The Bermuda Triangle

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the many incidents attributed to the Bermuda Triangle (BT) where ships and planes disappeared without a trace. The paper attempts to discover whether this vast area of ocean is really haunted by some cosmic force, or whether it is just a place in the ocean given to sudden violent storms, rough seas and erratic wind conditions. The paper looks at the evidence and offers an explanation, which maintains that the methane ice beneath the Bermuda Triangle may help to explain some of the disappearances.

Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"It seems worthy to review of some of the claims about unusual events linked to the BT in terms of providing needed background. According to the Encyclopedia of the Unusual & Unexplained (EUU) strange events in the BT date back to the days of Christopher Columbus. In his first voyage from Europe to the New World, it has been reported that Columbus' compass readings "were askew" within the area now known as the BT. Also, Columbus and his crew were supposedly "confused by shallow areas of sea with no land nearby."
"Gaddis went on to turn his article into a book, Invisible Horizons: True Mysteries of the Sea in 1965. In Gaddis' book, according to EUU, he provided in-depth detail about nine incidents that remained mysteries at that time. When the National Geographic magazine carried a story about Gaddis' book, many newspapers began running stories about the triangle. Several things followed Gaddis' book that brought continuing attention to the triangle. A book called Limbo of the Lost (by John Wallace Spencer) came out in 1969 and a film documentary, The Devil's Triangle was released in 1971."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Advanced Materials & Processes. (2005). Ocean floor gas hydrates may solve energy and Bermuda Triangle riddles. Retrieved March 12, 2008, from http://www.caradiff.ac.uk.
• Encyclopedia of the Unusual & Unexplained. (2005). The Bermuda Triangle. Retrieved March12, 2008, from http://www.unexplainedstuff.com.
• Gaddis, Vincent H. (1964). The Deadly Bermuda Triangle. Argosy (p. 28-29, 116-118). Retrieved March 12, 2008, from http://www.physics.smu.edu/~pseudo/bermudatriangle/vincentgaddis.txt.
• Hagen, Kirk L. (2004). Strange Fish: the Scientification of Charles F. Berlitz, 1913-2003.Skeptic, 11(1), 12-16.

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