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The Bermuda Triangle
The first recorded disappearance of a United States ship in the Bermuda Triangle occurred in March 1945 when the U.S.S. Cyclops vanished. Then on December 5, 1945, a squadron of five U.S. Bombers disappeared, and a seaplane vanished while searching for the missing aircraft. Countless theories attempting to explain these and other disappearances have been offered. The most likely reasons seem to be environmental and those citing human error. The fact that the Bermuda triangle is one of only two places on earth that a magnetic compass points to true North (rather than magnetic north) simply adds to the intrigue. So why do boats disappear in the Bermuda triangle? In our simulation tank, visitors can test the theory that bubbles released from the ocean floor cause boats to sink. The tank has a toy boat floating on the water. Visitors can let air bubbles into the bottom of the tank, watch the bubbles race to the surface and see the boat sink.
The boat sinks because the 'foamy' water containing bubbles is less dense than water alone. The boat can no longer displaces it's own weight so it sinks. Some claim that the ocean floor beneath the Bermuda Triangle has gas hydrate deposits which may ‘burp’ occasionally causing ships to sink mysteriously. So does the mystery of the Bermuda triangle still exist? Some say yes, but if the view of most
geologists, scientists and other experts is .. And finally, a quote from the US Coast
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