▲What exactly is the crop circle? Why does it mostly happen in the UK?

According to literature, crop circles first appeared in England in 1647, more than 350 years ago. That strange circle goes counterclockwise. In the early 1980s, the British repeatedly discovered strange circles in Hampshire and Westfield, mostly in wheat fields. Therefore, the strange circles were officially named "crop circles". For hundreds of years, this mysterious phenomenon has continued to appear. Crop circles have been frequently discovered in the United States, Australia, Europe, South America, Asia and other places, most of which are in the United Kingdom. Judging from relevant records, the seasons when crop circles appear most often are in spring and summer. The patterns of crop circles are also different, evolving from one circle to two or three similar circles. In 1994, animal and plant patterns such as scorpions, bees, and flowers also appeared. In the early summer of 1997, a more mysterious crop circle appeared in Oregon, USA. Small holes appeared in many wheat stalks. Scientists discovered that there were some small magnetic particles invisible to the human eye in the crop circle and the surrounding land, and they were very distributed. Uniform, the further away from the strange circle, the fewer particles there are.

Some people say that the rolling fields of England are the most magical place because there are many puzzling phenomena there: the most famous of which is the mysterious "Crop Circle".

It is said that the earliest "crop circle" was discovered in England in 1647. The wheat field that was originally lined with flowers turned into a giant geometric picture overnight. Since "strange circles" are mostly formed overnight and cover a large area, many people initially believed that they were the work of aliens and a way for them to communicate with the inhabitants of the earth. At present, about 250 strange circles with different patterns appear around the world every year, especially in southern England, where the phenomenon of strange circles appears in endlessly.

The frequent appearance of crop circles has also attracted more and more curiosity seekers. Reg Pressley is one of them. He believes that most crop circles are man-made.

Crop circle researcher Reg Presley: "I walked into a crop circle for the first time in 1990. I like mysterious things. All I did was say: "Okay, I want it. Answer this puzzle: "In my opinion, 95% of crop circles are man-made."

Some young people do not hide their behavior of making crop circles. Matthew is one of them, and he calls the "crop circles" they create "creative works of art."

Crop circle maker Matthew: "This is a creative art. Because when people see crop circles they say it is the work of aliens, we find it very interesting. It's different. The creative teams also compete with each other to see who has the best design and can create the most sensation.”

However, Matthew said that there is also a problem in creating crop circle art, that is, not all. Farmers are willing to turn their wheat fields into "canvases" for artists to manipulate at will.

Presley, a researcher on crop circles, believes that although not all similar phenomena can be explained by human power, some people regard wonderful phenomena such as crop circles as "disaster predictions." , researchers disapprove of the practice of spreading heresy. They believe that neither man-made "artistic creations" nor alien contact methods have anything to do with the disaster.

Russia's "Youth League Pravda" reported on August 4 that a Russian research team claimed to have solved the mystery of the "crop circle". Researchers said that the reason why the wheat stalks in the wheat field bent and fell was entirely due to the microwave radiation caused by lightning strikes.

The "National Youth League Pravda" described the experiment of researcher Smirnov: Smirnov put wheat straw into a microwave oven and then added a glass of water. Then, the wheat stalks began to bend and fall, as people usually find in "crop circles." Smirnoff said he now had to find out how the microwave emissions appeared in the ground. Smirnov believes that the microwave emissions come from underground, but has not yet been able to confirm this.

Anyatori Ayaev of the All-Russian Electronic Hardware Research Institute, who also participated in the study, said that the microwave radiation was most likely caused by lightning strikes. Ayaev said that 50 years ago, when they had not heard of this kind of research, they created a "crop circle" on the grass of the All-Russian Electronic Hardware Research Institute.

In 1981 and 1982, circles began to appear in Hampshire and Westchester, England. Because they mostly occurred in wheat fields, they were also called crop circles. As of 1994, crop circles had appeared in 26 countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Denmark, Germany and other countries. Recently, mysterious circles have also appeared in sunflower fields in Krasnodar Krai and buckwheat fields in Togliatti, Russia.

High-frequency radiation causes crop circles

Smirnov, a member of the Russian Geological Society, is determined to solve this mystery. Smirnov picked some buckwheat straws from the wheat field and brought them back to his laboratory. He put the buckwheat straw into the microwave oven, then added a cup of water. Under 600 watts of high-frequency radiation, after 12 seconds, the buckwheat straw underwent strange changes. All the tested wheat straws were bent at the knots. Its shape is exactly the same as the fallen straw in the wheat fields of Togliatti.

