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Crop circles are intricate patterns formed in fields, typically in southern England, where certain crop areas are flattened while others remain unaffected. Theories about their origins include alien involvement, natural phenomena caused by wind currents, or human hoaxes, with various research methods used to investigate these formations. While most sightings occur between April and September, crop circles have been reported globally and can take on numerous designs beyond simple circles.
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- 2. Page 2 Thesun setsonafield in southern England. When it rises again the following morning, that field has been transformed into an enormous work of art. A large section of thecrop hasbeen tamped into a pattern of circles, ringsand other intricate geometric shapes. But who created it? •Arecrop circlesthe work of alien visitors? • Are they a natural phenomenon, created by electrically charged currents of air? Or •Arethey elaborate hoaxes perpetrated by savvy, talented and very determined circle
- 3. Page 3 What areCrop Circles? Crop circlesarepatternsthat appear in fields. The pattern is created when certain areas of the crops are tamped down, but others are left intact. The edge is so clean that it looks like it was created with a machine. Even though the stalks are bent, they are not damaged. Most of the time, the crop continues to grow as normal. Farmershavereported finding strangecirclesin their fieldsfor centuries. The earliest mention of a crop circle dates back to the 1500s. A 17th-century English woodcut showsadevilish creaturemaking a crop circle. Peoplewho lived in theareacalled the creaturethe"mowing devil."
- 4. Page 4 Crop CircleDesigns Crop circlesarenot just circles-- they can comein many different shapes. The most basic (and the most common) crop circle is the single circle. The stalks inside a crop circle are typically bent into what is known as a swirl pattern. Crop circles can range in size from a few inches to a few hundred feet across. Most early crop circlesweresimplecircular designs. But after1990, the circles became more elaborate. More complex crop patterns, called pictograms, emerged. Cropscan be madeto look likejust about anything - smiling faces, flowers oreven words.
- 5. Page 5 Some ofthe more sophisticated patterns are based on mathematical equations. In one crop circle that had an outerand an innercircle, the area of the outercircle was exactly fourtimes that of the innercircle.
- 6. Page 6 Crop CircleLocations Most circles are concentrated in the south of England, primarily in the counties of Hampshire and Wiltshire. Many of them havebeen found near Avebury and Stonehenge, two mystical sites containing largestonemonuments. But crop circles arenot confined to England. They have been spotted in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, India and otherparts of the world. The "season" forcrop circles runs from April to September, which coincides with the growing season. Circles tend to be created at night, hiding theircreators (human orotherwise) from curious eyes Crop circles can be found in many different types of fields -- wheat, corn, oats, rice, oil-seed rape, barley, rye, tobacco even weeds.
- 7. Page 7 Who MakesCrop Circles? 1)UFOs and Aliens ? Possibly themost controversial theory isthat crop circlesarethe work of visitorsfrom other planets-- sort of likealien calling cards. Peoplewho agreewith this theory say that the circles are eitherthe imprint left by landing spacecraft or messages brought from afar forus earthlings. Some eyewitnessesclaim to haveseen UFO-like lights and strange noises emanating from crop circle sites.
- 8. Page 8 2) Winds Probablythemost scientific theory saysthat crop circlesarecreated by small currents of swirling winds called vortices. The spinning columns force a burst of airdown to the ground, which flattens the crops. They are charged with energy. When dust particles get caught up in the spinning, charged air, they can appearto glow, which may explain the UFO-like glowing lights many witnesses have seen nearcrop circles. But the question remains -- how can a few seconds worth of spinning aircreate such intricate and perfectly defined crop circles?
- 9. Page 9 3) EarthEnergy Some researchers believe that the earth creates its own energy, which formsthecircles. Onepossibleform of earth energy is electromagnetic radiation. In fact, scientists have measured strong magnetic fields inside crop circles, and visitors have sometimes reported feeling a tingling sensation in their body while in ornearthe circles.4) Humans Among themost famoushoaxersaretheBritish team of Doug Bowerand Dave Chorley, known as"Doug and Dave." In 1991, theduo cameout and announced that they had made hundreds of crop circles since 1978. To prove that they were responsible, they filmed themselves for the BBC making a circle with a rope-and- plank contraption in a Wiltshire field.
- 10. Page 10 How DoResearchers Study Crop Circles? When researcherscometo thesceneof acrop circle, they conduct a thorough investigation, including thefollowing methods: •Talking to possibleeyewitnessesand residents living nearby •Examining thelocation and theweather where circleshaveformed •Examining theaffected cropsand thesurrounding soil with sophisticated techniquessuch asx-ray diffraction analysis •Taking electromagnetic energy readingsinsideand near thecrop circles •Analyzing thecirclepatterns
- 11. Page 11 Researchershavebeen still ponderingover thequestion of crop circlesfor several decades, but they still haven't comeup with areal answer asto why they exist ?
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