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2004-12-07 20:30:32 ET
heh, well it's easier looking for stuff now with internet, even for words you don't know there is dictionary.com to look for, and when I see curious things like this I feel the need to look for it.
Well, Phi: 1.618 (the golden ratio), it's a number you can find in almost everything in the nature, from plants to the human body, arts, music, stock market, beauty, etc. For example, a rectangle of x width and y height, if you divide x/y and gives you 1.618 then that sort of rectangle (also called golden rectangle) is said to be pleasant to the sight, and from ancient greeks to modern days we still use it: try it taking measures to a credit card. And this is just one example, you can find lots and lots of examples regarding to 1.618. |
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