Mango with block on dock

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Mango with block on dock
x = 8, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 bo$obo$o2bo$bobo2b2o$2bo4bo$3b4o2$3b2o$3b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]] [[ ZOOM 30 ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 19
Bounding box 9 × 8
Frequency class 22.5
Static symmetry n (C1)
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown

Mango with block on dock is a 19-bit still life. It consists of a block stabilizing an induction coil which looks like a dock with one of its heads replaced by a mango.

Commonness

Main article: List of common still lifes

It is the 105th most common still life on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue, being less common than loaf bridge eater-with-tail but more common than trans-bun and dove. It is the most common still life with 19 cells, being slightly more common than xs19_69bo7pic.

The object almost always forms via the active region below[note 1] hitting a blinker:

x = 10, y = 5, rule = B3/S23 o5b3o$o4bo3bo$o3bo$4bo$4b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 400 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 32 X -1 GPS 2 AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 1.5 LOOP 13 ]]
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Glider synthesis

Bob Shemyakin found a 4-glider synthesis for this still life on June 26, 2015.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 2146 occurrences in the list of common evolutionary sequences, which for reference, is about one of these for every 60 wings

References

  1. ↑ Bob Shemyakin (June 26, 2015). Re: 4 glider syntheses (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums