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Methane Bubbles Could Sink Ships

Posted by timothy on from the loose-methane-bubble-lips dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Joseph J Monaghan and David May, of Australia's Monash University, have proposed a novel theory for Bermuda-Triangle-like disappearance of ships at sea: They were swallowed in giant methane bubbles released by undersea vents. Monaghan & May point to sonar of a ship wreck that's sitting in the center of a known methane eruption site, and they've developed a mathematical model that predicts how an eruption could take down a ship. Hey, we ain't talkin' bovine flatulence here..."

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  1. Not News by computersareevil · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is not news. I've seen this theory on TLC or Discovery at least twice in the last couple of years.

  2. Not new. Read about it many, many years ago. by arcade · · Score: 1, Informative

    Read about this when I went to highschool.. which should be.. 5-7 years ago

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  3. No Discovery Channel Down Under? by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Bermuda Triangle episode is on every few months and they cover the methane angle.

    Looks like it was first proposed in 1981.

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  4. Skepdic by GuyMannDude · · Score: 2, Informative

    Seriously, the methane angle has already been proposed a long time ago. And anytime you hear something fantasitical, you should at least consult the skepdic site to see what rational people are thinking. Here's the link for Bermuda Triangle accidents. Most skeptics think pirates are the real cause of disappearances.

    GMD

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  5. Re:Possible Naval Defensive Weapon? by hraefn · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not only boyancy and gravity working against the ship, but also pressure. This is why a torpedo works against any side of a submarine.

    You can read a thorough description, and see daigrams, here