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The '''block-laying switch engine''' (or '''block-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Charles Corderman|Charles Corderman]]. It consists of a [[switch engine]] reacting with [[block]]s to create an infinite number of new blocks (eight new blocks every 288 [[generation]]s).
The '''block-laying switch engine''' (or '''block-making switch engine''') is a [[puffer]] that was found by [[:Category:Patterns found by Charles Corderman|Charles Corderman]]. It consists of a [[switch engine]] reacting with [[block]]s to create an infinite number of new blocks (eight new blocks every 288 [[generation]]s).


It is the most common naturally-occurring patterns 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 [[glider-producing switch engine]]).
It is the 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 [[glider-producing switch engine]]).


==Image gallery==
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Block-laying switch engine
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Pattern type Puffer
Number of cells 43
Bounding box 29 × 28
Direction Diagonal
Period 288
Speed c/12
Discovered by Charles Corderman
Year of discovery Unknown

The block-laying switch engine (or block-making switch engine) is a puffer that was found by Charles Corderman. It consists of a switch engine reacting with blocks to create an infinite number of new blocks (eight new blocks every 288 generations).

It is the 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 glider-producing switch engine).

The blocks left behind by the block-laying switch engine
A simple predecessor of the block-laying switch engine
RLE: here
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