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Golden angle

Why Do Sunflowers Turn Every Seed 137.5°?

0:41 · 25 Oct 2026

Half a turn makes two lines, a third makes three — only the golden angle leaves no gaps.

The rule

Turn every new seed by 137.5° and a sunflower appears. Change it by one degree and it falls apart.

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