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Pentadecathlon

Conway found it by running a row of ten cells. Period 15 - unusually long for something so small - and it emits sparks that make it a useful component in larger machines.

B3/S23 live simulation — not a recording
Category
oscillator
Rule
B3/S23
Bounding box
10 × 3
Live cells
12
Period
15 generations
Discovered by
John Conway, 1970
Views
3
oscillator sparker
Pattern data
x = 10, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
2bo4bo2b$2ob4ob2o$2bo4bo2b!

Run Length Encoded - the standard interchange format. This will paste straight into Golly or any other Life program.

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