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The Bermuda Triangle, located off the southeast coast of the U.S., is infamous for the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes, including the USS Cyclops and Flight 19. While various theories, from paranormal to scientific, have been proposed to explain these incidents, no single explanation has been confirmed, and scientists argue that the area is not particularly dangerous. The perception of danger may stem from cognitive biases that highlight extraordinary events over more common occurrences.

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The Bermuda Triangle, located off the southeast coast of the U.S., is infamous for the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes, including the USS Cyclops and Flight 19. While various theories, from paranormal to scientific, have been proposed to explain these incidents, no single explanation has been confirmed, and scientists argue that the area is not particularly dangerous. The perception of danger may stem from cognitive biases that highlight extraordinary events over more common occurrences.

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The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

Just off the southeast coast of the United States, there lies a span of the ocean
that’s long held a fearsome reputation. Ships passing over its surface vanish into
thin air. Radar screens flash when a plane is routed over the ocean, and it is
never seen again. This region is known as the Bermuda Triangle or the Devil's
Triangle.
By the time the phrase “Bermuda Triangle” was coined in a 1964. magazine
article, multiple mysterious accidents had occurred in the area, including three
passenger planes that went down despite having just sent “all’s well” messages.
An especially infamous tragedy occurred in March 1918. when the USS Cyclops,
Navy cargo ship carrying 10,000 tons of manganese ore and more than 300 men,
sunk somewhere between Barbados and the Chesapeake Bay. Despite having the
equipment to do so, the Cyclops never made an SOS distress call, and after a
careful search, no wreckage was found. The U.S. President at the time remarked,
"Only God and the sea know what happened to the great ship." An identical path
was followed by two of the Cyclops' sister ships that disappeared without a trace
in 1941.
Allegedly, a pattern emerged where ships passing through the Bermuda Triangle
would either vanish or would be discovered deserted. Then, in December 1945,
practice bombing runs over several local shoals around the area were conducted
by five Navy aircraft carrying 14 personnel. However, Flight 19, the mission
leader, became seriously disoriented due to what appeared to be a failing set of
compasses. Before running out of fuel, all five aircraft flew in a state of
confusion. A rescue plane and its 13-person crew also vanished that same day.
The official Navy report said it was "as if they had flown to Mars" after a major
search that lasted weeks failed to find any proof.
Since then, numerous other paranormal authors have attributed the triangle's
alleged deadly nature to a variety of factors, including time warps, reverse
gravity fields, aliens, Atlantis, and sea monsters. Meanwhile, more scientifically
inclined theorists have suggested magnetic anomalies, waterspouts, or massive
methane gas eruptions from the ocean floor. However, it is highly unlikely that a
single explanation can explain the riddle.
Furthermore, scientists do not consider the Bermuda Triangle to be particularly
dangerous, despite the fact that storms, reefs, and the Gulf Stream can make
navigation difficult there. Nothing has been found in an analysis of numerous
aircraft and vessel losses in the region over the years that would suggest that
casualties were caused by anything other than physical causes. No exceptional
circumstances have ever been found.
The true explanation for the Bermuda Triangle may ultimately reside not in the
ocean, but in our minds. Our minds are often biased toward bizarre or otherwise
memorable events, and have trouble accurately accounting for disparities in
statistics. For example, we’re more likely to remember things that seem
exceptional — such as a ship that disappears with no explanation — than
something more ordinary, like a ship sinking in a hurricane.

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