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Is this why the compasses spin?
The Bermuda Triangle is a notorious area reputed for the mysterious disappearance of ships and planes. One of the most reputed effects of the Bermuda Triangle is the occasional spinning of compasses of ships and planes that were there.
My question is this. Do you think the compasses of these ships and planes could have spun because they were affected by the Earth’s magnetic field? Under normal circumstances, the Earth’s magnetic fluxes exist high up in orbital levels. However, during solar storms, there have been occasions the magnetic field was pushed all the way down to ground level. Hence, should a plane fly pass or a ship sail through, wouldn’t their compasses be affected?
Moreover, if you were to examine the diagram attached, the Earth’s magnetic field over the Bermuda Triangle is also more concentrated than elsewhere. Hence, during a solar storm when it pushes the magnetic flux downwards, wouldn’t it affect the compasses of the ships and planes passing through?
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 week ago
Many solar storms happen on the sun & yet scientists do not see an effect to compasses because compasses are magnetic, not electronic. Satellites are filled with electronics so they used to be affected but they are now insulated from most of the activity.
How about something closer to the earth like IN THE EARTH. Like the movement of magma in the center. Maybe there is a blob of magnetic iron that swirls around and say get swirled to that side of the planet in a large clump. That kind of thing would mess up compasses and navigation would be useless so the ships steer off course, run low on fuel and the Atlantic Ocean is known for its storms so like the Edmund Fitzgerald, to a watery grave ye go. EF sank in Lake Superior.(the only relationship is that it is a big ship)
- KennyBLv 71 week ago
"Reputed" means "generally believed to exist but not definitely the case" and "widely known and well thought of" However, there is no physical evidence of magnetic field anomalies or of compasses actually spinning. The Bermuda Triangle is a fraud.