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simian · 03-12-2003, 11:50 AM

Here.

I was doing some searching on the company, and saw the crop circle. Thought I would share. I don't know if Science & Skepticism is the best place for it, but other crop circle info should appear here.

Simian

Mageth · 03-12-2003, 11:55 AM

"Amazing"? Personally, I think that crop circle is rather simple, bland and uninspiring (and, obviously, commercial), compared to many more creative ones I've seen.

Shadowy Man · 03-12-2003, 12:03 PM

Now here is an amazing crop circle:

simian · 03-12-2003, 12:07 PM

It is the first commercial crop circle I have seen. I have a vague recolection of a minivan shaped one, but to the best of my knowledge, have never seen one as part of a advertising campaign.

(yes amazing is probably the wrong word to use - changing thread title)

Simian

Shadowy Man · 03-12-2003, 12:34 PM

If you go to the Circlemaker's Web Site you will see that the group has made crop circles for several advertising campaigns, including an auto-maker, a quiz show, Mountain Dew, and the History Channel.

Check out some of their galleries... some really amazing crop circles!!

Mageth · 03-12-2003, 12:39 PM

Oh, crop circles have been commericialized, all right. Look at all the websites, books, movies etc. still promoting them as some possibly extra-terrestrial or supernatural phenomenon even though we now know there's a more mundane (but quite creative) force behind them.

Here's a fun example:

Crop Circle Cereal

simian · 03-12-2003, 12:47 PM

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Originally posted by Shadowy Man
If you go to the Circlemaker's Web Site you will see that the group has made crop circles for several advertising campaigns, including an auto-maker, a quiz show, Mountain Dew, and the History Channel.

Check out some of their galleries... some really amazing crop circles!!

They actually have the weetabix circle. They even say

Quote:

The formation was made over several days and took a total of 16 hours to complete. It must rate as the most complex formation we've ever been asked to create.

Is it the sheer size of this one, or the text, or the lack of people to do the work that made it take several days?

Simian

Shadowy Man · 03-12-2003, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by simian

Is it the sheer size of this one, or the text, or the lack of people to do the work that made it take several days?

My guess would be the text. Check out this image, which they say is one of the nine diagrams used to consruct the formation:

sourdough · 03-12-2003, 07:48 PM

here are some crop circles that have plants with some strange physical changes/abnormalities;exploded stem nodes,radiation,etc,it doesnt look like work of human pranksters at all,what do you think?
www.bltresearch.com.

Lobstrosity · 03-12-2003, 11:14 PM

What I think is that they're quite obviously the work of humans.

03-12-2003, 11:50 AM	#1
simian Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 1,924	Not-so-Amazing Crop Circle (after a couple of critizisms it is not "amazing") Here. I was doing some searching on the company, and saw the crop circle. Thought I would share. I don't know if Science & Skepticism is the best place for it, but other crop circle info should appear here. Simian

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sourdough Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: one nation under-educated Posts: 1,233	crop circles here are some crop circles that have plants with some strange physical changes/abnormalities;exploded stem nodes,radiation,etc,it doesnt look like work of human pranksters at all,what do you think? www.bltresearch.com.

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03-12-2003, 11:55 AM	#2
Mageth Contributor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Deep in the heart of mother-lovin' Texas Posts: 29,689	"Amazing"? Personally, I think that crop circle is rather simple, bland and uninspiring (and, obviously, commercial), compared to many more creative ones I've seen.

03-12-2003, 12:03 PM	#3
Shadowy Man Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Shadowy Planet Posts: 7,585	Now here is an amazing crop circle:

03-12-2003, 12:07 PM	#4
simian Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 1,924	It is the first commercial crop circle I have seen. I have a vague recolection of a minivan shaped one, but to the best of my knowledge, have never seen one as part of a advertising campaign. (yes amazing is probably the wrong word to use - changing thread title) Simian

03-12-2003, 12:34 PM	#5
Shadowy Man Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Shadowy Planet Posts: 7,585	If you go to the Circlemaker's Web Site you will see that the group has made crop circles for several advertising campaigns, including an auto-maker, a quiz show, Mountain Dew, and the History Channel. Check out some of their galleries... some really amazing crop circles!!

03-12-2003, 12:39 PM	#6
Mageth Contributor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Deep in the heart of mother-lovin' Texas Posts: 29,689	Oh, crop circles have been commericialized, all right. Look at all the websites, books, movies etc. still promoting them as some possibly extra-terrestrial or supernatural phenomenon even though we now know there's a more mundane (but quite creative) force behind them. Here's a fun example: Crop Circle Cereal

03-12-2003, 11:14 PM	#10
Lobstrosity Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 719	What I think is that they're quite obviously the work of humans.

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