Long^3 snake

Long3 snake
x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 2o$obo$3bo$4bobo$5b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C Still life [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
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Pattern type	Strict still life
Number of cells	9
Bounding box	7×5
Frequency class	24.7
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B/S23 – B35678/S012345678 Important rules Conway Life, HighLife # of rules 212 = 4096 Isotropic rules B/S2aen3n – B2ikn34-r5678/S012345678
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 5 Catagolue-generated RLE long3snake_synth.rle Uploaded synthesis RLE long3snake_synth.rle
Pattern files Plaintext long3snake.cells RLE long3snake.rle
Identifiers apgcode xs9_31248go Niemiec ID 9.2 Pentadecathlon ID 9.6

Long³ snake (or extra long snake, or very very long snake) is a 9-cell still life. It is the long³ version of a snake. It is also the rarest 9-bit still life, appearing less than half as commonly as long hook with tail.

See also

• Remarkably long snake
• Long canoe
• Very long snake

External links

• Long^3 snake at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
• The 10 nine-bit still-lifes at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page