Vacuum (gun)

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Vacuum (gun)
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Pattern type Gun
Number of cells 36
Bounding box 49 × 43
Period 46
Barrels Unknown
Discovered by Dieter Leithner
Year of discovery 1997
For other meanings of the term 'vacuum', see Vacuum (disambiguation).

Vacuum is a double-barreled period 46 glider gun that was found by Dieter Leithner on February 21, 1997.[1] Its name comes from the fact that it can be extended and used to pull blocks and beehives, as shown below.

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A larger version of vacuum being used to pull blocks and beehives
Download RLE: click here

References

  1. ↑ Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection.
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