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'''Snake pit''' is a {{period|2}} [[oscillator]] made up of four [[snake]]s. It has the same [[rotor]] as a [[blinker]], with the same external [[Stator|bushing]] as in [[fore and back]], but with different [[Stator|casing]]. It was found by [[Mark Niemiec]] in {{year|1972}}.<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=6|pages=page 3}}</ref>
'''Snake pit''' is a {{period|2}} [[oscillator]] made up of four [[snake]]s. It has the same [[rotor]] as a [[blinker]], with the same external [[Stator|bushing]] as in [[fore and back]], but with different [[Stator|casing]]. It was found by [[Mark Niemiec]] in {{year|1972}}.<ref>{{CiteLifeline|vol=6|pages=page 3}}</ref>
Filling in the rotor with its cells from both phases produces {{LinkCatagolue|xs28_db8n9arz3123032|patternname=a 28-cell still life|style=raw}}, which is the unique [[User:Apple Bottom/Incubator/Dense stable pattern|maximum-population still life]] fitting within a {{times|7|7}} bounding box.


==See also==
==See also==

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Snake pit
x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23 ob2ob2o$2obobo$6bo$3ob3o$o$bobob2o$2ob2obo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ GPS 2 ZOOM 24 LOOP 2 ]]
Pattern type Oscillator
Oscillator type Muttering moat
Billiard table
Number of cells 26
Bounding box 7 × 7
Period 2 (mod: 1)
Heat 4
Volatility 0.14 | 0.14
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Rotor type Pole 2
Discovered by Mark Niemiec
Year of discovery 1972

Snake pit is a period-2 oscillator made up of four snakes. It has the same rotor as a blinker, with the same external bushing as in fore and back, but with different casing. It was found by Mark Niemiec in 1972.[1]

Filling in the rotor with its cells from both phases produces a 28-cell still life, which is the unique maximum-population still life fitting within a 7 × 7 bounding box.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robert Wainwright (October 1972). Lifeline, vol 6, page 3.