EL TRIANGULO DE LAS BERMUDAS
El Triángulo de las Bermudas es una amplia zona del océano
entre Florida, Puerto Rico y las islas Bermudas. Durante los últimos siglos se
ha dicho que decenas de barcos y aviones han desaparecido allí en
circunstancias misteriosas, ganándose el apodo de "El triángulo del
diablo". ¿Qué hay de cierto en todas estas historias?
Mucha gente ha ido muy lejos con ellas. Se ha llegado hasta
especular que es un área de actividad extra-terrestre o que hay alguna extraña
causa natural que explica los accidentes. Sin embargo, se trata lo más seguro
de una zona en la que la gente simplemente ha tenido mala suerte. La idea de un
triángulo maldecido es igual de fantástica que la del Bigfoot o la del Monstruo
del Lago Ness.
Algunos de los
naufragios más trágicos de la historia
Aunque estemos acostumbrados a convivir con él en mayor o
menor medida, el océano es uno de los…
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La mala reputación del Triángulo de las Bermudas comenzó con
Cristóbal Colón. Según sus anotaciones, el 8 de Octubre de 1492 Colón echó un
vistazo a su brújula y se dio cuenta que esta mostraba lecturas extrañas. Al
principio no alertó a su tripulación: tener una brújula que no indicaba bien el
norte magnético podría haber hecho que cundiera el pánico entre una tripulación
que ya se encontraba al límite. Fue una sabia decisión, teniendo en cuenta que
solo tres días después, tras avistar Colón solo una luz extraña, la tripulación
amenazó con regresar a España.
Estas y otras supuestas incidencias dieron lugar al mito de
que las brújulas siempre se estropean en el Triangulo de las Bermudas, algo que
es incorrecto, o al menos una exageración. A pesar de ello, en 1970 la Guardia
Costera estadounidense, al tratar de explicar algunas desapariciones en el
Triángulo, afirmó:
Primero, el "Triángulo del diablo" es uno de los
dos lugares del mundo donde una brújula magnética señala el norte verdadero, en
lugar del magnético. La diferencia entre ambos se conoce como "declinación
magnética". La variación puede llegar hasta los 20 grados de diferencia a
medida que un barco se desplaza. Si esta variación no se compensa, un navegante
puede llegar a desviarse de la ruta y encontrarse en serios problemas.
A pesar de que esto se ha venido repitiendo como una
explicación para las desapariciones en el Triángulo, la declinación magnética
en realidad es algo que cualquier capitán de barco (y otros exploradores) han
conocido (y sabido cómo gestionar) casi desde que existen los barcos y las
propias brújulas. Este fenómeno es solo una novedad para los principiantes,
nada de lo que un capitán experimentado se deba preocupar.
La verdad sobre el Triángulo de las Bermudas
Imagen: Wikimedia Commons
En 2005, la Guarda Costera revisó el tema después de que un
productor de televisión en Londres preguntara sobre ello para un reportaje. En
este caso, cambiaron correctamente su explicación al respecto:
Muchas explicaciones han aludido a propiedades magnéticas
inusuales dentro de los bordes del Triángulo. Aunque los campos magnéticos del
planeta están en constante cambio, el "Triángulo de las Bermudas" ha
permanecido relativamente invariable. Es cierto que se han reportado algunas
mediciones magnéticas excepcionales, pero ninguna que convierta al Triángulo en
un lugar más inusual que cualquier otro en la Tierra.
La leyenda moderna sobre el Triángulo de las Bermudas no
comenzó hasta los años 50, sobre todo con un artículo escrito por Edward Van
Winkle Jones y publicado en Associated Press. Jones informó sobre varias
desapariciones de barcos en el Triángulo de las Bermudas, incluyendo cinco
navíos de ataque de la marina de EE.UU. que desaparecieron el 5 de Diciembre de
1945, además de los aviones comerciales "Star Tiger" y "Star
Ariel", que se esfumaron el 30 de Enero de 1948 y el 17 de Enero de 1949,
respectivamente. En total, 135 personas desaparecieron en esa zona. En palabras
de Jones, "fueron engullidos sin dejar rastro".
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Fue un libro en 1955, The Case for the UFO, ecrito por M. K.
