Cool Crop Circles
Last year, quite a complex and elaborate 100ft diameter circle appeared overnight in a field of oil seed rape near Silbury Hill, Wiltshire
Cool Crop Circles
Unseasonably warm and wet spring weather has seen many summer flowers appearing earlier than usual, and, surprisingly for so early in the year as things normally go, has sparked the crop circle creationists into early action. Last year, quite a complex and elaborate 100ft diameter circle appeared overnight in a field of oil seed rape near Silbury Hill, Wiltshire, causing a bit of a stir, a fabulous floral creation of six interlocking 'petal' like crescent shapes, the very first proper design of the season, according to expert Lucy Pringle.
From Petersfield in Hampshire, Lucy is a founder member of the Centre for Crop Circle Studies, widely known as an international authority on crop circles, having carried out research over several years into both physiological and psychological effects on those visiting such installations.
Her research has revealed that there are measurable changes to hormone levels and brain activity in humans after coming into the vicinity of these creations, which have in past years included triangles, birds, complex 3-D geometric shapes, as well as ahidden mathematical codes, such as that found in 2008 near Wroughton, Wiltshire, thought to represent the first ten digits of the pi number.
A massive crop circle 200ft across appeared overnight close to the age-old topic of conversation amongst scholars, Stonehenge, long thought of as a hot spot for this bizarre practice, being the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe, iand an obvious focal point.
Whilst there are indeed those who believe crop circles an entirely man-made phenomenon, others believe them caused by the magnetic field of the planet, while those out on the periphery think them the work of extra-terrestrial being trying to communicate. Exactly how crop circles are created is still a mystery in many ways, and enthusiasts argue that not enough night hours exist in summer to allow humans to complete the complex creations.
Whatever the truth is, the rash of environmental art, of sorts, which gives farmers cause to feel frustration at the mindless destruction of good crop plants, is likely to always be a feature of the summer months. Whether or not somebody ever manages to establish just how they are created remains to be seen, but I personally would not bet against the E.T. idea. The truth, as they say, is out there.