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{{Stilllife|name=Beehive|pname=beehive|c=6|discoveryear=1970|bx=4|by=3|discoverer=John Conway|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|synthesis=2|synthesisRLE=true}}
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'''Beehive''' is a [[:Category:Strict still lifes with 6 cells|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>
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'''Beehive''' is a {{slcells|6}}-[[cell]] [[still life]]. It can be seen as a [[weld]] of two [[tub]]s. It was found by the [[JHC group]] in {{year|1970}}.<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
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==[[List of common still lifes|Commonness]]==
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The beehive is the second most common still life in [[Achim Flammenkamp's census]], being less common than [[block]] but over three times as common as [[loaf]].<ref>{{citeAchim|accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>  The beehive is also the third most common object on [[Adam P. Goucher]]'s [[Catagolue]]. It is the most common 6-bit still life, being more common than the [[ship]].<ref>{{citeCatagolueStats|June 24, 2016}}</ref>
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==Behaviour==
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Beehives are frequently born in [[Familiar fours|a set of four]] called [[honey farm]].
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It is possible to turn a single beehive into one by adding a corner (turning it into a [[bun]]), adding a cell to the "tip" of it (the bit with one cell, adding it to the longer end will result in a R-pentomino grandson) or by adding one cell inside it. There are also formations of two beehives that also occur fairly commonly, evolving from [[seed]]s known as [[butterfly]] and [[teardrop]].
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A beehive can be [[Eater|eaten]] with a [[block]], a reaction that allows the construction of the [[queen bee shuttle]] and further patterns based on it.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Beehive with tail]]
 
*[[Beehive with tail]]
 
*[[Hivenudger]]
 
*[[Hivenudger]]
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*[[Loaf]]
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*[[Mango]]
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*[[Pre-beehive]]
 
*[[Pre-beehive]]
  
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_b.htm#beehive Beehive] at the Life Lexicon
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{{LinkWeisstein|Beehive.html}}
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*[http://home.interserv.com/~mniemiec/still.htm#6-bit%20still Six-bit still lifes] by Mark Niemiec
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 14 March 2020

Beehive
x = 4, y = 3, rule = B3/S23 b2o$o2bo$b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C Still life
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Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 6
Bounding box 4×3
Frequency class 0.9
Discovered by John Conway
Year of discovery 1970

Beehive is a 6-cell still life. It can be seen as a weld of two tubs. It was found by the JHC group in 1970.[1]

Commonness

The beehive is the second most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than block but over three times as common as loaf.[2] The beehive is also the third most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue. It is the most common 6-bit still life, being more common than the ship.[3]

Behaviour

Beehives are frequently born in a set of four called honey farm.

It is possible to turn a single beehive into one by adding a corner (turning it into a bun), adding a cell to the "tip" of it (the bit with one cell, adding it to the longer end will result in a R-pentomino grandson) or by adding one cell inside it. There are also formations of two beehives that also occur fairly commonly, evolving from seeds known as butterfly and teardrop.

A beehive can be eaten with a block, a reaction that allows the construction of the queen bee shuttle and further patterns based on it.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.

External links


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