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Why were multiple ships and planes lost in the section of the Atlantic between Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda? Journalist Edward van Winkle-Jones first floated the idea of \u2018the Bermuda Triangle\u2019 - although he didn\u2019t call it that - in an article for the Miami Herald on 17th September, 1950.\nThe speculation that ensued inspired a lively industry in conspiracies, myths and tall tales that remains to this day, but the association with that area being dangerous dates back almost 500 years - when no less a figure than Christopher Columbus reported seeing a giant flame crashing into the sea there.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly ask whether the area\u2019s proximity to the USA has prolonged its notoriety; consider the role of aliens in its maritime history (yes. ALIENS); and discover whether the Bermuda Triangle is actually any more treacherous than any other stretch of deep water\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Sea's Puzzles Still Baffle Men In Pushbutton Age\u2019 (Miami Herald, 1950): https://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/BermudaTriangle/evwjones.html\n\n\u2022 \u2018Where is the Bermuda Triangle, what is it, why do planes go missing there and what are the conspiracy theories?\u2019 (The Sun, 2018): https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2021520/bermuda-triangle-ships-planes-conspiracy-theories/\n\u2022 \u2018Bermuda Triangle: what happened to Flight 19?\u2019 (BBC, 2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfsQBeXWktU\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\xa0\n#50s #Discoveries #Strange #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices