Sunflower Spirals
Damsel acquired some beautiful sunflowers yesterday for the table centerpiece vase. She snapped this close-up of the center of one of them. When I downloaded the picture, I couldn’t help but notice the natural symmetry of the Fibonacci spiral pattern that dominates the center of the flower.
From the center of the flower, the spirals propagate in both right and left hand patterns outward. The spirals are not only aesthetically pleasing, but mathematically perfect*, in my book. Click on the flower for a closer look at the spirals.
* Definition of the Fibonacci series:
F(0) = 0, F(1) = 1, F(n+2) = F(n + 1) + F(n)
sig94 said,
August 15, 2009 @ 19:56:23 PDT
Finonacci was a 19th century florist who discovered that Doritos and cannabis share much of the same DNA.
Cap'n Bob said,
August 19, 2009 @ 09:11:05 PDT
Damn! I thought Joe Fibonacci was the Mafioso that ratted out La Cosa Nostra to the feds!