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| | | (...) Uh? If we had a 1-1 ratio wouldn't you be able to create a Borg spaceship out of just one brick? :) Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —Christopher Masi
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| | | | (...) But you would have to shave off the studs...THAT would get you into a lot of trouble around here. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —David Leese
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| | | | (...) I know it's not the answer you were expecting, but 5:6 is close to the 'golden ratio' used by the Greeks/Romans in their architecture. They discovered/deduced that the ratio of 1:1.6 has a certain mathematical beauty (I *wish* I could remember (...) (25 years ago, 2-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —Robert Munafo
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| | | | | Well, as you discovered, 5:6 isn't close to the Golden Ratio, but it's still a good idea. Perhaps you were thinking of 10:6, the aspect ratio of the "end" face of a 2x4 brick, which is fairly close to the Golden Ratio. (...) The derivation is: 1 + (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —John Neal
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| | | | This is fascinating stuff, and although I am too lazy to appreciate the math:-p, I found a site that graphically depicts a golden rectangle at work: (URL) *that's* some weird wild stuff;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Why 5 to 6? —John Matthews
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| | | | Thanks for posting that URL, John. When I got back into LEGO and began to realize the geometry, the first thing I did was to compare LEGO parts with the Golden Rectangle. Being an architect I was pleased to see that the LEGO geometry is indeed very (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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