Wilma

Wilma
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Pattern type	Methuselah
Number of cells	197
Bounding box	20 × 20
MCPS	201
Lifespan	39693 generations
Final population	3524
L/I	201.5
F/I	17.9
F/L	0.089
L/MCPS	197.5
Static symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Rob Liston
Year of discovery	2018
Pattern files RLE wilma.rle

Wilma is a methuselah with a lifespan of 39693 generations, discovered by Rob Liston on October 28, 2018, using a custom FPGA soup searcher. It is currently the longest-lived known methuselah to fit within a 20×20 bounding box.

The pattern is named after Wilma Flintstone, the wife of Fred Flintstone in the animated sitcom The Flintstones.

See also

• List of long-lived methuselahs