Bi-block

The bi-block is a common formation of two blocks and the smallest and most common[1] pseudo still life. Similar pseudo still lifes can be formed by considering any rectangular array of blocks, some of which are shown below.

Bi-block
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Pattern type Pseudo still life
Number of cells 8
Bounding box 5×2
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown
A tri-block
RLE: here
A 2×3 group of blocks
RLE: here
gollark: At most it only exists very slightly.
gollark: Not really.
gollark: It's all in the nonexistent, antimemetic manual.
gollark: I was hardly going to use msgpack for this.
gollark: They changed something. I forgot why.

References
  1. "Census Results in Conway's Game of Life". Online Life-Like CA Soup Search. Retrieved on July 12, 2009.
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