Buckaroo

Buckaroo
x = 27, y = 17, rule = B3/S23 8b3o$8bo17bo$9bo14b2o$25b2o5$9bo$7bobo$6bobo$2o3bo2bo$2o4bobo$7bobo9b 2o$9bo9bobo$21bo$21b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 GPS 10 X -2 Y 4 Z 18 LOOP 60 ]]
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Pattern type	Reflector Oscillator
Number of cells	23
Bounding box	23 × 9
Angle	90°
Period	30
Heat	16.7
Discovered by	David Buckingham
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B38/S238 # of rules 22 = 4
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 6 Uploaded synthesis RLE buckaroo_synth.rle
Pattern files Plaintext buckaroo.cells RLE buckaroo.rle

Buckaroo is a queen bee shuttle stabilized at one end by an eater 1 in such a way that it can turn a glider. The glider turning reaction uses a banana spark and is colour-preserving. The mechanism was found by David Buckingham in the 1970s. Its name is due to Bill Gosper.

It's also possible to reflect a glider 180 degrees with a buckaroo, with a different return glider lane and timing than the 180-degree reflection performed by the pentadecathlons in a relay.

x = 23, y = 27, rule = B3/S23 20bo$20bobo$20b2o16$10bo$8bobo$7bobo$6bo2bo11b2o$7bobo11b2o$2b2o4bobo$ bobo6bo$bo$2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART GPS 15 LOOP 150 Y 8 THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 ZOOM 12 HEIGHT 320 ]]

(click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here

Image gallery

A buckaroo about to reflect a glider View animated image

See also

• Hectic

External links

• Buckaroo at the Life Lexicon

• Z-buckaroo at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue