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'''Long long snake''' is an [[:Category:Strict still lifes with 8 cells|8]]-[[cell]] [[still life]] and is the [[long long]] version of the [[snake]]. It is the sixtieth most common [[still life]], being less common than [[cis-block and long hook]] but more common than [[tub with nine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/freq_top_life.html |title=Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life |author=Achim Flammenkamp |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>.
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'''Very long snake''' is an {{slcells|8|text=8-cell}} [[still life]] and is the [[long long]] [[snake#Extensibility|extension]] of the [[snake]] which can be used as a [[one-time reflector]]. It was found in {{year|1971}}.<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=3|pages=page 2}}</ref>


==See also==
This still life can be interpreted as two mutually stabilising [[hook]]s. An alternate arrangement, which could be seen as the [[cis]] version of the very long snake, results in the [[canoe]].
*[[Extra long snake]]
*[[List of common still lifes]]
*[[Long snake]]


==References==
== Occurrence ==
{{related|List of common still lifes|Most common objects on Catagolue}}
Very long snake is the sixtieth most common [[still life]] in [[Achim Flammenkamp's census]], being less common than [[cis-block on long bookend]] but more common than [[tub with nine]].<ref>{{citeAchim|accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref>
 
It is the 61st [[List of common still lifes|most common still life]] on [[Adam P. Goucher]]'s [[Catagolue]], being less common than [[cis-block on long bookend]] but more common than [[boat with long tail]]. It is the 2nd rarest still life with 8 cells, being less common than [[canoe]] but more common than [[hook with tail]].<ref>{{citeCatagolueStats|May 5, 2023}}</ref>
 
== Glider synthesis ==
{{main|Glider synthesis}}
{{Small constructible periodic object}}
 
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://home.interserv.com/~mniemiec/still.htm#8-bit%20still Eight-bit still lifes] by Mark Niemiec
* {{LinkLexicon|filename=lex_l.htm#longlongsnake|name=Long long snake}}
*[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_l.htm#longlongsnake Long long snake] at the Life Lexicon
* {{LinkCatagolue|xs8_31248c|patternname=Very long snake}}
* {{LinkNiemiec|p1.htm#p1-8|The 9 eight-bit still-lifes|rle=0/8vs.rle}}
* {{LinkPentadecathlonObject|id=8.3|archivedate=20221102082323}}
 
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Very long snake
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Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 8
Bounding box 6 × 4
Frequency class 20.0
Static symmetry .k (C2_4)
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery 1971

Very long snake is an 8-cell still life and is the long long extension of the snake which can be used as a one-time reflector. It was found in 1971.[1]

This still life can be interpreted as two mutually stabilising hooks. An alternate arrangement, which could be seen as the cis version of the very long snake, results in the canoe.

Occurrence

See also: List of common still lifes, Most common objects on Catagolue

Very long snake is the sixtieth most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than cis-block on long bookend but more common than tub with nine.[2]

It is the 61st most common still life on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue, being less common than cis-block on long bookend but more common than boat with long tail. It is the 2nd rarest still life with 8 cells, being less common than canoe but more common than hook with tail.[3]

Glider synthesis

Main article: Glider synthesis

All strict still lifes with a population of 23 or fewer cells, all oscillators with 16 or fewer cells, and all spaceships with 35 or fewer cells are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.

References

  1. ↑ Robert Wainwright (September 1971). Lifeline, vol 3, page 2.
  2. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on May 5, 2023.
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