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The Art and Science of Crop Circles
TLDR Crop circles are not made by aliens, but rather by people who create them as a form of art. They originated as a prank in 1978, gained popularity in the 80s and 90s, and have been theorized to be created using various methods such as magnetrons, microwaves, and ropes and planks.
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Crop circles are not made by aliens, but rather by people who create them as a form of art.
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Crop circles originated in England in the 16th century and have been predominantly found in Southern England, with some instances reported in Japan, the United States, and other parts of Europe.
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Crop circles originated as a prank in 1978, but gained popularity in the 80s and 90s due to media coverage and the belief that they were signs from aliens or messages for humans.
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Gerald S. Hawkins, a retired astronomer, believed that his analysis of crop circles revealed a new kind of Euclidean geometry, suggesting that they were created by something beyond human understanding, but his findings have been challenged and not recognized in academic math forums.
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Crop circles are often localized to specific areas, such as where Dave and Doug lived, and some theories suggest that they are created as a form of subversive art and prank.
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Crop circles have been theorized to be created by down drafts from helicopters and airplanes, swirling ring winds called vortices, humans, dust particles caught in charged air, electromagnetic radiation, and even microwave energy.
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One theory suggests that crop circles can be created using a magnetron and microwaves, causing the crops to expand and fall over, similar to popcorn.
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Crop circles can be created using a magnetron and microwaves, or by using ropes and planks to stomp down the crops in a specific design.
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Crop circles are often analyzed using various methods, but skeptics have debunked them based on factors such as an increase in frequency, concentration in certain regions, and the lack of evidence of them being formed.
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The hosts discuss various sayings from different countries that allude to experts neglecting their own field of expertise at home.
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