How to Debunk the Bermuda Triangle Myth
The Bermuda Triangle is an area in the Atlantic Ocean with the points generally accepted as being Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda. Allegedly, it's much more likely for a ship or plane to meet with their fate in this area. But the fact is that the Bermuda Triangle is a myth in and of itself.
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Find that the number of accidents attributed to the Bermuda Triangle, and the area of the Bermuda Triangle itself, can vary greatly depending on whom you ask. Some tragedies blamed on the myth of the Bermuda Triangle didn't even occur there.
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Realize that when you consider the large area that the Bermuda Triangle encompasses, the number of ships and planes that have been lost really isn't a large number.
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Discover that incidents in the Bermuda Triangle were passed along as unexplained, and others investigating the area never did their own research. So while some accidents did have plausible explanations, what got transferred to books on the subject were myths that had been disproved.
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Read that Lloyd's of London does not charge higher premiums for articles that will be traveling through the Bermuda Triangle.
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Use the extensive experience and study of the Bermuda Triangle by the United States Navy as evidence. The official position of the Bermuda Triangle by the U.S. Navy is that it simply doesn't exist. The strong current of the Gulf Stream, severe storms and the fact that the topography of the ocean floor varies greatly and is subject to sudden shifts has explained most accidents within its boundaries.
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