Bermuda Triangle:The Truth

Presented by :Jubayer Al Mahmud

Dept. of Computer Science & EngineeringUniversity of Dhaka

Outline Introduction Geographical location History Super natural theories Scientific theories Secret US activities Conclusion

Introduction One of the greatest mysteries on the face of the earth Has been haunting ocean farers for centuries. Has been responsible for the loss of thousands of life in the past century. Also known as the “Devil’s Triangle”

Geographical Location

Covers an area of about 500,000 sq. km.

HistoryChristopher Columbus:

Reached near the triangle area in 1492 while travelling to America According to his logs

Compass stopped working Saw strange lights in the horizon The agitated crew became even more anxious

History (cont.) USS Cyclops

Got lost off the coast of Barbados in 1918 Loss of 306 lives Biggest US naval disaster not related to combat

History (cont.) Flight 19

5th December, 1945 14 US Navy air men went on a training exercise Compasses stopped working Lt. Colonel James Taylor’s words:

“We don’t know which way is west.” “Everything is wrong.” “Even the ocean doesn’t look as it should.”

Rescue flight with all it’s 23 members also went missing

Super Natural Theories Atlantis- The Lost City

Introduced by Plato (350 BC) Existence is still doubtful Rock formations on the ocean floor known as “Bimini road” are found

Bimini road near Bahamas area

Super Natural Theories (cont.)Atlantis- The Lost City (cont.)

Atlantis depended on some special energy crystals The radiation of the crystals cause malfunction to the navigational instruments The presence of the

crystals belonging to Atlantis is also believed to be responsible for sinking ships

Super Natural Theories (cont.) Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)

External terrestrial beings have been spotted mostly near Bermuda

triangle area A portal between the earth and their spaceships to abduct humans for unknown research Steven Spielberg reinforced the idea by his “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”

Super Natural Theories (cont.) The Time Warp theory

Pilot Bruce Gernon found a mysterious tunnel like Vortex Kinesis on 4th

December, 1970 Electronic fog without any

lightning bolt Feelings of weightlessness and increased forward

momentum for 5 seconds in the tunnel

Super Natural Theories (cont.) The Time Warp theory (cont.)

The Miami Flight Service could not locate him in the tunnel

Disabled electronics in the tunnel of “Electronic Fog”

Reached Andros to Palm Beach through that mysterious tunnel within 47 minutes

where the usual time is 75 minutes

Scientific Theories Unusual Magnetic Properties:

Presence of rippling and unnatural magnetic fieldCompass points towards the true north rather than

the magnetic northThe amount of variation is as much as 20 degreesConfuses ships and aircrafts

Scientific Theories (cont.) Seismic Activity:

Too much shifting of plates Increased seismic activity in the ocean floorShockwaves produces huge rogue wavesRegular Storms and Hurricanes

Scientific Theories (cont.) Methane Hydrate gas:

Deepest trenches of the world Graveyard of the ocean Decaying sea creatures form extensive methane hydrate Methane eruption reduces density of water

Causes ships to sink Similarly dangerous for aircrafts

Secret US Activities Established AUTEC within the Bermuda Triangle in 1964 Conducted underwater experiments Strengthened the suspicion Known as naval Area 51

Conclusion Despite all the supernatural and scientific theories, the Bermuda Triangle still remains a mystery Disappearances in the area are no more frequent than any other part of the world Land areas within the triangle seems unaffected Is Bermuda Triangle a myth or science ?

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