Boat

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Boat
Manipulate via Java
Pattern type	Strict still life
Number of cells	5
Bounding box	3×3
Discovered by	JHC group
Year of discovery	1970
Rules All rules B/S23 – B34678/S012345678 Important rules Conway Life, HighLife # of rules 212 = 4096
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 2 Java link click here RLE boat_synth.rle
Pattern files Life 1.05 boat_105.lif Life 1.06 boat_106.lif Plaintext boat.cells RLE boat.rle

The boat is the only still life with 5 cells and was discovered by the JHC group in 1970.^[1] It is the fourth most common still life, being slightly less common than loaf and over four times as common as tub.^[2]

[edit] See also

• Boat maker
• Boat-tie
• List of common still lifes
• Long boat
• Ship

[edit] References

1. ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on June 18, 2009.
2. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

[edit] External links

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