Bermuda Triangle was always a manufactured mystery. It is true that some ships disappeared in the area, but that’s true for most oceans in the world.
It only stands to reason that one of the most crowded shipping areas in the world would have a high number of wrecks.
The Bermuda Triangle and Quicksand. Need instant drama, but don't have the time to craft something bespoke? Drop them in either one - quicksand or the triangle - it's like magic, the average TV viewer's brain has been starved for oxygen for so long they'll happily accept either as plausible.
Also incidents at sea are far less likely to be mysterious, with any plane or ship likely to be in that area can actually connect with someone. Versus before when you had no easy to reasonably notify anyone if you were in distress.
I think that humans have to have a certain level of non-reality based fears.
Back in the day, werewolves and vampires were enough.
As technology advanced, it was UFOs.
Now it's Jewish Space Lasers and Woke Transwomen in bathrooms.
Can't stress enough how silly of a fear transwomen in the bathroom is. Everyone knows women don't use the bathroom.
I recently told someone that, being a woman, I don't understand why even a cis man in a woman's bathroom matters.
We don't have urinals? We have stalls and only stalls. No one is getting naked in the main part of the bathroom? Where is the threat, that could be in any way more threatening than being anywhere where there are people?
Such a stupid thing to fear.
Or simply a boeing 737, these can crash anywhere...
No, that one is real.
This makes me think. By now, werewolves and vampires are mythological beings we use as entertainment and find great joy in discussing even though we know they're not real. Hundreds of years from now, maybe popular culture (D&D 86e or something) will be filled with Jewish Space Lasers.
Larry Niven once wrote a story with the throwaway line "the Berlin Nazis football team."
I was a little miffed the first time I read it, but eventually I got the idea that in the future, Nazis are as scary as pirates and raiders and Spartans are today.
D&D even already has golems, phylacteries and cabals
Everyone knows the real thing to be afraid of is quicksand.
I saw a UFO at about noon when in my backyard once.
Rainbows and unicorns are really scary to some. Especially of wielded by men.
https://www.atomictunayachts.com/sail/how-marine-technology-on-boats-has-grown-over-the-years/
Bill Clinton ordered the GPS system to be available for civilian use in 2000. The GPS system has replaced mechanical navigators on almost all boats and ships.
It just got shy from all the history channel documentaries about it. Soon people will forget and it can go back to stealing ships
Just came from Bermuda. Can confirm they have triangles there too
I have assumed it was because of traditional shipping channels going through there so pirates and criminals would be waiting to intercept cargo ships in the area. Like highwayman waiting along the road outside of the range of the police of nearby towns or cities. Ships disappear so people make up stories about why.
