'Fidget spinner' crop circle appears in West Sussex

Confused residents woke up on Friday morning to discover a mysterious crop circle had been created in a near by field and looks suspiciously like a recent children's craze.

The unusual design was spotted this week near Climping Beach in West Sussex and experts believe the mysterious markings appear to be a fidget spinner - because there are four circular 'arms' linked to a central hub.

Matthew Williams spotted the 200ft formation on Friday morning - and it is understood the mysterious shapes were carved out of the crops on Thursday.

The crop circle expert, from Avebury, Wilts, said: "This is a great formation. It certainly could be the world's largest fidget spinner, although I have no idea who created it.

"The circles are so precisely engineered, it's hard to fathom that they might not have been created by machines.

"I don't know who left it there, but whoever did definitely had some time on their hands.

"The crop circle reminded some of the popular gadget which has taken the world by storm."

Fidget spinners have been such a popular craze with children this year that some schools have even banned them.

Police recently warned an increase in crop circles was down to drone users, who share their footage online. Farmers were urged by to report any which appeared on their land.

Reader Comments

Baybars · 2017-07-24T03:59:29Z

Looks like 'board and string' construction. Outer edges not very crisp.

Good Optics · 2017-07-24T05:39:22Z

The English countryside is too lovely to be kept outdoors - Mark Twain

I think anyway, can't pull a Google confirmation but so what it's true regardless

HistoryGuy · 2017-07-24T08:40:36Z

For those who have an understanding of how "real", as opposed to fake, man-made crop circles are created, even a cursory examination of any given crop circle formation will instantly tell you if it's man-made or not. The process of applying "Instant weight & heat" specifically to crop circles is very unique and cannot be hoaxed.

Think of crop circle formations as a fingerprint with a number of unique characteristics associated with it. Man made crop circles no matter how complex they may be, will lack the specific "Instant weight & heat" that is applied to the bending of the stalks.

Anna1 · 2017-07-24T09:33:33Z

The thing about these spinners that fascinates is the uniquely empirical perspective they bring to the motion of rotation and spin. This visceral connection seems to resonate especially strongly amongst the young.

DactivateD · 2017-07-24T14:04:13Z

Anna1 they are equivalent to the pet rock.

setec · 2017-07-24T12:26:46Z

This particular crops circle have nothing to do with spinners.

As a side notice, inner part of the circle is asymmetric: 2 lines cross 3 lines, see video for better quality.

Divide By Zero · 2017-07-26T11:13:40Z

"The circles are so precisely engineered, it's hard to fathom that they might not have been created by machines. "

Assumptions that people cannot use math to make fake crop circles. I'm waiting on the investigation, as others have said it's not hard to tell if it was man made or not.

Franq · 2017-07-27T10:50:31Z

Some circles are made by people, not intending to hoax anything, just making crop-art.

Others are made by some plasma orbs. This is researched by Dr. Levengood since the 80's. Very good interesting science.

Patty Greer made a film about the phenomenon:

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