The Bermuda Triangle : Huge Mystery or Paranoia?

After a recent study of one of the world's mysteries in Study of Society and Environment classes have led me to beleive that The Bermuda (or Devil) Triangle is just a big paranoia.

To all the people who don't know, the Bermuda Triangle is a zone over the atlantic in the shape of a triangle that seems to have a destructive effect on seacraft and aircraft that travel through it. ex. A ship sails into the Bermuda triangle and is never seen or heard from again.

Some of my studies has shown that many of the accidents, caused by the Bermuda triangle never actually entered the "Triangle", some other ships that were reported missing were found, but never reported back as being found. Being in a tropical area, theres alot of unexpected storms and hurricanes, what's to say that many sea carriers/aircrafts were sunk in one of these unpredictable storms.

Just a couple of reasons why i think that the Bermuda Triangle is just a paranoia, why do you think the Triangle is a mystery or a paranoia?

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I have found that those people who consider the Bermuda Triangle to be some sort of paranormal mystery tend to be the same people who believe in ghosts, apparitions of the Virgin Mary, and any number of other ridiculous "mysteries" caused by heat shimmers and such.

I like the concept, but it's not possible in the way explained.

It tends to be "pick and choose" as to what vanishes in there.

Its no more dangerous there than any other area of water the same size. Its all paranoia. Most of the stories can either be answered logically or are in sourced and there's no evidence to validate the claim.

Its interesting to read about and watch documentaries on but theres nothing odd about it really.

http://www.randi.org/amazingmeeting/cruise/cruise.html

Its no more dangerous there than any other area of water the same size. Its all paranoia. Most of the stories can either be answered logically or are in sourced and there's no evidence to validate the claim.

 

 

 

Its interesting to read about and watch documentaries on but theres nothing odd about it really.

 

 

 

http://www.randi.org/amazingmeeting/cruise/cruise.html

Some of the documentaries on paytv (Discovery) are a really good watch :thumbsup:

I think there's something going on in that area. It's really thinking highly of people to think that they'd be able to create such a mystery over solely paranoia. It's true some ships come back, but the passengers seldom tell stories of the weird things they experienced or saw. A typical story is the people telling they were lost months at sea, and in the real world they were only away from a couple of days. Their electronic instruments stopped working and didn't know where they were, but analogic instruments kept working. They would see strange lights in the sky, and weather could change at any instant.

Of course, most people in their narrow-mindness will say that all of them lied, suit yourself, but I believe them. People have really, no point in lieing about things like this, especially if it makes them look likes freaks to their family and friends. I think there's indeed something strange going on in that area, something that has to do with space, time and magnetism.

I think there's something going on in that area. It's really thinking highly of people to think that they'd be able to create such a mystery over solely paranoia. It's true some ships come back, but the passengers seldom tell stories of the weird things they experienced or saw. A typical story is the people telling they were lost months at sea, and in the real world they were only away from a couple of days. Their electronic instruments stopped working and didn't know where they were, but analogic instruments kept working. They would see strange lights in the sky, and weather could change at any instant.

 

 

 

Of course, most people in their narrow-mindness will say that all of them lied, suit yourself, but I believe them. People have really, no point in lieing about things like this, especially if it makes them look likes freaks to their family and friends. I think there's indeed something strange going on in that area, something that has to do with space, time and magnetism.

Of course. Its not like people can profit off of the Mystery at all though books and other mediums.

Highlander, you really do underestimate the power of paranoia over a large group of people. It can easily spread fast. A few people hear a tall tale, they pass it down and so on and so forth.

That being said documentaries about it are always interesting, however anything that happens there can be explained scientifically.

