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Human Error?

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The Human Error section is very strange. It doesn't seem relevant or contribute anything useful to the article. The last sentence seems especially irrelevant. Am I missing something? DJ Craig (talk) 03:41, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The section title may be a bit misleading. It appears the point being made is that decision making by people (e.g. the ship captain who "sailed into the teeth of a storm") is a factor. I can review the cited sourcing and look to refine that section, in the next day or two. Dmoore5556 (talk) 04:56, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Electromagnetic field

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Hi , iv been studying the bermuda triangle for a while. I believe the a high electromagnetic field is responsible for alot here.It seems likeships and planes would have navigational issue due to an increased in electromagnetic 41.122.2.255 (talk) 21:40, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to add this to the article, you need reliable sources. If you just want to chat, do it somewhere else because this is not a forum. --Hob Gadling (talk) 06:27, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Asteroid in bermuda triangle

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Another theory is that an asteroid had once landed in the bermuda triangle . Fragmenta could cause electromagnetic disturbances long after initial impact . 41.122.2.255 (talk) 21:46, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See my response in the Electromagnetic field section above. --Hob Gadling (talk) 06:27, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Geography

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Hi, I think this article should put a bit more emphasis on what most people's definition of the triangle's area would be if asked- I have seen Britannica's entry on it which does point out that it is fairly loosely-defined, but there are quite a few other sources that give what I (and likely most other people) think is probably the most agreed-upon area, some of those being NOAA (in their image) [1], Fox Weather [2], The Jerusalem Post [3], UC Santa Barbara (albeit loosely) [4], History.com (possibly not reliable) [5], National Geographic(loosely)[6], and the Richmond Times-Dispatch [7], just to name a couple. I thought I'd bring this up on the talk page before I make any edits because it's a fairly big change and it seems to me like something an edit war might be started over. I do believe I've found quite a few reliable sources here, enough to justify emphasizing the San Juan-Miami-Bermuda area more in the article (obviously while still pointing out that it's not universally agreed upon). Thanks!

Phofers (talk) 02:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is already discussed in the article. What do you want changed, and to what? Also, be WP:BOLD! 67.203.188.226 (talk) 17:53, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RfC: "Urban legend"

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This one has been litigated and edit-skirmished a couple times. I am requesting that the introductory sentence be changed to "The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an urban legend of a loosely defined region between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships have disappeared under mysterious circumstances." guninvalid (talk) 23:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support my own request. I feel that it is important that readers recognize that it is an urban legend from the outset, and it's mentioned in the article short desc. There's precedence around that particular language too: googling bermuda triangle "urban legend" shows 193 results. guninvalid (talk) 23:16, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is no need to add the term "urban legend" to the first sentence. The second sentence clearly indicates that there is nothing mysterious about the Bermuda Triangle. -- Guest2625 (talk) 03:11, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would be okay with putting it in the second sentence. My only gripe with the second sentence as written is that there is a difference between indicating that there is nothing mysterious about the Bermuda Triangle and indicating that reputable sources say that there is nothing mysterious about the Bermuda Triangle. But mostly I posted this RfC to get try to reach a consensus. guninvalid (talk) 06:27, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Would you kindly link to the prior discussion? Aaron Liu (talk) 02:03, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There hasn't really been any prior discussion that I've seen, but I've seen this edit-skirmished in the history of this page. guninvalid (talk) 06:24, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Crystal, bad RfC as there was no RfCBefore discussion. I'm removing the RfC template. Please discuss with the editors who disagree with you (and revert you) first. Aaron Liu (talk) 16:32, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - the loosely defined region is actual; it's what's said about the region that's an an urban legend. CrystalXenith (talk) 06:32, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]