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Mildly On-Topic: Converting Miles to KM using the Fibonacci Sequence
Blatantly stole this from reddit, but cyclists probably have more need to convert KMs to Miles than most, so I thought it should be here also. And most of you guys are nerds.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips...p_you_quickly/ Quote:
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Well, look at that. Thanks!
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All you need to know:
100k ~ 60 miles (and 10k ~ 6 miles) 40k ~ 24 miles 32k ~ 20 miles
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I intend to google the "golden ratio". But am curious about what it is and how it's used.
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I think you are missing the point here.
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Incidentally, there is a formula for the nth number in the sequence, so, for example, you can find it without recursively finding all the preceding numbers in the sequence. You cant do it in your head (say, while riding) though. But as I indicated, I dont think the point here is to use this to actually do conversions. |
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Why on earth would you want to convert kilometres into an archaic measurement like miles
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Neato. This will give us something to play with on our trip to Canada. My daughter will eat this up.
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A minor edit to the quote in the OP. The Fibonacci Sequence doesn't increase based on the golden ratio... the ratio of n+1 to n approaches the Golden Ratio as the sequence approaches infinity. Since, obviously 2:1 =/ 1.6108, likewise neither does 5:3. The bigger the pair of Fibonacci neighbors, the closer to 1.6108... the ratio is.
My wife, a mathematician (aka math doctor) has shown me some really surprising and cool puzzles where the Fibonacci Sequence rears its head. It's crazy and mindblowing to see the many different phenomena in different fields that can be described by the Fibonacci Sequence. Last edited by nooneline; 04-29-2017 at 07:02 AM. |
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Exactly. Why not measure in furlongs, thumbs, cubits, or rods... Metric rules...see what I did there?
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Love this! Thx MattTuck!
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Golden rectangle
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I'm a furniture maker, and frequently use that ratio as the beginning point of a design. I don't always end up there, but usually consider it during the design phase. |
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I measure my rides in "smiles per mile" and it dosent work in metric. Smiles per kilometer sounds dumb.
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