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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Reasons behind crop circles formation

Following are the different theories related with crop circles
Aliens
Possibly the most controversial theory is that crop circles are the work of visitors from other planets People who agree with this theory say that the circles are either the imprint left by landing spacecraft or messages brought from aliens. Some eyewitnesses claim to have seen UFO-like lights and strange noises emanating from crop circle sites.
In 1987, a crop message read "WEARENOTALONE." Skeptics argued that if the message had been from aliens, it would have read "YOUARENOTALONE."
Winds
Probably the most scientific theory says that crop circles are created by small currents of swirling winds called vortices (similar to "dust devils"). The spinning columns force a burst of air down to the ground, which flattens the crops. Vortices are common in hilly areas such as parts of southern England. When dust particles get caught up in the spinning, charged air, they can appear to glow, which may explain the UFO-like glowing lights many witnesses have seen near crop circles.
But the question remains -- how can a few seconds worth of spinning air create such intricate and perfectly defined crop circles?
electromagnetic radiation
Some researchers believe that the earth creates its own energy, which forms the circles. One possible form of earth energy is electromagnetic radiation. In fact, scientists have measured strong magnetic fields inside crop circles, and visitors have sometimes reported feeling a tingling sensation in their body while in or near the circles.
In the early 1990s, American biophysicist Dr. William Levengood discovered that crops in circles were damaged much in the same way as plants heated in a microwave oven. He proposed the idea that the crops were being rapidly heated from the inside by some kind of microwave energy.
Humans
The easiest explanation for crop circles is that they are man-made hoaxes, created either for fun or to stump the scientists.
Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow of the CSICOP (Research comitee) says that crop circles have all the hallmarks of hoaxes: They are concentrated primarily in southern England; they've become more elaborate over the years (indicating that hoaxers are getting better at their craft); and their creators never allow themselves to be seen. But even with crop circlemakers claiming responsibility for hundreds of designs, hoaxes can't account for all of the thousands of crop circles created.
Colin Andrews author of the book, Circular Evidence admits that about 80 percent of crop circles are probably man-made, but says that the other 20 percent are probably the work of some "higher force."
Light Formation
In August 2001, two witnesses in Holland saw "columns" or "tubes" of white light descend into a string-bean field. Shortly after they observed this light, they saw a new crop formation exactly where the light had descended
Researchers have been pondering the question of crop circles for several decades, but they still haven't come up with a real answer as to why they exist.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Crop Circle II

Most circles are concentrated in the south of England, primarily in the counties of Hampshire and Wiltshire. Many of them have been found near Avebury and Stonehenge, two mystical sites containing large stone monuments.

But crop circles are not confined to England. They have been spotted in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, India and other parts of the world.

The "season" for crop circles runs from April to September, which coincides with the growing season. Circles tend to be created at night, hiding their creators.

But the basic question remains who makes crop circles?

Some people claim they are the work of UFOs. Others say they are a natural phenomenon. Still others say they are elaborate hoaxes perpetrated by teams of circlemakers.