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	Buckaroo
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Pattern type	Reflector ; Oscillator
Number of cells	23
Bounding box	23 × 9
Angle	90°
Period	30
Heat	17.9
Discovered by	David Buckingham
Year of discovery	Unknown
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	6
Uploaded synthesis RLE	buckaroo_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	buckaroo.cells
RLE	buckaroo.rle

Revision as of 21:18, 3 February 2013

Buckaroo is a queen bee shuttle stabilized at one end by an eater 1 in such a way that it can turn a glider. It was found by David Buckingham in the 1970s. Its name is due to Bill Gosper.

A buckaroo about to reflect a glider
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 {{Reflector|name=Buckaroo|pname=buckaroo|a=90|h=17.9|p=30|c=23|bx=23|by=9|discoverer=David Buckingham|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=yes|synthesis=6|synthesisRLE=true}}
-'''Buckaroo''' is a [[queen bee shuttle]] stabilized at one end by an [[eater 1]] in such a way that it can turn a [[glider]]. It was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by David Buckingham|David Buckingham]] in the 1970s. Its name is due to [[:Category:Patterns found by Bill Gosper|Bill Gosper]]. Its glider-turning ability can be incorporated into an [[oscillator]] as in [[hectic]].
+'''Buckaroo''' is a [[queen bee shuttle]] stabilized at one end by an [[eater 1]] in such a way that it can turn a [[glider]]. It was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by David Buckingham|David Buckingham]] in the 1970s. Its name is due to [[:Category:Patterns found by Bill Gosper|Bill Gosper]].
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