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the perfect size tank, mathematically


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I understand that this is only a casual thread, but wanted to make sure people don't actually take all the hype around phi and aesthetics as gospel. Evidence that phi is in some way an ideal or most beautiful ratio is tenuous at best. In fact, it is almost completely unsupported and as far as I am aware has never been formally tested.

This _is_ an important number in the solution of many common optimisation problems, but so are several other mathematically interesting numbers. It is really just because of its mathematical properties that it turns up so often.

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interfectus... im sure you are the only one here who took it that way. the idea was to SUGGEST that someone may wish to design their next tank based on that ratio, not that tanks ONLY look best if based on this number. if famous historical buildings look pleasing to the eye because its based on this ratio, then just maybe a tank will.. somebody PLEASE give it a go!!!

brianano, give it a go :D

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