Crop Circle
| Crop circle | |
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| Unusual ground marking | |
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| A crop circle consisting of multiple circles | |
| Details | |
| Unusual ground marking: | Crop circle |
| Definition: | A Geometric or abstract pattern formed by the flattening of crops |
| Signature: | 1) Crops broken at the base and matted in a distinct pattern 2) Crops bent at node points and matted in a distinct pattern. |
| Misc | |
| Coined by: | The term was invented by researcher Colin Andrews in the early 80s and entered the Oxford Dictionary in 1997. |
| Related Term | Cerealogy: The Study of Crop circles |
| See Also: | Unusual ground marking |
Crop circles are patterns created by the flattening of crops such as wheat, barley, rapeseed (also called "canola"), rye, corn, linseed and soy. The term was first used by researcher Colin Andrews to describe simple circles he was researching. Although since 1990 the circles have evolved into complex geometries, the term "circle" has stuck. Various hypotheses have been offered to explain their formation, ranging from the naturalistic to the paranormal. Naturalistic explanations include man-made hoaxes or geological anomalies, while paranormal explanations include formation by UFOs. Many circles are known to be man-made, such as those created by Doug Bower, Dave Chorley, and John Lundberg, and a 2000 study into circle hoaxing concluded that 80 percent of UK circles were totally man-made.
Bower and Chorley were awarded an Ig Nobel Prize in 1992 for their crop circle hoaxing.
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Crop circles are patterns created by the flattening of crops such as wheat, barley, rapeseed (also called "canola"), rye, corn, linseed and soy. The term was first used by ...
Crop circle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
crop "circle" A crop "circle" is a geometric pattern, often very intricate and complex, appearing in fields, usually wheat fields and usually in England.
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