Pipsquirter 1

Pipsquirter 1
x = 15, y = 11, rule = B3/S23 3b2ob2o$b3obob3o$o4bo4bo$ob2o2b2obobo$bo2b2o3bobo$2b2o2b2obobob2o$4bo 4bobob2o$4b4ob2o$8bo$6bobo$6b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ GPS 3 LOOP 6 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	50
Bounding box	15×14
Period	6
Mod	6
Heat	9
Volatility	0.41
Strict volatility	0.41
Discovered by	Noam Elkies
Year of discovery	1997
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B378/S23678 Important rules Conway Life # of rules 25 = 32 Isotropic rules B3-j/S23 – B34ceq5aci6en78/S234acjkqrw5-e678
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 142 (17†) Catagolue-generated RLE pipsquirter1_synth.rle Uploaded synthesis RLE pipsquirter1_synth.rle †Can be constructed with 17 gliders using the reverse caber tosser universal constructor.
Pattern files Plaintext pipsquirter1.cells RLE pipsquirter1.rle
Identifiers apgcode xp6_oe1dicggz6t1mhmgn8a6zw122qq1

Pipsquirter 1 is a period-6 pipsquirter that was found in November 1997 by Noam Elkies. It features a block acting as an induction coil and its phases have 50, 50, 53, 50, 52, and 53 cells, respectively.

Synthesis

Martin Grant found a 276-glider synthesis of pipsquirter 1 on March 17, 2016.

Image gallery

Generation 5 reveals that this oscillator really is a pipsquirter

As a reflector

Pipsquirter 1 has the ability to act as a 90-degree glider reflector when it is combined with a block, boat and eater 1. The input path (in green) and output path (in red) of the glider are shown below.

Pipsquirter 1 acting as a reflector
Download RLE: click here

See also

• Pipsquirter 2

External links

• p6 pipsquirter at the Life Lexicon

• Pipsquirter 1 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue