OCA:Wickstretcher And The Parasites

Wickstretcher And The Parasites
x=64, y = 64, rule = B01356/S012345 ! #C [[ THEME Inverse ]] #C [[ RANDOMIZE2 THUMBLAUNCH THUMBNAIL THUMBSIZE 2 GRID ZOOM 6 WIDTH 600 HEIGHT 600 LABEL 90 -20 2 "#G" AUTOSTART PAUSE 2 GPS 8 LOOP 256 ]] LifeViewer-generated pseudorandom soup
Rulestring	012345/01356 B01356/S012345
Rule integer	32363
Character	Explosive
Black/white reversal	B012/S0146

Wickstretcher And The Parasites is an explosive, strobing rule with rulestring B01356/S012345. The rule will generate random wickstretchers and "parasites", that will "latch" onto the wicks. These "parasites" can also be used as signals.

The rule follows as such:

• A cell is born if there are 0, 1, 3, 5 or 6 cells around it.
• A cell stays if there are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 cells around it.

The rule does not support still lifes as the "B0" strobing part of the rule makes it impossible for cells to stay without making new cells or removing some.

Patterns

Spaceships

x = 5, y = 3, rule = B01356/S012345 obobo$obobo$o3bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 4 ZOOM 28 WIDTH 640 HEIGHT 560 TRACK 0 -1/2 ]]

c/2 spaceship, the simplest spaceship in this rule. (click above to open LifeViewer)

Although soups might seem like chaos, the rule does host a few spaceships. However, a diagonal has not been found yet.

x = 164, y = 15, rule = B01356/S012345 obobo4bobobobobobo6bobo6bobo6bobo7bobo5bobo8bobo7bobo4bobo8bobobo7bob obobo8b2o7bobobobo6bobo5b6o$obobo4bobobobobobo6bobo4b3obo6bobo7bobo5b obo8bobo7bobo4bobo8bobobo7bobobobo7bo2bo6b7o6bobo5b6o$o3bo4bo3bobo3bo 4b3obo4b3obo4b3ob3o5bobo5bob3o6bob3o3b3obo4bob3o6bobobo5b3obobob3o4b6o 5b3ob3o6b3o6b4o$24b3o6b3o6b2o3b2o5b4o6b3o8b4ob4o8b3o6b5o5b5ob5o4b6o5b obobobo5b2ob2o$24bobo6bobo6bobobobo4b5o6b3o8bo2bobo2bo8b3o5b7o4bob7ob o4b6o5b7o5bobobo$26bo8bo6bobobobo4b5o6b3o8b4ob4o8b3o5b7o4b5ob5o4b6o5b ob3obo5b5o$44bobo6bobobo6bob3o6b4ob4o8b3o5bob3obo4bob7obo4bo4bo6bobob o6b5o$53b5o6b5o6b4ob4o7b4o6bobobo6bob5obo5b6o6bobobo6bobobo$53bo3bo6b obobo7b3ob3o8bob3o5b5o6b9o5b6o5b7o5bo3bo$53bo3bo6b5o22b3obo5b5o6b9o5b 6o5b7o$91b5o5b5o6bobobobobo5b6o5bob3obo$91b5o6b3o7b3obob3o5b6o4b2o2bo 2b2o$91b5o7bo8bob5obo5b6o4bobo3bobo$92b3o19bobobo7bo4bo4b9o$93bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

All known spaceships in this rule. (click above to open LifeViewer)

Oscillators

Most oscillators in this rule have small periods. However, some oscillators have larger periods than the common ones.

x = 214, y = 55, rule = B01356/S012345 9b4o4b4o36b4o5b2o26bo5b2o28bo6b2o18b3o15b3o11b2o11b3o$12bo7bo39bo4bo2b o25bo4bo30bo5bobo21bo14bo12bobo13bo$12bo7bo39bo4bo2bo25bo3bo31bo5bobo 21bo14bo12bobo13bo$12bo7bo39bo4bo2bo25bo3bo31bo4bo2bo21bo14bo11bo2bo13b o$9b4o4b4o36b4o4bo2bo25bo3b4o28bo4b4o20bo15b3o9b4o11b3o$12bo7bo39bo4b o2bo25bo3bo3bo27bo7bo20bo17bo12bo11bo$12bo7bo39bo4bo2bo25bo3bo3bo27bo 7bo19bo18bo12bo11bo$9b4o4b4o36b4o5b2o26bo4b3o28bo7bo19bo16b3o12bo11b3o 5$189bo$189b2o9bo$176b2o11b2o9b2o3b2o$154bo3bo3bo13b2o$156b5o15b2o$59b 3o93b2obob2o$17b3o39b2obo61b21o10bob3obo38bo$17b3o39bob2o61b9ob3ob7o9b 9o36b4o$17b3o40b3o61b9ob3ob7o10bob3obo38bobo9bo$17bobo70b5o29b9ob3ob7o 10b2obob2o38b4o6b4o$17bobo44b3o23bobo31b9ob3ob7o11b5o41bo7bobo$64b2ob o22b5o5b6o18b21o9bo3bo3bo46b4o$64bob2o33b3obo104bo$65b3o33b5o101bo$205b 4o$205bobo$204b4o$205bo5$198b6o3b6o$5o27b5o161b4o7b4o$3o31b3o161b15o$ 5o27b5o161b3o2b5o2b3o$198bobobob3obobobo$198bob2ob5ob2obo$200b11o$200b 11o$200b11o$198bob2ob5ob2obo$198bobobob3obobobo$198b3o2b5o2b3o$198b15o $198b4o7b4o$198b6o3b6o2$17bobo$17bobo$17b3o$17b3o$17b3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

