Long tub-claw with tail

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Revision as of 22:36, 5 December 2022 by Confocal (talk | contribs) (rm move request -- the current name seems more consistent than the proposed one (compare "Long tub-claw tail" on Catagolue; "Long claw w/tail w/tub" on https://conwaylife.com/ref/mniemiec/lifesrch.htm ))
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Long tub-claw with tail
x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 bo$obo2bo$bo2bobo$2b2o2bo$6b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 12
Bounding box 8 × 5
Frequency class 33.3
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Everett Boyer
Year of discovery 1973

The long tub-claw with tail is a 12-cell still life.

Construction

This still life is known to be constructible with 7 gliders.[1] Some known glider syntheses can be found in Mark Niemiec's database.[2]

x = 47, y = 38, rule = B3/S23 34bo$34bobo$34b2o2$31bo$29b2o$30b2o7$28bo$26b2o$27b2o2$20bo$21b2o$20b 2o$39b2o$40bo2b2o$15b3o22bobo2bo$17bo23bo2bobo$16bo28bo2$22b3o$22bo$ 23bo7$3o$2bo$bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 400 THEME Book ZOOM 10 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 3 T 32 PAUSE 1 T 66 PAUSE 2 LOOP 67 ]]
A 7G synthesis[3]
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x = 34, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 bo$2bo4bo$3o3bo$6b3o3$4bo21b2o$2bobo3bob2o15bo2b2o$3b2o3b2o2bo14bobo2b o$11bobo14bo2bobo$12bo19bo$7bo$6b2o$6bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THEME Book ZOOM 10 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 3 T 8 PAUSE 2 LOOP 9 ]]
A different conversion from tub with long tail[2]
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Occurrence

Among the 121 still lifes with 12 cells, this is the 100th most common still life according to Catagolue.

There are no collisions in octohash, octo3obj or octo3g databases with this still life occurring in the ash.

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