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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 [[: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. | ||
It is the second most common naturally-occurring pattern that exhibits [[infinite growth]], and is one of only two patterns that exhibits infinite growth 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]], 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]]). | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 3 October 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, 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).