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To: discostu; FormerLurker; Dengar01; Momaw Nadon; Lx; PatrickHenry; balrog666; longshadow
I just saw the TLC program Crop Circles: In Search of a Sign

There were a few things in the TV show that I took note of:

1. Even Doug and Dave admit that they got the idea of hoaxing crop circles from a still unxplained crop circle found in Australia.

2. There was more real-time video footage of the strange glowing "lights" that seem to accompany some crop circles.

3. As far as the mathematical relationship to the circles goes, one researcher claimed that a NEW Euclidean? theorem had been derived from the crop circles (I'm no expert on mathematics, so someone else would have to confirm this).

4. The researchers also claimed a relationship between the crop circles and music.

5. Researchers claimed that there was a relationship between Stonehenge and crop circles. I think what they were getting at in that case was that maybe whoever built Stonehenge and similar circular rock formations did so in commemoration of crop circles that they had seen.


Overall the show was interesting and thanks again to discostu for posting the airdate and channel of the program.

699 posted on 08/10/2002 1:30:36 PM PDT by Jedi Master Yoda
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To: Jedi Master Yoda
I just saw the TLC program Crop Circles: In Search of a Sign

Ditto - all I could stomach anyway. Essentially, they interviewed nobody but "true believers".

1. Even Doug and Dave admit that they got the idea of hoaxing crop circles from a still unxplained crop circle found in Australia.

Yep, but all the old unexplained ones are simply round. No glyphs, no designs, no geometrical shapes, no human thought or design is apparent.

2. There was more real-time video footage of the strange glowing "lights" that seem to accompany some crop circles.

I only saw the one. Looked like an internal lens reflection or (possibly) a horizontally traveling ball lightning.

3. As far as the mathematical relationship to the circles goes, one researcher claimed that a NEW Euclidean? theorem had been derived from the crop circles (I'm no expert on mathematics, so someone else would have to confirm this).

I am. It's utter crap.

4. The researchers also claimed a relationship between the crop circles and music.

One "researcher". Of course, it's only interpretable by him. Just more crap.

5. Researchers claimed that there was a relationship between Stonehenge and crop circles. I think what they were getting at in that case was that maybe whoever built Stonehenge and similar circular rock formations did so in commemoration of crop circles that they had seen.

They've always said that. And pyramids. And fairy rings. And, and, and... If they link it to enough things, they'll eventually find one that's useful to their fun and games.

Some quotes as best as I recall them:

"It's too perfect to be faked!"

"I came as soon as I heard about them. I traveled 17 hours to be here and as soon as I stepped into it, it was just a mystical experience."

(paraphrased)"I only became a believer after I had been investigating them for years."

BWAAAAAAAHAHAHA! What a joke.

700 posted on 08/10/2002 1:54:30 PM PDT by balrog666
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To: Jedi Master Yoda
As far as the mathematical relationship to the circles goes, one researcher claimed that a NEW Euclidean? theorem had been derived from the crop circles (I'm no expert on mathematics, so someone else would have to confirm this).

I've heard of that new theorem. It involves something about "the angle of the dangle."

701 posted on 08/10/2002 2:15:09 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
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