4. Cellular Automata and Fractal Evolution

The Game of Life - the Or Operation

Suppose A has a 0 and B has a 1 in the current location.
The hole in the A stream lets the glider from the top glider gun stream through, so a 1 is transmitted to B.
The glider in the B stream kills the glider in the top glider gun stream, so a 0 is transmitted to the left glider gun stream.
The glider in that stream passes through the hole in the top glider gun stream, contributes a 1 to the current location of A or B.
That is, if A is 0 and B is 1, A or B is 1.

Return to the or operation.