OK, so our island paradise has a few pitfalls which include earthquakes, tsunami warnings and typhoons. Tarague beach, located here on Andersen, had to be evacuated a couple weeks ago due to the 8.2 earthquake which hit Japan. Thankfully, our house is located on high ground and I was able to calm FG down when they announced the evacution of the beach areas.
As FG put it, we can now add another “scary” thing to our list. The other night, as we watched a show on the History channel, we found out Guam is located in the “Dragon’s Triangle” ~ similar to the Bermuda Triangle but located here in the Pacific.
The show went on to talk about how many ships and aircrafts have mysteriously disappeared between Japan, Saipan and Guam. There have even been reports of “ghost” ships where the boat is found adrift with no obvious problems but all the people were missing. Unfortunately, FG caught part of the show and was quite disturbed that we’re in the triangle. Hopefully, she’ll forget about it the next time we take a flight out of here.
Maybe the triangle (which some argue is caused by magnetic fields) explains our mysterious clock problem. After being here several months, FM and I noticed our electric clocks wouldn’t keep the correct time. We would set them all to the same time, but after two weeks, we woud notice all the clocks were running fast ~ sometimes 10 minutes or more fast. The time on the computer is the only one plugged in which remains consistently correct. I mentioned it the other day to a group of ladies and the old timers all said it happens to them as well.
Maybe that explains why time seems to be going so fast here ~ we’ve been here 9 months already!
ok. so i watched it on the history channel a few nights ago. i was trippin on it…I dont see how it doesnt have more attention. if more happens there shouldnt it have more publicity? I am still speechless.
what if there is life deep under the water where we cannot see or reach? wouldnt that explain a lot???
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I’m watching it now on the histroy channel lol
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they say gravity is weaker not so much that you could tell its only by .003%
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the bermuda triangle is perfectly lined up with the dragons triangle but on opposite sides of the world both the 2 deepest parts of the world.
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i need some information about the dragons triangle
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the show was just on today, 2/6/08 around 3pm.
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amberdane: Not sure when the “Pacific Bermuda Triangle” episode will air again on the History Channel but you can check the link at
http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=187042
Don’t be scared of the plane ride ~ statistically, they are A LOT safer than a car. Have a fun trip!
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would you happen to know whens the next time this show you watched is going to show again?
i just heard about this yeasterday & decided to research on it…
im freaking out…im going off island for a week & i leave tomorrow.
& im already scared to ride the plane since its my first time..but knowing were
in the dragons triangle scares the shiznits out of me****
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Mary: Cell phones seem to work fine here in the Dragon’s Triangle ~ with the usual dropped call when you go into a concrete building 🙂
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i SAW THE PROGRAM ABOUT THE DRAGON TRIANGLE THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL AND FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING! I GUESS I AM LIVING IN DARK AGES FOR I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE DRAGON TRIANGLE.
I UNDERSTAND THE AC/DC , BUT DOES TIME IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE RUN SLOW? OR IS IT THE SAME? AND DO CELL-PHONES WORK IN THE DRAGON TRIANGLE?
THANKS.
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Uncle Jamie: yeah, that’s what I meant, 60 cycles and all 😉 Actually, I know NOTHING about electricity except I’m very happy when it’s on and I have a very healthy respect for it. Thanks for setting me straight ~ FG will be happy to know the clock problem is logical rather then the “Dragon’s Triangle”. In fact, we may have her figure out how many cycles our electricity is going by how fast our clocks change over a two week period ~ she likes figuring out those kinds of math problems.
FM says he’s sticking with the mysterious triangle theory ~ more fun to tell.
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I have an answer to your clock problem. Electric is 120 volts at 60 cycles. If it is less than 60 cycles your clocks will run slow. If it is more than 60 cycles your clocks will run fast. The time on your computer is regulated by a atomic clock so that’s always correct.
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Guam is on 110v but we do have a lot of “surges” ~ FM is convinced that’s the cause of it BUT we noticed our car clock also runs fast. FM was talking with a co-worker and she’s having the same problem with her car clock. Just a little strange.
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Are they on 220 voltage like Europe? After living in Germany, I’m sure you already know whether or not this is the issue. If it’s on 220, the electricity is probably cycling at 50 Hertz, not the typical 60 like in the States. So that’s where you’d lose the 10 minutes. Your computer is probably dual voltage, so it’s not affected. Just an idea!
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