Are Crop Circles Still Unexplained?
One of the most pervasive urban legends in history includes crop circles. Stories of farmers waking to discover huge and elaborate patterns in their crops spread across the world like wildfire throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Entire communities of researchers flocked to remote farmland throughout England (where most of the phenomenon initially took place) in order to learn more. The true history of the crop circles only became clear in 1991 when Doug Bower and Dave Chorley of Southhamption, England, stepped forward and admitted that they were responsible for a large majority of crop circles over the previous fifteen years. The two men said that they developed the plot after discussing UFO reports and how gullible people seemed to be. In order to prove this, the two men used ropes, a board and a small sighting gauge to develop intricate patterns in the crop fields. Soon, others learned about these nighttime escapades and decided to follow suit. Today, artists from across the world compet
