Blocker
| Blocker | |||||||
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| Pattern type | Oscillator | ||||||
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| Number of cells | 15 | ||||||
| Bounding box | 10 × 5 | ||||||
| Period | 8 (mod: Unknown) | ||||||
| Heat | 9 | ||||||
| Volatility | 0.89 | Unknown | ||||||
| Kinetic symmetry | Unspecified | ||||||
| Discovered by | Robert Wainwright | ||||||
| Year of discovery | Unknown | ||||||
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Blocker is a period 8 oscillator found by Robert Wainwright. It is a useful dot sparker consisting of two blocks hassling an unnamed object, and is about the sixteenth most common naturally-occurring oscillator, being less common than mazing but more common than jam.[1] It reappears half way through its cycle rotated through 180 degrees.
See also
References
- ↑ Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.
External links
- Blocker at the Life Lexicon
Categories:
- Patterns
- Oscillators with 15 cells
- Periodic objects with minimum population 15
- Patterns with 15 cells
- Patterns found by Robert Wainwright
- Patterns that can be constructed with 6 gliders
- Oscillators
- Oscillators with period 8
- Oscillators with heat 9
- Oscillators with volatility 0.89
- Non-flipping oscillators that turn 180 degrees