Very long prodigal

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Very long prodigal
x = 4, y = 8, rule = B3/S23 bo$obo$bobo$3bo$2bo$bo$bobo$2b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 12
Bounding box 8 × 4
Frequency class 33.0
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Everett Boyer
Year of discovery 1973

The very long prodigal is a 12-cell still life.

Among the 121 still lifes with 12 cells, this is the 97th most common still life according to Catagolue.

A 7-glider synthesis of this still life was found by Oscar Cunningham in March 2021.[1]

References

  1. Oscar Cunningham (March 16, 2021). Message in #cgol on the Conwaylife Lounge Discord server

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