The Fibonacci Sequence

Fibonacci spiral

Just Google it. My head exploded.

The spiral made by the Fibonacci Sequence looks like the spirals I saw in Eno River State Park. There were some 3D ones, but the flatter twig shapes looked just like Fibonacci.

I’m attaching a picture of the number sequenced graphed into a spiral. Has anyone else seen this shape near the Eno?

Since some people say it’s Mother Nature’s secret code, this might be a silly question – Eno River State Park is like 4000 acres of nature. The Fibonacci spiral appears all over nature, pine cones, pineapples, artichokes, leaf patterns, nautilus shells.

But I mean twigs bent into that shape.

Or maybe they grow in that shape? I’ve never seen anything like them. When I Googled Fibonacci, loads of things in nature pop up, but I couldn’t find a tree or bush whose branches grew out of the ground like that.

Have any of you seen anything like it?

I might be writing to myself or a few random people who stumble across this site, but I really want to know. If anyone is reading, please tell me what you think. I feel like I’m losing my mind.

Comments

4 responses to “The Fibonacci Sequence”

  1. Elizabeth Clarke Avatar
    Elizabeth Clarke

    Hey, when I was watching the Super Bowl Sunday night there was a commercial with the fibonacci sequence in it…
    I’ve linked it here in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbxKPgf7lkQ

    1. mysterygrl Avatar
      mysterygrl

      Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth. Never knew about Fibonacci before, but now it’s in a Superbowl ad? So weird.

  2. Brianna Gibson Avatar
    Brianna Gibson

    I was just in a film class where we were talking about visuals in the frame and how the Golden Ratio spiral can be used in composition to guide the eye. The fact that it’s so common in nature and in human art too is so interesting, it feels kinda like it’s meant to be observed. Found this article that has some examples of its use in composition so you see what I mean: https://www.purposestudios.in/post/exploring-the-golden-ratio-in-film-and-photography

    1. mysterygrl Avatar
      mysterygrl

      Thanks so much for posting this, Brianna. Super interesting.

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