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{{About|the evolutionary sequence|the extensible c/4 diagonal spaceship|Wing (spaceship)}}
{{About|the evolutionary sequence|the extensible c/4 diagonal spaceship|Wing (spaceship)}}
: ''"Wing" can additionally refer to a group of [[switch engine]]s which form half of a [[Cordership]].''
: ''"Wing" can additionally refer to a protruding lateral section of any spaceship, such as a group of [[switch engine]]s supporting one side of a [[Cordership]].''


{{Methuselah
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|f            = 9
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|rulemax      = B38/S238
|rulespecial  = [[Conway's Game of Life|Conway Life]]
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|isorulemin  = B3/S23
|isorulemax  = B38/S236i8
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'''Wing''' is a [[common evolutionary sequence]] that stabilizes at [[generation]] 104 as a [[block]] and a [[glider]]. Its most common [[grandparent]] is traditionally referred to as '''block and glider''', which is composed of two [[pre-block]]s and has a lifespan of 106 generations. That pattern has a six-cell [[parent]] called '''nine''', resembling an [[eater 1]] with one tail cell missing.
'''Wing''' is a [[common evolutionary sequence]] that stabilizes at [[generation]] 104 as a [[block]] and a [[glider]]. Its most common [[grandparent]] is traditionally referred to as '''block and glider''', which is composed of two [[pre-block]]s and has a lifespan of 106 generations. That pattern has a six-cell [[parent]] called '''nine''', resembling an [[eater 1]] with one tail cell missing.
Nine can also be seen as a pre-block connected to a [[Line of three|three-cell-long line]].


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{| style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:250px"
|[[File:BlockandgliderFinal.png|thumb|center|70px|Generation 104 of wing]]
| [[File:BlockandgliderFinal.png|thumb|center|70px|Generation 104 of wing]]
|{{EmbedViewer
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== Usage ==
== Uses ==


=== Still life ===
=== In still lifes ===
'''Nine''' is a part of several [[still life]]s, as shown in the table below.
''Nine'' is used as a component in several [[still life]]s, some of which are shown in the table below:


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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Object
! colspan="2" | Object
! Population
! Population
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| style="background-color:#c6efce;" | [[Tub]]
| style="background-color:#c6efce;" | [[Tub]]
|-
|-
! [[File:Hookwithnine.png|64px]]
! [[File:xs10_31eg8o.png|64px]]
! [[Hooked integral|Hook with nine]]
! [[Hooked integral|Hook with nine (hooked integral)]]
| style="background-color:#ffc7ce;" | [[File:Prepreblock.png|64px]]
| style="background-color:#ffc7ce;" | [[File:Prepreblock.png|64px]]
| style="background-color:#ffc7ce;" | [[Hook]]
| style="background-color:#ffc7ce;" | [[Hook]]
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|}


=== Oscillator ===
[[Tail]]s can often be replaced with nines. When the resulting still life is able to perform an [[eater 1]] catalysis using the added nine, the resulting still life is referred to as being "[[hungry]]".
 
=== In oscillators ===
A nine is [[hassle]]d by two [[eater 1]]s in a period-4 oscillator, [[confused eaters]].
A nine is [[hassle]]d by two [[eater 1]]s in a period-4 oscillator, [[confused eaters]].


<!-- Ultramessy paragraph alert, notes need reorganizing -->Like other common evolutionary sequences, wings can be hassled in various ways, such as in the p25 wing and block hassler<ref group=note>{{LinkCatagolue|code=xp25_yj3pmggmp3y3g8oggzyl1111y46rg624jqi4ozyjccy0o8gy15ao7hv0oi6p9z8eh5e0u5he8gy17bcy0ooy033y3122101221z2eh5c4j2j4dizx11345d871y3cm66mczye321w123|patternname=p25 wing and block hassler|style=brief}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|An alternative version of this oscillator is shown in [[jslife]] with a different method of stabilization.<ref>{{CiteSummersPattern|name=jslife|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref> [[Nicolay Beluchenko]] found the simpler stabilization with two [[fumarole]]s later on.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/Matthias-Merzenich/osc-supplement|author=Matthias Merzenich|title=osc-supplement pattern collection|date=April 18, 2018|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref> However, it is unknown when or by whom this reaction was found.<ref name="post115412" />}} and [[p128 wing shuttle]].
<!-- Ultramessy paragraph alert, notes need reorganizing -->Like other common evolutionary sequences, wings can be hassled in various ways, such as in the p25 wing and block hassler<ref group=note>{{LinkCatagolue|code=xp25_yj3pmggmp3y3g8oggzyl1111y46rg624jqi4ozyjccy0o8gy15ao7hv0oi6p9z8eh5e0u5he8gy17bcy0ooy033y3122101221z2eh5c4j2j4dizx11345d871y3cm66mczye321w123|patternname=p25 wing and block hassler|style=brief}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|An alternative version of this oscillator is shown in [[jslife]] with a different method of stabilization.<ref>{{CiteSummersPattern|name=jslife|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref> [[Nicolay Beluchenko]] found the simpler stabilization with two [[fumarole]]s later on.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/Matthias-Merzenich/osc-supplement|author=Matthias Merzenich|title=osc-supplement pattern collection|date=April 18, 2018|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref> However, it is unknown when or by whom this reaction was found.<ref name="post115412" />}} and [[p128 wing shuttle]].


=== Conduit ===
A full list is located at [[Wing hasslers]].
 
Some oscillators, even if they're not wing hasslers, produce wings, such as [[Charity's p16]], [[Beluchenko's other p37]], and one of the [[Honey farm hasslers#p43|p43 honey farm hasslers]]. Generation 7 of wing produces dot sparks, which can be useful, as it makes the oscillator a sparker.


