Oscillator Discussion Thread

[MathAndCode]

Since then, I've realized the real strength of my P9 heavyweight emulator: Its fallback is far greater than its supporting sparker (It falls back at 3c for 2 generations straight, when the supporting sparker never falls back more than two cells). Even in the century reaction where it failed, the supporting sparker broke first.

That century reaction requires better fallback than most reactions, as the period must be at least sixteen. Jason's p22 is the only sparker that I know of that works.

[Scorbie]

(Useful information regarding fallback)

I see, thanks for elaborating. I've never thought about "fallback time", which gets important as the period gets higher.
(I've tinkered mainly with period <= 7 searches, where "fallback distance" is more important, because "fallback time" is all kinda terrible and is somewhat related to "fallback distance")

[MathAndCode]

I see, thanks for elaborating. I've never thought about "fallback time", which gets important as the period gets higher.
(I've tinkered mainly with period <= 7 searches, where "fallback distance" is more important, because "fallback time" is all kinda terrible and is somewhat related to "fallback distance")

Yes, the current method is only good for low-period oscillators. Our best hope for finding high-period oscillators is hassling regions that commonly form and hoping that they happen to form in the same place. One possibility for a sparker with good fallback would be to find a way to hassle this somewhat common active object.

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
b4o$o$o$bo!

By the way, congratulations on your 1,500th post.

[wwei23]

Does anyone have a sparker collection or something? jslife and osc-supplement are terribly out-of-date at this point.

[JP21]

Smallest most isolated dot/domino sparks for each periods:

