Turning toads
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| Turning toads | |||||||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 38 + 9n | ||||||
| Bounding box | (23 + 7n) × 8 | ||||||
| Period | 4 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Heat | 21 + 13n | ||||||
| Volatility | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Dean Hickerson | ||||||
| Year of discovery | 1989 | ||||||
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Turning toads is an extensible period 4 oscillator that can contain any number of toads. It was found by Dean Hickerson in October 1989. Its heat is 21 + 13n, where n is the number of toads between the two stabilizing sides (n = 5 for a heat of 86 in the example image given on this page).
External links
- Turning toads at the Life Lexicon