A number of [[conduit]]s have been found to produce or accept a wing (abbreviated W) with reasonable clearance, such as [[PF35W]] and WFx46H. A WSW-3 conduit<ref group=note>Link to RLE: [https://www.conwaylife.com/patterns/wswminus3.rle <tt>patterns/wswminus3.rle</tt>].</ref> can be made by eating the extra block using a [[block]] or [[eater 1]].
=== In conduits ===
A number of [[conduit]]s have been found to produce or accept a wing (abbreviated '''W''') with reasonable clearance, such as [[PF35W]], a wing-to-[[LWSS]] converter and [[WFx46H]]. A WSW-3 conduit<ref group=note>Link to RLE: [https://www.conwaylife.com/patterns/wswminus3.rle <tt>patterns/wswminus3.rle</tt>].</ref> can be made by eating the extra block using a [[block]] or [[eater 1]].


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
 
{| style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:250px"
{|style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:250px;"
|{{EmbedViewer
|{{EmbedViewer
|pname = blockandglider
|pname = blockandglider
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|position    = center
|position    = center
|viewerconfig = #C [[ GPS 8 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
|viewerconfig = #C [[ GPS 8 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
|caption      = A pre-beehive hitting [[beehive]] reaction enters the wing sequence fairly late
|caption      = A [[tail|pre-beehive]] hitting [[beehive]] reaction enters the wing sequence fairly late
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* [[Bun]] (R-bee)
* [[Bun]] (R-bee)
* [[Dove]] (R-mango)
* [[Dove]] (R-mango)
* [[Loaf with bit]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Still life components]][[Category:Induction coils]][[Category:Still life components with 8 cells]]

Latest revision as of 16:12, 13 February 2026

This article is about the evolutionary sequence. For the extensible c/4 diagonal spaceship, see Wing (spaceship).
"Wing" can additionally refer to a protruding lateral section of any spaceship, such as a group of switch engines supporting one side of a Cordership.
Wing
x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 b2o$o2bo$bobo$2b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
View static image
Pattern type Methuselah
Number of cells 8
Bounding box 4 × 4
MCPS 8
Lifespan 104 generations
Final population 9
L/I 13
F/I 1.1
F/L 0.087
L/MCPS 13
Static symmetry C1
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Wing is a common evolutionary sequence that stabilizes at generation 104 as a block and a glider. Its most common grandparent is traditionally referred to as block and glider, which is composed of two pre-blocks and has a lifespan of 106 generations. That pattern has a six-cell parent called nine, resembling an eater 1 with one tail cell missing. Nine can also be seen as a pre-block connected to a three-cell-long line.

Generation 104 of wing
o$o$obo$b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 1 ZOOM 32 THUMBSIZE 2 AUTOSTART PAUSE 2 T 1 PAUSE 2 T 3 PAUSE 2 LOOP 4 LABEL 6 0 8 "T=#G" ]]
Evolution from nine (T=0), through block and glider (T=1), to wing (T=3)
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RLE: here Plaintext: here

Uses

In still lifes

Nine is used as a component in several still lifes, some of which are shown in the table below:

Object Population Other part
Integral sign 9 Pre-block
Tub with nine (prodigal) 10 Tub
Hook with nine (hooked integral) Hook
Cis-boat with nine 11 Boat
Trans-boat with nine
Long hook with nine Long hook
Hungry hat Unnamed
Cis-barge with nine 12 Barge
Trans-barge with nine
Beehive with nine Beehive
Claw with nine Claw
Cis-very long hook with nine Very long hook
Trans-very long hook with nine
Twelve loop Unnamed

Tails can often be replaced with nines. When the resulting still life is able to perform an eater 1 catalysis using the added nine, the resulting still life is referred to as being "hungry".

In oscillators

A nine is hassled by two eater 1s in a period-4 oscillator, confused eaters.

Like other common evolutionary sequences, wings can be hassled in various ways, such as in the p25 wing and block hassler[note 1][note 2] and p128 wing shuttle.

A full list is located at Wing hasslers.

Some oscillators, even if they're not wing hasslers, produce wings, such as Charity's p16, Beluchenko's other p37, and one of the p43 honey farm hasslers. Generation 7 of wing produces dot sparks, which can be useful, as it makes the oscillator a sparker.

In conduits

A number of conduits have been found to produce or accept a wing (abbreviated W) with reasonable clearance, such as PF35W, a wing-to-LWSS converter and WFx46H. A WSW-3 conduit[note 3] can be made by eating the extra block using a block or eater 1.

x = 4, y = 3, rule = B3/S23 2o$obo$2b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ ZOOM 16 Y -4 AUTOSTART GPS 4 PAUSE 2 T 32 PAUSE 2 T 35 PAUSE 2 LOOP 36 ]]
Block and glider reappears 32 generations later shifted 3 cells right and 7 cells up only to be turned into a B-heptomino 3 generations later
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RLE: here Plaintext: here
bo$obo$obo$bo$4b2o$4bo$4bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 8 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
A pre-beehive hitting beehive reaction enters the wing sequence fairly late
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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Catagolue: p25 wing and block hassler
  2. ↑ An alternative version of this oscillator is shown in jslife with a different method of stabilization.[1] Nicolay Beluchenko found the simpler stabilization with two fumaroles later on.[2] However, it is unknown when or by whom this reaction was found.[3]
  3. ↑ Link to RLE: patterns/wswminus3.rle.

References

  1. ↑ Jason Summers' jslife pattern collection. Retrieved on November 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Matthias Merzenich (April 18, 2018). "osc-supplement pattern collection". Retrieved on November 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ David Raucci (December 11, 2020). Updated oscillator stamp collection (was: Re: Golly suggestions) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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