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Presley feel that some if the circles are so huge and complex
that it's difficult to comprehend how people could have madethem.
He says, "There's one [in particular] here, just over on the hill
-Milk Hill- it's so enormous, that you can't even seethe other side
of the crop formation." He then explain that the formation measures
over a kilometer in width. Presley thinkthat people couldn't have
made such an enormous circle without other people knowing about it.
At what time of day couldthe crop circle makers have created it
without being seen? How could they have done it without leaving any
evidence?Presley doesn't know, so for him it remains yet another
mystery about crop circles.
Presley also points out that these kinds of formations appear
not only in England, but all over the world. Similar circlescan be
found in a number of materials, from wheat, to trees, to ice.
However, all of the world wide appearances share onedistinct
characteristic: their curious circular shape. Presley tells of
Vancouver, Canada. In this arrangement, the trees werebent over and
shaped in a circle. It is particularly remarkable due to the fact
that, according to Presley, only the top twometers of the trees
were bent. The trees were not broken suddenly and quickly as one
would expect. Instead, they werebent over - without breaking - and
arranged in the same circular spiral manner as the crop circles.
Presley has also heardof ice circles, in which a circle of ice is
missing from a body of water but the area around it remains frozen.
Presleybelieves that a connection almost certainly exists between
all of these mysterious circles.
Presley siente que algunos de los crculos son tan grandes y
complejos que es difcil comprender cmo las personaspudieron haberlo
hecho. l dice, "Hay uno [en particular] aqu, en la colina -Leche
Hill- tan enorme, que ni siquiera sepuede ver el otro lado de la
formacin de los cultivos." A continuacin, explica que las
formaciones tienen medidas dems de un kilmetro de ancho. Presley
piensa que la gente no pudo haber hecho un circulo tan enorme sin
que otraspersonas se dieran cuenta. A qu hora del da podran los
fabricantes de crculos de las cosechas crearlos sin ser vistos?Cmo
lo podran haber hecho sin dejar alguna evidencia? Presley no lo
sabe, as que para l los crculos de las cosechassiguen siendo un
misterio ms.
Presley tambin seala que este tipo de formaciones aparecen no
slo en Inglaterra, sino en todo el mundo. Crculossimilares se
pueden encontrar en una serie de materiales, en trigo, los rboles,
en hielo. Sin embargo, todas las
apariciones mundiales comparten una curiosa caracterstica
distintiva: su forma circular. Presley habla de VancouverCanad. En
este lugar, los rboles fueron doblados y conformados en un crculo.
Es particularmente notable debido ahecho de que, segn Presley, se
doblaron slo dos metros de los rboles. Los rboles no se rompieron
de repente nirpidamente como uno esperara. En cambio, fueron
doblados - sin romperlos - y dispuestos de la misma manera
espiralcircular, como los crculos de las cosechas. Presley tambin
ha odo hablar de los crculos de hielo, en el que falta uncuerpo de
agua, pero el rea alrededor de ella permanece congelado como un
crculo de hielo. Presley est casi seguro queexiste una conexin
entre todos estos misteriosos crculos.
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Matthew then explains that crop circle design and creation often
become a kind of competition. Teams of artist anddesigners
sometimes challenge each other to see who can come up with the best
designs. An enormous crop circle canhave a huge impact on people.
The designers also want to impress and amaze the public by showing
what they cancomplete in an evening. Thats the challenge of crop
circle design, and thats also why it is so interesting and
appealing tothe designers.
Timing, however, is one of the biggest challenges for these crop
circle artist. Designing and then making crop circleswithout being
seen is very difficult; but, its not impossible and its certainly
not a mystery. Matthew explains how itsdone. The basic principle is
that teams have to work very quickly and efficiently. They must do
so in order to avoid beingcaught and getting into trouble with the
authorities. As Matthew describes the process, its obvious that its
exciting for
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him. It is a bit like a military operation, he explains. Youve
got to get in, do the job, get out, [and] not get caught, you
know? He then adds, Its SAS, I suppose. Who dares wins.
Matthew explica entonces que el diseo y la creacin de los
crculos de las cosechas a menudo se convierten en unaespecie de
competencia. Equipos de artista y diseadores a veces se desafan
entre s para ver quin puede ser conocidopor los mejores diseos. Un
enorme crculo de las cosechas puede tener un enorme impacto en las
personas. Los
diseadores tambin quieren impresionar y sorprender al pblico al
mostrar lo que pueden completarlos en una noche. Esees el desafo
del diseo del crculo de la cosecha, y tambin por eso es tan
interesante y atractivo para los diseadores.
El tiempo, sin embargo, es uno de los mayores retos para estos
artistas de los crculos de las cosechas. Disear y luegohacer
crculos de las cosechas sin ser visto es muy difcil; pero, no es
imposible - y ciertamente no es un misterio. Mateoexplica cmo se
hace. El principio bsico es que los equipos tienen que trabajar muy
rpido y eficiente. Deben hacerloevitando meterse en problemas y ser
capturados por las autoridades. Como Matthew describe el proceso,
es obvio que esemocionante para l. "Es algo como una operacin
militar", explica. "Tienes que entrar, hacer el trabajo, salir, [y]
no serpillado, sabes?" Y aade: "Es SAS, supongo. 'Quin se atreve
gana".
Questions:
3. Reg Presley suggest that crop circles are created by:
A. PeopleB. AliensC.
Both people and aliensD.
Unknown
8.According to Matthew, why do artists create crop circles?
A. To impress peopleB. To make puzzles for artistC. To trick
other artistsD. To show that artist can have fun
9. What do the letters SAS stand for?
A.
Special Airforce Services
B.
Special Alien ServiceC.
Special Air SearchesD.
Special Air Services
10.According to Matthew, why is making crop circles like a
military operation?
A. Because its serious
B. Because its dangerous
C. Because its secretive
D. Because its apocalyptic
