Foxclock

Foxclock
x = 13, y = 7, rule = B3/S23 6bo4bo$2bobobo2bobo$4bobo3bobo$2o8bo$2bo2bo$4bo$4bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] [[ GPS 4 ]]
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Pattern type	Constellation
Number of cells	18
Bounding box	13 × 7
Static symmetry	C1
Discovered by	Goldtiger997
Year of discovery	2020
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B3678/S2345678 # of rules 28 = 256 Isotropic rules B3-acek/S2ik3y – B2i34-ijnz5-r678/S2345678
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 13
Pattern files Plaintext foxclock.cells RLE foxclock.rle
Identifiers apgcode xp2_g45h1szg3oz0301

Foxclock is a period-2 oscillator comprised of a fox and a clock. It's best known for being a period-2 periodic catalyst, a property first discovered by Goldtiger997 during a search for a period-2 bumper.

x = 33, y = 33, rule = B3/S23 28bo$7b2o18bobo$6bo2bo16bo2bo$7b2o18b2o2$6bo4bo14bo4bo$2bobobo2bobo10b obobo2bobo$4bobo3bobo11bobo3bobo$2o8bo9b2o8bo$2bo2bo16bo2bo$4bo19bo$4b o19bo10$7b2o13bob2ob2o$8bo13b2obobo$7bo19bo$7b2o18b2o2$6bo4bo14bo4bo$ 2bobobo2bobo10bobobo2bobo$4bobo3bobo11bobo3bobo$2o8bo9b2o8bo$2bo2bo16bo2bo$4bo19bo$4bo19bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 GPS 4 ZOOM 12 HEIGHT 500 AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 4 T 26 PAUSE 2 LOOP 27 ]]

Examples of foxclock catalyzing various things (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

Chris857 found a 13-glider synthesis on June 5, 2024.

Gallery

x = 38, y = 47, rule = B3/S23 9bo$9bo$7bo2bo$5b2o8bo$9bobo3bobo$7bobobo2bobo$11bo4bo7$16b3o$15bo3bo$14bo5bo$7bobo4bo5bo$8bo5bo5bo12bo$15bo3bo12bobo$16b3o13bobo$31b2ob3o $9b2o21bo4bo$32b5o$3bobo26bobo$b5o$o4bo21b2o$b3ob2o$3bobo13b3o$3bobo12bo3bo$4bo12bo5bo5bo$17bo5bo4bobo$17bo5bo$18bo3bo$19b3o7$21bo4bo$21bobo 2bobobo$20bobo3bobo$22bo8b2o$27bo2bo$28bo$28bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 60 THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 ZOOM 10 HEIGHT 600 WIDTH 600 ]] p110 honey farm hassler found by Nico Brown on August 4, 2023. The foxclock is used to turn a beehive into a delayed V spark. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here