Computer studies of ocean floors around the world, particularly the area known as The Bermuda Triangle, reveal evidence of massive methane explosions in the past. For years, believers in the paranormal, aliens, and other outlandish theories pointed to the the disappearance of ships and aircraft as an indicator of mysterious forces at work in the âDevilâs triangle.â Scientists have finally pointed the rest of us to a more plausible cause.
The presence of methane hydrates indicates enormous eruptions of methane bubbles that would swamp a ship, and projected high into the air- take out flying airplanes, as well.
Any ships caught within the methane mega-bubble immediately lose all buoyancy and sink to the bottom of the ocean. If the bubbles are big enough and possess a high enough density they can also knock aircraft out of the sky with little or no warning. Aircraft falling victim to these methane bubbles will lose their engines-perhaps igniting the methane surrounding them-and immediately lose their lift as well, ending their flights by diving into the ocean and swiftly plummeting.
This theory has been around for a few years. But I doubt there's really much of a mystery at all. I mean, think about it. The whole concept of the Bermuda Triangle is a post hoc fabrication. It's not as if the triangle was discovered or even named and then a bunch of ships started disappearing. The simple fact is that this is a very busy avenue for all kinds of transportation, and there are bound to be wrecks/disappearances when you have a heavily trafficked area like this. There are other busy areas of transport that we could draw arbitrary triangles around. That doesn't make them mysterious. Humans like to find patterns and explanations for these patterns. Some people also really get off on the mystique of certain patterns and assume there's some strange or supernatural explanation. There may be methane gas leaking into the water and reducing the buoyancy of some ships. But that doesn't change the fact that we've taken an area were some planes and ships have sunk, given the area a name, and are somehow mystified by all this. It's just silly.
Another thing which is believed to play a part in this, as well as the Dragon's Triangle near Japan, is rouge waves. We have done extensive studies on them and their causation and their affects on sea travel. If you are interested in the Bermuda and Dragon's Triangles do a bit of research on rogue waves as well. Absolutely fascinating stuff.
Please dont mention Australia in this thread. the Burmuda triangle is a mjaor airway and planes fly over it every day and ships pass through it aswell there is nothing paranomal about it.
I think that if you picked anywhere in the ocean (but still near some land) with an area geographically as large as the burmuda triangle, you would end up with roughly the same number of crashes and missing ships/planes/people. Just by the sheer number of vehicles that travel through the Burmuda triangle, a large amount of crashes are bound to happen.
still, this doesn't solve anything about the boats found aflout without anybody on them (IE: one of them still had warm food set out on it. just saying.)
Actually, its me. I have been farting in the bermuda triangle and causing all this ruckus. Sorry guys, and sorry to the familys, especially the hot mama's who lost sailor husbands ;P
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this is a new theory. I remember a History Channel special on the triangle featuring a segment all about the methane bubbles. As far as the science goes, it makes sense, but there are still certain circumstances that can't be blamed on the bubbles. Then again, add in all the theories about static buildups and lightning storms shorting out equipment, the old standby about the instruments failing and making pilots believe the sky was the ocean and whatnot (Despite how ridiculous that is), and I'm pretty sure this mystery is solved.
Someone asked how methane made a boat lose bouyancy. Consider a boat floating on water. Now, consider that suddenly a giant pocket of air about the size of the boat appears underneath it. Suddenly the boat has nothing to float on, falls into the pocket, the pocket disappears, and suddenly the boat is beneath the surface and flooded with water. In the simplest possible terms, I think that's how that works. Aircraft works a little differently, but basically they don't get as effective lift within the pocket of methane as they would in normal conditions, and that throws off the entire dynamic of flying the plane, leading to confusion, stalls, and eventually a crash. Also explosions. Or flameouts, in more minor situations. But mostly explosions, because they're awesome.
