Loaflipflop

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Loaflipflop
x = 34, y = 34, rule = B3/S23 16bo$15b3o3$15b3o2$15bobo$15bobo2$15b3o3$15b3o$16bo2$bo2bob2obo2bo15b 2o$2o2bo4bo2b2o3b2o7bo4bo$bo2bob2obo2bo3bo2bo5bo6bo$16bobo5bo8bo$17bo 6bo8bo$24bo8bo$25bo6bo$26bo4bo$28b2o$18b3o$17bo3bo$16bo5bo2$15bo7bo$ 15bo7bo2$16bo5bo$17bo3bo$18b3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 GPS 4 ZOOM 12 LOOP 15 HEIGHT 540 Y 2 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 79
Bounding box 16 × 9
Period 15
Mod 15
Heat 94.7
Volatility 1.00
Strict volatility 1.00
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery 1990

Loaflipflop is a period-15 oscillator in which four pentadecathlons hassle a loaf. It was found by Robert Wainwright in 1990.[1] Mark Niemiec found a 20-glider synthesis for this oscillator in 2017.[2] A 19-glider synthesis was found in March 2022.[3]

x = 108, y = 116, rule = B3/S23 101bo$101bobo$101b2o4bo$105b2o$84bo21b2o$82b2o$75bo7b2o$75bobo$75b2o 12$19bobo$20b2o$20bo3$14bo$15b2o$14b2o8$57bo$56bo$56b3o5$49b2o$49bobo$ 49bo5$47b2o$46b2o$48bo$44bo$43b2o$43bobo$36b3o$36bo$37bo11$12b2o$11bob o$13bo41b2o$54b2o$56bo6$86bo$3o82b2o$2bo82bobo$bo8$97b3o$97bo$98bo8$ 93b2o$93bobo$93bo4$93b2o$93bobo$93bo6$93b2o$93bobo$93bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ WIDTH 640 HEIGHT 640 THEME Book ZOOM 10 X -16 Y -16 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 36 PAUSE 5 T 60 PAUSE 1 T 70 PAUSE 1 T 118 PAUSE 1 T 166 PAUSE 1 T 222 PAUSE 1 T 223 PAUSE 1 T 299 PAUSE 2 LOOP 300 ]]
A 19G synthesis[3]
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References

  1. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. Mark Niemiec (December 5, 2017). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. 3.0 3.1 shinjuku (#2253747136) (March 26, 2022). Job triggered by Adam P. Goucher at GitLab Catagolue project.

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