6 bits

	6 bits
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	49
Bounding box	40 × 26
Period	75 (mod: Unknown)
Heat	71.3
Volatility	1.00 \| Unknown
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Robert Wainwright
Year of discovery	1984
Rules
Outer-totalistic rules	B3/S23 only
# of rules	20 = 1
Pattern files
RLE	raw RLE code

6 bits is the smallest known period 75 oscillator. It is a glider shuttle using three pentadecathlons as reflectors.

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