British physicist and oceanographer, Dr. Helen Czerski, a lecturer in the department of mechanical engineering at University College London, recently produced a video for Tech Insider that aims to debunk a popular theory surrounding unexplained disappearances associated with the Bermuda Triangle. In the video, Dr. Czerski explains how the 'methane hydrates' theory--the idea that large fields of methane hydrates on continental shelves could release bubbles of methane that are capable of sinking ships by decreasing the density of water--simply isn't possible.

"The first thing is that this whoosh of gas is going to break up into small bubbles, really, really quickly. It doesn't rise as one massive, great big bubble." said Dr. Czerski. "It pushes up on the ship, much more strongly than the ship is falling into the bubbles. The bubbles actually make the ship go up, not down."