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(03-16-2022, 01:02 PM)Alan S Wrote: The golden ratio shows up many places in math and nature: the ratio of adjacent Fibonacci numbers approach it for example. It does look good.
People periodically point out that matches in art are not precise. So what? The video linked above shows a way that doesn’t produce the ratio, and suggests that says something about it. I didn’t watch beyond that.
I linked it bcs I found it interesting to hear a contrarian pov., not to cause friction. I have no dog in any fight. I think the point of the video is two-fold. 1) to show that most claimed applications of the golden ratio are really using the Fibonacci sequence. He shows how Fib. sequence only aprox. the golden ratio, and in some cases poorly. Conclusion - the golden ratio can't be so special if we're just as pleased with something that's kinda close to it. 2) he points out that ascribing the golden ratio as the genesis of some designs is really arbitrary in that we could find many other design formula to come up with the same result. So there is an element of confirmation bias.
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(03-15-2022, 08:01 AM)Derek Cohen Wrote: Tony, I made this one close to 20 years ago ...
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I have a table in my van because of 1.618. After I measured for drawers following that principle, I had 3/4” left over. What to do with 3/4”? A table!
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(04-01-2022, 09:24 AM)MsNomer Wrote: I have a table in my van because of 1.618. After I measured for drawers following that principle, I had 3/4” left over. What to do with 3/4”? A table!
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How about a map or magazine rack???????
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