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Thread started 06/03/09 1:30pm

EmeraldSkies

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600-foot jellyfish

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Have aliens left another calling card?

Conspiracists — and Brits — are all atwitter about a crop circle that appeared at an Oxfordshire barley field. Instead of circles, the creators have become far more artistic (or they've figured out how to use Earth landmowers). The "circle" is in the shape of a 600-foot jellyfish — a first, as far as we know — and the BBC has posted an aerial video of the creature.

The overnight sensation launched Web searches for "jellyfish crop circle," "crop circles aliens," "crop circles conspiracies," and — for the DIY crowd — "crop circle patterns." Previous lawn artworks have appeared in the form of birds, butterflies, and, last year, the first 10 digits of pi (you know, 3.141592654).

OK, say this grassy rendering isn't an alien self-portrait. Even so, the massive carve-out is impressive. Karen Alexander, a croppy (the name for experts in this, er, field), says this one's "absolutely huge — roughly three times bigger than...most crop patterns, and extremely interesting. People have been aghast at the size of it. It is a complete monster."

What human motivations could lie behind this? The English countryside could be facing a turf war, as Oxfordshire looks to poach tourists from Wiltshire. That town's currently the crop-circle capital, thanks to a lovely 350-foot yin-yang symbol near an ancient burial mound. Or who knows? Maybe the recent outbreak is an homage to a late crop-circle researcher, who recently passed away at age 90.

Either way, lucky landowners Bill and Sally Ann Spence aren't thrilled about being the owner of a giant jellyfish imprint. Not that the artwork isn't "beautiful," but they're asking visitors to stop tramping over their poor crops for a look-see, and instead get a helicopter and hover. The Spences won't be asking the local cops to track down the renegade crop artists. As if earthling law enforcement has jurisdiction over alien jellyfish.


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Reply #1 posted 06/03/09 1:39pm

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awesome.....
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Reply #2 posted 06/03/09 1:44pm

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It's probably Vik Muniz working on some new pieces shrug
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Reply #3 posted 06/03/09 2:04pm

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sheeeeit I can't even draw that good on paper and they're doin' on freakin' fields... must be aliens... ufo
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Reply #4 posted 06/03/09 10:55pm

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RenHoek said:

sheeeeit I can't even draw that good on paper and they're doin' on freakin' fields... must be aliens... ufo


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Reply #5 posted 06/03/09 11:00pm

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eek love it!
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Reply #6 posted 06/03/09 11:11pm

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cool

Whoever did that sure did a great piece of art.
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Reply #7 posted 06/04/09 5:32am

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now it's on yahoo news....it's very large and looks hard to fake....heard it appeared over night.....could be a sign that we will come to understand in the future but they should give us a more clear message.
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Reply #8 posted 06/04/09 6:18am

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peacenlovealways said:

now it's on yahoo news....it's very large and looks hard to fake....heard it appeared over night.....could be a sign that we will come to understand in the future but they should give us a more clear message.

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Reply #9 posted 06/04/09 6:56am

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JerseyKRS said:

peacenlovealways said:

now it's on yahoo news....it's very large and looks hard to fake....heard it appeared over night.....could be a sign that we will come to understand in the future but they should give us a more clear message.

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lol what?
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