C diagonal

C diagonal
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Pattern type	Fuse
Period	1
Speed	c
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
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c diagonal is a speed equal to the speed of light, the fastest possible speed at which any effect can propagate.

A fuse formed by a diagonal row of cells will burn at the speed of light if not stabilized. Methods of stabilization include using pre-blocks (as in canoe and snake), tails (as in cis-fuse with two tails, and nines. Many such stabilized diagonal fuses based on the diagonal line exist, such as such as baker and beacon maker.

16bo$15bo$14bo$13bo$12bo$11bo$10bo$9bo$8bo$7bo$6bo$5bo$4bo$3bo$2bo$bo$o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 AUTOSTART LOOP 12 GPS 3 ]] A diagonal row of cells burn at the speed of light (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 16, y = 15, rule = B3/S23 14b2o$13bobo$12bo$11bo$10bo$9bo$8bo$7bo$6bo$5bo$4bo$3bo$3o$2bo$2bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 AUTOSTART LOOP 12 GPS 3 ]] Beacon maker (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

See also

• Speeds (category)
• Fuses burning at speed c (category)
• Lightspeed wire

External links

• Speed of light (cellular automaton) at Wikipedia
• Speed of light at the Life Lexicon