Beehive

	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
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	2
Uploaded synthesis RLE	beehive_synth.rle
Pattern files
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]

References

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