Stories revolving around the subject of aliens have always held a vice grip on the attention of people all around the globe, captivating society as they introduce unsolved mysteries with interesting consequences for humanity to contemplate. In today’s modern society, media is a significant part of our culture. Due to the increase of public entertainment over the internet, a widespread appeal for news and conspiracies developed. This gave these extra-terrestrial stories a certain level of attention among the people, and sparked curiosity for closer investigations. An example of a story that caught the public’s attention was the phenomena of crop circles. The ultimate question is: who, or what, makes them?
What exactly is a crop circle? According
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But why would people spend so much time creating intricate designs in farmers’ fields? In September 1991, two men confessed that they had created the patterns for decades as a prank to make people think UFOs had landed on earth. Many individuals have spoken out and professed that they were responsible for making many of the crop circles reported, some even having video footage of them creating the circles by pressing down the crops in planned designs. The creators of the circles say that they construct these symbols to generate a stir on social media, and keep people …show more content…
Each time we read a book or watch a documentary we have the choice to either agree or disagree with the opinion of the author or director. Overwhelming evidence proves that humans are at the source of crop circles. Though scientists believe there may be something we cannot comprehend behind the mysteries of crop circles, with the information we have, only the conclusion of talented hoaxers can be reached. Confessions, social media, and video evidence make it clear that what we think is so otherworldly may be closer to home than we