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<noinclude>{{Snippet}}</noinclude>[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine.png|right]]The '''glider-producing switch engine''' (or '''glider-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Charles Corderman|Charles Corderman]] in the early 1970's. It consists of a [[switch engine]] reacting with [[block]]s to produce various [[still life]]s and a [[glider]] every 384 [[generation]]s.
<noinclude>{{Snippet}}</noinclude>[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine.png|right]]The '''glider-producing switch engine''' (or '''glider-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[Charles Corderman]] in the early 1970's. It consists of a [[switch engine]] reacting with [[block]]s to produce various [[still life]]s and a [[glider]] every 384 [[generation]]s.


It is the second most common naturally-occurring pattern that exhibits [[infinite growth]], and is one of only two patterns that exhibits infinite growth (excluding interacting pairs of switch engines) that has been known to occur naturally (the other being the [[block-laying switch engine]]).
It is the second most common naturally-occurring pattern that exhibits [[infinite growth]], the first being the [[block-laying switch engine]].

Revision as of 22:24, 28 December 2019

The glider-producing switch engine (or glider-making switch engine) is a puffer that was found by Charles Corderman in the early 1970's. It consists of a switch engine reacting with blocks to produce various still lifes and a glider every 384 generations.

It is the second most common naturally-occurring pattern that exhibits infinite growth, the first being the block-laying switch engine.