Lobster

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Lobster
x = 26, y = 26, rule = B3/S23 12b3o$12bo$13bo2b2o$16b2o$12b2o$13b2o$12bo2bo2$14bo2bo$14bo3bo$15b3obo $20bo$2o2bobo13bo$obob2o13bo$o4bo2b2o13b2o$6bo3bo6b2o2b2o2bo$2b2o6bo6b o2bo$2b2o4bobo4b2o$9bo5bo3bo3bo$10bo2bo4b2o$11b2o3bo5bobo$15bo8b2o$15b o4bo$14bo3bo$14bo5b2o$15bo5bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 18 GPS 4 TRACKLOOP 7 -1/7 -1/7 ]]
Pattern type Spaceship
Number of cells 83
Bounding box 26 × 26
Direction Diagonal
Period 7 (mod: 7)
Speed c/7 | c/7
Heat 81.7
Kinetic symmetry /
Discovered by Matthias Merzenich
Year of discovery 2011

Lobster is a c/7 diagonal spaceship that was discovered by Matthias Merzenich on August 19, 2011.[1] It was the first c/7 diagonal spaceship to be found. It consists of two gliders pulling a tagalong-like object that then rephases them. It can be infinitely extended, with its wings used as pushalongs[2][3] It can also burn through one or two rows of blocks.

Lobster was voted Pattern of the Year for 2011 on the ConwayLife.com forums, tied with the fully universal Turing machine.[4]

x = 45, y = 35, rule = B3/S23 11b3o$11bo$2o2bobo5bo2b2o$obob2o9b2o$o4bo2bo2b2o$6bo5b2o$2b2o7bo2bo$2b 2o$13bo16b3o$20b3o7bo$20bo10bo2b2o$9b2o2bobo5bo2b2o8b2o$9bobob2o9b2o4b 2o$9bo4bo2bo2b2o9b2o$15bo5b2o7bo2bo$11b2o7bo2bo$11b2o19bo2bo$22bo9bo3b o$33b3obo$38bo$18b2o2bobo13bo$18bobob2o13bo$18bo4bo2b2o13b2o$24bo3bo6b 2o2b2o2bo$20b2o6bo6bo2bo$20b2o4bobo4b2o$27bo5bo3bo3bo$28bo2bo4b2o$29b 2o3bo5bobo$33bo8b2o$33bo4bo$32bo3bo$32bo5b2o$33bo5bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 10 GPS 8 AUTOSTART LOOP 7 TRACK -1/7 -1/7 ]]
Multiple copies of a pushalong supported by Lobster[3]
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x = 44, y = 41, rule = B3/S23 2o$2o2$3b2o$3b2o2$6b2o$6b2o2$9b2o$9b2o2$12b2o$12b2o2$15b2o13b3o$15b2o 13bo$31bo2b2o$18b2o14b2o$18b2o10b2o$31b2o$21b2o7bo2bo$21b2o$32bo2bo$32b o3bo$33b3obo$38bo$18b2o2bobo13bo$18bobob2o13bo$18bo4bo2b2o13b2o$24bo3b o6b2o2b2o2bo$20b2o6bo6bo2bo$20b2o4bobo4b2o$27bo5bo3bo3bo$28bo2bo4b2o$ 29b2o3bo5bobo$33bo8b2o$33bo4bo$32bo3bo$32bo5b2o$33bo5bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 10 GPS 8 AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 1 T 126 PAUSE 1 LOOP 127 ]]
A lobster can burn through diagonally placed blocks[5]
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References

  1. Matthias Merzenich (August 19, 2011). c/7 diagonal spaceship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  2. New spaceship velocity at Game of Life News. Posted by Adam P. Goucher on August 26, 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matthias Merzenich (August 20, 2011). Re: c/7 diagonal spaceship (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. beebop (February 28, 2012). Patterns of the Year 2011 (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. qqd (November 29, 2023). Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

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