LWSS-glider bounce

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.

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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 construcing pseudo-period glider guns; an example is the p25 glider gun.

External links

• LWSS-glider bounce at the Life Lexicon