I wake to the sound of waves. I open my eyes to have the sunlight blinding me. It took about two seconds for me to realize I was in my seat my airplane seat. The seat looked like it kept me from face-planting into the sand. Looking around, I see the sea and a forest. My head felt like it had its own heartbeat. I thought about exactly what had happened, I had been on a flight home after visiting a foreign country when we had hit some strange turbulence causing us to crash right into the ocean.…
Background Knowledge About the Bermuda Triangle There are many mysterious phenomenons in our world that we simply cannot explain. The Bermuda Triangle is an area where the waves change quickly and unpredictably. It is located in the North Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda. There have been many incidents of missing ships and planes considering it is a frequently traveled area, mostly used for shipping. Many have related these disappearances to paranormal activity and a…
For the past few decades, maybe centuries, many planes and ships have randomly disappeared, and all in the same area - the Bermuda Triangle. One of the biggest disappearances includes Flight MH370. Many have speculated about the cause, or causes. Some of the causes are supernatural, including aliens, Atlantis death rays, and large, giant sea monsters, like krakens. Other theories are completely natural, like methane crystals, large waves, and human stupidity. Most have settled for the theory of…
The Mary Celeste set out on its journey to the Azores but was found abandoned 400 miles east of it. The crew men's belongings were left in their quarters and the ship’s charts had been tossed about. The only lifeboat on the ship was missing and one of the two pumps had been disassembled, and three and a half feet of water was found in the bottom of the ship. The cargo of 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol was still intact, and a six month supply of food and water was left (Blumberg). The…
March 8th, 2014, we lost all contact with Malaysia airlines flight 370, to this day we still question, what happened to those 239 individuals who were aboard. The Malaysia Airlines plane went missing 3 years ago. Flight 370, had 239 people on board, and was on its way to Beijing when air traffic control lost all contact with it. Researcher believe it landed somewhere near the southern Indian Ocean after the wing of the plane washed up on shore, but no further debris was ever found. Some people…
Gaddis gave an article in the pulp magazine called, Argosy, in which he states about the Bermuda Triangle and its exact location with latitudinal and longitudinal specifications. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is between the coasts of Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. The vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships frequently…
Though, there’s a few that remain a mystery, and Flight 19 is one of them. Flight 19 (A group of five tbm avenger torpedo bomber planes) was lost at sea after confusion through the comms. was heard, while running an exercise through the Bermuda Triangle. Flight 19 was a group of 5 TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber Planes and consisted of 14 men, all with different rankings. Flight 19’s Commander was Lieutenant Charles Carroll Taylor. Flight 19 wasn’t even a combat-experienced crew. “To…
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan Crashed in the Ocean Before They Could Make it to Howland Island. Coast Guard Itasca was waiting for the arrival of Earhart and Noonan off a little island called Howland Island. Amelia Earhart sent one last transmission to Itasca where she stated that her and Noonan thought they were close to the island, but their plane was running on the verge of empty. Soon there were no sign of the plane, according to Szalay’s website (2017) Itasca started immediately on a two…
“Devil´s” Triangle is in a remote part of the Earth, where many ships and aircrafts have vanished without leaving a single trace. More than 2000 vessels and 75 aircraft in the last 500 years have being reported missing. Modern scientist do not have an answer, just many theories trying to solve the disappearance. These range from extraterrestrial activity to reverse gravity field among others. Today, even with new and accurate technology the wrecks have not been located. The Bermuda Triangle has…
Introduction I’m going to start this paper with introducing the history of Pascal’s Triangle, time ranging from 2nd century BC to 18th century AD. Among all the academic works by ancient mathematicians, I’m going to focus on Jiu Zhang Suan Shu [Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art] composed by Chinese scholars around 2nd century BC-10th century AD. I will use the binomial expansions derived from Pascal’s triangle as an example and then illustrate the coefficients expansion in general. After…