The fact that crop circles seem to mysteriously appear overnight, adds an element of intrigue. The secrecy behind their creation gives them a sense of wonder. They seem to have evolved from basic circles in the 60’s into sophisticated, intricate complex designs with up to 1000’s of sections or individual circles spanning 100’s of meters with pin point geometric complexity that captivates the imagination.
Some formations display sacred geometry, astonomical allignments, Euclidean geometry and fractal patters requiring advanced mathematical knowledge. Crop circles also use the golden ratio, fibonacci numbers, pi and even simatic patterns (shapes that form when sound frequencies vibrate a material with sand on it). They appear all over the world, though England, especially in Wiltshire has the highest concentration with the epicentre being the mysterious Silbury Hill and Stone Henge. Reports of crop circles date back centuries such as the 1678 Mowing Devil.
They inspire curiosity and debate about whether some might have non-human origins.
The non human origin perspective
Are they an enigma with some kind of hidden message left for people to decode? Witnesses have claimed to see mysterious lights, balls of energy or even UAP’s near formations. Stalks appear to have been bent and stretched with microscopic holes and expulsion cavities at the apical nodes without breaking by heat or possible microwave or plasma energy rather than being crushed by physical force. All this happens to the plant internally and can not be hoaxed.
There are also reports of soil composition and seed germination(with 5 times faster growth and more protein) being altered. Some studies had found elevated levels of iron oxide in some formations. Some scientific studies have even suggested electromagnetic anomalies or levels of radiation inside the circles. Some individuals report mechanical devices stopped working when within a circle. Your mobile may cease to function, and your watch, and your compass; yet the moment you step outside, they instantly return to normal.
There are reports of unknown energy connections between the locations and the patterns. Witnesses have reported crop circles appearing in very short time frames like minutes with flawless symmetry. Impossible for human teams secretly working in darkness. Sometimes creations with over 400 perfect circles would appear within a 4 hour period sometimes when it was raining. It would take a large team of people to do this and you would expect lots of muddy footprints. Some studies suggest human made circles typically have broken stalks, rough edges and lack of node elongation where as unexplained circles exhibit anomalies and challenge the human made explanations.
There are examples where the patterns have persisted as ‘ghost circles’ like a negative of the pattern that was there the previous year even after the field has been harvested and re planted 2 or 3 times. The crops seem to be laid down gently in some cases braided with any crops with flowers still in bloom. The crops continue to grow horizontally. Its difficult to imagine this occurring if humans had trampled them down with planks.
Some researchers propose plasma vortices (ionized air spirals), ball lightning or earth energy ley lines are possible explanations however the complex geometric sophistication of the patterns does not seem to tie in with such phenomena.
Human made perspective
Hoaxers have confessed in the past and replication of complex designs have been possible using simple tools like rope, planks and GPS. Although some say the recreations are not as sharp and the crops are trashed instead of appearing to be gently laid or even braided. Some formations are linked to marketing stunts or tourism.
There are groups like Circlemakers.org who openly create elaborate designs. Farmers and local businesses sometimes commission formations to attract visitors.
Despite the non human perspective claims addressed earlier no verifiable footage or direct evidence has been found.
Are they art?
If we were to say they are human constructs should they be considered art? They are not signed by the creator like conventional art and you cant sell or buy them. Could they be considered a performance land art piece blending artistry with mathematical and scientific symbolism where the audience never sees the artist at work and the artist never claims any responsibility for their efforts. A bit like a Banksy creation popping up without warning, although crop circles have to authorship or recognised creator or style.
Even if they are man made the complexity of some designs can only be a result of very careful planning, clever creation techniques and the use of GPS technology. I don’t think we should attribute the term ‘hoaxers’ or ‘pranksters’ to crop circle creators as there is so much more to it than being a simple prank. The fractal patterns with perfect symmetry would require a lot of artistic and mathematical skill to create stealthily under the cover of darkness (and not leave any muddy footprints).
Either way they do have an aesthetic beauty and humans have undeniably embraced them.
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