Zweiback
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||||
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| Number of cells | 331 | ||||||||
| Bounding box | 79 × 21 | ||||||||
| Period | 30 (mod: 15) | ||||||||
| Heat | 110.3 | ||||||||
| Volatility | 0.56 | 0.08 | ||||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | n.c | ||||||||
| Discovered by | Mark Niemiec | ||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1995 | ||||||||
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Zweiback is a period-30 oscillator that was found by Mark Niemiec on February 13, 1995.[1] It consists of two heavyweight volcanoes hassling a loaf; the loaf turns into a wing by taking a domino spark, and the wing receives another five ticks later.
| A smaller version (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here |
Etymology
Zwieback is a German term meaning "twice baked",[2] which refers to a certain kind of toasted bread that is baked twice. The name was coined (and misspelt) by Mark Niemiec twice.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
- ↑ "zwieback". Wiktionary. Retrieved on May 18, 2023.
- ↑ Mark D. Niemiec (November 27, 2016). Re: Help with names (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Zweiback at the Life Lexicon
- Zweiback at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue (extended)
- Zwieback at Wikipedia (name origin)
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with between 300 and 399 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population between 300 and 399
- Patterns with between 300 and 399 cells
- Patterns found by Mark Niemiec
- Patterns found in 1995
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 30
- Oscillators with mod 15
- Oscillators with heat between 110 and 119
- Oscillators with volatility 0.56
- Oscillators with strict volatility 0.08
- Oscillators with n.c symmetry
- Wing hasslers