Had to share this - incredibly intricate crop circle.

[Eddie]

Just follow the money...but scant-to-zero money is made from the phenomenon of crop formations, which rules-out man as a suspect, IMO.

The exceptions are those uninspired and crude-looking formations that are usually accompanied by their boastful human creators' self-promotions and ego-stroking.

There is actually quite a tourist industry that has cropped up (no pun intended) around these circles.

Any you can't always tell from afar whether they are legitimate or man-made.

I spent about 2 hours in this formation, poking about, and came to the conclusion that it was man-made (even though precise and painstaking):



We also visited this one, which while simple, contained the "bent nodes" and interiors swirls, and was clearly legitimate:



That second one was set on the landscape in such a way that the views of the surrounding countryside were beautiful and compelling. Inside the formation itself, I felt intense serenity, contentment, and completion; I wanted to lie down there and rest forever.