The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for February 10, 2017
February 09, 2017
February 11, 2017
Transcript:
Man in blue: What's wrong? What's wrong?? Page 1, page 1 again, page 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89...that's what's wrong! Where's all the other pages?
Caption: Fibonacci's career in printing was brief.
For those scratching their heads over this, Fibonacci invented (or, more properly, discovered) the Fibonacci Series, in which each number is the sum of the 2 preceding ones (and you get the first two numbers in the series — 1, 1 — for free). It show up in lots of surprising places, such as the number of seeds per ring in the center of a sunflower.
Bilan almost 8 years ago
Fibonacci also invented speed reading.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 8 years ago
For those scratching their heads over this, Fibonacci invented (or, more properly, discovered) the Fibonacci Series, in which each number is the sum of the 2 preceding ones (and you get the first two numbers in the series — 1, 1 — for free). It show up in lots of surprising places, such as the number of seeds per ring in the center of a sunflower.
jk123 almost 8 years ago
guy definitely has some series-ish issues
jreckard almost 8 years ago
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uniquename almost 8 years ago
“How many times to I have to tell you! You get paid by the number of pages, not the page numbers!”
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 8 years ago
And we all though “Fib” was the boss’s Golden Ratio boy. I guess he was getting closer by the end of that book.
William Bednar Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Here’s another interesting series: 1, 1, 1, 3, 5, 9, 17, 31, 57, 105, etc.
zeexenon almost 8 years ago
He loved flowers, especially sunflowers.
garysnorton almost 8 years ago
What a pleasant surprise in the comic section. This is a clever and extraordinary comic. Thank you.