Copperhead
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| Pattern type | Spaceship | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 28 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 6 × 12 | ||||||||
| Direction | Orthogonal | ||||||||
| Period | 10 | ||||||||
| Mod | Unknown | ||||||||
| Speed | c/10 | Unknown | ||||||||
| Heat | 27.8 | ||||||||
| Discovered by | zdr | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 2016 | ||||||||
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Copperhead is a c/10 orthogonal spaceship discovered by 'zdr' on March 5, 2016.[1]
The first synthesis was proposed by Aidan F. Pierce on the day of discovery. An alternative synthesis utilising fumarole as a predecessor, presented by Tanner Jacobi an hour later, was much more efficient. After optimizations by Mark Niemiec and Chris Cain the total synthesis cost made 22 gliders.
The ship hauls a block behind it, which makes for interesting reactions involving other ships. Dean Hickerson built a sawtooth that uses copperhead's ability to turn a heavyweight spaceship into a loaf.[2] It can also eat gliders and middleweight spaceships cleanly from behind.
A copperhead gun was completed by Alexey Nigin on March 6, 2016.[3] A faster gun was constructed one day later.[4]
Gallery
A simple copperhead eater found by Simon Ekström. Animated image
See also
References
- ↑ zdr (March 5, 2016). "is this c/10 spaceship known?". Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
- ↑ Dean Hickerson (6 March, 2016). "Re: is this c/10 spaceship known?".
- ↑ Alexey Nigin (March 6, 2016). "Re: is this c/10 spaceship known?". Retrieved on March 6, 2016.
- ↑ gmc_nxtman (7 March, 2016). "Re: is this c/10 spaceship known?". Retrieved on 8 March, 2016.
External links
- Alexey Nigin: New Spaceship Speed in Conway’s Game of Life