Jessup, el que empezó a señalar a posibles extraterrestres en esta zona. No se
habían encontrado restos de los barcos, aviones ni cuerpos. En 1964, Vincent H.
Gaddis, quien acuñó el término "Triángulo de las Bermudas", escribió
otro artículo asegurando que más de 1.000 vidas se habían perdido en la zona.
También dijo que estaba de acuerdo en que había sido "un conjunto de
extraños eventos". La obsesión por el Triángulo alcanzó su punto álgido a
comienzos de los 70, con la publicación de varios libros más sobre el tema,
incluyendo el bestseller The Bermuda Triangle, escrito por Charles Berlitz. No
fue hasta 1975 cuando uno de los mayores críticos de estas teorías, Larry
Kusche, publicó el libro The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Solved, en el que
explicó cómo otros autores habían exagerado sus cifras y no habían realizado
ninguna investigación seria. Habían presentado algunas desapariciones como
"misterios" cuando en realidad no eran misterios en absoluto, eso sin
contar que algunos casos ni siquiera habían ocurrido dentro del Triángulo de
las Bermudas.
el triangulo de las bermudas en inglés
The Bermuda Triangle is a large area of ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda. During the last centuries it has been said that dozens of ships and planes have disappeared in mysterious circumstances there, earning the nickname "Devil's Triangle". What is there in these stories?
Many people have gone too far with them. It has come to speculate that it is an area of extra-terrestrial activity or that there is any foreign natural cause that explains the accidents. However, is it safer to an area where people have just been unlucky. The idea of a cursed triangle is just as great as that of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.
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The bad reputation of the Bermuda Triangle began with Christopher Columbus. According to his notes, the October 8, 1492 Colon glanced at his compass and realized that this showed unusual readings. At first he did not alert his crew have a compass did not indicate either magnetic north could have done a panic among a crew that was already on the edge. It was a wise decision, given that only three days later, after spotting Colón just a strange light, the crew threatened to return to Spain.
These and other alleged incidents gave rise to the myth that the compass will always break down in the Bermuda Triangle, which is wrong, or at least an exaggeration. However, in 1970 the US Coast Guard, to try to explain some disappearances in the Triangle, he said:
First, the "Devil's Triangle" is one of two places in the world where a magnetic compass points true north instead of magnetic. The difference is known as "magnetic declination". The variation can be up to 20 degrees of difference as a boat travels. If this variation is not compensated for, a navigator can get to deviate from the route and be in serious trouble.
Although this has been going on as an explanation for the disappearances in the Triangle, the magnetic declination is actually something that any captain (and other browsers) have known (and known how to manage) almost since there are boats and compasses own. This phenomenon is only a novelty for beginners, nothing that an experienced captain should worry about.
The truth about the Bermuda Triangle
Image: Wikimedia Commons
In 2005, the Coast Guard reviewed the issue after a television producer in London to ask about it for a story. In this case, correctly they changed his explanation on the matter:
Many explanations have alluded to unusual magnetic properties within the boundaries of the Triangle. Although the magnetic fields of the planet are constantly changing, the "Bermuda Triangle" has remained relatively unchanged. It is true that some have reported exceptional magnetic measurements, but none that makes the triangle in a more unusual than any other place on Earth.
The modern legend of the Bermuda Triangle began only in the 50s, especially with an article by Edward Van Winkle Jones and published by the Associated Press. Jones reported several disappearances of ships in the Bermuda Triangle, including five ships to attack US Navy who they went missing on December 5, 1945, in addition to commercial aircraft "Star Tiger" and "Star Ariel", which were dashed on 30 January 1948 and 17 January 1949 respectively. In total, 135 people in that area disappeared. In the words of Jones, "they were swallowed without a trace."
