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Revision as of 09:19, 19 May 2019

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 ]]
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

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.[1]

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

References

  1. Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

External links

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