Loaf
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| Loaf | |||||||
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| Pattern type | Strict still life | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 7 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 4 × 4 | ||||||
| Discovered by | JHC group | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1970 | ||||||
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Loaf is a 7-cell still life discovered by the JHC group in 1970.[1] It is the third most common still life, being about a third as common as beehive but only slightly more common than boat.[2]
The load can be considered a long version of the beehive. The long long version is mango.
Uses
A loaf has a partial eater property: certain collisions can destroy the upper rightmost two cells (in the orientation shown in the picture), after which the remainder of the pattern will evolve into a new loaf, flipped 180°. Eater 3 is an actual eater making use of this reaction.
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 18, 2009.
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Loaf at the Life Lexicon
- Seven-bit still lifes by Mark Niemiec