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x = 148, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
105bo29b2o$46bo27b2o$14b2o2$4b2o3bob2o4b2obo3b2o14bo2bo5bo2bo12b2o3b2o
6b2o3b2o14bo2b2obob2o2bo14b2ob2ob2o4b2ob2ob2o$3bo3bobo3b4o3bobo3bo11b
2o2bob5obo2b2o10bo2bo3b6o3bo2bo12b5o2bobo2b5o12bo5bob4obo5bo$3bobo5bo
2b2o2bo5bobo13bo11bo13b3o12b3o12bo4b2obobob2o4bo12b4obo2b2o2bob4o$2b2o
6b2o2b2o2b2o6b2o10bob2o9b2obo17b6o19b3o11b3o10b3o4b2o6b2o4b3o$bo2b3o4b
2o4b2o4b3o2bo7bobo3b3o3b3o3bobo9b4ob2ob2ob2ob4o16bob7obo13bo2bo2b3o2b
2o2b3o2bo2bo$b2o4b3o3b4o3b3o4b2o6b3obo13bob3o7bo5bo2b2o2bo5bo12b3o11b
3o12bobobo3bo2bo3bobobo$3b3ob3o10b3ob3o18bobo18b2obo2bo4bo2bob2o12bo2b
o11bo2bo10b2o6b2o2b2o6b2o$b2o5bo4b4o4bo5b2o10b3o3bobo3b3o12b2o2b3o4b3o
2b2o11bob2ob3o5b3ob2obo10bob2ob3o4b3ob2obo$2bobo3b2o10b2o3bobo11bo2bo
3bo3bo2bo11b2o3bob2o2b2obo3b2o10bo3b4ob3ob4o3bo8bo2b2o3b2o4b2o3b2o2bo$
bo2b3o3bo2bo2bo2bo3b3o2bo9b4o2bobobo2b4o10bo3b2o8b2o3bo11bob2o4b3o4b2o
bo9b2ob2o5bo2bo5b2ob2o$2b2o3b2o3b6o3b2o3b2o10b2o2b3obob3o2b2o10bo18bo
9bobobob4o3b4obobobo10bo3b2ob4ob2o3bo$3bobo4b2o2b2o2b2o4bobo10bo3bo3bo
bo3bo3bo9b2o16b2o8bobobo2bo3bobo3bo2bobobo6b2obo2b2o3b2o3b2o2bob2o$3bo
b2obobo3b2o3bobob2obo11bo2bobobobobobo2bo10b2ob2o2bo4bo2b2ob2o8bobo3b
2ob2o3b2ob2o3bobo6b2obo4bobo2bobo4bob2o$2b2o2bob5o4b5obo2b2o11bobob2o
3b2obobo15bobo2b2o2bobo13b2obob2obo5bob2obob2o10bob2ob2o4b2ob2obo$bo2b
ob2o4b6o4b2obo2bo11bo11bo12b2ob2o3b4o3b2ob2o11b2o4bo5bo4b2o12bob3o8b3o
bo$2bobobobobo8bobobobobo37bo3bobo6bobo3bo7b3o3bo3b2o3b2o3bo3b3o5b2obo
4bob4obo4bob2o$b2obo6b3o2b3o6bob2o37b2obo3bo2bo3bob2o8bo2b5o4bobo4b5o
2bo5bo2b4o10b4o2bo$4b2o2b2o3bo2bo3b2o2b2o42bob2ob4ob2obo11bobo3bobob2o
b2obobo3bobo8bo7bo2bo7bo$b2obo2bo2b3o4b3o2bo2bob2o39bo3bo4bo3bo10b2o2b
o2b3o3bo3b3o2bo2b2o8b3o2bobo2bobo2b3o$bo3b2o2bo10bo2b2o3bo38b2o3bob2ob
o3b2o11bobob6obob6obobo13bo2b2o2b2o2bo$2b3o5bo8bo5b3o45b2obo17bo2bobo
4bobo4bobo2bo10b8o2b8o$4bo4b2o8b2o4bo67b2o3b3o3bobo3b3o3b2o8bo4b2o6b2o
4bo$103b2ob2o18b2o4bob4obo4b2o$98b3o9b3o11b2o2bo5bo2bo5bo2b2o$95b2o17b
2o9bob2o2b2obo2bob2o2b2obo$95bob2obo4bo4bob2obo9bo2bobob3o2b3obobo2bo$
92b2obob2ob2o2bobo2b2ob2obob2o7bobobo2bo4bo2bobobo$14b2o77bobobo6bobo
6bobobo9b2o3bo6bo3b2o$93bobobo5b2ob2o5bobobo11b2o10b2o$4b2o3bob2o4b2ob
o3b2o66b2obobo2bobo2bo2bobo2bobob2o8b2o4b2o2b2o4b2o$3bo3bobo3b4o3bobo
3bo68bo7bobobo7bo12bobo2b2o2b2o2bobo$3bobo5bo2b2o2bo5bobo68b2o2bob3obo
b3obo2b2o12bobo2bo4bo2bobo$2obo6b2o2b2o2b2o6bob2o70bo4bo4bo14b2ob2ob3o
4b3ob2ob2o$bo2b3o4b2o4b2o4b3o2bo73b2obob2o16bobo3bob2o2b2obo3bobo$bo5b
3o3b4o3b3o5bo71bo2bobobo2bo17b4ob2o2b2ob4o$2b4ob3o10b3ob4o72b3o2bo2b3o
15b2o16b2o$8bo4b4o4bo81b2ob2o17bo2bo2b2o6b2o2bo2bo$4bo3b2o10b2o3bo75b
2o2bo2b2o16bobo14bobo$4b3o3bo2bo2bo2bo3b3o71b2obo2bobobo2bob2o13bo4bo
6bo4bo$2b2o3b2o3b6o3b2o3b2o69b2o2b2obobob2o2b2o14b3o2bo4bo2b3o$3bobo4b
2o2b2o2b2o4bobo67b2obo4bo2bo2bo4bob2o14bobo4bobo$3bob2obobo3b2o3bobob
2obo68bob2o3bo5bo3b2obo12b2o4bo2bo4b2o$2b2o2bob5o4b5obo2b2o67bob2obob
2o3b2obob2obo13b3o2bo2bo2b3o$bo2bob2o4b6o4b2obo2bo65b2o4b2o7b2o4b2o10b
o16bo$2bobobobobo8bobobobobo67bo2bo2bo7bo2bo2bo11b6obo2bob6o$b2obo6b3o
2b3o6bob2o66bobo2b2obo3bob2o2bobo18b4o$4bo3b2o3bo2bo3b2o3bo68b2obo4b2o
3b2o4bob2o12b14o$4bo2bo2b3o4b3o2bo2bo72b3o9b3o15bobo4b2o4bobo$5b3o2bo
8bo2b3o75bob2o3b2obo17bo5b4o5bo$101bobo3bobo15b2obob2o3b2o3b2obob2o$5b
2obo12bob2o101bobo3bo6bo3bobo$5bob2o12b2obo101bo2b2obobo2bobob2o2bo$
127bobo12bobo$126b2o2b3obo2bob3o2b2o$128bobo10bobo$128bobo4b2o4bobo$
129bo4b4o4bo$134b4o$134bo2bo$130bo2bo4bo2bo$130b4o4b4o2$132bobo2bobo$
130b3ob4ob3o$129bo12bo$129bob2obo2bob2obo$130b2o8b2o$133b2o2b2o$134bo
2bo$131b3ob2ob3o$130bo2bo4bo2bo$130b2o8b2o$134bo2bo!

