Boat tie eater head

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Boat tie eater head
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Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 12
Bounding box 7 × 7
Frequency class 24.0
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Everett Boyer
Year of discovery 1973

Boat tie eater head is a 12-cell still life.

This still life is comprised of the normally stable boat having been tied to the normally stable eater 1. This is one of two possible ties, in which the boat is attached to the "head" segment of the eater; the other possible version, boat tie eater tail, has the boat attached to the "tail" segment of the eater instead.

Commonness

Among still lifes with 12 cells, this is the 22nd most common still life according to Catagolue. Among all still lifes, it ranks 169th.

Glider synthesis

A 5-glider synthesis for this still life was found in January 2020.[1]

See also

References

  1. Ian07 (January 4, 2020). Re: Soup-based syntheses (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

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