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The "Nebula bomb"
Posted: December 4th, 2017, 9:26 am
by EPICdude
While i was messing around with CGOF i discovered something really cool. If you place a 7x3 rectangle and remove the corners and the inside of the rectangle it'll "Blow up" and turn into a nebula. Thats how i got the very unique name. Please let me know weather this has already been discovered or i've discovered it. I've already experimented with it a bit but i haven't seemed to make any more discoveries.
Re: The "Nebula bomb"
Posted: December 4th, 2017, 9:48 am
by Apple Bottom
EPICdude wrote:While i was messing around with CGOF i discovered something really cool. If you place a 5x3 rectangle and remove the corners it'll "Blow up" and turn into a nebula. Thats how i got the very unique name. Please let me know weather this has already been discovered or i've discovered it. I've already experimented with it a bit but i haven't seemed to make any more discoveries.
Hey, welcome to the forums!
Here's a useful tip: you can share patterns by copying and pasting them in RLE format between code tags; this'll allow the forum's built-in LifeViewer applet to run them. To get a pattern in RLE format, simply select and copy (Ctrl-C) it in Golly.
Is this the pattern you had in mind when you said "place a 5x3 rectangle and remove the corners"? I'm not sure I'm seeing the effect you're referring to there.
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x = 3, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
bo$3o$3o$3o$bo!
Another useful tip: it's generally best to not start a new thread for specific discoveries. There's existing threads for this sort of thing, e.g. the
Thread for your unsure discoveries.
Again, welcome!
Re: The "Nebula bomb"
Posted: December 4th, 2017, 8:36 pm
by BlinkerSpawn
Apple Bottom wrote:Is this the pattern you had in mind when you said "place a 5x3 rectangle and remove the corners"? I'm not sure I'm seeing the effect you're referring to there.
I believe EPICdude is referring to this
honey farm predecessor:
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x = 5, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o3bo$b3o!
Unlike the other one, this one does "blow up" into a constellation or "nebula".
Re: The "Nebula bomb"
Posted: December 5th, 2017, 8:35 am
by EPICdude
OOPS i wrote this completely wrong my apologies. it is a 7x3 rectangle, remove the corners and the inside. im gonna edit the post right now.
Re: The "Nebula bomb"
Posted: December 5th, 2017, 8:48 am
by Saka
EPICdude wrote:OOPS i wrote this completely wrong my apologies. it is a 7x3 rectangle, remove the corners and the inside. im gonna edit the post right now.
Pulsar predecessor