Smirnov therefore concluded that the wheat fields in Togliatti must have been exposed to high-frequency radiation, but where did the high-frequency radiation come from? Smirnov believes that perhaps it comes from changes in the magnetic field inside the Earth.

High-frequency radiation comes from lightning

Arzhanev, an expert at the Russian Institute of Electrical Engineering, has the opposite view than Smirnov. He believes that high-frequency radiation comes from lightning. Arthenyev said that it is not uncommon for high-frequency radiation to cause regular lodging of herbaceous plants. They did this on the lawn of the college 50 years ago. At that time, Arzhanev and two young assistants were testing high-frequency equipment on the lawn of the college. When the high-voltage cable hanging on the lawn was connected, the lawn under the cable immediately fell clockwise, forming a Very regular circles. Arthenyev explained that when the cable is energized, the lawn is electromagnetized. At this time, the lawn is equivalent to the stator in the motor, and the cable is the rotor. Under the action of electromagnetic torque, the grass on the lawn is twisted. Arthenyev believes that the electromagnetic phenomenon generated by cables is equivalent to artificial lightning, and natural lightning is more wonderful. It produces more complex electromagnetic fields, so it can draw more wonderful patterns.

As for the formation of the mysterious phenomenon of wheat circles, the views of two scholars, Arzhenev and Smirnov, seem to be very convincing. However, even if wheat circles are caused by high-frequency radiation phenomena , but neither of them confirmed where the high-frequency radiation comes from. Is it a geomagnetic phenomenon? Or lightning in the sky?

Mysterious Crop Circles

The place with the most crop circles is Wiltshire, England, where there is the famous White Horse Mountain. Crop circles have appeared at least three times at the foot of Baima Mountain. Not far away stands another symbol of ancient Britain, Stonehenge, built in 3000 BC. Many people believe that Stonehenge and crop circles convey the same message.

The huge crop circle that appeared next to Stonehenge in July 1991 was very complex, combining three geometric shapes. The combination of circles in a crop circle is very similar to a Celtic cross. The Celts were the indigenous people of northern Europe, and some scholars believe it was they who built the world-famous Stonehenge 5,000 years ago. In fact, many crop circles resemble religious images.

The cause of the strange circles has been debated endlessly

Every year when the wheat is about to mature, a secret hidden in the wheat fields emerges in front of people, and most of them appear in the UK. People don’t understand: What kind of super energy likes to create these exquisite and mysterious patterns in wheat fields...

The theory of plasma cyclones

Atmospheric physicist Dr. Mitton believes that, The vagaries of summer tornadoes are responsible for the strange circles. Mitton discovered that the crop circles that have appeared in recent years are all on the side of mountains or at places six or seven kilometers away from mountains. It is easy for tornadoes to form in such places. Later, Mitton developed his theory and believed that a physical phenomenon called a plasma cyclone caused the strange circle. Milton believes that plasma cyclones are highly charged rotating masses of air that sometimes look like a cylinder, sometimes like a ball, and may even shine in the sky. If it falls straight to the ground, it will spin in a circle or spiral.

The masterpiece of aliens

There are many people who connect mysterious crop circles with extraterrestrial intelligent life. Are these symbols that can only be seen clearly in the air, aliens? What about some kind of message for us? Especially the pictographic patterns that appeared in 1991, some look like boxes or keys, and some even look like people! Some even say they have spotted lights or UFOs above farm fields where crop circles appear.

Is someone playing a prank?

While researchers were arguing over the causes of crop circles, in 1991, two old British artists said that hundreds of crop circles were their works, and they had made them every summer for 13 years. Sneak into the wheat field to create a strange circle. Thousands of crop circles have appeared all over the world. If these are just pranks, these prank makers not only have to know how to draw and calculate to create beautifully graphic crop circles, but they also have to be very careful not to wake up farmers and livestock. Moreover, their success rate must reach 100%.

In some crop circles, the wheat does not fall in one direction, but is placed one on top of another, crossing into braids. The method of two old artists using wooden boards to flatten the crops was obviously difficult to achieve. Crop circle researchers believe that artificial crop circles have rough edges, while "real" ones are smooth. The straws in artificial crop circles are usually broken, while "real" ones are flat. And artificial crop circles will not show changes that cannot be explained by science.

