Long bun
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| Pattern type | Miscellaneous | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 7 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 5 × 3 | ||||||||
| Static symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Unknown | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||||
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The long bun is a somewhat common evolutionary sequence. While it had appeared in some tables of common sequences, it wasn't recognized as a distinct object until 2022.
Commonness
According to Simon Ekström's census of small evolving patterns, the long bun by itself is the 12th most common qualifying sequence, with a frequency similar to that of the I-heptomino, two-glider octomino, and procrastinator. More specifically, it appears 48239 times on the list, with a relative frequency of 0.078.
Predecessors and naming
The smallest predecessor of the long bun requires 7 cells; two examples are the infobox image and one of the two patterns below. The name "long bun" comes from David Raucci as the other predecessor below. Predecessors typically converge in the generation that is generation 2 of the left object and generation 3 of the right object.
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Use in oscillators
There are multiple oscillators that hassle the long bun. See Long bun hasslers for a complete list.
Miscellaneous
| When a long bun hits a block in a specific position, it forms a MWSS. However, this destroys the block (click above to open LifeViewer) |
| The object shown here that creates an anvil when it hits a boat-bit object (e.g. beacon, snake), by itself, becomes a long bun plus a loaf (click above to open LifeViewer) |