Fibonacci Spiral Jigsaw Puzzle
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Fibonacci Spiral Jigsaw Puzzle
Like standard jigsaw puzzles, this puzzle has only one solution, but instead of every piece being a different shape and approximately the same size, every piece is the same shape and a different size. The placement of the pieces is based on the the Golden Angle (~137.5ยบ), and is the same pattern found in Sunflowers, pine cones, and roses, to name just a few. The puzzle has 8 spirals in one direction, and 13 in the other. 8 and 13 are numbers in the Fibonacci series, which is an additive sequence where any number in the sequence is the sum of the previous two numbers in the sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34...
Watch this stop-motion animation, which shows how all the pieces are related to each other:
Laser-Cut the Pieces
"8-13 puzzle - 22in dia - 6 deep.dxf"
This is the same as the puzzle in the image and video. The pieces get about as small as possible given the kerf of most laser cutters.
"8-13 puzzle - 22in dia - very deep.dxf"
This has many more (smaller!) pieces. I've provided it in case you want to just print an image of the puzzle, or want to scale up the puzzle.