Beehive

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Beehive
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Pattern type	Strict still life
Number of cells	6
Bounding box	4×3
Discovered by	John Conway
Year of discovery	1970
Rules All rules B/S2 – B34678/S012345678 Important rules Conway Life # of rules 213 = 8192
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 2 Java link click here RLE beehive_synth.rle
Pattern files Life 1.05 beehive_105.lif Life 1.06 beehive_106.lif Plaintext beehive.cells RLE beehive.rle

Beehive is a 6-cell still life. It is the second most common still life, being less common than block but over three times as common as loaf.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Beehive with tail
• Hivenudger
• List of common still lifes
• Pre-beehive

[edit] References

1. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

[edit] External links

• Beehive at Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Life
• Beehive at the Life Lexicon
• Six-bit still lifes by Mark Niemiec