Unicycle

Unicycle is a period-6 oscillator made up of four copies of unix reacting with each other at their blocks.

Unicycle
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 56
Bounding box 16×16
Period 6
Mod 3
Heat 45.3
Volatility 0.89
Strict volatility 0.89
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Matthias Merzenich found an 18-glider synthesis for this oscillator on October 4, 2014 based on a unix recipe found with apgsearch.[1] The unicycle itself first appeared semi-naturally in May 2015.[2]

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References
  1. Matthias Merzenich (October 4, 2014). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  2. Brett Berger (May 12, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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