Edna

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Edna
Manipulate via Java
Pattern type	Methuselah
Lifespan	31192 generations
Number of cells	149
Bounding box	20×20
Discovered by	Erik de Neve
Year of discovery	2010
Pattern files Life 1.05 edna_105.lif Life 1.06 edna_106.lif Plaintext edna.cells RLE edna.rle

Edna is a methuselah with a lifespan of 31192 generations, discovered by Erik de Neve on January 10, 2010, using Nathaniel Johnston's soup search script,^[1] being the first such pattern to be found with a longevity greater than that of Lidka. It is currently the second longest-lived known methuselah to fit within a 20×20 bounding box.

The pattern is named after Methuselah's wife, Edna.

[edit] Stable pattern

The stable pattern that results from Edna cycles between 3600 and 3602 cells.

[edit] Image gallery

A 26-cell form of Edna with lifespan 31082 Java: here RLE: here

Generation 31192 of Edna (excluding escaping gliders)

[edit] See also

• List of long-lived methuselahs

[edit] References

1. ↑ "Online Life-Like CA Soup Search". Retrieved on February 1, 2010.

[edit] External links

• Edna on Nathaniel Johnston's blog
• Edna on Erik de Neve's blog