V spark

A V spark is a common three-bit polyplet spark, produced most notably by the pentadecathlon, twin bees shuttle, and the phi spark (e.g., in Tanner's p46). The spark can convert a pre-block or block into a glider as shown at right.

x = 3, y = 2, rule = B3/S23 obo$bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 HEIGHT 400 GPS 4 ]] (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 bo$2o2bo$3bo$4bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 HEIGHT 400 GPS 4 ]] (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

It can also turn a glider into a block, so 2 V sparks can make a reflector.

Also see

• PD-pair reflector

External links

• V spark at the Life Lexicon