The Bermuda Triangle has been the target of superstitious and occultists for many years, and many claim there is irrefutable evidence of supernatural activity in the area. However, at least one scientist does not accept these claims and says that the Bermuda Triangle is not very special.
A scientist from the University of Sydney in Australia is trying to offer a logical explanation for the Bermuda Triangle. Karl Kruszelnicki says that despite all the disappearances over the years, especially considering the traffic passing through the region, the triangle has the same plane and boat disappearance rate as other regions in the world.
That’s why Kruszelnicki thinks the Bermuda Triangle isn’t so mysterious and that the disappearances are due to bad weather and human decision mistakes rather than giant sea creatures, aliens or supernatural forces.
Flight 19, which disappeared in 1945
In an example, Kruszelnicki describes the example of Flight 19, which was lost in 1945 and could not be found. During Flight 19, five US Navy bombers disappeared inside the Triangle. All searches for airplanes had been inconclusive, adding to the Triangle’s supernatural reputation. However, Kruszelnicki says that this disappearance can be explained entirely by human errors.
Noting that only one of the 14 pilots on the mission had real experience, he reminds that he reportedly arrived on the flight day just sober from drunkenness. He also recalls anecdotes such as when the area was stormy with waves reaching 5 meters during the mission, and the flight logs said that the mission leader believed the pilot’s compass was broken, and he couldn’t agree with his co-pilot about the direction to go, so he probably turned east when he should have turned west.
However, because the ocean is very deep in the region, if the planes sink into the ocean, you may not see them looking at the right place even when you look at it, and therefore, we may never find out what happens to these planes.
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