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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==


The name is due to Bill Gosper, who compared the bookends to kidneys. A '''diuretic''' is something which encourages the body to urinate. For instance, alcholic bevarages are diuretics, which cause dehydration due to water loss. This is the principal cause of a hangover.
The name is due to Bill Gosper, who compared the bookends to kidneys.





Revision as of 21:44, 16 December 2009

Diuresis
Diuresis image
Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 121
Bounding box 29 × 25
Period 90 (mod: Unknown)
Heat Unknown
Volatility Unknown | Unknown
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by David Eppstein
Year of discovery 1998

Diuresis is a period 90 oscillator consisting of two bookends hassled by complicated eaters. The original oscillator was found by David Eppstein, and was hassled by pentadecathlons. Later that same day, Dean Hickerson replaced the pentadecathlons with the still life arrangement.

Etymology

The name is due to Bill Gosper, who compared the bookends to kidneys.