Bermuda Triangle

[solman25]

I just finished watching all the episodes this weekend, so apologies if this has been mentioned before as I have not read any previous threads.
My theory at the moment is that the island is part of a bermuda triangle. Hence why they have not been found. The numbers are the coordinates of the island and the hatch is an experiment of some kind that belongs to the US army. Maybe they set it up during the war to be a place to hide from the enemy as nobody could find them. Also, the compass does not point north and Sayid mentioned the tide rising rapidly which seemed strange?? What could this mean? The numbers are cursed as the island does not want to be found, so anybody that tries to used the numbers are cursed.

[Lucid]

Hi, I'm new here as well. I've been reading a lot of threads for a couple of days but thought I'd let you know some info I found after reading your post.

In episode 13 "Hearts & Minds", Locke gives Sayid his compass to use. Later in the episode Sayid discusses with Jack where North should be - and they both disagree with the compass reading, concluding that it's defective. I did a search on the Bermuda Triangle after seeing your post and came up with the following from http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq8-1.htm

"Countless theories attempting to explain the many disappearances have been offered throughout the history of the area. The most practical seem to be environmental and those citing human error. The majority of disappearances can be attributed to the area's unique environmental features. First, the "Devil's Triangle" is one of the two places on earth that a magnetic compass does point towards true north. Normally it points toward magnetic north. The difference between the two is known as compass variation. The amount of variation changes by as much as 20 degrees as one circumnavigates the earth. If this compass variation or error is not compensated for, a navigator could find himself far off course and in deep trouble."

I just thought you'd be interested in this info as it does seem that it could support your theory.

[Lost_Mommy]

The bermuda triangle is in the Atlantic Ocean. The plane crashed in the south Pacific. I don't think they are anywhere near the Bermuda Triangle, however, if could be posible that there is the same type of "devil's triangle" in the pacific as well. It couldn't be a the Bermuda Triange thought, they are nowhere near Bermuda. They left from Austrialia, got part why to Los Angeles, and turn back towards Figi. Definately not in the area of the Bermuda Triangle.

I think this has been discussed a few times, try a search for bermuda. I'm sure you'll come up with some threads on this.

[pax]

this has been widely discussed in a number of threads. there are some sites with maps of alleged `vile vortices' around the world, and as you see on the map in this link, No, 45 is right in the area where the plane could have gone down:

http://www.deepinfo.com/#worldgrid

[Z3R0C00L]

This has been discussed before, and it has forced me to say the following, before.

They are 10,000 miles from bermuda. The bermuda triangle is fake, very fake. More ship accidents have occured in several locations, such as the north atlantic, cape horn, the cape of good hope, and the north coast of australia.

Even if this, a fiction show chose to assume the triangle is a real thing, I fear that would be a pretty boring solution. Done to death in the past, I think it is a safe bet that this wont be in the plot. Just like it wont be "they landed on the planet of the apes".

[pax]

Understand your skepticism. Yes. Bermuda triangle has been done to death, but what about something linking these various alleged `vile vortices'? could explain how a nigerian drug plane could end up in the south pacific

[Z3R0C00L]

Well the show is fiction, so they could make up any fake reason for this to happen. I cant tell you they wont, I just dont think they will. How does a vile vortex explain any of this? The numbers? Everything that happened before the flight?

However, it is interesting to think that the island, in whatever way (vortex or other) sucks people in and they can never leave. Ships, planes from africa, an old ship....

What ya think?

[pax]

Haven't there been suggestions that the numbers are latitude/longitude? perhaps, in various combinations, they exist in all of the vortices

[Lucid]

Even though the bermuda triangle is nowhere near Fiji, I think that the whole compass thing must be relevant in some way. On www.channel4.com/lost if you check out the intro to The Untold a newsreader says that the disappearance of Flight 815 is being called the Fiji Triangle Mystery which could be triangle 45 on that map.

I do agree that it would be an obvious choice to use a bermuda triangle type of idea and I hope that they're in a parallel universe type of place which can only be accessed by the numbers.

[Z3R0C00L]

Yes, and the coordinates can point to the area if maniuplated the right way. (clearly in the "wrong" way, it points all over the globe).

[tbd252]

The Devil's Island

Used by France from 1852 to 1946, its residents were everything from political prisoners to the most hardened of thieves and murderers (for example, anarchist Clément Duval). A great many of the more than 80,000 prisoners sent to the harsh conditions at disease-infested Devil's Island were never seen again. Other than by boat, the only way out was through an impenetrable jungle; accordingly, very few convicts ever managed to escape.

[Z3R0C00L]

But do you know where devils island is? It is 10,000 miles away.

Australia had a similar thing, Botany bay. The problem with putting people on an island is that it is quite possible for them to escape. Its not that hard to sail away, a person with basic knowledge could have a 50 - 50 chace of doing it.

[terabyte]

Well I googled this interesting website... check it out:
http://www.crystalinks.com/bermuda_triangle.html

The following are some quotes from the website relating to the season finale:

Though these occurrences remain an enigma, something kind of electromagnetic anomaly does occur in this region which has affected ships and airplanes for centuries.

Many people have reported seeing portals opening in cloudy skies - strange swirling lights sometimes accompanied by sounds - temporal distortions - electromagnetic distortions called 'electronic fog' that can cause a time storm, and the disappearance of planes and ships. There is something about this fog that is important and gives one the sense of all things paranormal.

In 2005, as part of a Sci Fi Channel documentary on the Bermuda Triangle, researcher David Childress explored underwater artifacts called the Scott Stones which he and others believe is linked to Atlantis - one of its locations being the heart of the Bermuda Triangle. No one is certain what the 'stone looking' formations are. Chisel marks would have to be found for them to be determined as manmade, not to mention dating their age.

Following not related to finale but related to the show:

Bermuda Triangle is one of the two areas on Earth where a compass will point at true north rather than magnetic north

[shred]

Originally Posted by Lost_Mommy

The bermuda triangle is in the Atlantic Ocean. The plane crashed in the south Pacific. I don't think they are anywhere near the Bermuda Triangle, however, if could be posible that there is the same type of "devil's triangle" in the pacific as well. It couldn't be a the Bermuda Triange thought, they are nowhere near Bermuda. They left from Austrialia, got part why to Los Angeles, and turn back towards Figi. Definately not in the area of the Bermuda Triangle.

I think this has been discussed a few times, try a search for bermuda. I'm sure you'll come up with some threads on this.

Wrong ocean.

[Jmac]

This was the first and most obvious theory I thought of. While it doesn't seem to be the bermuda triangle (based on location) it could be a similar phenomenon.