Broken snake

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Broken snake
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Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 10
Bounding box 7 × 3
Frequency class 19.8
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery 1972

Broken snake (or carrier siamese snake) is a 10-cell still life that consists of an aircraft carrier and a snake attached together.

Commonness

Main article: List of common still lifes

Broken snake is the fifty-fourth most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than mirrored dock but more common than trans-bookend and bun.[1]

It is the 55th most common still life on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue, being less common than prodigal but more common than trans-bookend and bun. It is the 8th most common still life with 10 cells, being less common than prodigal but more common than boat with long tail.[2]

The broken snake is 40% rarer in an 8×8 soup and 20% rarer in a 10×10 soup compared to Catagolue's typical 16×16 soups. In infinite soups, it is 24% more common.

Glider synthesis

All strict still lifes with a population of 22 or fewer cells, all oscillators with 16 or fewer cells, and all spaceships with 31 or fewer cells are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.

See also

References

  1. Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on November 8, 2009.
  2. Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on May 5, 2023.

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