Once referred to as "Croppiedom's King of Controversy" Michael Glickman has long occupied a central space at the heart of public comment on the crop circle phenomenon. A former architect and teacher, he is now a renowned and inspirational speaker and writer. His work on the geometry and interpretation of the crop circles has spanned over 16 years. Michael has written several regular columns on the crop circles over his career, both in print and on the internet. Wheat from the Chaff is his latest incarnation. His book, 
First, matters arising.
In “The return of the Ratchet Spiral” I suggested that the length of the spiral path was 2,880’. I was wrong and, in mitigation, I did say “by rough calculation”. I hope nobody was seriously misled and I hope that you can forgive me.
Now, in a substantially calmer frame of mind, I have recalculated and the path length is about 2,298’. This is extrapolated from an accurate measurement of the centre circle diameter which was 43’. I would have liked to have walked it but did not. The ratchet-steps are 10’9” from centre-to-centre of paths. The spiral path, throughout its length, is 3’4” wide and the internal diameters of the ellipsis circles are 34’8”, 26’8” and 16’8”. I hope this information is useful ... more »