P6 pipsquirter

Pipsquirter 1
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Oscillator type	Pipsquirter
Number of cells	50
Bounding box	15 × 14
Period	6 (mod: 6)
Heat	9
Volatility	0.41 | 0.41
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Noam Elkies
Year of discovery	1997
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B378/S23678 # of rules 25 = 32 Isotropic rules B3-j/S23 – B34ceq5aci6en78/S234acjkqrw5-e678
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 139† Catagolue-generated RLE synthesis Uploaded synthesis RLE pipsquirter1_synth.rle †Can be constructed with 15 gliders using the reverse caber tosser universal constructor.
Pattern files Plaintext pipsquirter1.cells RLE pipsquirter1.rle
Identifiers apgcode xp6_oe1dicggz6t1mhmgn8a6zw122qq1

Pipsquirter 1 is a period-6 pipsquirter that was found on November 15, 1997 by Noam Elkies. It features a block acting as an induction coil and its phases have 50, 50, 53, 50, 52, and 53 cells, respectively.

Synthesis

Martin Grant found a 276-glider synthesis of pipsquirter 1 on March 17, 2016.

Image gallery

File:Pipsquirter1 spark.png Generation 5 reveals that this oscillator really is a pipsquirter

As a reflector

Pipsquirter 1 has the ability to act as a 90-degree glider reflector when it is combined with a block, boat and eater 1. The input path (in green) and output path (in red) of the glider are shown below.

File:Pipsquirter 1 reflector.png

Pipsquirter 1 acting as a reflector
Download RLE: click here

See also

• Pipsquirter 2

External links

• p6 pipsquirter at the Life Lexicon

• P6 pipsquirter at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue