OK, FullTilt, here is my summary, based on my own intuition and study.
The fibronacci sequence is present almost everywhere in nature where units in a series progressively increase or taper off, statically or over time.
It approximates the phi ratio as well as finite units in series can. Nature is all about finite units. (You are a finite unit.)
So it expresses how finite nature approximates perfect mathematical beauty, which typically cannot be expressed in finite numbers (e.g., pi continues into infinity).
It is one of the most, if not the most, prominent ratios according to which this happens.
For instance, follow the tip of your finger to your 1st knuckle to your 2nd, to the 3rd, to the wrist, to the elbow, to the shoulder. There\'s a fibronacci sequence right there -- in that series of segments. You can do the same type of thing moving from the tip of your toe to your neck.
Another instance is in the how leaves increase while growing on a plant, or in the number of leaves on various plants (Fibronacci\'s original example).
Here\'s a personal secret. Another ratio in nature is 5/4, which is the ratio of the average weight of an 18 y.o. man to an 18 y.o. woman. I don\'t know of anyone else that has talked about this besides myself, but I suspect very strongly it is important. I worked this out recently, and suspect it often applies to weight progressions. The ratios in AE are identical to this, and based on weight.
Phi can sometimes be applied to weights too, as it applies to volumes, and the masses factor out if they are equal (when comparing things).
Sorry to veer off topic, but I hope this was of benefit.
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