Snake bridge snake

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Snake bridge snake
x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23 4b2o$4bo$5bo$4b2o$2obo$ob2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 500 THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 48 ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 12
Bounding box 6 × 6
Frequency class 32.4
Static symmetry / (D2_x)
Discovered by Robert Wainwright
Everett Boyer
Year of discovery 1973

Snake bridge snake is a 12-cell still life composed of two diagonally-touching snakes.

Construction

This still life is known to be constructible with 6 gliders.[1] A 6-glider synthesis was found in December 2023.[2][3]


x = 39, y = 58, rule = B3/S23 37bo$36bo$36b3o10$3bobo$4b2o$4bo3$25bo$25bobo$25b2o2$16bo$15bo$15b3o4$ 31bob2o$31b2obo$35b2o$b2o33bo$obo32bo$2bo32b2o23$21b3o$21bo$22bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 450 THEME Book ZOOM 10 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 106 PAUSE 2 LOOP 107 ]]
A 6G synthesis[2][3]
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x = 43, y = 42, rule = B3/S23 40bo$40bobo$40b2o3$o$b2o$2o5$bo$2bo$3o$20bo$14bo6bo$15bo3b3o$13b3o2$ 32bo$32bobo$32b2o8$30bob2o$30b2obo$34b2o$35bo$34bo$34b2o4$2bo$2b2o$bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 450 THEME Book ZOOM 10 X 0 Y 0 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 91 PAUSE 2 LOOP 92 ]]
A 7G synthesis[1]
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x = 42, y = 24, rule = B3/S23 29bo$5bo22bo$6b2o20b3o$5b2o2$obo26bo$b2o24b2o$bo26b2o2$36bob2o$36b2obo $40b2o$41bo$40bo$40b2o$10bo$10b2o$5b2o2bobo$4bobo$6bo2$19bo6b3o3bo$18b 2o6bo4b2o$18bobo6bo3bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 450 THEME Book ZOOM 10 X 0 Y 0 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 31 PAUSE 2 LOOP 32 ]]
A 9G synthesis[4]
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x = 55, y = 50, rule = B3/S23 43bo$3bobo36bo$4b2o36b3o$4bo7bo$10bobo$11b2o8$17bobo$18b2o$18bo2$27bob o$28b2o$28bo2$41bo$40bo$40b3o2$49bob2o$49b2obo$53b2o$54bo$53bo$53b2o$ 24b2o$15b2o6bobo$16b2o7bo$15bo4$43b3o$43bo$44bo4$2o$b2o$o$4b2o$5b2o$4bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 450 THEME Book ZOOM 8 X 0 Y 0 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 30 PAUSE 1 T 56 PAUSE 1 T 90 PAUSE 2 LOOP 91 ]]
An 11G synthesis[4]
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Occurrence

See also: List of common still lifes

Among the 121 still lifes with 12 cells, this is the 92nd most common still life according to Catagolue.

There are no collisions in octohash, octo3obj or octo3g databases with this still life occurring in the ash.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 xs12_ck3123z11 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 iNoMed (December 10, 2023). Re: Still Life Synthesis Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 shinjuku (#5719759879) (December 10, 2023). Job triggered by Adam P. Goucher at GitLab Catagolue project.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The 121 twelve-bit still-lifes at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page (download pattern file: 12/12-105.rle)