Wickstretcher 1
x = 49, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
10bo19b2o$9bobo17bo4b2o$2bo4b3obo5bo14bob3o$bobo2bo4b2o3bobo7bobob4o3b
o3b2o2b2obo$bobo2bob2o3bo3bo8b3obo8bo2b2o4bo$2ob2obobob2o8bo10bo4b2ob
2o4b2obo$bo4b2o4b2o3bob2o13bo7bo$bob2o2bo3bobob2o2bob2ob3o4bobo9bo$2bo
3b3obobo2bo4bo3b3o4bobo9bo$3b2o3bobo2bo5b2o13bo7bo$5b2obob2obobo3bo11b
o4b2ob2o4b2obo$5bob2obo2bob2o4bo4b3obo8bo2b2o4bo$11b2o7b2o4bobob4o3bo
3b2o2b2obo$32bob3o$29bo4b2o$30b2o!
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Pattern type
Wickstretcher
Number of cells
176
Bounding box
49 × 16
Direction
Orthogonal
Period
5
Speed
c/4
Discovered by
Hartmut Holzwart Dean Hickerson
Year of discovery
1992
Wickstretcher 1 is the first explicitly constructed wickstretcher . Its front end was constructed by Hartmut Holzwart and its back end was constructed by Dean Hickerson . It was found in October 1992 . On November 25, 2003 Paul Tooke found a slightly smaller antstretcher.[1]
It works by having its front end stretch ants at a speed of c/4 , while its back end stabilizes the ants. Its back end can also be seen stabilizing ants in electric fence .
Gallery
x = 38, y = 20, rule = b3/s23
26bobo9b$26bo2bo8b$10bo15bo3bo7b$9bobo18b2o6b$2bo4b3obo5bo14bo5b$bobo
2bo4b2o3bobo7b2o2bob2o4b$bobo2bob2o3bo3bo8b3o2b3o3bo$2ob2obobob2o8bo
12bo2b2o$bo4b2o4b2o3bob2o12b2o2bo$bob2o2bo3bobob2o2bob2ob3o11b$2bo3b3o
bobo2bo4bo3b3o11b$3b2o3bobo2bo5b2o12b2o2bo$5b2obob2obobo3bo13bo2b2o$5b
ob2obo2bob2o4bo4b3o2b3o3bo$11b2o7b2o4b2o2bob2o4b$32bo5b$30b2o6b$26bo3b
o7b$26bo2bo8b$26bobo!
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