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{{Oscillator|p=2|c=28|bx=11|by=11|h=4|name=Scrubber|pname=scrubber|discoveryear=1971||life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true}}
{{Oscillator|p=2|c=28|bx=11|by=11|h=4|name=Scrubber|pname=scrubber|discoveryear=1971||life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true|synthesis=10|synthesisRLE=true}}
'''Scrubber''' is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 2|2]] [[oscillator]] that was found in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1971|1971]]. It is a [[billiard table configuration]] with a 4-cell [[rotor]]. If its nucleus, which is a ring of four blinkers, is not constrained it will expand after two generations into a traffic light. It features two [[cover]]s acting as [[induction coil]]s.
'''Scrubber''' is a [[period]] [[:Category:Oscillators with period 2|2]] [[oscillator]] that was found in [[:Category:Patterns found in 1971|1971]]. It is a [[billiard table configuration]] with a 4-cell [[rotor]]. If its nucleus, which is a ring of four blinkers, is not constrained it will expand after two generations into a traffic light. It features two [[cover]]s acting as [[induction coil]]s.


Placing two nuclei side by side is a form of constraint. Separated by the width of a single cell they can be packed rather arbitrarily into a square lattice, for which an overall constraint is still necessary. The interiors of nuclei separated by the width of two cells are still protected, but the nuclei act like spark coils. [[Glasses]] constitutes a binary instance of the arrangement, which can be elaborated as much as desired within a square lattice. The overall figure has period 2, but the relation between the interior and exterior phase must be respected. Boundary constraint is still required. Incommensurability of the widths would preclude mixing single and double spacing except along a linear chain which could even be bounded by [[Spark coil|spark coils]].   
Placing two nuclei side by side is a form of constraint. Separated by the width of a single cell they can be packed rather arbitrarily into a square lattice, for which an overall constraint is still necessary. The interiors of nuclei separated by the width of two cells are still protected, but the nuclei act like spark coils. [[Glasses]] constitutes a binary instance of the arrangement, which can be elaborated as much as desired within a square lattice. The overall figure has period 2, but the relation between the interior and exterior phase must be respected. Boundary constraint is still required. Incommensurability of the widths would preclude mixing single and double spacing except along a linear chain which could even be bounded by [[Spark coil|spark coils]].   
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Glasses]]
*[[Glasses]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_s.htm#scrubber Scrubber] at the Life Lexicon
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[[Category:Billiard table configurations]]
[[Category:Billiard table configurations]]

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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 28
Bounding box 11 × 11
Period 2 (mod: Unknown)
Heat 4
Volatility Unknown | Unknown
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery 1971

Scrubber is a period 2 oscillator that was found in 1971. It is a billiard table configuration with a 4-cell rotor. If its nucleus, which is a ring of four blinkers, is not constrained it will expand after two generations into a traffic light. It features two covers acting as induction coils.

Placing two nuclei side by side is a form of constraint. Separated by the width of a single cell they can be packed rather arbitrarily into a square lattice, for which an overall constraint is still necessary. The interiors of nuclei separated by the width of two cells are still protected, but the nuclei act like spark coils. Glasses constitutes a binary instance of the arrangement, which can be elaborated as much as desired within a square lattice. The overall figure has period 2, but the relation between the interior and exterior phase must be respected. Boundary constraint is still required. Incommensurability of the widths would preclude mixing single and double spacing except along a linear chain which could even be bounded by spark coils.

See also