Golden Mean Calipers

A demo of my Golden Mean Calipers - measuring the ratio used by Leonardo DaVinci, ancient Greek architecture, nature - flowers, seashells, spiral galaxies etc.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Golden Mean
• Golden Ratio
• mathematics
• Leonardo DaVinci
• Art

[greyclydesdale]

How much? I am serious! >:D

That will help me greatly in my research!

[neoiko]

@greyclydesdale Hiya - thank you :) - details at goldenmeancalipers dot c o m

[neoiko]

Really? That's cool.

I think a lot of our mathematics etc came from that part of the world back in the day. Al-Khwarizmi? Something like that.

The Crusaders went over to the Middle East and found a civilisation a lot more advanced than their own. That whole business was entirely reprehensible, and on behalf of Christendom (although I'm not actually Christian, but then neither are most Christians)... on behalf of Christendom, I am truly sorry.

[NobleDesignMedia]

Your calipers in themselves are a thing of beauty, Nick. I never knew about how such proportions work or that there could be a tool to measure things.

Is there a link to buy one?

[neoiko]

@NobleDesignMedia

Thank you :)

There are links to follow to the Weirdsky site at the beginning of the video. I"m having trouble posting a link here - some sort of anti-spam thing maybe.

They've been quite popular in the last couple of days. I've had to work round the clock, hammering and polishing etc. It's cool that people like them.

[GeorgeHowell]

@neoiko hmm it was Christian and Muslim vs Christian and Muslim 

[vulnerome]

Can't quite think straight from the caliper lust that has come over me.

If these are expensive I will probably cry.

Xx

[asparagus90]

I have been a practising artist for over 60 years now and a teacher for over 40 years and I am always telling my students about the Golden Mean and demonstrating the amazing properties of this method of composition based on the PHI relationship: 1.618, that can be encountered anywhere, everywhere there is a pleasant to the eyes object/subject

[HelderP1337]

Thanks ! great vid

[madskilladil]

Golden Mean also applies to Kabba (the black box we circle on pilgrimage) in relation to the City it is in (Mecca), and also the country (Saudi Arabia).

[madskilladil]

North pole to Mecca, and Mecca to South Pole, these are also consistent with the Golden Mean. The world map across the horizontal, Mecca is again the Golden Mean point. Diagonal, from bottom left corner of map, to top right corner of map, this is again the Goden Mean. Islam is the truth, the Golden Mean is the creator's finger print. Do check it out my friend, may you be further enlightened.