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Bermuda Triangle is Pretty Explainable                                                                                       59






         Despite What Conspiracy

            Theorists Tell You, The

              Bermuda Triangle Is

                  Actually Pretty

                     Explainable



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        Much  Of The Triangle’s  Reputation
        Stems From Uninformed Speculation
        From The 1960s


        The disappearance of Flight 19 was a messy one,
        and little evidence or statistical analysis was
        available when it occurred.  This questionable
        amount     of   information    regarding    the
        disappearances brought a wave of conjecture to
        the case. In the '60s, speculation surrounding the
        Bermuda  Triangle and how it struck down so
        many carriers became a booming industry. One
        of these "speculators" from the '60s was writer
        Gaddis, who implied that the loss of vehicles
        and life in the Bermuda Triangle was one of the  were found later on, confirming the plane's The  Triangle Is Not Considered  A
        greatest aviation mysteries of all time. Other   demise.                                          Particularly Dangerous Shipping
        speculation claimed the Triangle swallowed the The 'Mary Celeste'  Was Found                      Route
        legendary lost city of Atlantis.                 Abandoned On The Other Side Of The
                                                         Atlantic                                         Despite its reputation, the Bermuda Triangle is
        Contrary To Popular Belief, Flight 19                                                             not considered one of the most dangerous parts
        Was Not Flying In Ideal Conditions               The Mary Celeste disappeared for quite some of the world for shipping cargo.  Though it
                                                         time after setting sail for Italy from New York. suffers tropical storms and air pockets, there are
        The fateful day that Flight 19 set off on its Although the ship was eventually found, much more treacherous parts of the world that a
        course, it was flying in extremely rugged        Bermuda  Triangle speculators jumped on the cargo craft could be traveling through.  The
        conditions with a less-than-desirable crew. opportunity to blame the area for snagging World Wildlife Fund conducted a study in 2013
        While navigating through 49-foot waves, the another ship and crew. In 1974, Charles Berlitz that sized the most hostile environments for
        only experienced captain, Lieutenant Charles published a book titled The Bermuda Triangle. maritime shipping. While the South China Sea,
        Taylor, was also overcoming a hangover from The book sold 14 million copies and was East Indies, and British Isles all make the list,
        the previous night.  The lieutenant had a translated into 22 languages. In the book, Berlitz the Bermuda Triangle is not among them. []
        reputation for getting lost and abandoning claims that the Mary Celeste was another target
        aircraft, and he also failed to bring a watch along of the Bermuda  Triangle's ominous powers,       THANK YOU TO ALL THE
        with him and claimed his compass was even though the ship was found abandoned on a
        malfunctioning during the flight. No one on the completely different side of the Atlantic.                NURSES, DOCTORS,
        crew was entirely sure of their position, and they                                                     PARAMEDICS, POLICE
        argued about which route to take. Since Taylor One Conspiracy Tying The Triangle To                       OFFICERS, PUBLIC
        was the most senior officer on the flight, his   The Lost City Of  Atlantis Could
        decisions could not be overridden - he brought   Actually Be Methane Gas                                 HEALTH OFFICIALS,
        the crew directly into the deep waters of the                                                                FIREFIGHTERS,
        Atlantic, where they would face even fiercer
                                                         One conspiracy revolving around the Bermuda              CANADIAN ARMED
        weather conditions that would lead to their
                                                         Triangle claims that the disappearing vessels can
        demise.                                                                                                    FORCES, CANADA
                                                         be attributed to the lost city of Atlantis. Alleged
                                                         force fields surrounding the underwater city -      BORDER AGENCY, C.S.I.S.,
        One Of The Rescue Planes That Many
                                                         which supposedly contain fire crystals - can             ESSENTIAL RETAIL
        Believe  To Have Disappeared  Was                sometimes shatter into pure energy and blast
        Seen Blowing Up                                  ships and aircraft into oblivion.  The only              WORKERS, TRUCK
                                                         possible scientific explanation of this proposed                 DRIVERS
        After the disappearance of Flight 19, another phenomenon is that methane gas could become           AND SPECIAL THANKS TO
        crew was sent on a search-and-rescue mission trapped in ice molecules as methane hydrate.            PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN
        for the missing craft and crew members. They, Although this theory is very unlikely, since the
        too, met an untimely fate and were cast into the last time this methane trapping occurred in the        TRUDEAU, CANADA’S
        depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Contrary to what area was the ice age - around 15,000 years ago -     CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
        Gaddis published in his report, however, this it could impact the ships in the same way that             THERESA TAM, AND
        crew didn't just disappear.  Witnesses claimed the Atlantean conspiracy suggests. The resulting
        they saw the aircraft explode and its remains blast could be massive, causing ships to sink         ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG
        spiral out to sea. An oil slick and aircraft debris from the foam emitted from their gassy plumes.        FORD DURING THE

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