Fibonacci Numbers in Popular Culture - Comic Strips

Comic Strips

  • In a strip of FoxTrot by Bill Amend, characters Jason and Marcus take one nacho from a bowl, one more nacho, then two nachos, three nachos, five nachos, eight nachos, etc., calling it 'Fibonacho.'
  • In the strip "Alone" of the online comic xkcd by Randall Munroe, a male and female stick figure are seen together in an intimate situation. The male voices over, explaining his obsessive tendency to count numbers and find patterns. When he realizes that she is touching him in a pattern corresponding to the Fibonacci Sequence, his appreciation for her increases tremendously.
  • In a strip of Frazz by Jef Mallett, Frazz and a student are discussing her knitted hat. The student says, "Mom sewed one sparkly here and here. Two sparklies here. Three sparklies. Five sparklies. Eight sparklies. Thirteen..." To which Frazz replies, "Fibonacci sequins, of course."

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