Why not

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Pattern type	Oscillator
Number of cells	14
Bounding box	7 × 7
Period	2 (mod: Unknown)
Heat	15
Volatility	Unknown \| Unknown
Kinetic symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	David Buckingham
Year of discovery	1977
Pattern files
Plaintext	whynot.cells
RLE	whynot.rle

Why not is a period 2 oscillator that was found by David Buckingham in July 1977. It is extremely similar to by flops.

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Why not at the Life Lexicon