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GoldenRivet · 04-29-10, 04:02 AM

There have been many theories over the years about the triangle. Some of them plausible others down right insane.

You really could fill a small library with all of the printed material written just on the subject of the Bermuda triangle alone.

I think there are a lot of things we dont understand about our world, and the Bermuda triangle is just one of them. I mean... 75% of our planet is ocean... and only something like 1% of it is explored (exact figures anyone?)

That said, you sure hear a lot of strange stories and reports dating back to the days of Christopher Columbus and the ages of the tall sailing ships all the way up to the modern times with flight 19 and the other oddities.

one thing i would like to point out about the triangle:

If you take two areas of the world (we'll call them Area A and Area B, both roughly the same sized areas, both see roughly the same amount of traffic activity etc both areas have roughly the same number of lost aircraft, sunken ships and small boats and other disappearances etc.

but lets add this to the dynamic...

Area "A" has had a mystique about stories told for many many generations about strange occurrences, sightings, disappearances etc.

Area "B"... well, its just some unassuming place, like Delaware... or Nebraska

Which one are people more likely to take notice of when something like a ship or an airplane or some other craft goes missing without a trace, no distress call, no wreckage... the damn thing is just gone?

of course people are going to pay more attention to such occurrences in Area A!

however, i personally believe that something strange is going on in the triangle. Be it some sort of underwater release of gasses, or some sort of strange magnetic anomaly. Who knows. God knows i have had my share of strange experiences while piloting an airplane - nowhere physically near the triangle. Some of those experiences... had they not occurred over dry land in an area familiar to me, who knows? i might have been part of the triangle lore myself!

I dont necessarily buy the underwater UFO base garbage.

I dont buy the lost city of Atlantis' ancient power chrystal BS either.

Truth of the matter is, you have to consider that there is a massive difference between "A person" and "People"

a person - is an individual... usually quite intelligent to some degree.

People - is a grouping of individuals... the larger this group becomes, the more ignorant and gullible they are collectively.

"people" love a good mystery, even if it means they buy this UFO / abduction /ghost stuff wholesale

part of the problem we run into is the nature of the losses.

Flight 19 as an example.

you have a chain of "unknowns" which makes the whole thing a damn good mystery.

Was there malfunctioning equipment?

Was there some sort of emergency?

Did someone have a problem that required them to ditch and the rest of the flight circled thinking help was on the way?

Was some hostile force of some sort encountered?

break one link of the chain by making it a "known variable" and the mystery has a significant chance of no longer being a mystery at all.

truth is, with virtually no substantial or meaningful communications, flight 19 took off, headed out on a routine flight... and never came back.

for the most part, thats all we really know for a fact. even the navy board of inquiry basically openly said "We cant even guess what happened"

Any pilot who tells you he has never been lost is a God Damned liar.

i would rather be kicked squarely in the balls than be lost in an airplane... especially over water. The problem with flying over open water is that it all looks the same. no landmarks

if you make one error in heading, wind correction angle, Time - speed - distance computation, magnetic variation correction... anything - you run the risk of being completely and permanently lost to everything and everyone but God himself.

i believe that flight 19 is a tragedy of human error... but as yet we do not understand the circumstances which caused the loss of the entire flight, we shall continue to blame the Bermuda Triangle.

she is an enigmatic bitch than triangle.

but i end this post with one question; out of all the UFO sightings, and all the claims of fishy activity in the Bermuda Triangle - 99% of them might be BS... but what about that 1%?

04-29-10, 04:02 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	There have been many theories over the years about the triangle. Some of them plausible others down right insane. You really could fill a small library with all of the printed material written just on the subject of the Bermuda triangle alone. I think there are a lot of things we dont understand about our world, and the Bermuda triangle is just one of them. I mean... 75% of our planet is ocean... and only something like 1% of it is explored (exact figures anyone?) That said, you sure hear a lot of strange stories and reports dating back to the days of Christopher Columbus and the ages of the tall sailing ships all the way up to the modern times with flight 19 and the other oddities. one thing i would like to point out about the triangle: If you take two areas of the world (we'll call them Area A and Area B, both roughly the same sized areas, both see roughly the same amount of traffic activity etc both areas have roughly the same number of lost aircraft, sunken ships and small boats and other disappearances etc. but lets add this to the dynamic... Area "A" has had a mystique about stories told for many many generations about strange occurrences, sightings, disappearances etc. Area "B"... well, its just some unassuming place, like Delaware... or Nebraska Which one are people more likely to take notice of when something like a ship or an airplane or some other craft goes missing without a trace, no distress call, no wreckage... the damn thing is just gone? of course people are going to pay more attention to such occurrences in Area A! however, i personally believe that something strange is going on in the triangle. Be it some sort of underwater release of gasses, or some sort of strange magnetic anomaly. Who knows. God knows i have had my share of strange experiences while piloting an airplane - nowhere physically near the triangle. Some of those experiences... had they not occurred over dry land in an area familiar to me, who knows? i might have been part of the triangle lore myself! I dont necessarily buy the underwater UFO base garbage. I dont buy the lost city of Atlantis' ancient power chrystal BS either. Truth of the matter is, you have to consider that there is a massive difference between "A person" and "People" a person - is an individual... usually quite intelligent to some degree. People - is a grouping of individuals... the larger this group becomes, the more ignorant and gullible they are collectively. "people" love a good mystery, even if it means they buy this UFO / abduction /ghost stuff wholesale part of the problem we run into is the nature of the losses. Flight 19 as an example. you have a chain of "unknowns" which makes the whole thing a damn good mystery. Was there malfunctioning equipment? Was there some sort of emergency? Did someone have a problem that required them to ditch and the rest of the flight circled thinking help was on the way? Was some hostile force of some sort encountered? break one link of the chain by making it a "known variable" and the mystery has a significant chance of no longer being a mystery at all. truth is, with virtually no substantial or meaningful communications, flight 19 took off, headed out on a routine flight... and never came back. for the most part, thats all we really know for a fact. even the navy board of inquiry basically openly said "We cant even guess what happened" Any pilot who tells you he has never been lost is a God Damned liar. i would rather be kicked squarely in the balls than be lost in an airplane... especially over water. The problem with flying over open water is that it all looks the same. no landmarks if you make one error in heading, wind correction angle, Time - speed - distance computation, magnetic variation correction... anything - you run the risk of being completely and permanently lost to everything and everyone but God himself. i believe that flight 19 is a tragedy of human error... but as yet we do not understand the circumstances which caused the loss of the entire flight, we shall continue to blame the Bermuda Triangle. she is an enigmatic bitch than triangle. but i end this post with one question; out of all the UFO sightings, and all the claims of fishy activity in the Bermuda Triangle - 99% of them might be BS... but what about that 1%? __________________