Informative Speech On Bermuda Triangle

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In 1945, a squadron was on a training mission. The commander has used the same route many times, but this time things went wrong. Records say they flew through the Bermuda Triangle and vanished out of nowhere, never to be seen again (Kidsworld Magazine). The Bermuda Triangle has many mysterious stories along with myths as to what causes the strange disappearances. Though what is the Bermuda Triangle? What’s the science behind it? So many questions to be answered, yet not enough evidence. So in this speech I will be explaining what the Bermuda Triangle is, tell some stories about the Bermuda Triangle, and give a few myths about the Bermuda Triangle.
Three parts that form the Bermuda Triangle is Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico (Kidsworld Magazine). These points are in the Atlantic Ocean and makes up one of the mysterious places on Earth. Why is that? Well that’s because many disappearances have occurred in the same area with similar stories. Ships and planes would have used the same routes while doing
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Another name for the Bermuda triangle is the Devil’s Triangle which was used in many articles in the past, when a disappearance first happened.
Christopher Columbus is said to be the first to draw attention to the Bermuda Triangle (Kidsworld Magazine). His logs say while sailing they’ve come across strange things. For example, he states a fireball fell from the sky (Kidsworld Magazine). In another log he states that something strange happens to his compass (Kidsworld Magazine). His log about the compass could be true since one of the myths deals with a magnetic connection.
Speculations about the Bermuda Triangle first started when the first disappearance occurred in 1945. Two most famous Bermuda Triangle stories include the USS Cyclops and the squadron disappearance. Both of the disappearances still remain unsolved as to why they

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