Crop circles are huge geometric designs not seen by the naked eye. Many people will claim that these giant shapes are made from alien spaceships as no entrance or exit in these circles. What causes these circles? Is there a scientific explanation? We will explore common theories, scientific explanations, and then cross examine the results to understand what the significance of these mysterious designs are. The common theories as stated in an article on ufoevidence.org, suggests there are nine different theories that have working hypotheses on the mechanism for why crop circles were formed (Hussey, 2014). The first theory being the plasma-gravitational vortex theory suggests that plasma generating light creates the circles based on eye witness
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The other more common theories include human made, weather, paranormal, and animal activity (Hussey, 2014). Let’s start with what the pseudoscience community believes are the requirements for a crop circle to be considered legitimate and not a hoax. The plant shafts are bent around an inch off the floor, very deliberate and precise geometric patterns with little to no signs of any physical damage. Light burns at the base of the stems, altered cellular structure and discrepancies in radiation levels (Burrel, 2010). There are so many requirements to check off for a crop circle to be legitimate. Some claim that crop circles have been around for thousands of years, the explanation comes from the bible and legends from around the world (Burrel, 2010). The most interesting topic is that many of these crop circles are found in Europe, around some prehistoric sites such as Stonehenge for example. They claim that 90% of the world’s elaborate crop circles are found in Europe, and 40% of these crop circles are found within a 40 mile radius from stone hedge (Cameron, 2010). We have gotten to the point, in which some believe that these the theories surrounding the crop circles are nothing but folklore. Meder a …show more content…
Let’s look at the scientific analysis of what crop circles are and their function. There is little scientific information as to what the function of the crop circles. The most relevant evidence suggests that crop circles are manmade (Feder, 2014). They are created by placing a rod and then using rope or string to a board which is then used to flatten the plants (Nickell, 2004). There is no evidence suggesting that humans are not able to create these circles. Bower and Chorley confessed in 1991 where they made crop circles in South England (Taylor, 2011). The reason this confession was so impactful was because the argued that straight lines and square to their crop circles which nature is incapable of doing consistently (Taylor, 2011). Physicists suggest that using current technology such as GPS and lasers helps the case. The manmade theory is the most believed due to the amount of evidence against this theory. The only real “evidence” is that of eye witness recants which are not reliable. Sagan believes that UFOlogists willing ignore the evidence against crop circles to maintain their belief that the crop circles have extraterrestrial roots (Sagan, 2011). Cereologists are trying to discredit the idea that humans are involved, and use conspiracy theories about the government planting evidence to deprive the story behind the origin of these circles (Ridley, 2011). When Matt Ridley wrote the article
The other more common theories include human made, weather, paranormal, and animal activity (Hussey, 2014). Let’s start with what the pseudoscience community believes are the requirements for a crop circle to be considered legitimate and not a hoax. The plant shafts are bent around an inch off the floor, very deliberate and precise geometric patterns with little to no signs of any physical damage. Light burns at the base of the stems, altered cellular structure and discrepancies in radiation levels (Burrel, 2010). There are so many requirements to check off for a crop circle to be legitimate. Some claim that crop circles have been around for thousands of years, the explanation comes from the bible and legends from around the world (Burrel, 2010). The most interesting topic is that many of these crop circles are found in Europe, around some prehistoric sites such as Stonehenge for example. They claim that 90% of the world’s elaborate crop circles are found in Europe, and 40% of these crop circles are found within a 40 mile radius from stone hedge (Cameron, 2010). We have gotten to the point, in which some believe that these the theories surrounding the crop circles are nothing but folklore. Meder a …show more content…
Let’s look at the scientific analysis of what crop circles are and their function. There is little scientific information as to what the function of the crop circles. The most relevant evidence suggests that crop circles are manmade (Feder, 2014). They are created by placing a rod and then using rope or string to a board which is then used to flatten the plants (Nickell, 2004). There is no evidence suggesting that humans are not able to create these circles. Bower and Chorley confessed in 1991 where they made crop circles in South England (Taylor, 2011). The reason this confession was so impactful was because the argued that straight lines and square to their crop circles which nature is incapable of doing consistently (Taylor, 2011). Physicists suggest that using current technology such as GPS and lasers helps the case. The manmade theory is the most believed due to the amount of evidence against this theory. The only real “evidence” is that of eye witness recants which are not reliable. Sagan believes that UFOlogists willing ignore the evidence against crop circles to maintain their belief that the crop circles have extraterrestrial roots (Sagan, 2011). Cereologists are trying to discredit the idea that humans are involved, and use conspiracy theories about the government planting evidence to deprive the story behind the origin of these circles (Ridley, 2011). When Matt Ridley wrote the article