Oh no, I really don't underestimate it. Most of you are living proofs. The medias creates narrow-minded people everyday. Most of americans believe "terrorists" truly exist and are going to attack their country at any instant. That's paranoia. And in the same way, medias make people believe that because something cannot be proven by their dogmatic scientific point of view, it is automatically lies, without going any futher. I would really like to see how a man in a boat could make an electronic camera work while all the other instruments don't work, and film everything that goes on. But there are still details to prove their story. One of the accounts I've heard was two men who were at sea for 3 days in the normal world, and came back with very long beards, yet they were totally shaved when they left. The analogic date counter of their ship still worked, and indicated that many months had past. Of course, that 'cannot be proven' but it doesn't mean there's not something going on there.

there is some thruth in it.

in the atlantic and that region there are at least 1 time a day a massive wave of at least 35 meter high(not a tsunami, becaus it wont reach land, and a tsunami isnt high at sea, only when it reaches land), worldwide those waves let sink 3 ships a week :shock:

those waves are everywhere but especially in the atlantic and south of africa. the funny thing is, all important ships sink in the waves in the bermuda triangle, those mostly who had radio in the past., so people knew it sank there. but thats not even 10% of all the total ships in tge world that sink thanks to these huge waves(3 per week!!! :shock: :shock: )

so we only here them sink there, not elsewhere.

the aircraft:

there are strong winds there, the Hadleycel winds, or doldrums.

(note, in dutch we call them passaat winden)

those winds can somtimes cause really hard turbulence, and in the past airplanes werent that sturdy.......so.........pooof!!! :

and again, same as the ships, planes from and to america flew mostly through this zone....so its obviously there are more crashes there.

another for boats and planes:

the ground seems to have lots of magnetic iron there, so old compasses wouldnt work properly there, so again ........crash...!! poof!! :

Its interesting to note that its religious people that also tend to believe in ghosts/psychics, paranormal events, mysticism and government conspiracies. There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and a gaping hole in which your brain leaks out.

I've heard a theory of about a worm hole within the earth that could be causing it, similar events are occurring on a different sea that is on the opposite side of the world from the triangle (I saw this on a discovery channel thing I believe) I don't know much about the topic but it's just a thought. There is something there that causes electronic devices to go screwy though. They took out a boat on the show and some of there computers started to do odd things that they weren't suppose to do. As well as that entire fleet of planes that went missing over the triangle.

You mean that lost of Avenger plans than vanished on a training run?

That's already been explained about 11ty billion times that the captain of the squad panicked, thought he was somewhere else and turned out to sea, where they ultimately ran out of fuel.

Tunnel Vision ftl in aviation.

You mean that lost of Avenger plans than vanished on a training run?

 

 

 

 

 

That's already been explained about 11ty billion times that the captain of the squad panicked, thought he was somewhere else and turned out to sea, where they ultimately ran out of fuel.

 

 

 

Tunnel Vision ftl in aviation.

Its interesting to note that its religious people that also tend to believe in ghosts/psychics, paranormal events, mysticism and government conspiracies. There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and a gaping hole in which your brain leaks out.

This is what I was thinking.

Also highlander, if you can prove it there is a 1 million challenge. If you can prove that the bermuda triangle myths are real you can get 1 million dollars.

The medias creates narrow-minded people everyday. Most of americans believe "terrorists" truly exist and are going to attack their country at any instant. That's paranoia.

Except that terrorists do exist. They may or may not attack our country but it is always better to be safe and not be sorry if an attack does happen.

And in the same way, medias make people believe that because something cannot be proven by their dogmatic scientific point of view, it is automatically lies, without going any futher. I would really like to see how a man in a boat could make an electronic camera work while all the other instruments don't work, and film everything that goes on. But there are still details to prove their story.

Right... Guess what -- he couldn't ! All I've heard you say is that well, he used an electronic camera while other electronics didn't work but, well, theres other details! and then you say nothing about these "Other details".

One of the accounts I've heard was two men who were at sea for 3 days in the normal world, and came back with very long beards, yet they were totally shaved when they left. The analogic date counter of their ship still worked, and indicated that many months had past. Of course, that 'cannot be proven' but it doesn't mean there's not something going on there.

I once heard an account where a large lumberjack, some 40 feet tall, roamed around and cut wood. Of course, that 'cannot be proven' but it doesn't mean that something didn't happen there.

Your ignorance is leaking, highlander.

While I agree with you, Nad, your posts really do make me cringe sometimes.

Maybe the explanation for all the disappearences is a change in atmosphere, or wave patteren, that makes travaling difficult in that small region. Also, that region is prone to hurricanes, so perhaps the people who disappeared all went missing during a hurricane in some point in time?

While I agree with you, Nad, your posts really do make me cringe sometimes.

