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The '''silverfish''' is a [[31c/240 orthogonal]] [[spaceship]] that was constructed on May 9, {{year|2020}}.<ref name="post96462" /> Various reductions brought it down to its current size of 210,108 cells,<ref name="post98847" /> making it the smallest known spaceship of this speed, surpassing the [[centipede caterloopillar]] in cell count (and, as a result, making the smallest 31c/240 spaceship true-period again).
The '''silverfish''' is a [[31c/240 orthogonal]] [[spaceship]] that was constructed on May 9, {{year|2020}}.<ref name="post96462" /> Various reductions brought it down to its current size of 210,108 cells,<ref name="post98847" /> which made it the smallest known spaceship of this speed until the construction of the [[Leaf bug]] in 2024.


== References ==  
== References ==  

Revision as of 23:42, 30 December 2024

Silverfish
Silverfish image
Pattern type Spaceship
Number of cells 210108
Bounding box 11974 × 45755
Direction Orthogonal
Period 240 (mod: 240)
Speed 31c/240 | 31c/240
Heat 125504
Kinetic symmetry n
Discovered by Chris Cain
Dave Greene
Adam P. Goucher
Nathaniel Johnston
Year of discovery 2020

The silverfish is a 31c/240 orthogonal spaceship that was constructed on May 9, 2020.[1] Various reductions brought it down to its current size of 210,108 cells,[2] which made it the smallest known spaceship of this speed until the construction of the Leaf bug in 2024.

References

  1. Adam P. Goucher (May 9, 2020). Re: 31c/240 caterpillar working notes (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  2. Adam P. Goucher (June 14, 2020). Re: 31c/240 caterpillar working notes (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums