Produced by: Mohsin Shaikh
For decades, the Bermuda Triangle has lured imaginations with whispers of aliens, sea monsters, and Atlantis. Now, a scientist says the only real mystery is why we keep believing.
Australian researcher Karl Kruszelnicki argues the disappearances are no more frequent than anywhere else. His theory? Ordinary math, not extraordinary magic.
The U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA back him up: shipwrecks and plane losses in the Triangle occur at statistically normal rates—proof that chaos can look like conspiracy.
Sudden squalls, the Gulf Stream’s violent shifts, and magnetic quirks often mislead compasses—natural hazards that can turn any voyage into disaster.
Even the infamous 1945 Navy flight—five bombers lost without a trace—was likely undone by poor visibility and navigation errors, not portals to another world.
Still, Hollywood and tabloids keep the myth alive. After all, math doesn’t make good movies—but mystery always sells.
Few know Australia has its own version: the Bass Strait Triangle, a treacherous patch of sea between Victoria and Tasmania where pilots and sailors have vanished for centuries.
From Frederick Valentich’s eerie 1978 “metallic object” report to the lost freighter Blythe Star, the Strait’s history reads like an unsolved thriller carved into maritime folklore.
In 2025, two more aviators vanished over the same waters, reminding us that nature—not the supernatural—remains the ocean’s most unpredictable force.
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