:P . How so?

Maybe the explanation for all the disappearences is a change in atmosphere, or wave patteren, that makes travaling difficult in that small region. Also, that region is prone to hurricanes, so perhaps the people who disappeared all went missing during a hurricane in some point in time?

Natural occourances such as hurricanes are probably a good way to explain some things.

woah wierd i was just talking to my friend about this 10 minutes ago.....he thinks theres a dinosaur there -.-

I think its probrably just paranoya

Its interesting to note that its religious people that also tend to believe in ghosts/psychics, paranormal events, mysticism and government conspiracies. There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and a gaping hole in which your brain leaks out.

True.

There's either a rational explanation for all the supposed paranormal things that went on, or there would be if it were possible that evidence could be conclusively gathered. It's just it would take a lot of resources to research and explain every single case.

Sure, that stretch of water might be more prone to freakish weather conditions and/or events that make disappearances more likely, but that doesn't mean that there's some kind of paranormal goings on.

Nadril, wind and personal attacks, that is your retaliation? :roll: Perhaps you have not noticed, but I for one, haven't lowered myself at doing personal attacks as you have since the beggining of this little argument. Learn some respect.

You do realise that witnesses can be used in virtually any case that goes in front of a judge in the law. Nobody would ever be able to resolve any case if they assumed without any basis that every witness lies.

Sorry but writing a book is not a basis to prove that they have lied. Someone can write a book on a murder aswell, it doesn't mean the person lied about the murder, and certainly this assumption would be without any value in front of a court of law.

Someone can write a book on a murder aswell, it doesn't mean the person lied about the murder, and certainly this assumption would be without any value in front of a court of law.

First of all, I did not personaly attack you. If I did point it out.

You do realise that witnesses can be used in virtually any case that goes in front of a judge in the law. Nobody would ever be able to resolve any case if they assumed without any basis that every witness lies.

I don't know what kind of cases you have heard about but its not just all about eye witnesses. People have the capability to lie, and that is why we have people to find other clues. A murder case is not going to be closed and a suspected murderer thrown into prison if someone saw them. If someone had video and/or photographic evidence, yes, but that is a different matter all together.

What I find funny is you are assuming that these people tell the truth about what they've seen in the triangle. You are assuming without any basis that every witness tells the truth.

Sorry but writing a book is not a basis to prove that they have lied. Someone can write a book on a murder aswell, it doesn't mean the person lied about the murder, and certainly this assumption would be without any value in front of a court of law.

Excuse me? I don't know if you just decided to pick out two key points and spin off an arguement from it but I have no idea what you are getting at. I never, once, said that if you wrote a book than they lied about it.

However I'm damn well certain that there are people who make money off of this mystery. Book sales about the triangle and a plethora of other mediums means that it really is profitable.

That doesn't mean that it started as a means to make money. Most likely something odd happened (that can be explained today) and word got around.

Again I find it funny that you are getting on my case about assuming things when you're the one who is believing everything someone shoves down your throat about something. A good tip for you, people lie. People get frightened easily and their minds make up stuff.

Someone can write a book on a murder aswell, it doesn't mean the person lied about the murder, and certainly this assumption would be without any value in front of a court of law.

Sorry to go off topic but I thought this was pretty funny... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6165254.stm :D

Mr Simpson will face no further penalty as a result of the book or interview.

How mischevious of you. You compare this with the case of man that is obviously guilty of the crime and that happened to write a book. Sorry but there is no connection between being guilty and writing a book, and as this quote above implies, it is a worthless assumption in front of a court of law.

They would see strange lights in the sky, and weather could change at any instant.

In the Atlantic Ocean, which is where the Bermuds triangle lies, the weather can change any instant anyway, I think. All day you have clear skies, then suddenly a tropical storm. That really isn't very good support for your argument.

They would see strange lights in the sky, and weather could change at any instant.

 

In the Atlantic Ocean, which is where the Bermuds triangle lies, the weather can change any instant anyway, I think. All day you have clear skies, then suddenly a tropical storm. That really isn't very good support for your argument.

Yup. There is easily scientific proof for anything that has gone on in there.

@ Highlander: Mind actually commenting on my last statements there? It seems like you just decided to ignore it... I wonder why.