Snake pit
Snake pit is a period-2 oscillator made up of four snakes. It has the same rotor as a blinker, with the same external bushing as in fore and back, but with different casing. It was found by Mark Niemiec in 1972.[1]
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Pattern type | Oscillator | ||
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Oscillator type | Muttering moat | ||
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Number of cells | 26 | ||
Bounding box | 7×7 | ||
Period | 2 | ||
Mod | 1 | ||
Heat | 4 | ||
Volatility | 0.14 | ||
Strict volatility | 0.14 | ||
Rotor type | Pole 2 | ||
Discovered by | Mark Niemiec | ||
Year of discovery | 1972 | ||
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See also
References
- Lifeline Volume 6, p. 3
External links
- Snake pit at the Life Lexicon
- 26P2.261 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
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