A certain reaction that can be used to
stabilize the twin bees shuttle (qv). This was discovered by David
Bell in October 1996.
The same reaction sometimes works in other situations, as shown in
the following diagram where a pair of blocks eats an R-pentomino
and a LWSS. (The LWSS version was known at least as early 1994,
when Paul Callahan saw it form spontaneously as a result of firing an
LWSS stream at some random junk.)
Game of Life Explanation
The Game of Life is not your typical computer game. It is a cellular
automaton, and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Conway.
This game became widely known when it was mentioned in an article
published by Scientific American in 1970. It consists of a grid of
cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or
multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various
patterns throughout the course of the game.
Rules
For a space that is populated:
Examples
Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by solitude.
Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by
overpopulation.
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