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It was a book in 1955, The Case for the UFO, I ecrito by M. K. Jessup, who began pointing to possible extraterrestrial in this area. They had not found remains of ships, planes and bodies. In 1964, Vincent H. Gaddis, who coined the term "Bermuda Triangle" wrote another article ensuring that more than 1,000 lives were lost in the area. He also said that he agreed that it had been "a series of strange events." Triangle obsession reached its peak in the early 70s with the publication of several other books on the subject, including the bestseller The Bermuda Triangle, written by Charles Berlitz. It was not until 1975 when one of the biggest critics of these theories, Larry Kusche, published the book The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Solved, in which he explained how other authors had exaggerated their numbers and had not conducted any serious investigation. They had presented some disappearances as "mysteries" when in fact they were not mysteries at all, not to mention that some cases had not even occurred within the Bermuda Triangle.
el triangulo de las bermudas en inglés
The Bermuda Triangle is a large area of ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda. During the last centuries it has been said that dozens of ships and planes have disappeared in mysterious circumstances there, earning the nickname "Devil's Triangle". What is there in these stories?
Many people have gone too far with them. It has come to speculate that it is an area of extra-terrestrial activity or that there is any foreign natural cause that explains the accidents. However, is it safer to an area where people have just been unlucky. The idea of a cursed triangle is just as great as that of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.
Some of the most tragic shipwrecks in history
Although we are used to live with him in varying degrees, the ocean is one of the ...
Keep reading
The bad reputation of the Bermuda Triangle began with Christopher Columbus. According to his notes, the October 8, 1492 Colon glanced at his compass and realized that this showed unusual readings. At first he did not alert his crew have a compass did not indicate either magnetic north could have done a panic among a crew that was already on the edge. It was a wise decision, given that only three days later, after spotting Colón just a strange light, the crew threatened to return to Spain.
These and other alleged incidents gave rise to the myth that the compass will always break down in the Bermuda Triangle, which is wrong, or at least an exaggeration. However, in 1970 the US Coast Guard, to try to explain some disappearances in the Triangle, he said:
First, the "Devil's Triangle" is one of two places in the world where a magnetic compass points true north instead of magnetic. The difference is known as "magnetic declination". The variation can be up to 20 degrees of difference as a boat travels. If this variation is not compensated for, a navigator can get to deviate from the route and be in serious trouble.
Although this has been going on as an explanation for the disappearances in the Triangle, the magnetic declination is actually something that any captain (and other browsers) have known (and known how to manage) almost since there are boats and compasses own. This phenomenon is only a novelty for beginners, nothing that an experienced captain should worry about.
The truth about the Bermuda Triangle
Image: Wikimedia Commons
In 2005, the Coast Guard reviewed the issue after a television producer in London to ask about it for a story. In this case, correctly they changed his explanation on the matter:
Many explanations have alluded to unusual magnetic properties within the boundaries of the Triangle. Although the magnetic fields of the planet are constantly changing, the "Bermuda Triangle" has remained relatively unchanged. It is true that some have reported exceptional magnetic measurements, but none that makes the triangle in a more unusual than any other place on Earth.
The modern legend of the Bermuda Triangle began only in the 50s, especially with an article by Edward Van Winkle Jones and published by the Associated Press. Jones reported several disappearances of ships in the Bermuda Triangle, including five ships to attack US Navy who they went missing on December 5, 1945, in addition to commercial aircraft "Star Tiger" and "Star Ariel", which were dashed on 30 January 1948 and 17 January 1949 respectively. In total, 135 people in that area disappeared. In the words of Jones, "they were swallowed without a trace."
Trunks and landed in Canada: tilting the boat
One would almost think that this incredible image is an accident. But no. It is a barge ... Read
It was a book in 1955, The Case for the UFO, I ecrito by M. K. Jessup, who began pointing to possible extraterrestrial in this area. They had not found remains of ships, planes and bodies. In 1964, Vincent H. Gaddis, who coined the term "Bermuda Triangle" wrote another article ensuring that more than 1,000 lives were lost in the area. He also said that he agreed that it had been "a series of strange events." Triangle obsession reached its peak in the early 70s with the publication of several other books on the subject, including the bestseller The Bermuda Triangle, written by Charles Berlitz. It was not until 1975 when one of the biggest critics of these theories, Larry Kusche, published the book The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Solved, in which he explained how other authors had exaggerated their numbers and had not conducted any serious investigation. They had presented some disappearances as "mysteries" when in fact they were not mysteries at all, not to mention that some cases had not even occurred within the Bermuda Triangle.
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