Talk:Rectifier

Uses

Why don`t I ever see this OR the boojum reflector in patterns? Why do I always see two pentadecthalons or a figure eight, a boat, and an block? -wwei23 11:58AM 10/4/2015 NY time

Population

Population count can be reduced by 4 cells by using tubs instand of snakes in eater

The reason the snakes are used on the eater 3 is to minimize the bounding box. Minimal bounding boxes are typically considered more important than minimal cell counts when dealing with stable technology.
~Sokwe 13:20, 14 October 2011 (CDT)