Paperclip

	Paperclip
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Pattern type	Strict still life
Number of cells	14
Bounding box	5 × 6
Static symmetry	Unspecified
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules
Outer-totalistic rules	B/S23 – B3678/S012345678
# of rules	211 = 2048
Glider synthesis
Fewest gliders	3
Catagolue-generated RLE	synthesis
Uploaded synthesis RLE	paperclip_synth.rle
Pattern files
Plaintext	paperclip.cells
RLE	paperclip.rle
Identifiers
apgcode	xs14_69bqic
Niemiec ID	14.79
Pentadecathlon ID	14.475

Paperclip (or drain trap^[1] or S^[2]) is a 14-bit still life.

Commonness

Paperclip is the sixteenth most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than aircraft carrier but more common than long ship.^[3]. It is also the twenty-second most common object on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue.^[4]