Why bother

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Why bother
x = 8, y = 7, rule = B3/S23 4bo$2bobo$bo4bo$ob4obo$bo4bo$2bobo$4bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ LOOP 2 GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 16
Bounding box 8 × 7
Frequency class 43.4
Period 2
Mod 1
Heat 12
Volatility 0.55
Strict volatility 0.55
Rotor type Flutter
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Why bother[1] (or two cis griddles with two tubs[2]) is a period-2 oscillator that strongly resembles why not and by flops.

Commonness

Main article: List of common oscillators

Why bother is between the 550th and 600th most common period 2 oscillator. It is about four times rarer than the similar antiphase why bother.

Glider synthesis

goldenratio found a 6-glider synthesis of this oscillator on November 9, 2020.[3]

References

  1. all-common-names.txt
  2. Mark Niemiec's lifesrch
  3. goldenratio (November 9, 2020). Re: Randomly enumerating glider syntheses (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

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