Crop Circles: Astonishing Phenomenon or Mass Media Trickery?

In summary, some people think that the latest crop circles are amazing and that they are probably not hoaxes. However, others believe that the crop circles have an agenda, and that aliens might be responsible.
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tumor
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What you guys think of crop circles?
The latest one are astonishing and I don't imagine people on the ground
hoaxing them.
Maybe we are being manipulated by mass media and those crop circles are
produced using computers by Hollywood specialists?
Earliest crop circles I admit were made by people but right now it is impossible.
I'm not conspiracy guy ,but there must be some agenda behind it.
 
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Impossible? Take a look at the Great Wall of China and define "impossible."

So what is your theory? That aliens watched humans hoaxing crop circles and decided to make some of their own?
 
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tumor said:
I'm not conspiracy guy ,but there must be some agenda behind it.

What makes you think there is an agenda?
 
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Tumor is right about the fact they have been getting more and more spectacular:

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I think some of these are stunning.

However, they're just artwork. People have been designing extremely intricate patterns for centuries. Anything that can be designed on paper can be reproduced in large scale in grain fields. There is a lot of planning that goes into the actual night when they go out and stomp the plants down. They have it all designed out ahead of time and have also worked out the sequence of laying it out in the grain.

It has evolved from two guys with a board, rope and measuring tape, to teams of people who compete with each other to produce the most spectacular crop formation. They eat it up when people look at what they've done and say "Humans couldn't have made this!"

It is a kind of graffiti, really. Some of these teams have agreed to be interviewed for shows about crop circles, and have demonstrated how they work.

What is fascinating is that, despite this, the people who "want to believe" blithely dismiss the hoaxer's admissions as lies and continue to believe that some of the circles are "real". "Real" seems to mean made by glowing orbs of light, lately. It used to be "real" meant they were the landing site of flying saucers, but that idea has evolved.
 
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If people making those circles they must be really quick and efficient.
Remember summer nights are short and in the total darknes must be very hard to work on them.
Most of the crop patterns are geometrically perfect ,how people on the ground can do that in few hours is beyond me.Some researchers can't find any foot prints on the soft sandy soil.
But as i mentioned in my post maybe we are being deceived by mass media,
and I believe crop circles are just computer generated art.Maybe one or two
paterns in the field are made by people in the field (with the farmer cooperation) but all the more intricate ones are computer generated.
Question remains why they doing this?
 
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Check out the pyramid/eye crop circle on the second page. Obviously man-made, unless you think aliens run around with dollar bills in their pockets.

And if humans could make that one, why couldn't they have done the rest?

What is the simplest explanation for what you see?
 
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tumor said:
If people making those circles they must be really quick and efficient.
I explained this. Teams. 5 or 6 people.

Remember summer nights are short and in the total darknes must be very hard to work on them.
I'm sure that the moon light is enough for most work. The first crop circle anyone works on must be a disorienting experience, but the more you work on the more ways they find to overcome the problems.
Most of the crop patterns are geometrically perfect
"Geometrically perfect" is a vague term. They aren't anymore geometrically perfect than anything else that people layout with measuring tools.
Some researchers can't find any foot prints on the soft sandy soil.
It's all cereal stalks.
But as i mentioned in my post maybe we are being deceived by mass media,
and I believe crop circles are just computer generated art.Maybe one or two paterns in the field are made by people in the field (with the farmer cooperation) but all the more intricate ones are computer generated.
I think your main problem in comprehending how people are doing this is that you haven't sat down and played with a ruler and compass enough. You don't realize how easy it is for someone to break down the procedures for creating a complex design into a list of easy to follow steps. There are techniques and tricks that make it go faster than you'd think.





Question remains why they doing this?[/QUOTE]
 

1. What are crop circles?

Crop circles are intricate patterns that appear in fields of crops, typically in the form of flattened areas of plants. They are often circular or geometric in shape and can range in size from a few feet to several hundred feet in diameter.

2. Are crop circles man-made or created by extraterrestrials?

The majority of crop circles have been proven to be man-made. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that they are created by extraterrestrial beings. However, there is still much debate and speculation surrounding the origin of some crop circles.

3. How are crop circles created?

Most crop circles are created by people using simple tools such as ropes and planks to flatten the crops. The patterns are carefully planned and executed, often during the night to avoid detection. Some crop circles have also been created using GPS technology and other advanced techniques.

4. What is the purpose of crop circles?

The purpose of crop circles is a subject of much debate. Some believe they are messages from extraterrestrial beings, while others see them as elaborate hoaxes or works of art. Some crop circles have been linked to spiritual or religious beliefs, while others are simply created for entertainment or publicity purposes.

5. Can crop circles be explained by natural phenomena?

While the majority of crop circles are man-made, there have been cases where natural phenomena such as wind patterns and weather conditions have been responsible for creating similar patterns in crops. However, these cases are rare and do not account for the many intricate and complex crop circles that have been documented.

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