocean. Kusche also argued that a large percentage of the incidents that sparked allegations of the Triangle’s mysterious influence actually occurred well outside it. Often his research was simple: he would review period newspapers of the dates of reported incidents and find reports on possibly relevant events like unusual weather, that were never mentioned in the disappearance stories.
Kusche concluded that:
The number of ships and aircraft reported missing in the area was not significantly greater, proportionally speaking, than in any other part of the ocean.
In an area frequented by tropical storms, the number of disappearances that did occur were, for the most part, neither disproportionate, unlikely, nor mysterious; furthermore, Berlitz and other writers would often fail to mention such storms.
The numbers themselves had been exaggerated by sloppy research. A boat’s disappearance, for example, would be reported, but its eventual (if belated) return to port may not have been.
Some disappearances had, in fact, never happened. One plane crash was said to have taken place in 1937 off Daytona Beach, Florida, in front of hundreds of witnesses; a check of the local papers revealed nothing.
The legend of the Bermuda Triangle is a manufactured mystery, perpetuated by writers who either purposely or unknowingly made use of misconceptions, faulty reasoning, and sensationalism.[11]
Further responses
When the UK Channel 4 television program “The Bermuda Triangle” (c. 1992) was being produced by John Simmons of Geofilms for the Equinox series, the marine insurer Lloyd’s of London was asked if an unusually large number of ships had sunk in the Bermuda Triangle area. Lloyd’s of London determined that large numbers of ships had not sunk there.[12]
United States Coast Guard records confirm their conclusion. In fact, the number of supposed disappearances is relatively insignificant considering the number of ships and aircraft that pass through on a regular basis.[11]
The Coast Guard is also officially skeptical of the Triangle, noting that they collect and publish, through their inquiries, much documentation contradicting many of the incidents written about by the Triangle authors. In one such incident involving the 1972 explosion and sinking of the tanker SS V. A. Fogg in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard photographed the wreck and recovered several bodies,[13] in contrast with one Triangle author’s claim that all the bodies had vanished, with the exception of the captain, who was found sitting in his cabin at his desk, clutching a coffee cup.[7]
The NOVA/Horizon episode The Case of the Bermuda Triangle, aired on June 27, 1976, was highly critical, stating that “When we’ve gone back to the original sources or the people involved, the mystery evaporates. Science does not have to answer questions about the Triangle because those questions are not valid in the first place... Ships and planes behave in the Triangle the same way they behave everywhere else in the world.”[14]
David Kusche pointed out a common problem with many of the Bermuda Triangle stories and theories: “Say I claim that a parrot has been kidnapped to teach aliens human language and I challenge you to prove that is not true. You can even use Einstein’s Theory of Relativity if you like. There is simply no way to prove such a claim untrue. The burden of proof should be on the people who make these statements, to show where they got their information from, to see if their conclusions and interpretations are valid, and if they have left anything out.”[14]
Skeptical researchers, such as Ernest Taves[15] and Barry Singer,[16] have noted how mysteries and the paranormal are very popular and profitable. This has led to the production of vast amounts of material on topics such as the Bermuda Triangle. They were able to show that some of the pro-paranormal material is often misleading or inaccurate, but its producers continue to market it. Accordingly, they have claimed that the market is biased in favor of books, TV specials, and other media that support the Triangle mystery, and against well-researched material if it espouses a skeptical viewpoint.
Finally, if the Triangle is assumed to cross land, such as parts of Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, or Bermuda itself, there is no evidence for the disappearance of any land-based vehicles or persons.[citation needed] The city of Freeport, located inside the Triangle, operates a major shipyard and an airport that handles 50,000 flights annually and is visited by over a million tourists a year.”””””
I don’t think this theory hols water...
This theory is decades old.
Oh, the huge manateefarts!
I'm convinced/s.
Um, I read about this explanation over 10 years ago is some obscure science journal. Went, “well yeah, duh.”
The ‘eastern’ most point of the triangle sits ‘exactly’ on top of my old watering hole in Fort Lauderdale .. The Elbo Room.
After Years of serious study.. sitting on my favorite stool .. I never noticed any ‘methane bubbles’ but Did see a lot of strange happenings!
Well I’ll be pull my finger..
Interesting as a theory, but if giant methane bubbles actually did sink ships caught in their updraft, there should be at least one or two cases where ships *close* to one of those bubbles noticed something odd happening, even if they weren’t directly in the line of fire.
The gas bubbles can’t aim at passing ships, so if they pop up randomly, there should be at least as many “near misses” as “direct hits”.
The existence of methand hydrate concentrations deep in the ocean is well established, but until I hear of a report of somebody on a ship experiencing such an eruption, I’m dubious as regards their relevance to the sinking of ships.
This doesn’ explain compasses going crazy, pilots getting lost and disoriented etc.
Remember, this part of the ocean is where the Gulf Stream starts, and the waters east of Florida is where the ocean currents sharply curve from going directly west to going northeast. It is this "curve" in the ocean currents that can rile up strange waves and also cause the weather to go from calm to stormy in a very short period of time, and because of the fast weather and wave changes, small wonder why there has been a lot of mysterious airplane and ship disappearances.
This has been the accepted theory for about 40 years IIRC. What the hell is new about this story?