Trice tongs

	Trice tongs
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	16
Bounding box	7 × 7
Period	3
Mod	Unknown
Heat	4.7
Volatility	0.35
Strict volatility	0.35
Discovered by	Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery	1982
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	14
Uploaded synthesis RLE	tricetongs_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	tricetongs.cells
RLE	tricetongs.rle

Trice tongs is a period 3 oscillator that was found by Robert Wainwright in February 1982. In terms of its 7×7 bounding box it ties with jam as the smallest period 3 oscillator.

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