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{{Puffer|p=140|s=c/2|bx=18|by=5|dir=Orthogonal|name=Puffer 2|pname=puffer2|c=22|discoverer=Bill Gosper|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true}}
{{Puffer|p=140|s=c/2|bx=18|by=5|dir=Orthogonal|name=Puffer 2|pname=puffer2|c=22|discoverer=Bill Gosper|life105=true|life106=true|plaintext=true|rle=true|synthesis=9|synthesisRLE=true}}
'''Puffer 2''' was the second [[puffer]] to be found and was discovered by [[:Category:Patterns found by Bill Gosper|Bill Gosper]]. It is extremely [[dirty]] and its tail does not stabilize until [[generation]] 5533, after which it stays at [[period]] 140. It consists of a [[B-heptomino]] (shown here one generation before its standard form) escorted by two [[lightweight spaceship]]s. Its debris can be stabilized by a third lightweight spaceship as in [[ecologist]].
'''Puffer 2''' was the second [[puffer]] to be found and was discovered by [[:Category:Patterns found by Bill Gosper|Bill Gosper]]. It is extremely [[dirty]] and its tail does not stabilize until [[generation]] 5533, after which it stays at [[period]] 140. It consists of a [[B-heptomino]] (shown here one generation before its standard form) escorted by two [[lightweight spaceship]]s. Its debris can be stabilized by a third lightweight spaceship as in [[ecologist]].


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/life/Puffer.html Puffer] at Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Life
{{LinkWeisstein|Puffer.html|patternname=Puffer}}
*[http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_p.htm#puffertrain Puffer 2] at the Life Lexicon
{{LinkLexicon|lex_p.htm#puffertrain}}

Revision as of 19:44, 1 May 2009

Puffer 2
x = 18, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 b3o11b3o$o2bo10bo2bo$3bo4b3o6bo$3bo4bo2bo5bo$2bo4bo8bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]]
Pattern type Puffer
Number of cells 22
Bounding box 18 × 5
Direction Orthogonal
Period 140
Speed c/2
Discovered by Bill Gosper
Year of discovery Unknown

Puffer 2 was the second puffer to be found and was discovered by Bill Gosper. It is extremely dirty and its tail does not stabilize until generation 5533, after which it stays at period 140. It consists of a B-heptomino (shown here one generation before its standard form) escorted by two lightweight spaceships. Its debris can be stabilized by a third lightweight spaceship as in ecologist.

See also

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