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Acorn

Seven cells that take 5,206 generations to stabilise, ending as 633 cells spread over a huge area. Charles Corderman's classic demonstration that tiny inputs can have enormous consequences.

B3/S23 live simulation — not a recording
Category
methuselah
Rule
B3/S23
Bounding box
7 × 3
Live cells
7
Discovered by
Charles Corderman, 1971
Views
3
methuselah chaotic
Pattern data
x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
bo$3bo$2o2b3o!

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