soggywhale@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat are some useful or just cool stuff to memorize?message-squaremessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1166arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some useful or just cool stuff to memorize?soggywhale@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square114fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLiam Galt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoIt’s true forever. The Fibonacci sequence used in this way converges on the golden ratio, which is close to the conversion of km and mi.
minus-squarekakes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoSomeone already replied with a graph, but I also got curious and checked for some higher numbers. Sure enough, it held up. For example: 832,040mi => 1,346,269km (actual: 1,339,039km)
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoSo are you telling me that the inventors of the mile were using the golden ratio?
minus-squareMaya@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWe wish they were that cool, the inventors of the modern mile were more concerned about land measurements. A square mile is 640 acres. Which neatly can be cut into quarters 3 times. 160, 40, 10.
It’s true forever. The Fibonacci sequence used in this way converges on the golden ratio, which is close to the conversion of km and mi.
Someone already replied with a graph, but I also got curious and checked for some higher numbers. Sure enough, it held up.
For example:
832,040mi => 1,346,269km (actual: 1,339,039km)
So are you telling me that the inventors of the mile were using the golden ratio?
We wish they were that cool, the inventors of the modern mile were more concerned about land measurements. A square mile is 640 acres. Which neatly can be cut into quarters 3 times. 160, 40, 10.
Just a neat coincidence