Two blockers hassling R-pentomino

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Two blockers hassling R-pentomino
x = 30, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 4b2o19bo$4o4b2o10b3ob2o2b2o$3ob2o2b2o10b4o4b2o$5bo18b2o4$7b2o12b2o$7b2o12b2o 2$18b3o$17bo$17bo2bo$18b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 GPS 8 ZOOM 21 Y 2 LOOP 72 WIDTH 800 HEIGHT 500 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 47
Bounding box 30 × 19
Period 72 (mod: 36)
Heat 34.1
Volatility 0.97 | 0.70
Kinetic symmetry n-e
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery 1990

Two blockers hassling R-pentomino[1] is a period-72 oscillator. It was the first known period 72 oscillator, discovered by Robert Wainwright in July 1990.[2]

It is made up of two blockers that hassle two blocks and an R-pentomino. It appears in many large guns such as the gunstars and new gun 2.

On January 12, 2016, Tanner Jacobi found a way to replace the blockers with still lifes.[3] Mark D. Niemiec found a 29-glider synthesis for this oscillator on December 1, 2018.[4] It has since been reduced to 24 gliders.

x = 26, y = 20, rule = B3/S23 9b2o4b2o$3bob2obobo4bobob2obo$3b2obobo8bobob2o$7b2o8b2o3$19b2o$19b2o$6b2o$5b2o9b3o$6bo8bo$3b3o9bo2bo$3bo2bo9b2o$5bo3$2b2o18b2o$3bo18bo$3o20b3o$o24bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBSIZE 2 HEIGHT 360 THEME 6 LOOP 72 ZOOM 10 GPS 8 AUTOSTART ]]
Still life-supported oscillator, also named as Roseluck[5]
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Catagoluehere
x = 30, y = 21, rule = DoubleB3S23 4.2A19.A$4A4.2A.2B4.2B.3A.2A2.2A$3A.AC.BCAB.B4.B.BA2CAB3.2A$5.CB.B.B8.B.B.BCA$9.2B8.2B3$7.2A12.2C$7.2A12.2C$8.2B$7.2B9.3C$8.B8.C$5.3B9.C2.C$5.B2.B9.2C$7.B3$4.2B18.2B$5.B18.B$2.3B20.3B$2.B24.B! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBSIZE 2 HEIGHT 360 THEME 6 LOOP 72 ZOOM 10 GPS 8 AUTOSTART ]]
The two variants overlaid; Roseluck restores the blocks by a different mechanism 12 generations later
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When supported by p6 thumbs instead, the higher clearance allows gliders to pass through where they would otherwise interfere with the blockers, allowing its use in the current smallest period-1656 glider gun (and, by filters, the smallest of periods 3312 and 6624 as well).[6]

x = 52, y = 28, rule = B3/S23 32b4o$23b2o6b2o2bo14b2o$23b2o5b2o2bo15b2o$31bo2bo$32b2o2$32b2o$31bo2b o$13bo16b2o2bo15b2o$12bo18b2o2bo14b2o$9b2o4b3o14b4o$7b2o2bo6bo$8b2o4b 2obo$15bobo$3b2o11bo$3b2o10b2o$15b2o2$4bo12bo$3bo14bo$2bo4bo6bo4bo$2b 3o3bo4bo3b3o$2o4b3o4b3o4b2o$bobo14bobo$bob6o4b6obo$2bo5bo4bo5bo16bo$3b 3o10b3o18bo$5bo10bo18b3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBSIZE 2 HEIGHT 360 THEME 6 GPS 36 LOOP 1656 ZOOM 10 AUTOSTART ]]
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References

  1. Life Oscillators and Pseudo-Oscillators at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page (download pattern file: lg/47br2rp.rle)
  2. Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on May 15, 2009.
  3. Tanner Jacobi (January 12, 2016). Re: The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. Mark D. Niemiec (December 1, 2018). Re: Synthesising Oscillators (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. Jeremy Tan (December 1, 2018). Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  6. the Catagolue pages for the smallest p1656, p3312 and p6624

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