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Paperclip
x = 5, y = 6, rule = B3/S23 2b2o$bo2bo$bob2o$2obo$o2bo$b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 14
Static symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Eater 1 (or fishhook) was the first-discovered eater. Its ability to eat various objects was discovered by Bill Gosper in 1971. It is the thirteenth most common still life, being less common than mango but more common than long barge.[1].

See also

References

  1. ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

Eater 1 at the Life Lexicon