E381 - Crop Circles: Hoax, Science, or Something Else

Imagine walking through a field just before sunrise.  The air is cold, and there is a thin layer of mist close to the ground.  The world is quiet…too quiet.  You are surrounded by acres of grain that stretch into the darkness.  That’s when you see it: a perfectly formed circle.  It’s not a rough patch or an area where the wind has blown crops over.  It is a perfectly formed circle. 

Every stalk of grain inside it appears to be pressed toward the ground.  Inside this circle is another circle, and another, and another.  Together they f...