Smallest Glider reflector ever

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Alegend
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Smallest Glider reflector ever

Post by Alegend » October 6th, 2009, 6:50 pm

XOXXX
XXOXX
OOOXX
XXXOX
XXXXO

X = Dead
O = Alive

It starts a reaction, which rotates the glider by 90 degrees.

Awesomeness
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Re: Smallest Glider reflector ever

Post by Awesomeness » October 6th, 2009, 9:01 pm

If only this was stable and didn't die when a glider collides... :lol: That'd be too easy. I found this a while ago, the two dots are rotated 90 degrees, but generation two is the same:

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x = 48, y = 62, rule = B3/S23
46bo$47bo$45b3o6$38bo$39bo$37b3o6$31bo$29bobo$30b2o6$23bo$21bobo$22b2o
6$14bo$15bo$13b3o6$7bo$5bobo$6b2o6b6o$13bo5bo$19bo$18bo3$27b2o$23b4ob
2o$24b5o$25b3o3$25b4o$24bo3bo$28bo$19b2o6bo$b6o8b4ob2o$o5bo8b6o$6bo9b
4o$5bo!
It sorts gliders out based on the way they're flipped. I found this when I was looking for puffers.

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