Very long snake

Very long snake
x = 6, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 2o$obo$3bobo$4b2o! #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	8
Bounding box	6×4
Frequency class	20.0
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 4 Catagolue-generated RLE verylongsnake_synth.rle Uploaded synthesis RLE verylongsnake_synth.rle
Pattern files Plaintext verylongsnake.cells RLE verylongsnake.rle
Identifiers apgcode xs8_31248c Pentadecathlon ID 8.3

Very long snake is an 8-cell still life and is the long long version of the snake which can be used as a one time reflector.

Commonness

Very long snake is the sixtieth most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than cis-block on long hook but more common than integral with tub. It is also the seventy-second most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.

See also

• Canoe
• Extra long snake
• Long snake

External links

• Long long snake at the Life Lexicon

• Very long snake at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
• The 9 eight-bit still-lifes at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page