I found this interesting crop design near Lebanon, OH. (between Cincinnati
and Dayton). I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to create
this.

http://131.238.38.204/~sarangan/CANON109.JPG

Andrew Sarangan > wrote in
:

> I found this interesting crop design near Lebanon, OH. (between
> Cincinnati and Dayton). I can't imagine how difficult it must have
> been to create this.
>
> http://131.238.38.204/~sarangan/CANON109.JPG
>
>

Actually it's all Smoke and Mirrors.. (oh, and a little help from GPS):

http://www.cornfieldmaze.com/making_main.html



--
-- ET >:-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

ET > wrote in
:

> Andrew Sarangan > wrote in
> :
>
>> I found this interesting crop design near Lebanon, OH. (between
>> Cincinnati and Dayton). I can't imagine how difficult it must have
>> been to create this.
>>
>> http://131.238.38.204/~sarangan/CANON109.JPG
>>
>>
>
> Actually it's all Smoke and Mirrors.. (oh, and a little help from
> GPS):
>
> http://www.cornfieldmaze.com/making_main.html
>
>
>

Here's a little more detail. Basically they just hold a handheld GPS
and "follow the lines"

http://www.farmworks.com/news/cornmaze.html



--
-- ET >:-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

Well, I'm always amaized that farmers, who constantly whine about going
broke, have the time and energy for this...

Denny > wrote:

> Well, I'm always amaized that farmers, who constantly whine about going
> broke, have the time and energy for this...

What an uneducated, silly statement.

--
Peter













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Way cool! Thanks, Andrew & ET...

Hi,

Stupid question maybe, but what is the left flag?

-Kees

"Denny" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Well, I'm always amaized that farmers, who constantly whine about going
> broke, have the time and energy for this...


I read that a farmer that had done one of these maze/pictures, made more
money, MANY times over, selling admissions instead of selling the crop.

Sly like a fox, getting the masses paying to see mowed down crops. <g>
--
Jim in NC

"Denny" > wrote in
ups.com:

> Well, I'm always amaized that farmers, who constantly whine about
> going broke, have the time and energy for this...
>


No, they CHARGE people $6 Bucks a head, and $5 bucks for kids over 4 to
come and negotiate the maze. The most amazing part of it is, people
come BY THE THOUSANDS!

I guess pilots get the last laugh, they get the best view for free
<well, still a $100 corm maze run I guess <grin>)

Actually, that probably wouldn't be a bad idea eh?

A large map of affiliated mazes is at

http://www.cornfieldmaze.com/site_list.html

anyone selling siteseeing flights should probably take note at least.

--
-- ET >:-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

AOPA did an article on these a few months back. They're actually very
easy to do, they are planted that way.

Andrew Sarangan wrote:

> I found this interesting crop design near Lebanon, OH. (between Cincinnati
> and Dayton). I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to create
> this.
>
> http://131.238.38.204/~sarangan/CANON109.JPG
>

Peter R. wrote:

> Denny > wrote:
>
>
>>Well, I'm always amaized that farmers, who constantly whine about going
>>broke, have the time and energy for this...
>
>
> What an uneducated, silly statement.

You're right, when they aren't whining about going broke they are
whining because it is too dry, or too wet, or diesel costs too much...
>

writes:

> Stupid question maybe, but what is the left flag?

That's the Betsy Ross Flag...thirteen stars for thirteen colonies.

Dan.

Here, the county board (or was it the state?) has implemented a permit
system for farmers who want corn mazes, farm breakfasts, hayrides, etc.
They claim its so that emergency services know where these events are
going on, which is pretty stupid, considering that 911 tracks calls
(Cell phones soon). Its just another excuse to tax farmers trying to
make a buck.

John

"Denny" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Well, I'm always amaized that farmers, who constantly whine about going
> broke, have the time and energy for this...
>


Well not entirely......only a few farmers whine about things and the ones
whinning are not doing stuff like this. I know, I grew up on a farm and
although there is a risk each year and some years are better than others,
for the most part it all evens out somehow.

Andrew, he has been doing something different each of the last three
years since I first noticed them. Check and see what he does with this
year's crop.

Andrew Sarangan wrote:
> I found this interesting crop design near Lebanon, OH. (between Cincinnati
> and Dayton). I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to create
> this.
> http://131.238.38.204/~sarangan/CANON109.JPG

Hmmm, and here I was raised on a farm... I own a farm... I get farm
subsidy payments <yessss! :>... And a significant portion of the people
I deal with every day are involved with farming...
Gosh, I guess I was just to slow to learn anything all these years...
Thanks for pointing that out, Pete...

And, Gary hits the nail on the head...

denny

On 1 Mar 2005 04:57:03 -0800, wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Stupid question maybe, but what is the left flag?

That is the original US Flag design

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
>-Kees

On 2 Mar 2005 04:38:57 -0800, "Denny" > wrote:

>Hmmm, and here I was raised on a farm... I own a farm... I get farm
>subsidy payments <yessss! :>... And a significant portion of the people
>I deal with every day are involved with farming...
>Gosh, I guess I was just to slow to learn anything all these years...
>Thanks for pointing that out, Pete...

There was one about 3 milles north of 3BS this past Fall as well.
Guess you and I must have gotten into the wrong part of farming Denny.

I still own it, but quite farming myself in 1961 and haven't missed it
at all.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
>And, Gary hits the nail on the head...
>
>denny