Block and glider

	Block and glider
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Pattern type	Methuselah
Number of cells	6
Bounding box	4×3
MCPS	6
Lifespan	106 generations
Final population	8
L/I	17.7
F/I	1.3
F/L	0.075
L/MCPS	17.7
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Pattern files
Plaintext	blockandglider.cells
RLE	blockandglider.rle

Block and glider is a hexaplet and a methuselah that stabilizes at generation 106 as a block and a glider. In generation 2 it forms a wing. It is generation 1 of nine. A WSW-3 conduit can be made by eating the extra block using a block or eater 1.

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