Snake pit

	Snake pit
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	26
Bounding box	7 × 7
Period	2 (mod: Unknown)
Heat	4
Volatility	0.14 \| 0.14
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Mark Niemiec
Year of discovery	1972
Pattern files
Plaintext	snakepit.cells
RLE	snakepit.rle

Snake pit is a period 2 oscillator made up of four snakes. It has the same rotor as a blinker, with the same external bushing as in fore and back, but with different casing. It was found by Mark Niemiec in 1972.^[1]

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