TruemorsMathematicians are perplexed after a highly complex crop circle appeared in a Wiltshire field - depicting a fundamental mathematical symbol.
The circle is, apparently, a coded image representing a complex mathematical number — the first ten digits of pi — and even astrophysicists admit they find it “mind-boggling”.
The circular pattern was created in a barley field near Barbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort, earlier this month.
Measuring around 46m (150ft) in diameter, it has had crop circle enthusiasts and experts stumped.
Wiltshire crop circle identified as symbolic code for first ten places of pi
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at 13:14 on June 2nd, 2009
"Wiltshire crop circle identified as symbolic code for first ten places of pi"
Could you point out which one of those 6 designs represent pi, and explain why it is so? The provided explanation does no jump at me from those pictures.
Thanks.
at 19:20 on June 17th, 2009
You're right, Karl, none of these shown is the correct picture. It was a June 2008 crop circle that has ratcheted circular bars and three ellipsis circles at the end.