The Bermuda Triangle spans the Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Legend has it that the triangle eats ships from the water and planes from the air, leaving no trace of wreckage—and heaps of speculation. Last week, the Science Channel added another theory to the pile: The source of these disappearances could be newfound hexagonal cloud formations above the Triangle. As Dr. Randy Cerveny of Arizona State University explains in the video:

These types of hexagonal shapes over the ocean are in essence, 'air bombs.' They're formed by what are called microbursts. They're blasts of air that come down out of the bottom of the clouds and hit the ocean, and they create waves that can sometimes be massive in size once they start to interact with each other.

Naturally, no ship or plane would want to be under something as ominous as an "air bomb."

But this theory is just that: a theory. As NBC meteorologist Kevin Corriveau says, the "air bomb" theory draws comparisons to similar formations in the North Sea, an entirely different geographic location with entirely different weather patterns. Corriveau hypothesizes the hexagonal shapes in the Bermuda Triangle instead are caused by a small island heating the air differently. Plus, the Science Channel's dramatic music and booming narrative sound like "science" the way the History Channel sounds like "history," so take it as you will.

From: Esquire US