Long⁴ snake

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Long4 snake
x = 8, y = 6, rule = B3/S23 6b2o$5bobo$4bo$3bo$obo$2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 500 THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 36 ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 10
Bounding box 8 × 6
Frequency class 30.3
Static symmetry .k (C2_4)
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery 1972

Long4 snake (or remarkably long snake) is the long4 extension of snake.

Occurrence

See also: List of common still lifes, Most common objects on Catagolue

It is the rarest 10-cell still life out of all 25. It is about 50 times as rare as the long3 snake and 9 times as common as the long5 snake.

Glider synthesis

Main article: Glider synthesis

A 5-glider synthesis for this still life was discovered on January 10, 2020.[1]

See also

References

  1. Ian07 (January 10, 2020). Re: Soup-based syntheses (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums