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Bikerman
It has long been suspected, in the long running 'crop circle' controversy, that someone was on drugs.
Now we know the truth - it was the Wallabies all the time...
yagnyavalkya
But what Monroe county crop circles
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=45655
ocalhoun
Though it hasn't been proven that every crop circle is a hoax, it has been demonstrated that just two people with a couple of modified ladders can create one overnight.
Bikerman
ocalhoun wrote:
Though it hasn't been proven that every crop circle is a hoax, it has been demonstrated that just two people with a couple of modified ladders can create one overnight.

I can't understand why people still believe there is something spooky about crop circles.
I know one of the original 'hoaxers' in the UK quite well. He started making circles back in the 80s and has made some of the most striking and commented-upon over the last 2 decades.
It just shows how powerful the need to believe is for some people;

Believer; Crop circles can't be man-made - they are too complex and the straw shows no sign of human 'flattening'.
Sceptic; but I can show you how they are made (promptly does so)
Believer; Ahh, but that can't possibly apply to ALL crop circles - besides which I can tell the difference between a 'real' circle and a 'made' one.
Sceptic; I challenge you to prove that claim (the believer then fails spectacularly, as has happened many times).
Believer; I don't care - I still think they are alien artefacts
Sceptic; (gives up and goes to talk to someone more sensible)....
ocalhoun
^Exactly. But I don't want to assume that they are all hoaxes when I don't know.

As far as I'm concerned, I know some are hoaxes, and I suspect the others are, too. But, there is a small possibility that they are not... I don't know. Given the low probability of any 'real' ones, though, I don't have the inclination to look into it further.
pampoon
Is anyone else here picturing a bunch of drugged-up kangaroos hopping around a field? I would do nearly anything to watch that.

If aliens are really invading earth, then why are they spending so much time making funny shapes in fields? Sure, it could be true, but I'm not too worried about them. When aliens start marking shapes on people, then I'll freak out Smile .
yagnyavalkya
Bikerman wrote:
ocalhoun wrote:
Though it hasn't been proven that every crop circle is a hoax, it has been demonstrated that just two people with a couple of modified ladders can create one overnight.

I can't understand why people still believe there is something spooky about crop circles.
I know one of the original 'hoaxers' in the UK quite well. He started making circles back in the 80s and has made some of the most striking and commented-upon over the last 2 decades.
It just shows how powerful the need to believe is for some people;

Believer; Crop circles can't be man-made - they are too complex and the straw shows no sign of human 'flattening'.
Sceptic; but I can show you how they are made (promptly does so)
Believer; Ahh, but that can't possibly apply to ALL crop circles - besides which I can tell the difference between a 'real' circle and a 'made' one.
Sceptic; I challenge you to prove that claim (the believer then fails spectacularly, as has happened many times).
Believer; I don't care - I still think they are alien artefacts
Sceptic; (gives up and goes to talk to someone more sensible)....

I am not a believer but still I wud want to know more about it
In order to prove it a hoax one shud have all the info Eh?
deanhills
ocalhoun wrote:
^Exactly. But I don't want to assume that they are all hoaxes when I don't know.

As far as I'm concerned, I know some are hoaxes, and I suspect the others are, too. But, there is a small possibility that they are not... I don't know. Given the low probability of any 'real' ones, though, I don't have the inclination to look into it further.
Very well put for me too. There are hoaxes but also some unexplained mysteries. Like stonehenge in England. Or is it a mystery? Smile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge
I particularly like this story:
Quote:
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the rocks of Stonehenge were healing rocks, called the Giant's dance, which giants brought from Africa to Ireland for their healing properties. Aurelius Ambrosias (5th century), wishing to erect a memorial to the 3,000 nobles, who had died in battle with the Saxons and were buried at Salisbury, chose Stonehenge (at Merlin's advice) to be their monument. So the King sent Merlin, Uther Pendragon (Arthur's father), and 15,000 knights to Ireland to retrieve the rocks. They slew 7,000 Irish but, as the knights tried to move the rocks with ropes and force, they failed. Then Merlin, using "gear" and skill, easily dismantled the stones and sent them over to Britain, where Stonehenge was dedicated. Shortly after, Aurelius died and was buried within the Stonehenge monument, or "The Giants' Ring of Stonehenge".

Bikerman
yagnyavalkya wrote:
I am not a believer but still I wud want to know more about it
In order to prove it a hoax one shud have all the info Eh?
Impossible. Believers will always bring up another case - it is a never ending cycle.
You can never 'prove' that crop circles are all human in origin - but what you can say is that the evidence is overwhelming, to the extent where the alien hypothesis is not worth spending time on.
jwellsy
Bikerman wrote:
It has long been suspected, in the long running 'crop circle' controversy, that someone was on drugs.
Now we know the truth - it was the Wallabies all the time...


That's a pretty funny visual. I'd love to see a video of it. Opiets usually induce dry heave vomiting also. But, the article didn't mention anything about the critters having to stop and hork. Maybe the story is a cover up for what's really going on. Rolling Eyes
Jinx
That is hilarious. I love the comments at the bottom.
I suppose they'll have to open methadone clinics for the poor strung out wallabys before long.
chiragpatnaik
Bikerman wrote:
It has long been suspected, in the long running 'crop circle' controversy, that someone was on drugs.
Now we know the truth - it was the Wallabies all the time...


but there are no wallabies in NA. So what was it? Drunk hogs?
Afaceinthematrix
chiragpatnaik wrote:
Bikerman wrote:
It has long been suspected, in the long running 'crop circle' controversy, that someone was on drugs.
Now we know the truth - it was the Wallabies all the time...


but there are no wallabies in NA. So what was it? Drunk hogs?


People. There's a difference between "Wallabies created crop circles" and "Wallabies created all crop circles." This thread should have been more specific in saying that wallabies have been responsible for SOME crop circles. Of course, I have not seen pictures but I'd imagine that these wallabies just ruined crops and didn't exactly make any of the elaborate crop circles that I have seen. Those were clearly human creations.
Bikerman
Err...the posting was not intended seriously - just a bit of fun. Of course most complex crop circles are created by humans - that is not really in doubt.
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