Electronic Phyllotaxis

Monday, April 28 2008 @ 04:37 PM PDT

Contributed by Lenore

Electronic phyllotaxis
Many electronic components are available on spools that can be used by machines for counting them out or placing them on boards. These capacitors were once on such a spool, but since we didn't need quite enough for a full spool, they were counted out, rolled up and shipped out to us. They exhibit the opposite spirals of phyllotaxis that are probably most familiar from the face of a sunflower. Who knew capacitors could be so lovely?

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