Brady Numbers - Numberphile
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MATT: Okay, so we're going to look at a sequence of numbers,and it's not going to be this one, which is where I start with a 1,and then, for no obviously explained reason, another 1,and then I feel the need to add them together,which gives me a 2.If I add the last two terms together, I get a 3.If I add those together, I get a 5, I get an 8, and so on,and most people will recognize these as our friends, the Fibonacci numbers,and they're famous for a number of reasons.In fact,— Oh, well, Brady,do you know why, why people get so excited about these numbers?I mean, you've talked to many people, I imagine, over the years.BRADY: It's because of sunflowersMATT: Because of sunflowers, yes,or pineapples, or petalsand, so yes, often things...
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MATT: Okay, so we're going to look at a sequence of numbers,and it's not going to be this one, which is where I start with a 1,and then, for no obviously explained reason, another 1,and then I feel the need to add them together,which gives me a 2.If I add the last two terms together, I get a 3.If I add those together, I get a 5, I get an 8, and so on,and most people will recognize these as our friends, the Fibonacci numbers,and they're famous for a number of reasons.In fact,— Oh, well, Brady,do you know why, why people get so excited about these numbers?I mean, you've talked to many people, I imagine, over the years.BRADY: It's because of sunflowersMATT: Because of sunflowers, yes,or pineapples, or petalsand, so yes, often things...
