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 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.