The Golden Ratio: Is It Myth or Math?

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The golden ratio. Some say it’s the most mythical number in the universe. Others say it underlies everything from nature’s patterns to beauty in art and design. But, like, what is it? And does the myth of the golden ratio hold up to its mathematical reality? Let’s find out

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[besmart]

Just trying to think rationally about irrational things…
Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of the video! I'm on Instagram @DrJoeHanson & @okaytobesmart

[Lifegotmid]

Funny Valentine has been real quiet since this has dropped

[pinmanko]

How to make Fibonacci soup?
You need :
1. Yesterdays soup
2. Day before yesterdays soup

[bradensorensen]

What’s neat about plants growing with the golden angle between their leaves or other parts is that they don’t have to be at the golden angle at the start. Leaves can adjust over time to maximize sunlight, settling into the golden ratio rather than forming it automatically.

[dazc]

Gyro and Johnny taking notes, then airdropping em to Gappy as we speak

[derfuchs]

Him: Golden Ratio
My brain: You mean Golden Spin?

[rezazazu]

The paper leaf part was so amazing. Genuinely creative way of explaining science

[holloworacle]

Will this teach me to shoot my fingernails

[shremp]

The fact that his name is Joe just makes this even more Canon to JJBA

[MedlifeCrisis]

OK but I DO want to watch that golden ratio documentary that was mentioned in the pre roll ad. The host looked a lot like Joe, weird.

[kspreetheunicorn]

In Stell Ball Run(jojo part 7) they achieve the perfect rotation, by spinning steel balls(as well as nails) in the golden ratio, which when done perfectly will never stop spinning.
Probably not possible irl, but still felt the need to share since i couldnt find any jojo refrences.

[chuyin]

using this for my project on golden ratios
phi number 1:48
irrational numbers 2:06
euclid's findings 2:54
golden triangle 4:12
golden spiral 5:03
fibonacci 6:28
where people claim to see phi 10:02

[matthiasfreaked]

What if you wanted to learn about the golden ratio, but then gyro said:

_lesson 5_

[greenman]

"Gyro, does this man know that technique?"
"I don't know Johnny. I don't know."

[Artist_Keena]

Thanks for explaining this in depth! One of my past art teachers seemed to obsess over the golden ratio, telling us to look for it in art, and most of the time when they pointed it out in works, I just couldn't see it or things didn't seem to line up perfectly, like the shell you mentioned. I've been wondering about it ever since, and finally, I have clarity!

[simonsenoner]

Love how you integrate comedy to get your lessons easier to digest... wasn't really sure what the Golden Number was all about, now it' s clear!

[gyrozeppeli]

When steel ball run finally got dropped, prepare yourselves to see golden ratio everywhere.

[luizguilhermedesouzahilara]

Listen Joe, here goes our 5th and last lesson:
The shortest route was a detour. It was the detour that was our shortest path!

[jdschneider]

Thank you! I'm an artist and have always heard and read about the Golden Rectangle. Artists and architects in the past were supposed to use it. I was skeptical! I've drawn out the golden rectangle and made a spiral, but it didn't really seem necessary for planning a painting. Nowadays, artists just say to divide the picture plane in thirds, both ways. And one's focal point should be at an intersection. But I don't know about that either! Thank you so much for a fascinating explanation of Phi, the math of it as well as the myth. My skepticism wasn't misplaced!

[GroovingPict]

I did pick the golden rectangle in the beginning, but only because I knew the "right" answer would be credit card shaped, so I looked for the most credit card looking rectangle... it didnt "feel" more special than the others. Everyone knows that the perfect rectangle shape is the one used for the A-series of paper sizes anyway, ie any rectangle with a ratio of 1:root 2