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Now I’m sure most of you have heard of the strange phenomenon that is crop circles. Everyone from aliens to bored farmers have been suggested as the culprits of these works. Whether you believe in aliens or not you certainly can’t deny that someone has lots of talent. Just look at some of these amazing artworks. I cant imagine the amount of time it would take to do something like this. Yet they appear overnight. They are simply beautiful. The fact that they are so massive is just another testament to how much work someone put into them.
A little history… Crop circles started circa 1970′s with simple designs showing up at first, but they became more and more complex. They are most frequent in England, however, they have appeared worldwide. There are many groups who make crop circles, such as CircleMakers.org. In fact, several major companies have issued advertisements in their crops. Several times crop circle researchers said that a certain crop circle was made by aliens, but then a group takes credit for the work with proof that they had made it. Interestingly, farmers often benefit from the crop circles that appear. One farmer set up a booth next to his field and charged everyone who wanted to go see it. In a couple of weeks he had made 30,000 British Pounds. The value of the crop that had been destroyed was around 150 Pounds.
A complete and very nonbiased history can be found at Wikipedia.
Now lets get to what you really came here for. The photos.
Photo courtesy of oddsock
People say that you can do this with only rope and wooden boards to flatten the grain down in circles, but this one isn’t even a circle. The design is really cool though.
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Photo courtesy of frankdasilva
Here you can see just how perfectly the grain has been flattened down.
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Photo courtesy of oddsock
Pretty cool right? Kinda reminds me off a doughnut…
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Photo courtesy of Aerial Photography
.This one is different, it looks kind of like an arrow. What do you think?
Photo courtesy of frankdasilva
.This one is three different circles. They are very complex though.
Photo courtesy of skiwalker79
I like this one because its so much more then just a crop circle.
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Photo courtesy of christiango
I like this one a lot. Its just beautiful.
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The next few are all really complex.
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Now, I by no means covered even half of them, but the ones shown here in my opinion were particularly breathtaking.
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If you would like to see more don’t be shy to search the web! Just the first page of google images has tons of images to keep you occupied.
Oh and a bonus if you actually read this far!
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Photo courtesy of Wikimedia
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WOW! I’ve never seen such complex circles myself, and I used to be into this stuff. Super nice article! My favorite is probably the “doughnut” one. It would be incredible to see one of these in real life.
An amazing post, I really enjoyed the essay and the images – some are breathtakingly complex and beautiful, very cool designs! Congrats!
I really liked the grand finale. They are all very complexed and unusual. It is hard to believe that they were made overnight without a trail to them. How do they do that?
So much of this looks like quilting patterns, and others look like symbolism from some of our ancient cultures. I find it amazing that around here, Washington State, they actually grow in crop circles. That is what they call them!
Thank you for sharing and I enjoyed the visit.
I’m glad you talked about the farmer who charged visitors. As the granddaughter of a farmer, my first thought was, “How much crop did the farmers lose?” I’ve often thought of this as a case of trespassing, but maybe these farmers don’t mind. In any case, the design and coordinated effort behind these designs are truly amazing! I especially like the ones that include sort of a “3-D” effect.
These are so beautiful! I love crop circles and find them utterly fascinating. I wish I could go visit one of them in person, I’ve read that it’s a powerful experience.
Have you seen pictures of the incredible dragonfly and jellyfish crop circles that have appeared this summer? You can see them at this link if not: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1190279/Jellyfish-dragonflies-peace-symbols-The-summer-crop-circles-just-getting-started.html
Wow these crop circles blew me away!
Fantastic! I have always been fascinated by crop circles, and these are the most beautiful ones I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing this amazing post!
I’ve always thought these were cool, but I’m glad that the farmers are not really hurt financially by the crop circles appearing in their fields. I think if I had a farm I’d be upset at first, and then get a kick out of all the attention.
I wonder how these are done. I think it has to involve more than one person, and flawless teamwork. I can picture a group of close friends working diligently through the night, while suppressing an occasional giggle. But how do they do it without leaving paths or evidence? Crop circles never fail to amaze me. Thanks for the super collection of them here.
An amazing collection of crop circle art. While there was a bit of hoopla about who were creating these, I’m more impressed by the humans that do it in the middle of the night. I agree with the posts that have concern about whether the farmers lose profits by these, if they do, then it is not right even though it is beautiful. The only other art that I’ve seen that I think compares is the recent beach/sand art. Both are fantastic.
Man made?!..I’m very disappointed
hmm… No little green aliens.