All discovered oscillators. (click above to open LifeViewer)

Wickstretchers

This rule accommodates a variety of wickstretchers that have different speeds.

x = 3, y = 4, rule = B01356/S012345 obo$obo$3o$3o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ AUTOSTART GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 4 ZOOM 28 WIDTH 640 HEIGHT 560 TRACK 0 -1/4 ]]

The most common wickstretcher in this rule. (click above to open LifeViewer)

Most of these wickstretchers have a speed of c/2.

x = 263, y = 14, rule = B01356/S012345 219bobobobo$219b7o$219b3ob3o12bo$219bobobobo11b3o$58bobo158b7o9b3ob3o 14bo$20bobobobo6bobobo7bobo10bobo158bob3obo9b3ob3o10bo2b3o2bo$obo6bob o8bobobobo6bobobo7bobo10bobo140bobo6bobo5b2obobob2o8bob3obo9b11o$ob3o 4bobo6b3obobob3o4bobob3o5bob3o6b7o68bobobo9bobobo9bobobo37bobo6bobo4b 5ob5o4b6ob6o5b6ob6o$ob3o4bob3o4b5ob5o4bob5o5b5o5b3o3b3o5bobo2bobobo2b obo5bobo2bobobo2bobo5bobo2bobobo2bobo5b3obobo7b3obob3o7bobobo9bobo2bo bo4bobo2bobo8b3o6b3o5b4ob4o5bo11bo5bobo2bobo2bobo$2b3o6b3o4bob7obo4b5o bo4b4obo4b11o4bob4obob4obo5bobo2bobob4obo5bobo2bobobo2bobo5b3obob3o5b 3obob3o5b3obob3o7bobo2bobo4bob4obo8b4o5b3o5bob2ob2obo7bob5obo7b3o2b3o 2b3o$2b3o6b3o4b5ob5o4bob5o4b6o4b2ob5ob2o4bob4o3b4obo5bob4o3b4obo5bob4o 3b4obo5b3o3b3o5b3o3b3o5b3o3b3o7bob4obo4bob4obo7b5o5b3o8bobo12b5o9bob3o bob3obo$2b3o6b3o4b11o4b7o4b6o4bob7obo6b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o7b3o3b3o 5b3o3b3o5b3o3b3o9b4o8b4o9b2o2bo5b3o8b3o12b5o9b13o$2b3o6b3o4b11o4b7o4b 6o4b11o6b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o7b3o3b3o5b3o3b3o5b3o3b3o9b4o8b4o9b5o5b 3o8b3o12b5o9b13o$2b3o6b3o4b11o4b7o4b6o4b11o6b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o9b4o3b4o7b 3o3b3o5b3o3b3o5b3o3b3o9b4o8b4o9b5o5b3o8b3o12b5o9b13o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

All of the wickstretchers discovered. (click above to open LifeViewer)

There are two special types of wickstretchers in this rule. Nicknamed "pullers", these use other wickstretchers to "pull and stretch" blocks. There are only two variants of this.

x = 43, y = 19, rule = B01356/S012345 4bobo27bobo$4bobo27bobo$4b3o27b3o$4b3o27b3o$4bobo27bobo$4bobo27bobo4$ 11o17b15o$11o17b15o$11o17b15o$11o17b15o$11o17b15o$11o17b15o$11o17b15o $11o17b15o$11o17b15o$11o17b15o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

The first one has a 11 block width, and the other has a 15 block width. (click above to open LifeViewer)

Parasites

Parasites is the term for cells that are attached to the wicks, most of which are adding and removing cells. This can add a new row to wicks that are being made.

x = 58, y = 6, rule = B01356/S012345 15o$58o$14ob43o$58o$58o$58o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

The most common parasite, travelling that speed of c/2. There is also an anti-version of it. (click above to open LifeViewer)

Parasites could only function while onto a wick, if not, all cells will die or result in an explosive reaction.

