Paperclip

	Paperclip
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	<a href="/wiki/File:Paperclip.png" class="image" title="Paperclip image"><img alt="Paperclip image" src="/w/images/3/35/Paperclip.png" decoding="async" width="113" height="129" /></a>
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Pattern type	Strict still life
Number of cells	14
Bounding box	5×6
Frequency class	12.8
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules
Outer-totalistic rules	B/S23 – B3678/S012345678
Important rules	Conway Life, HighLife
# of rules	211 = 2048
Isotropic rules	B/S2k3jnr – B1e2-ae34-a5-kqr678/S012345678
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	3
Catagolue-generated RLE	paperclip_synth.rle
Uploaded synthesis RLE	paperclip_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	paperclip.cells
RLE	paperclip.rle
Identifiers
apgcode	xs14_69bqic
Niemiec ID	14.79
Pentadecathlon ID	14.475

Paperclip (or drain trap^[1] or S^[2]) is a 14-bit still life.

Commonness

Paperclip is the sixteenth most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than aircraft carrier but more common than long ship.^[3]. It is also the twenty-second most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.^[4]

↑ "Drain trap". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 2, 2009.
↑ "S". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 2, 2009.
↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on June 24, 2016.