Explanations
Formations usually appear overnight, although some are reported to have appeared during the day. Various theories have been put forth ranging from natural phenomena and man-made hoaxes, to the paranormal and even animals. While it is not known how all crop circles are formed, the most likely theory as put forth by scientists and skeptics is that all of them were made by hoaxers.
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Famous quotes containing the word explanations:
“We operate exclusively with things that do not exist, with lines, surfaces, bodies, atoms, divisible time spans, divisible spaces—how could explanations be possible at all when we initially turn everything into images, into our images!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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—Grace Baruch (20th century)
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