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Making the rounds is this story about glass pyramids underwater at the Bermuda Triangle. They're claiming they were discovered by an oceanographer but they I find no mention of this story in popular press and no actual scientific articles referenced.

These strange underwater pyramid structures at a depth of two thousand meters were identified with the help of a sonar according to oceanographer Dr. Verlag Meyer. Studies of other structures like Yonaguni in modern day Japan have allowed scientists to determine that the two giant pyramids, apparently made of something like a thick glass, are really impressive - each of them is larger than the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.

Is there anything to back up these claims? Other sources are skeptical:

"It doesn't sound too real to me," said Calvin Jones of the Florida state Division of Historical Resources. " I'm always open minded because we`re always learning new things. But the idea of a pyramid structure, let alone one made of glass, under more than 10 feet of water -- the chances are about one in a million."

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"the chances are about one in a million" - the chances are probably zero since I doubt such a structure would self sustain. – Sklivvz Apr 15 '12 at 23:31
I'm pretty sure that glass is not a viable construction material when its under 2000 meters of salt water. – RBarryYoung Apr 17 '12 at 17:48
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You're assuming there is a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the pyramids. Maybe they are just solariums for aliens that are comfortable under 2000m of water. – DJClayworth Apr 18 '12 at 12:01
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@DJClayworth: No I am not. Even with equalized internal & external pressure, most materials have different properties when subjected to different pressures. At 200 atmospheres (that's 1.5 tons per square inch) most materials will act vastly different, and I suspect that glass is more like a bowl of jello than the solid that we are familiar with. – RBarryYoung Apr 22 '12 at 22:22

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This story appeared in May 1991 in Weekly World News

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How seriously should one take Weekly World News ?
Well, you'll have to judge for yourself, but here are two sample covers:

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But it was 'the world's only reliable newspaper'! – Richard Terrett Apr 16 '12 at 9:27
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Ahah, so it IS confirmed by a reliable, mainstream paper! – Ben Brocka Apr 16 '12 at 14:21
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A hoax is, according to Google, A humorous or malicious deception. If the WWN would be trying to deceive anyone, I'd throw it to a hoax. It's more of a... well, I suppose it is a reliable newspaper. And this whole question just brightened my day a little bit. – Christopher May 21 '12 at 6:34
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well said, Christopher. WWN isn't trying to deceive anyone, therefore it's no hoax. Whether it is true or not is of course another question :) – jwenting May 21 '12 at 9:06
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citation needed – user unknown May 21 '12 at 10:00
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