Simkin glider gun
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| Pattern type | Gun | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 36 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 33×23 | ||||||||
| Period | 120 | ||||||||
| Barrels | Unknown | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Michael Simkin | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 2015 | ||||||||
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Simkin's glider gun is a glider gun, found by Michael Simkin on April 28, 2015. It consists of a Herschel running in two period-60 conduits. In terms of its 36 cells it is the smallest known gun, sharing the record with the Gosper glider gun. Moreover, in the double-barreled form it is the absolute record holder.
