Very long snake
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| Pattern type | Strict still life | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 8 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 6 × 4 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 20.0 | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||||
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Very long snake is an 8-cell still life and is the long long extension of the snake which can be used as a one-time reflector. It was found in 1971.[1]
This still life can be interpreted as two mutually stabilising hooks. An alternate arrangement, which could be seen as the cis version of the very long snake, results in the canoe.
Occurrence
- See also: List of common still lifes
Very long snake is the sixtieth most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than cis-block on long bookend but more common than tub with nine.[2]
It is the 61st most common still life on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue, being less common than cis-block on long bookend but more common than boat with long tail. It is the 2nd rarest still life with 8 cells, being less common than canoe but more common than hook with tail.[3]
Construction
All strict still lifes with a population of 21 or fewer cells, all oscillators with 16 or fewer cells, and all spaceships with 31 or fewer cells are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.
References
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (September 1971). Lifeline, vol 3, page 2.
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
- ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on May 5, 2023.
External links
- Long long snake at the Life Lexicon
- Very long snake at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
- The 9 eight-bit still-lifes at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page (download pattern file: 0/8vs.rle)
- 8.3 at Heinrich Koenig's Game of Life Object Catalogs
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 20
- Natural periodic objects
- Periodic objects with minimum population 8
- Patterns with 8 cells
- Patterns found in 1971
- Patterns that can be constructed with 4 gliders
- Still lifes
- Strict still lifes
- Strict still lifes with 8 cells
- Patterns with 180-degree rotation symmetry
- Diagonal line stabilisations