Barge is the tenth most common still life on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue, being less common than ship-tie but more common than half-bakery. Among all still lifes with 6 cells, it is the third most common, being less common than ship but more common than aircraft carrier.[2] It is also the fourteenth most common object overall on Catagolue.
In Achim Flammenkamp's census, the barge was also ranked tenth most common, again between the ship-tie and half-bakery.[3]
Occasionally, a constellation of two barges aligned with each other can be seen. It is produced by this sequence, which is ranked #408 in census.rle. (click above to open LifeViewer)
All strict still lifes with a population of 22 or fewer cells, all oscillators with 16 or fewer cells, and all spaceships with 31 or fewer cells are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.
Extensibility
Barge can be infinitely extended, as illustrated by the following:
