Methuselahs
New Methuselah Records
Methuselahs
Tomas Rokicki has announced some of the results of a survey for methuselahs. The table below shows the record holding patterns for given bit sizes. More information can be found at his webpage. Other information about methuselahs, can be found at Dean Hickerson's website. Andrzej Okrasinski also announced his finding of the current record holding pattern.
| Size | Name | Gens | Final Pop. | Final Pattern, Census & Discoverer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
r Pentomino |
1103 | 128 |
8(4.1), 1(5.1), 1(6.2), 4(6.4), 1(7.4), 4(3P2.1), 6(5P4H1V1.1) |
|
| 5 |
|
1105 | ||
| 6 |
|
1108 | ||
| 7 |
Acorn [Charles Corderman] |
5206 | 633 |
34(4.1), 8(5.1), 3(6.2), 30(6.4), 2(6.5), 5(7.4), 2(8.7), 1(8.8), 41(3P2.1), 13(5P4H1V1.1) |
| 8 |
[Tomas Rokicki] |
7467 | 952 |
51(4.1), 2(4.2), 11(5.1), 4(6.2), 35(6.4), 16(7.4), 2(8.7), 1(14.475), 61(3P2.1), 1(6P2.1), 24(5P4H1V1.1) |
|
Rabbits [Andrew Trevorrow] |
17331 | 1749 |
109(4.1), 4(4.2), 18(5.1), 7(6.2), 65(6.4), 18(7.4), 3(8.7), 136(3P2.1), 2(6P2.1), 40(5P4H1V1.1) |
|
| 9 |
[Paul Callahan] |
17410 | ||
| 10 |
[Tomas Rokicki] |
17423 | ||
| 11 |
[Tomas Rokicki] |
17465 | ||
| 12-18 |
[Tomas Rokicki] |
23334 | 2898 |
207(4.1), 7(4.2), 23(5.1), 12(6.2), 115(6.4), 2(7.2), 32(7.4), 4(8.7), 171(3P2.1), 1(6P2.1), 2(6P2.2), 70(5P4H1V1.1), 1(9P4H2V0.1) |
| 19 |
[Andrzej Okrasinski] |
28786 | 3091 |
196(4.1), 6(4.2), 31(5.1), 9(6.2), 143(6.4), 3(6.5), 34(7.4), 6(8.7), 2(12.41), 1(14.475), 213(3P2.1), 47(5P4H1V1.1) |
Note: Not all of the paths of escaped gliders are shown.