LWSS-glider bounce

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LWSS-glider bounce is the following reaction in which an LWSS and a glider collide to form a glider heading back between the two input paths. It was discovered by Everett Boyer in 1973.[1]

x = 43, y = 15, rule = B3/S23 b4o16b4o$o3bo15bo3bo$4bo19bo5b3o$o2bo16bo2bo6bo$31bo8$40b3o$40bo$41bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 X 6 Y -6 Z 20 HEIGHT 380 GPS 8 AUTOSTART LOOP 40 ]]
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As an injection method, the glider can be placed 22 ticks behind, or 18 ticks ahead another glider on the same lane. This is useful for constructing pseudo-period glider guns.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Wainwright (September 1973). Lifeline, vol 11, page 24.
  2. ↑ Chris Cain (November 8, 2017). Re: Execution of Old Guns by Variable-Speed Firing Squad (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

External links

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