We’ve all heard it – flowers know math. The number of petals on flowers are supposed to all be Fibonacci numbers.
How true is this?
We’ve all heard it – flowers know math. The number of petals on flowers are supposed to all be Fibonacci numbers.
How true is this?
Here’s a beautiful movie I just found on Youtube. It shows how the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio are related to the shape of a nautilus shell, the middle of a sunflower, and the pattern on a dragonfly’s wings. I wish I had the technical skills to make movies like this!