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	Buckaroo
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	23
Bounding box	23 × 9
Period	30 (mod: Unknown)
Heat	17.9
Volatility	Unknown \| Unknown
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	David Buckingham
Year of discovery	Unknown
Pattern files
Plaintext	buckaroo.cells
RLE	buckaroo.rle

Revision as of 13:28, 4 April 2009

Buckaroo is a queen bee shuttle stabilized at one end by an eater 1 in such a way that it can turn a glider. It was found by David Buckingham in the 1970s. Its name is due to Bill Gosper. Its glider-turning ability can be incorporated into an oscillator as in hectic.

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