Why not

Why not is a period-2 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in July 1977[1] that is extremely similar to by flops; in fact, in one of its phases it differs by only one cell. It first appeared naturally on April 15, 2015, in a soup submitted to Catagolue by Brett Berger.[2]

Why not
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Pattern type Oscillator
Family Griddle
Number of cells 14
Bounding box 7×7
Frequency class 39.9
Period 2
Mod 2
Heat 15
Volatility 0.68
Strict volatility 0.68
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1977

References
  1. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  2. Brett Berger (April 16, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  • 14P2.20 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
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