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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 1970s. It consists of a [[switch engine]] reacting with [[block]]s to produce various [[still life]]s, several [[blinker]]s, and a [[glider]] every 384 [[generation]]s.
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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]]).
 
Because of its easy construction (see its predecessors below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including [[mosquito 3]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_m.htm#mosquito3|title=Mosquito 3|author=Stephen Silver|publisher=The Life Lexicon|accessdate=June 1, 2009}}</ref>
 
==Time bomb==
The '''time bomb''' (shown below) is a 17-[[cell]] [[pattern]] that was found by [[Doug Petrie]] that evolves into a glider-producing switch engine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_t.htm#timebomb|title=Time bomb|author=Stephen Silver|publisher=The Life Lexicon|accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
 
==Image gallery==
{|
|-
|[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine_debris.png|thumb|231px|left|The debris left behind by the glider-producing switch engine]]
|[[Image:Timebomb.png|framed|left|The time bomb is a predecessor of the glider-producing switch engine<br />{{JavaRLE|timebomb|brief}}]]
|[[Image:Gliderproducingswitchengine_pred.png|framed|left|Another simple [[predecessor]] of the glider-producing switch engine<br />{{JavaRLE|gliderproducingswitchenginepredecessor}}]]
|}
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.pentadecathlon.com/objects/class4/typeB/SwitchEngine1/switchEngine1.php Single switch engine puffer trains] at the Life Objects Catalog

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Pattern type Puffer
Number of cells 123
Bounding box 67 × 60
Direction Diagonal
Period 384
Speed c/12
Discovered by Charles Corderman
Year of discovery Unknown

The glider-producing switch engine (or glider-making switch engine) is a puffer that was found by Charles Corderman in the early 1970s. It consists of a switch engine reacting with blocks to produce various still lifes, several blinkers, 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 that has been known to occur naturally (the other being the block-laying switch engine).

Because of its easy construction (see its predecessors below), it has appeared in some superlinear growth patterns including mosquito 3.[1]

Time bomb

The time bomb (shown below) is a 17-cell pattern that was found by Doug Petrie that evolves into a glider-producing switch engine.[2]

The debris left behind by the glider-producing switch engine
The time bomb is a predecessor of the glider-producing switch engine
RLE: here
Another simple predecessor of the glider-producing switch engine
Download RLE: click here

References

  1. ↑ Stephen Silver. "Mosquito 3". The Life Lexicon. Retrieved on June 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ Stephen Silver. "Time bomb". The Life Lexicon. Retrieved on May 16, 2009.
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