Blocker
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 15 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 10 × 5 | ||||||||
| Frequency class | 27.2 | ||||||||
| Period | 8 | ||||||||
| Mod | 4 | ||||||||
| Heat | 9 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.89 | ||||||||
| Strict volatility | 0.89 | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Robert Wainwright | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||||
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Blocker is a period 8 oscillator found by Robert Wainwright. It is a useful dot sparker consisting of two blocks hassling an unnamed object. It reappears half way through its cycle rotated through 180 degrees.
Commonness
Blocker is about the sixteenth most common naturally-occurring oscillator in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than mazing but more common than jam.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Blocker at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Patterns with Catagolue frequency class 27
- Natural periodic objects
- Oscillators with 15 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 15
- Patterns with 15 cells
- Patterns found by Robert Wainwright
- Patterns that can be constructed with 5 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 8
- Oscillators with mod 4
- Oscillators with heat 9
- Oscillators with volatility 0.89
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.89
- Non-flipping oscillators that turn 180 degrees