Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilometers and Vice Versa

Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by shultays on Saturday August 31, 2024 @03:41AM (#41407174)

For some reason we are using 20 instead of 21. I didn't even bother asking why

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Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by rahkiin on Saturday August 31, 2024 @03:45AM (#41407185)

That is because fibonacci is used to indicate the ‘guess’timation part. 5 Instead of ‘twice as much work as a 2’ (4). The idea is when you get higher numbers the opposite happens: 21 sounds like a very specific number and not like a rough guess. 20 does.

So it becomes 1 2 3 5 8 13 20 40 inf ?

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Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by dgfitz on Saturday August 31, 2024 @11:05AM (#41409396)

By that logic shouldn’t people just do 1 2 3 5 10 15 20?

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