Glider emulator
Glider emulator is a small glide-symmetric tagalong alternating between 7 and 8 cells, pulled by two counterphased big gliders. It was discovered by Gabriel Nivasch in January 1999.
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Pattern type | Tagalong Spaceship | ||||||||||
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Number of cells | 141 | ||||||||||
Bounding box | 28×28 | ||||||||||
Direction | Diagonal | ||||||||||
Period | 4 | ||||||||||
Mod | 2 | ||||||||||
Speed | c/4 | ||||||||||
Speed (unsimplified) | c/4 | ||||||||||
Heat | 131.0 | ||||||||||
Discovered by | Gabriel Nivasch | ||||||||||
Year of discovery | 1999 | ||||||||||
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The tagalong supplies the same one-bit sparks as are found in the odd-parity phases of a glider -- so it can replace the leading glider in glider tagalongs such as Orion 2 or canada goose.
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