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2005 December 18

Breeders
Switch-engine breeder

2005-07-23-switch-breeder.rle

Switch-engine breeder: David Bell, 23 July 2005

Back in July, David Bell constructed a new switch-engine breeder. An orthogonal c/2 rake shoots gliders at the detritus left by a diagonal c/4 puffer, resulting in a 'natural' reaction that produces c/12 block-laying switch engines.

Posted by Dave Greene on 2005 December 18 15:36 |