Did anyone happen to see the scientist on the Discovery Channel who has a
theory that the mystery of the Devils Triangle is methane bubbles? I was only
watching it off and on and they did a demonstration where they pupmed methane
gas all around under what appeared to be a 20' leisure boat. The boat sank
very slowly in what appeared to be fairly calm water but I missed the reason
they said the gas made it sink. Was it from fizzing water slowly filling it or
what?

I didn't see it, but I am familiar with the principal. When any type of gas
is present in excess in water, the buoyancy of floating objects decreases.
If you think of it this way, the space that the gas takes up equates to
there being no water in that space. And since vessels don't float in air,
they sink.

"CCred68046" wrote in message
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Did anyone happen to see the scientist on the Discovery Channel who has a
theory that the mystery of the Devils Triangle is methane bubbles? I was
only
watching it off and on and they did a demonstration where they pupmed
methane
gas all around under what appeared to be a 20' leisure boat. The boat
sank
very slowly in what appeared to be fairly calm water but I missed the
reason
they said the gas made it sink. Was it from fizzing water slowly filling
it or
what?

I saw that item a while back. Believe the bubbles created less buoyancy on
the water. Can't remember if 'surface tension' entered the equation.

On 11 Aug 2004 21:39:27 GMT, obull (CCred68046)
wrote:

Did anyone happen to see the scientist on the Discovery Channel who has a
theory that the mystery of the Devils Triangle is methane bubbles? I was only
watching it off and on and they did a demonstration where they pupmed methane
gas all around under what appeared to be a 20' leisure boat. The boat sank
very slowly in what appeared to be fairly calm water but I missed the reason
they said the gas made it sink. Was it from fizzing water slowly filling it or
what?

It's a combination of loss of surface tension and lack of water
density to support any type of weight.

One of the big fears of gas platforms is a well head blowout - there
have been instances of entire platforms and 100 foot service boats
sinking during one of these events.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

Another fascinating theory and demonstration in the same show included an
experiment to show that enormous releases of methane from the sea floor will
easily stall aircraft engines once the gas bubbles up to the surface and enters
the atmosphere.

On 11 Aug 2004 23:14:25 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Another fascinating theory and demonstration in the same show included an
experiment to show that enormous releases of methane from the sea floor will
easily stall aircraft engines once the gas bubbles up to the surface and enters
the atmosphere.

Hmmmm - have to be a lot of pressure to do that - the column of
methane would have to be quite wide and high.

Then again.....

Later,

Tom

Hmmmm - have to be a lot of pressure to do that - the column of
methane would have to be quite wide and high.

Then again.....

Later,


The experiments they ran on the show stalled aircraft engines at an extremely
low concentration of methane.

The whole 'Devil's Triangle' story is a bunch of hoooy. Prolly dreamed
up by some Democrat to scare little children. The fact is; you can draw
a 'Devil's Triangle' on ANY stretch of navigable waters around the world
and chalk up dozens if not hundreds of 'unexplained' disappearences.
Now, if only Kerry would dissappear....
JR

CCred68046 wrote:

Did anyone happen to see the scientist on the Discovery Channel who has a
theory that the mystery of the Devils Triangle is methane bubbles? I was only
watching it off and on and they did a demonstration where they pupmed methane
gas all around under what appeared to be a 20' leisure boat. The boat sank
very slowly in what appeared to be fairly calm water but I missed the reason
they said the gas made it sink. Was it from fizzing water slowly filling it or
what?

The whole 'Devil's Triangle' story is a bunch of hoooy. Prolly dreamed
up by some Democrat

Now, if only Kerry would dissappear....

Another (rare) non-political thread hijacked in rec.boats.

And, I didn't even use a box cutter....
JR

Gould 0738 wrote:

The whole 'Devil's Triangle' story is a bunch of hoooy. Prolly dreamed
up by some Democrat


Now, if only Kerry would dissappear....


Another (rare) non-political thread hijacked in rec.boats.