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{{Oscillator|name=Tumbler|pname=tumbler|p=14|h=10.3|c=16|bx=9|by=7|discoverer=George Collins|discoveryear=1970|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true}}
{{Oscillator|name=Tumbler|pname=tumbler|p=14|h=10.3|c=16|bx=9|by=7|discoverer=George Collins|discoveryear=1970|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true|synthesis=8|synthesisRLE=true}}
The '''tumbler''' is the smallest known and first discovered [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 14|14]] [[oscillator]] and was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by George Collins|George Collins]] in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pentadecathlon.com/objects/class2/class2.php?part=1 |title=Class 2 Objects Catalog |accessdate=April 11, 2009}}</ref> It is about the twenty-eighth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being less common than [[octagon 2]] and [[unix]] but more common than [[tub test tube baby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>
The '''tumbler''' is the smallest known and first discovered [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 14|14]] [[oscillator]] and was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by George Collins|George Collins]] in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1970|1970]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pentadecathlon.com/objects/class2/class2.php?part=1 |title=Class 2 Objects Catalog |accessdate=April 11, 2009}}</ref> It is about the twenty-eighth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being less common than [[octagon 2]] and [[unix]] but more common than [[tub test tube baby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_t.htm#tumbler Tumbler] at the Life Lexicon
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Tumbler
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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 16
Bounding box 9 × 7
Period 14
Mod Unknown
Heat 10.3
Volatility Unknown
Strict volatility Unknown
Discovered by George Collins
Year of discovery 1970

The tumbler is the smallest known and first discovered period 14 oscillator and was found by George Collins in 1970.[1] It is about the twenty-eighth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being less common than octagon 2 and unix but more common than tub test tube baby.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Class 2 Objects Catalog". Retrieved on April 11, 2009.
  2. Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

External links

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