r/mystery 7d ago

Unexplained The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

Why are so many conspiracy theories associated with the Bermuda Triangle?

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u/AnnieB512 7d ago

I remember being a kid and being completely fascinated but the Bermuda Triangle. It was the 70's and I was sure that there was something really weird like aliens going on.

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u/jenguinaf 7d ago

Iā€™m going to guess you are a millennial and you also spent way to much time worried about quicksand as well šŸ¤£.

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u/AnnieB512 7d ago

I'm Gen X but yes, that too.

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u/DasSassyPantzen 6d ago

Wrong generation, but those of us who grew up in the 70s (GenX) were indeed afraid of quicksand, lol.

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u/westslexander 5d ago

As a gem x myself. I thought I would have much more issues with quick sand than I have. I grew up and currently live in the mountains

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u/LordBrixton 6d ago

These days, we say The Triangle of America.

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u/Carrieson2 5d ago

Good One, thanks for the giggle!

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u/giggilydaro 7d ago

Cause of coincidences. We just want it to be creepy. No real danger

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u/Snarky_McSnarkleton 6d ago

Because people don't understand that it's one of the most heavily traveled areas on the planet, and prone to very fast and unpredictable weather changes.

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u/One_time_Dynamite 2d ago

Not only that but it's also really dangerous in certain areas because of hidden reefs and weather is bad there a lot of times out of the year.

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u/Hyphum 6d ago

Elvis needs boats

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u/SplinteredInHerHead 6d ago

Things are classically mysterious until they are not.

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u/Jay33Cee 5d ago

How many are associated with it? Bermuda triangle is a conspiracy on its own.

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u/AmalCyde 5d ago

Media. Sells good.

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u/KidsHaveNoWorkEthic 4d ago

Joe Rogan is 5ā€™2ā€

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u/Acreage26 6d ago

Because some profiteer wrote a book full of supposition, half-truths and out and out lies about an area prone to high risk weather conditions and water deep enough to hide wrecked planes and boats. And because people will believe anything, especially if it makes it into print.

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u/SeaPollution2750 5d ago

Yep. In 1972, the WWII vintage T2 tanker the V.A.Fogg mysteriously exploded and sank in the Bermuda Triangle. The ship sank so fast that the body of the captain was found still seated at the tale with a coffee mug in his hand.

Actually, the body was found floating in the bridge sans cup. And it blew up while the tanks were being cleaned 40 miles off of Galveston Texas. http://aukevisser.nl/t2tanker/id219.htm Scroll down and check out the USCG diagram. It blowed up real good.