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'''Century''' is a | '''Century''' is a [[Polyomino#Hexominoes|hexomino]]. It is a common [[methuselah]] that evolves into three [[block]]s and a [[blinker]] after 103 generations. It produces a temporary [[toad]] at generation 59 which is destroyed at generation 79. | ||
[[David Buckingham]] built a [[period-246 glider gun]] using a century as the [[engine]] in June {{year|1996}}. | |||
It is a parent of the [[bookend]]. | |||
==Century eater== | ==Century eater== | ||
Century can be [[eater|eaten]] by a configuration of three [[eater 1]]s surrounding a [[beehive]], as shown below. | Century can be [[eater|eaten]] by a configuration of three [[eater 1]]s surrounding a [[beehive]], as shown below. A much smaller [[century eater]] was found by [[Ivan Fomichev]] in 2013.<ref name="post8177" /> Both of them play a prominent role in the [[bistable switch]]. | ||
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|[[Image:Century_eater2.png|framed| | |[[Image:Century_eater.png|framed|left|A century eater<br />{{JavaRLE|centuryeater|brief}}]] | ||
|[[Image:Century_eater2.png|framed|center|Century eater 2<br />{{JavaRLE|centuryeater2|brief}}]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | * [[Queen bee]] | ||
* [[Century-to-glider converter]] | * [[Century-to-glider converter]] | ||
==References== | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="post8177">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = Re: What do you want out of (conway's) life this year? | |||
|p = 8177 | |||
|author = Ivan Fomichev | |||
|date = June 8, 2013 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{LinkWeisstein|Century.html}} | {{LinkWeisstein|Century.html}} | ||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_c.htm#century}} | {{LinkLexicon|lex_c.htm#century}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:39, 13 April 2020
| Century | |||||||
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| Pattern type | Methuselah | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 6 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 4 × 3 | ||||||
| MCPS | 6 | ||||||
| Lifespan | 103 generations | ||||||
| Final population | 15 | ||||||
| L/I | 17.2 | ||||||
| F/I | 2.5 | ||||||
| F/L | 0.146 | ||||||
| L/MCPS | 17.2 | ||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||
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Century is a hexomino. It is a common methuselah that evolves into three blocks and a blinker after 103 generations. It produces a temporary toad at generation 59 which is destroyed at generation 79.
David Buckingham built a period-246 glider gun using a century as the engine in June 1996.
It is a parent of the bookend.
Century eater
Century can be eaten by a configuration of three eater 1s surrounding a beehive, as shown below. A much smaller century eater was found by Ivan Fomichev in 2013.[1] Both of them play a prominent role in the bistable switch.
See also
References
- ↑ Ivan Fomichev (June 8, 2013). Re: What do you want out of (conway's) life this year? (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Century at the Life Lexicon