x = 467, y = 170, rule = B01356/S012345 340bo$339b2o$339b2o3$446b21o$344b123o$331b13ob101ob20o$159b135o37b12o b123o$159b135o37b136o$159b135o37b136o$159b135o37b136o$159b135o37b136o $159b135o$30o68b30o31b4ob27ob70ob27ob3o$128o31b3ob29ob68ob29ob2o$29ob 68ob29o31b5o28b70o28b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o $159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o153b20o$159b135o50b123o$159b135o37b13ob102ob19o $159b135o37b12ob123o$21b2o2bo81bo2b2o47b26ob2ob81ob2ob20o37b136o$159b 25ob4ob79ob4ob19o37b136o$128o31b4ob20ob2ob83ob2ob15ob3o37b136o$128o31b 3ob128ob2o37b136o$128o31b5o126b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$159b 3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o $21b6o78b6o48b24ob4ob80ob4ob19o$21ob88ob17o31b4ob25ob78ob21ob3o$20ob5o b78ob5ob16o31b3ob21o5b80o5b17ob2o$128o31b5o126b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$128o 31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$ 159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$25o75b28o31b4ob22ob77ob25ob3o$23ob2o73b2ob 26o31b3ob128ob2o$128o31b5o23bob73obo26b4o$128o31b5o25b73o28b4o$25ob73o b28o31b5o126b4o$27o71b30o31b5o26b71o29b4o$159b3ob26ob71ob29ob2o$159b4o b24ob73ob27ob3o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o $28o70b30o31b4ob25ob72ob27ob3o$22ob2ob2o70b2ob2ob24o31b3ob27ob70ob29o b2o$128o31b5o26b72o28b4o$22ob2obob70obob2ob24o31b5o22b2o3b70o3b2o24b4o $128o31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o$159b135o$159b 135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$26o74b28o31b4ob23ob76ob25ob3o$22ob2o76b 2ob24o31b3ob25ob74ob27ob2o$128o31b5o23bob74obo25b4o$22ob80ob24o31b5o22b 80o24b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o$159b135o $159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$7b3o107b3o39b10obob109obob10o$159b 135o$8b2o107b2o40b12o2b107o2b12o$159b135o$128o31b4ob5ob2ob107ob2ob6ob 3o$ob124obo31b3ob128ob2o$128o31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o $159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$29o71b28o31b4o b26ob73ob25ob3o$27ob2o69b2ob26o31b3ob128ob2o$128o31b5o27bob69obo26b4o $128o31b5o29b69o28b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$28ob2o67b2ob27o31b5o30b67o29b4o $30o69b29o31b5o28bob67obo27b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob27ob71ob26ob3o$159b 135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$31o67b30o31b4ob28ob 69ob27ob3o$32o65b31o31b3ob30ob67ob29ob2o$28ob3o65b3ob27o31b5o28bob67o bo27b4o$31ob65ob30o31b5o28b2ob65ob2o27b4o$27ob73ob26o31b5o27b3ob65ob3o 26b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o$159b135o $159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$28o77b23o31b4ob25ob78ob21ob3o$24o b3o77bob21o31b3ob27ob76ob23ob2o$27o79b22o31b5o25bob78o21b4o$25ob79ob22o 31b5o24bob75ob2o22b4o$26ob77ob23o31b5o25b79o22b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$128o 31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$ 159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$22o85b21o31b4ob19ob87ob18ob3o$21o87b20o31b 3ob21ob85ob20ob2o$19ob2o85b2ob18o31b5o19bob85obo18b4o$22o85b21o31b5o19b 89o18b4o$21ob85ob20o31b5o20bob83obo19b4o$22ob83ob21o31b5o21b85o20b4o$ 128o31b5o126b4o$128o31b5o126b4o$159b3ob128ob2o$159b4ob126ob3o$159b135o $159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o$159b135o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

All the "parasites" in this rule. To the right are the reactions with a parasite and its anti-variant. (click above to open LifeViewer)

When two identical parasites interact with each other, they will cancel each other. This does not work most of the time. Note that these parasites also work as a good signal.

Infinite Growth

Due to the rapid appearance of natural wickstretchers, the rule is highly explosive and will lead to infinite growth.

x = 3, y = 2, rule = B01356/S012345 2o$obo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

The least number of cells for a c/4 wickstretcher predecessor, 4. (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 6, y = 2, rule = B01356/S012345 obo$2o2b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

The smallest known number of cells needed for asymmetrical infinite growth. (click above to open LifeViewer)

x = 20, y = 15, rule = B01356/S012345 17bobo$17bobo$4ob4o8bobo$b2o3b2o9bobo$4ob4o8b3o$17b3o$17b3o$17b3o$17b 3o$17b3o$4ob4o8b3o$b2o3b2o9bobo$4ob4o8bobo$17bobo$17bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

A breeder in this rule. (click above to open LifeViewer)

References

• Wickstretcher And The Parasites (B01356/S012345) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
• B01356/S012345 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue