The Bermuda Triangle has become a term synonymous with tragedy and the mysterious disappearance of ships, planes and people in our collective imagination.
The mystery is still unsolved, and there are many conspiracy theories about the Bermuda Triangle circulating. Here are seven theories about the most common Bermuda Triangle, quoted by Popular Mechanics, Monday (23/5/2022).
1. Atlantis
Paranormal enthusiast and author of "The Bermuda Triangle" Charles Berlitz, propounds the idea that the lost city of Atlantis was somehow responsible for shipwrecks and plane crashes in the Bermuda Triangle.
Since then, people have been attracted to this theory, arguing that the technology developed by Atlantis, including crystal energy, is still active on the seabed. This energy causes mechanical damage to ships and planes on board. The biggest flaw in this theory, of course, is that Atlantis probably wasn't real.
2. Rogue Wave
Rogue Wave, or Rogue Wave, is an unusually large and unpredictable water wave, usually twice as high as the surrounding waves. Several years ago, scientists at the University of Southampton in England claimed that the waters of the Bermuda Triangle were ideal for inviting destructive waves as storms moved from all sides. Some waves, according to the researchers, can reach a height of 100 feet.
3. Magnetic Force
The Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on Earth where a compass will point to true north, not magnetic north. While true north is a fixed point where longitude meets on a map, magnetic north is constantly shifting.
It is the point on the Earth's surface where the magnetic field points directly downwards. The difference between the two is called "declination," and all trained pilots of ships and aircraft know to take that into account when charting their course.
So, the conspiracy theory that a compass malfunction was behind the horrific history of the Bermuda Triangle, is easily debunked. First of all, it is assumed that many experienced pilots are not aware of the magnetic declination. Second, it is inexplicable that so many ships and planes passed through the area without incident.
4. Aliens
According to this theory, aliens use the Bermuda Triangle as a portal of entry to our planet. There, they gather the people and technology they need to conduct research on our species. This theory explains why many ships and planes that crashed in the Bermuda Triangle were never recovered.
5. Methane Bubble
In 2016, a group of researchers from The Arctic University of Norway announced that they had discovered a large, half-mile-long crater on the bottom of the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway. The craters, they hypothesized, were caused by the sudden explosion of deep underwater methane deposits.
Many conspiracy theorists reject the idea, arguing that the phenomenon may be responsible for the many shipwrecks in the Bermuda Triangle. However, just months later, the researchers themselves burst the bubble.
"We have not made any links to the Bermuda Triangle," they said in a 2016 statement published by the Center for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment, and Climate, a coalition of scientists investigating Arctic marine geology.
6. Wormhole
Could the Bermuda Triangle be a portal to another time and space? A pilot named Bruce Gernon said so. He suspects the Bermuda Triangle is a wormhole or wormhole.
"I didn't believe in time travel or teleportation until it happened to me," said Gernon. He called the fog surrounding the plane he was piloting and he leapt forward 100 miles.
Gernon documented what happened and recalled every detail of the flight in a book about his experiences published in 2017.
7. Tornado
According to NASA, waterspouts are rotating columns of moist air that form over warm water. Similar to a tornado on land, a hurricane can display wind speeds of up to 125 miles per hour.
Since the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida is one of the most active areas in the world for this severe weather phenomenon, some argue that it is responsible for the disaster that occurred in the Bermuda Triangle.
Although unproven, this theory is perhaps the closest to the truth, as the United States Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration both state that any accidents in the region are likely caused by bad weather and inexperienced navigators.
At the same time, the two institutions emphasized that there was absolutely nothing special about the Bermuda Triangle.
"The ocean has always been a mysterious place for humans, and when bad weather or poor navigation is involved, it can be a very deadly place. This is true all over the world. There is no evidence that mysterious disappearances occur more frequently in the Bermuda Triangle than in the ocean area. another big one that went well," they said.
