The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, long thought to be a realm of the supernatural, may actually be explained by something as mundane as rogue waves. In this episode, I dive into the findings of an oceanographer from England who claims to have unraveled the enigma behind the countless shipwrecks and missing planes that have haunted this area for centuries. Instead of aliens or sea monsters, he attributes these phenomena to towering waves reaching heights of a hundred feet, capable of snapping ships in half and potentially dragging planes down with them. While it's undeniably fascinating, I can’t help but feel a bit let down; after all, I grew up envisioning all sorts of mythical creatures and magnetic portals. Sometimes, I guess, the allure of a good story can overshadow the plain truth of science. What do you think?

Links referenced in this episode:

• jamesabrown.net

This is the Daily note.

I'm James A.

Brown.

An oceanographer from England says he's cracked the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.

He says all the shipwrecks and missing planes and spooky sightings going back 500 years aren't paranormal at all.

It's waves, rogue waves, he says.

Towering walls of waters a hundred feet high, strong enough to snap ships in half and maybe, just maybe, pull planes out of the sky.

It's fascinating, but it's also kind of a letdown.

For decades, I imagined aliens or sea monsters or magnetic portals.

Instead, just big waves.

Sometimes the story is more fun than the science.

So what do you think?

On that note, I'm James A.

Brown, and as always, be well.