Mold on candlefrobra

Mold and long hook eating tub
x = 6, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 bobo$o$bo2bo$bobobo$2bo2bo$3b2o2$b4o$o3bo$bo$bo$2bo$bobo$2bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]]
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	24
Bounding box	6 × 14
Period	12 (mod: Unknown)
Heat	13.0
Volatility	0.57 | Unknown
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B3678/S2378 # of rules 25 = 32
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 20† Uploaded synthesis RLE moldandlonghookeatingtub_synth.rle †Can be constructed with 15 gliders using the reverse caber tosser universal constructor.
Pattern files Plaintext moldandlonghookeatingtub.cells RLE moldandlonghookeatingtub.rle

Mold and long hook eating tub is any of four closely-related period 12 oscillators that are composed of a mold and a long hook eating tub (which is most commonly seen in candlefrobra). With a minimum population of 24 cells, it is the smallest known period 12 oscillator, though it is considered trivial because there is no individual cell that oscillates at the full period (as it is made up of a period 3 and a period 4 oscillator). The smallest known non-trivial period 12 oscillator is dinner table, with 33 cells.

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A slight variation of this oscillator

Another variation of this oscillator

Another variation of this oscillator

See also

• Beehive and long hook eating tub
• Cis-boat and long hook eating tub
• Trans-block and long hook eating tub

External links

• Mold on candlefrobra at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue