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  1. R&D

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    #1 R&D, May 17, 2017
    I took the ash tray assembly out of my 348 to de-goop it and then reverse-CAD it for my ongoing 3D printing project, and while I was just cleaning the ash tray door it occurred to me that it seems to have a pleasing proportion that I am familiar with as an engineer. I pulled up some google images and held the ash tray door in front of them and whadaya know my hunch was right. It's a golden rectangle! I've hidden golden rectangles in designs of my own for work before, so I was delighted to see that Pininfarina did the same thing with the ash tray door. Now I wonder what other hidden design goodies are on these cars...
     
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    #2 R&D, May 17, 2017
    It appears to get better. The area from the front of the ash tray surround to the "corner" forward of the shifter also appears to form a golden rectangle, as does the area from the "corner" up to the leather radio cover panel. Very clever design features, and I'm sure there's more...
     
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    #3 97 Spider, May 18, 2017
    Damn it, now I'm going to have to Google what a golden rectangle is. Never heard of it.
     
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    #4 Dave rocks, May 18, 2017
    I've been a design engineer for close to 30 years and have no idea what you are talking about :)
     
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    #7 johnk..., May 18, 2017
    I guess they didn't think it that important. The 355 ash tray is 3x3.5 or a ratio of 1.1666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666......:) (Why do we post **** like this???)
     
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    #8 SoCal1, May 18, 2017
    My ash tray is full
     
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    What a waste.
     
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    #10 AceMaster, May 18, 2017
    Of?
     
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    #11 SoCal1, May 18, 2017
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    Not at all, I have a 50" hedge on property border :)



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    #12 Rifledriver, May 18, 2017
    In Alabama they have found a .22LR round fits perfectly. Just don't use it for more than 7.5 amps.
     
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    #13 Nader, May 18, 2017
    It's the Western version of fengshui. This ratio is present in nature, and universally harmonious. May the force be with you.
     
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    #14 Yassa, May 18, 2017
    My ash tray is broken :(
     
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    #15 NeuroBeaker, May 18, 2017
    Huh... being in Alabama, I'll have to remember that tip.

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    #17 Mitch Alsup, May 18, 2017
    Does it blow with more ferocity than normal fuses?
     
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    #18 drbob101, May 18, 2017
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    This thread has diverted off the Kris' original post pretty significantly.

    I think his observations are pretty neat and in my search here on fchat , have never before been discussed. Some of Fibonacci ratios occur in nature obviously without a designer involved , but as some have mentioned above including Kris, they are intentionally included in their work.

    As Fibonacci was an Italian mathematician, it wouldn't surprise me if his ratios were intentionally included in pininfarina or Ferraris work. This relatively simple example is very cool.

    Here's a link to a Wikipedia page on Fibonacci for those who care to educate themselves on this topic.

    That rectangle and the associated math is included in my business logo as we see and use Fibonacci proportions and ratios in designing and analyzing cosmetic dental cases. The ratios and the expressions of them are seen throughout nature.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci
     
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    #19 johnk..., May 18, 2017
    Well one thing is for sure. Based on the looks of the 488 and the 812 Ferrari should go back to Pininfarina.
     
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    #20 Rifledriver, May 18, 2017
    Never leaves you wondering why suddenly something doesn't work.
     
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    #21 Rifledriver, May 18, 2017
    Redstone?
     
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    #22 itsablurr, May 18, 2017
    Typical LdM.
     
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    #23 NeuroBeaker, May 18, 2017
    It's very close by, but I haven't any business with the base.

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    #24 Dave rocks, May 18, 2017
    Totally agree. Pininfarini is the back bone of Ferrari.
     
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    #25 SoCal1, May 18, 2017
    Even more so the design should be done in Italy by Italians

    Too many computer generated designs just look like poo poo today
     
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