Tumbler

	Tumbler
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	16
Period	14
Mod	Unknown
Heat	Unknown
Volatility	Unknown
Strict volatility	Unknown
Discovered by	George Collins
Year of discovery	1970
Pattern files
Plaintext	tumbler.cells
RLE	tumbler.rle

The tumbler is a period 14 oscillator that was found by George Collins in 1970. It is about the twenty-eighth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being less common than octagon 2 and unix but more common than tub test tube baby.^[1]

References

↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

Tumbler at the Life Lexicon