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The '''centipede''' is the third smallest known [[31c/240 orthogonal|31c/240]] [[spaceship]] after the [[caterloopillar]]'s [[Centipede caterloopillar|31c/240 variant]], and remained the smallest 31c/240 spaceship making use of the [[31c/240 reaction]] (and therefore the smallest period 240 31c/240 spaceship) until the development of the [[silverfish]]. It was created by [[Chris Cain]] later on the same day as the [[shield bug]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=13070#p13070|title=Re: 31c/240 caterpillar working notes|author=Chris Cain|date=September 4, 2014|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref> and actually reuses most of its circuitry despite of having quite different shape. Its smaller size is due to a more compact front-end that was built by Cain a day earlier.
The '''centipede''' is the third smallest known [[31c/240 orthogonal|31c/240]] [[spaceship]] after the [[caterloopillar]]'s [[Centipede caterloopillar|31c/240 variant]], and remained the smallest 31c/240 spaceship making use of the [[31c/240 reaction]] (and therefore the smallest period 240 31c/240 spaceship) until the development of the [[silverfish]]. It was created by [[Chris Cain]] later on the same day as the [[shield bug]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=13070#p13070|title=Re: 31c/240 caterpillar working notes|author=Chris Cain|date=September 4, 2014|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref> and actually reuses most of its circuitry despite of having quite different shape. Its smaller size is due to a more compact front-end that was built by Cain a day earlier.


The centipede ranked second place in the [[Pattern of the Year]] 2014 competition in a belated vote held in 2018 on the [[ConwayLife.com]] forums, behind the [[waterbear]].<ref name="post57457" />
{{POTY|name=The centipede|year=2014|rank=2|behind=the [[waterbear]]}}


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="post57457">{{LinkForumThread
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|title  = Re: Belated Pattern of the Year 2014 competition: Voting
|p      = 57457
|author = 77topaz
|date  = March 7, 2018
}}</ref>
</references>


==See also==
==See also==

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Centipede
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Pattern type Spaceship
Number of cells 620901
Bounding box 11652 × 126714
Direction Orthogonal
Period 240 (mod: 240)
Speed 31c/240 | 31c/240
Heat 402634.1
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Chris Cain
Year of discovery 2014

The centipede is the third smallest known 31c/240 spaceship after the caterloopillar's 31c/240 variant, and remained the smallest 31c/240 spaceship making use of the 31c/240 reaction (and therefore the smallest period 240 31c/240 spaceship) until the development of the silverfish. It was created by Chris Cain later on the same day as the shield bug[1] and actually reuses most of its circuitry despite of having quite different shape. Its smaller size is due to a more compact front-end that was built by Cain a day earlier.

The centipede ranked second place in the Pattern of the Year 2014 competition in a belated vote held on the ConwayLife.com forums, behind the waterbear.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chris Cain (September 4, 2014). "Re: 31c/240 caterpillar working notes". Retrieved on September 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ 77topaz (March 7, 2018). Re: Belated Pattern of the Year 2014 competition: Voting (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums

See also

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