Pipsquirter 1

	Pipsquirter 1
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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
Rules
Outer-totalistic rules	B3/S23 – B378/S23678
Important rules	Conway Life
# of rules	25 = 32
Isotropic rules	B3-j/S23 – B34ceq5aci6en78/S234acjkqrw5-e678
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	140 (32†)
Catagolue-generated RLE	pipsquirter1_synth.rle
Uploaded synthesis RLE	pipsquirter1_synth.rle
	†Can be constructed with 32 gliders using the reverse caber tosser universal constructor.
Pattern files
Plaintext	pipsquirter1.cells
RLE	pipsquirter1.rle
Identifiers
apgcode	xp6_oe1dicggz6t1mhmgn8a6zw122qq1

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
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References

Martin Grant (March 17, 2016). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

External links

p6 pipsquirter at the Life Lexicon

Pipsquirter 1 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue

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[post28716-1] Martin Grant (March 17, 2016). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums