Need more convincing? Well, if you visit the Coast Guard's official site, you'll find a little blurb that reads, "In a review of many aircraft and vessel losses in the area over the years, there has been nothing discovered that would indicate that casualties were the result of anything other than physical causes." In fact, the site goes so far as to say that, "The Coast Guard does not recognize the existence of the so-called Bermuda Triangle.When a man raises himself from the lowest condition in society to the highest, mankind pay him the tribute of their admiration when he accomplishes this elevation by native energy, guided by prudence and wisdom, their admiration is increased but when his course, onward and upward, excellent in itself, furthermore proves a possible, what had hitherto been regarded as an impossible, reform, then he becomes a burning and a shining light, on which the aged may look with gladness, the young with hope, and the down-trodden, as a representative of what they may themselves become. And as far as unexplained phenomena go, the Triangle doesn't have any more out-of-the-ordinary occurrences than similar spots around the globe. In other words, it's what debunker Larry Kusche calls a " manufactured mystery." There's no denying that planes and ships have gone missing in this area, but as pointed out by Skeptoid's Brian Dunning, the disappearance rates inside the Triangle are on par with any other spot in the world frequented by so much traffic. Jones, Vincent Gaddis, and Charles Berlitz. The Bermuda Triangle was an idea invented and propagated by writers like E.V.W. or it's all part of a military cover-up, right? It is true some exceptional magnetic values have been reported within the Triangle, but none to make the Triangle more unusual than any other place on Earth." In other words, this is just one of those facts that Bermuda Triangle researchers get wrong. According to Benjamin Radford of the Skeptical Inquirer, the US Navy once declared these compass claims inaccurate, saying it hasn't really been happening like that since the nineteenth century. The US Coast Guard has made a similar statement, saying, "Although the world's magnetic fields are in constant flux, the 'Bermuda Triangle' has remained relatively undisturbed. Well, that's what a lot of people claim, anyway.Īs it turns out, when it comes to compasses, the Bermuda Triangle isn't weirder than any other place in the world. In turn, this anomaly sends sailors into a tizzy, leading to wrecked ships and lost lives. So what's up with this compass craziness? Many people believe the Triangle is one of the few places in the world where a compass points to true north as opposed to magnetic north. Of course, it's important to note that while presenting its case, the Science Channel misrepresented the claims of several scientists (according to Snopes), making it seem like they were claiming microbursts were definitely responsible for Bermuda Triangle disappearances, when it reality, they were just throwing it out there as a possibility while commenting on a natural phenomenon that occurs around the world. In April 2016, the Science Channel claimed that microbursts - powerful downdrafts - could destroy planes, flip ships, or create devastating waves. However, there's another theory about what might cause these aquatic disturbances. According to David Feit of NOAA's Marine Prediction Center, this fast-moving, warm current could possibly create "unexpectedly high waves." He theorized that, "If wave heights are eight feet outside of the Gulf Stream, they could be two or even three times higher within it." Some other scientists have concurred. National Geographic has described the Gulf Stream as a " river within the ocean," about 50 miles wide as it winds its way through the Atlantic.