Deliberately creating crop circles to make money

In July 2002, a similar "strange circle" appeared in the soybean farmland on the outskirts of Naperville, Illinois, USA. It can be said to be very coincidental, so clever that one cannot help but suspect that it was a prank deliberately created by someone. Because "Signs," a horror blockbuster filmed by Hollywood about the phenomenon of crop circles, was about to be released in the United States at that time. Some people believe that the Neperville Crop Circle is most likely a similar prank, and some even believe that the Neperville Crop Circle was planned by a local movie company to increase box office.

Strange circles have become tourist attractions

A British man named Ridley once revealed to the media that he and some friends were the victims of a "crop circle illusion" that once appeared in London. maker. Ridley calls himself "a mischievous guy who creates 'signs' off the screen." His article confessed that he and his brother-in-law had committed fraud together. When the wheat was about to mature, they used a long nail to pull it into the wheat field, and a rope was tied to the nail. Then, with the nail as the center, the rope was almost close to the ground and turned around in the wheat field like a compass. Suddenly, a crop circle appeared. In order to prevent others from discovering their forgeries, they carefully placed their feet when entering the wheat fields, leaving no footprints. Some crop circle makers actually stood on the cushions of two bar chairs and walked in the wheat field.

In fact, the mysterious crop circles that appear every year have become a hotspot for tourists in some British cities. Sometimes a farmer can make up to ￡5,000 in a weekend, a profit that significantly exceeds the loss caused by the wheat itself.

Eighty percent of the strange circles are man-made.

After long-term investigation, British scientist Andrew believes that most crop circles are "created" by some people for various purposes.

During the 17-year investigation, Andrew conducted field observations and even hired private detectives to investigate, and found that 80% of crop circles were man-made. In many cases, some counterfeiters put flat plates on the soles of their feet and deliberately create strange circles on farmland.

Is it caused by humans or a natural phenomenon

The mysterious crop circles have always been the focus of attention and research in the scientific community. The cause has not yet been determined. There are currently five main theories.

The first is the man-made theory. A considerable number of people believe that the so-called crop circles are just a prank played by some people. After 17 years of investigation and research, British scientist Andrew believes that 80% of crop circles are man-made. British man Matt Ridley once confessed to the media that he and some friends were the creators of the London crop circles. They designed the pattern in advance. When the wheat was about to mature, they used a long nail to pull it into the wheat field. With the nail as the center, they used a rope to make a circle against the ground, and a crop circle appeared.

The second is the magnetic field theory. There are also some strange circles that have been ruled out as man-made. Because of their complex composition, huge scale, and exquisite design, they cannot be created overnight by manpower. Although Andrew insists that 80% of crop circles are man-made, he also believes that the remaining 20% ??are naturally formed due to the earth's magnetic field. There is a magical moving force in the magnetic field that can generate an electric current and make the crops "flat." "Lie" on the ground. American expert Jeffrey Wilson has studied more than 130 crop circles and found that 90% of the circles have transformers connected to high-voltage wires near them. There is a pool within a radius of 270 meters. Due to irrigation, the ions released from the soil at the bottom of the wheat fields will Negative electricity is generated, and the transformer connected to the high-voltage wire generates positive electricity. The collision of negative electricity and positive electricity will produce electromagnetic energy, which will knock down the wheat and form a strange circle.

The third is the tornado theory. Dr. Terence Mitton, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Michigan in the United States, believes that summer weather is unpredictable and tornadoes are the main cause of strange circles. Through research, he found that many crop circles appear on the side of mountains or six or seven kilometers away from mountains, where tornadoes can easily form.

The fourth is the theory of alien creation. Many people believe that crop circles mostly form overnight and are probably the work of aliens. As early as 1990, photographer Alexander said that he discovered strange lights in the wheat field, and the lights flew back and forth between two strange circles.

The fifth is heresy. Some people believe that there is a mysterious force behind crop circles, just like the Bermuda Triangle. Based on this speculation, some people describe crop circles as "disaster predictions" to spread heresy.

Why do strange circles often appear in wheat? Now, strange circles have appeared in the sunflower fields. Why is this? We can only wait for scientists to further decipher it.