Crop Circles

[juliejam]

Have any of you spotted any Crop Circles this year or
at any time in your life..Ive been fascinated by these for as long
as i can remember ...Still wondering how these are made and by whom.

Julie

[nightshade]

I have not seen any recently,but watched with great interest as a field of long "blue"
grass suddenly started to flatten and swirl in places but adjacent areas moved only
slightly (if at all),some sort of local air currents I assume
I like the alien idea but admire the minds of the more likley culprits

[juliejam]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I have not seen any recently,but watched with great interest as a field of long "blue"
grass suddenly started to flatten and swirl in places but adjacent areas moved only
slightly (if at all),some sort of local air currents I assume
I like the alien idea but admire the minds of the more likley culprits

I also like to think that there is someone else out there ..
Could it be that some local chaps after a few pints (not too many) just want to get their work spread over the fields and the local news..

There are too many questions here to be asked..

Julie

[Jez]

I have never seen any! Some are known to be fake like silver globes busy at work. I like mysteries and would love to walk in one to inspect and ponder on, but we on't get any in these ere parts!

[demicav]

Not seen any myself but I've watched that Mel Gibson film "Signs". It gave me the heeby geebies.

[paulchandler6]

Never seen one personally, but I'm thinking that someone with enough knowledge of CAD or a similar system could design a program to create a pattern and then create the instructions on how to form a "crop circle" by using whatever tool they use to flatten the crop. After all if we can program a computer to play chess I'm sure this is possible.
Also some of the photos must be fake?

However it would be great if ET was responsible.

Paul

[Dan Salter]

Love them as we all do but surely the whole crop circle phenomena was debunked donkeys years ago???. i thought it was well known they were well planned intricate man made affairs using such tools as a central post with a rope attached for the basic "circle" type..walking in circles to knock down the sward and gradully working closer to the centre etc... I have seen many serious documentaries explaining the myth away? I thought the only "believer" still alive was that guy from the Kinks...ray davies is it?...and he probably done too many drugs in his past to not believe lol

[m1.carson]

Hi dan,

Yep I've read how and seen photo's of them being made as well, it's very strange but people in caravans turn up selling souvenires very shortly after they've appeared, perhaps they make a living out of it.

Max.

[Pete Collins]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

... I thought the only "believer" still alive was that guy from the Kinks...ray davies is it?...and he probably done too many drugs in his past to not believe lol

Are you sure it's Ray Davies of Kinks fame? I thought it was the wonderfully named Reg Presley of The Troggs, who spent some of the money he got when Wet Wet Wet had a hit with a cover of Love is all around on 'researching' crop circles.

Anyway, I suspect they're often the work of the local Young Farmers.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Pete Collins

Are you sure it's Ray Davies of Kinks fame? I thought it was the wonderfully named Reg Presley of The Troggs, who spent some of the money he got when Wet Wet Wet had a hit with a cover of Love is all around on 'researching' crop circles.

Anyway, I suspect they're often the work of the local Young Farmers.

I have mixed the troggs and the kinks up my entire life...yes its that Reg fella...sorry...( Ray davies is far too cool to believe in silly crop circles)

[kshotton45]

Originally Posted by paulchandler6

Never seen one personally, but I'm thinking that someone with enough knowledge of CAD or a similar system could design a program to create a pattern and then create the instructions on how to form a "crop circle" by using whatever tool they use to flatten the crop. After all if we can program a computer to play chess I'm sure this is possible.
Also some of the photos must be fake?

However it would be great if ET was responsible.

Paul

I use CAD every day at work. If a member wanted a particular shape with dimensions etc, I'd consider doing it for them. But, they'd have to convince me they'd got permission, or owned the crops, as, at the end of the day, it seems to me that the practice amounts to criminal damage.
What do the farmers think? Are they happy about it.

My Trainee at work reckons that the Paladians do it ! The Paladians leave college at 78 and live to be 1000 years old. They visit us on a regular basis, but we don't know about it........
..... can you see why I'm cracking up !! He really believes it

Is there anyone out there ???

Keith.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by kshotton45

I use CAD every day at work. If a member wanted a particular shape with dimensions etc, I'd consider doing it for them. But, they'd have to convince me they'd got permission, or owned the crops, as, at the end of the day, it seems to me that the practice amounts to criminal damage.
What do the farmers think? Are they happy about it.

My Trainee at work reckons that the Paladians do it ! The Paladians leave college at 78 and live to be 1000 years old. They visit us on a regular basis, but we don't know about it........
..... can you see why I'm cracking up !! He really believes it

Is there anyone out there ???

Keith.

I think my Nan is a Palladian?

[kshotton45]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

I think my Nan is a Palladian?

Has she just left college, or is she nearly 1000 years old!

Or does she go round flattening fields of crops ??

Keith.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by kshotton45

Has she just left college, or is she nearly 1000 years old!

Or does she go round flattening fields of crops ??

Keith.

Ah maybe shes just Maltese....She has just left 1000 colleges, shes one year old and goes round flattening the rest of the field and leaves a circle standing up?...ill get my coat.