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'''Crop circles''' are geometrical formations of flattened ] found in ] and elsewhere. They have been found in ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. '''Crop circles''' are geometrical formations of flattened ] found in ] and elsewhere. They have been found in ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].
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The phenomenon itself was observed in its current form after notable appearances in England in the late ]. Various explanations were offered for the phenomenon, which soon spread around the world. In 1991, two men, Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, revealed that they had been making crop circles in England since 1978 using planks, rope, hats and wire as their only tools<ref>''The Demon Haunted World'', ] (Random House, January 1996) pp. 73-77</ref><ref>''Faking UFOs'', Roel Van der Meulen (Self Published, 1994)</ref>. Circlemakers.org<ref name="cm">http://www.circlemakers.org</ref> a UK-based arts collective founded by ] have been creating complex crop circles since the early ]. <ref>''The Field Guide: The Art, History and Philosophy of Crop Circle Making by Rob Irving and John Lundberg, edited by Mark Pilkington (Strange Attractor 2006) ISBN 0-9548054-2-9''</ref>. The phenomenon itself was observed in its current form after notable appearances in England in the late ]. Various explanations were offered for the phenomenon, which soon spread around the world. In 1991, two men, Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, revealed that they had been making crop circles in England since 1978 using planks, rope, hats and wire as their only tools<ref>''The Demon Haunted World'', ] (Random House, January 1996) pp. 73-77</ref><ref>''Faking UFOs'', Roel Van der Meulen (Self Published, 1994)</ref>. Circlemakers.org<ref name="cm">http://www.circlemakers.org</ref> a UK-based arts collective founded by ] have been creating complex crop circles since the early ]. <ref>''The Field Guide: The Art, History and Philosophy of Crop Circle Making by Rob Irving and John Lundberg, edited by Mark Pilkington (Strange Attractor 2006) ISBN 0-9548054-2-9''</ref>.
Despite the evidence that crop circles are of human origin, various ] hypotheses have been proposed, although these all violate ].<ref name="Ridley">, '']'', August 2002, p. 25</ref> Despite the evidence that crop circles{{fact|date=March 11}}<!--This citation request is for a WP:V source which says categorically that all crop circles are known positively to be of human origin, as the sentence suggests--> are of human origin, various ] hypotheses have been proposed, although these all violate ].{{fact|date=March 11}}<!-- this citation request is for a source which says categorically that all paranormal explanations violate Occam's Razor, and it is also for a ref which has authority to speak for science; the current ref must be attributed, or this statement deleted<ref name="Ridley">, '']'', August 2002, p. 25</ref>


==History of crop circles== ==History of crop circles==

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File:CropCircleSwirl.jpeg
A crop circle pattern. See also: A crop circle on Google maps.

Crop circles are geometrical formations of flattened crops found in England and elsewhere. They have been found in wheat, barley, canola, rye, corn, linseed and soy.

The phenomenon itself was observed in its current form after notable appearances in England in the late 1970s. Various explanations were offered for the phenomenon, which soon spread around the world. In 1991, two men, Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, revealed that they had been making crop circles in England since 1978 using planks, rope, hats and wire as their only tools. Circlemakers.org a UK-based arts collective founded by John Lundberg have been creating complex crop circles since the early 1990s. .

Despite the evidence that crop circles are of human origin, various paranormal hypotheses have been proposed, although these all violate Occam's Razor.

Skeptical and scientific analysis:

Circle creators, and information on making your own crop circles:

Pro paranormal explanation websites:

  1. The Demon Haunted World, Carl Sagan (Random House, January 1996) pp. 73-77
  2. Faking UFOs, Roel Van der Meulen (Self Published, 1994)
  3. http://www.circlemakers.org
  4. The Field Guide: The Art, History and Philosophy of Crop Circle Making by Rob Irving and John Lundberg, edited by Mark Pilkington (Strange Attractor 2006) ISBN 0-9548054-2-9
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