A scientist claims to solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
An Australian scientist has claimed to have solved the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the North Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico famous for stories of disappearing planes and ships.
For decades, the “Devil’s Triangle,” as it is also known, was notorious as a hotspot for unexplained disappearances. This has given rise to much speculation, theories and even supernatural explanations, ranging from sinkholes, methane bubbles or magnetic field anomalies, to wormholes, and long-lost technology from Atlantis or aliens.
However, Karl Krushelnicki argues that the truth behind the Bermuda Triangle mystery is much simpler, as he believes it is only due to a combination of absolute probability (the possibility of random occurrences), human error and weather, rather than any kind of unusual phenomenon.
As a result of his studies, Krushelnicki argued: “The number of ships and aircraft lost in the Bermuda Triangle is the same as anywhere in the world on a percentage basis.” “It’s close to the equator, close to a wealthy part of the world, America, so you have a lot of traffic.”
In fact, Krushelnicki claims that the area where a group of five US Navy bombers known as Flight 19 disappeared without a trace in 1945 has a similar proportion of missing boats and planes as anywhere else in the world. Bovin at the University of Sydney believes human error and bad weather are the most likely causes of anything untoward, rather than alien abductions and out-of-the-ordinary theories cited by some theorists.
Speaking about Flight 19 itself, Krushelnicki explained that the commander of the 14-member crew, Lieutenant Charles Taylor, “had a history of getting lost and abandoning his plane twice before,” which suggests human error in this famous tragedy.
He went on to claim that radio transcripts before Flight 19 disappeared indicated that the crew had become unsure of their location.
“If you read the radio transcripts,” Krushelnicki explained, “some novice pilots say: ‘Why don’t we fly to the west?’ And the pilot says: ‘Why don’t we fly to the east?’” “
In fact, the transcripts revealed that Lt. Taylor believed his compass had malfunctioned and he was over the Florida Keys. However, later analysis showed that it was farther to the southeast in the Bahamas.
Krushelnicki's claims were first reported in the British newspaper The Independent in 2017, but resurfaced again this month in the magazine Popular Mechanics, after he again stated that human error and bad weather were likely behind all the disappearances, he said. Fox News reported.
Source: Express