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__NOTOC__{{Fuse|p=18|name=Blinker fuse|pname=blinkerfuse|s=2c/3|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true|synthesisRLE=true}}A '''blinker fuse''' is any [[fuse]] that burns through a line of [[blinker]]s. Alternatively, it may refer to the 2c/3 period 18 fuse that burns [[clean]]ly through [[blinker]]s that are spaced four [[cell]]s apart, shown to the right. This particular fuse can be combined with [[blinker puffer 1]] to create various interesting patterns, such as [[moving sawtooth]], [[slow puffer 1]], and [[slow puffer 2]].
__NOTOC__{{Fuse|p=18|name=Blinker fuse|pname=blinkerfuse|s=2c/3, c/2, 6c/13, c/10|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|animated=true|synthesisRLE=true}}A '''blinker fuse''' is any [[fuse]] that burns through a line of [[blinker]]s. Alternatively, it may refer to the 2c/3 period 18 fuse that burns [[clean]]ly through [[blinker]]s that are spaced four [[cell]]s apart, shown to the right. This particular fuse can be combined with [[blinker puffer 1]] to create various interesting patterns, such as [[moving sawtooth]], [[slow puffer 1]], and [[slow puffer 2]].


==Note==
==Note==
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|[[Image:Blinkerfuse6c13.png|framed|left|The 6c/13 blinker fuse<br />{{JavaRLE|blinkerfuse6c13}}]]
|[[Image:Blinkerfuse6c13.png|framed|left|The 6c/13 blinker fuse<br />{{JavaRLE|blinkerfuse6c13}}]]
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==c/10 fuse==
The c/10 blinker fuse burns cleanly through blinkers that are orthogonally offset by an even number of cells and has period 2x spacing. It consists of a single [[copperhead]] and can be used to create spaceships that grow very quickly.
[[File:Blinkerfusecu.jpeg|250px|left|thumb|The copperhead blinker fuse]]


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

Revision as of 20:01, 7 March 2016

Blinker fuse
#C A period 18 blinker fuse which travels at 2c/3. x = 45, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 2o2bob2o$5obobo$8bob3ob3ob3ob3ob3ob3ob3ob3ob3o$5obobo$2o2bob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
Pattern type Fuse
Period 18
Speed 2c/3, c/2, 6c/13, c/10
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

A blinker fuse is any fuse that burns through a line of blinkers. Alternatively, it may refer to the 2c/3 period 18 fuse that burns cleanly through blinkers that are spaced four cells apart, shown to the right. This particular fuse can be combined with blinker puffer 1 to create various interesting patterns, such as moving sawtooth, slow puffer 1, and slow puffer 2.

Note

House alone, attached to a blinker wick with spacing 4, is a predecessor to the fuse shown to the right.

Other 2c/3 blinker fuses

There are two other well-known 2c/3 blinker fuses that act on blinkers that are orthogonally offset by four cells, both of which are shown below. They both burn cleanly and have period 6.[1]

Longer version of the House-based blinker fuse, with shorter period
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Another blinker fuse ("bomb")
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c/2 fuse

The c/2 blinker fuse burns cleanly through blinkers that are orthogonally offset by an even number of cells and has period 2x spacing. HWSS burns clearly through output of both Blinker Puffers 1 and 2 and front part of Blinker ship 1.[2] It consists of a single heavyweight spaceship and is useful because it travels at the same speed as the known blinker puffers, allowing for the construction of arbitrary-length spaceships. Note that Coe ship's side spark can also be used in cleanup.

The heavyweight spaceship blinker fuse
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6c/13 fuse

The 6c/13 blinker fuse burns cleanly through blinkers that are orthogonally offset by six cells and has period 26.[2] It is most well-known for the role that it plays in blinker ship 1, where the fact that it burns at a rate slower than c/2 is taken advantage of to create a growing spaceship.

The 6c/13 blinker fuse
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c/10 fuse

The c/10 blinker fuse burns cleanly through blinkers that are orthogonally offset by an even number of cells and has period 2x spacing. It consists of a single copperhead and can be used to create spaceships that grow very quickly.

File:Blinkerfusecu.jpeg
The copperhead blinker fuse

See also

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