[praosylen]

Crossposting a new p18 R hassler using reactions found by hotdogPi (including wwei's new P9 HW emulator):

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x = 21, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
3bob2o4b2obo$3b2o2bo2bo2b2o$b2o3bo4bo3b2o$o3b2ob4ob2o3bo$b3obobo2bobo
b3o$3bobob4obobo$5bo2b2o2bo$6b2o2b2o3$4b2o6b2o$4bobo4bobo$5b2o4b2o$8b
2o$3b5o2b5o$2bo12bo$3b3o6b3o$6bo4bo$3b3ob4ob3o$2bo2bo6bo2bobo$2b2o10b
2ob3o$6bo8bo4bo$10bo3bo2b3o$14bo2bo4$10b3o$10bo$10bo$14b2obo$8b2o4b2o
b3o$6bo4bo8bo$2b2o10b2ob3o$2bo2bo6bo2bobo$3b3ob4ob3o$6bo4bo$3b3o6b3o$
2bo12bo$3b5o2b5o$8b2o$5b2o4b2o$4bobo4bobo$4b2o6b2o3$6b2o2b2o$5bo2b2o2b
o$3bobob4obobo$b3obobo2bobob3o$o3b2ob4ob2o3bo$b2o3bo4bo3b2o$3b2o2bo2b
o2b2o$3bob2o4b2obo!

(Only the weld is my discovery.)

[wwei23]

That has a tiny spark capable of catalysis. (Also, a P9 spark isn't actually needed here. A suitable P6 spark would work as well.)

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x = 24, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
6bob2o4b2obo$6b2o2bo2bo2b2o$4b2o3bo4bo3b2o$3bo3b2ob4ob2o3bo$4b3obobo2b
obob3o$6bobob4obobo$8bo2b2o2bo$9b2o2b2o3$7b2o6b2o$7bobo4bobo$8b2o4b2o
$11b2o$6b5o2b5o$5bo12bo$6b3o6b3o$9bo4bo$6b3ob4ob3o$5bo2bo6bo2bobo$5b2o
10b2ob3o$9bo8bo4bo$13bo3bo2b3o$17bo2bo$2bo$o3bo$5bo$o4bo7b3o$b5o7bo$13b
o$17b2obo$11b2o4b2ob3o$9bo4bo8bo$5b2o10b2ob3o$5bo2bo6bo2bobo$6b3ob4ob
3o$9bo4bo$6b3o6b3o$5bo12bo$6b5o2b5o$11b2o$8b2o4b2o$7bobo4bobo$7b2o6b2o
3$9b2o2b2o$8bo2b2o2bo$6bobob4obobo$4b3obobo2bobob3o$3bo3b2ob4ob2o3bo$
4b2o3bo4bo3b2o$6b2o2bo2bo2b2o$6bob2o4b2obo!

[bubblegum]

(Also, a P9 spark isn't actually needed here. A suitable P6 spark would work as well.)

I'm mistaken on what you mean, right?

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x = 16, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7bobob2o$9bobo$8bo2bo$b2ob2obobob2o$2bobo3b2o3bo$2bobo5b3o$3bob5o
$11b2o$b7o2b2obo$o12bo$b3ob4ob3o$3b8o$14b2o$14bo$12bobo$12b2o4$8b3o$8b
o$8bo$12b2o$6b2o4bobo$4bo4bo4bo$14b2o$3bo6bo$b3obob2ob3o$o4bo3bo3bo$b
5o2b2obobo$6bo2bob2o$3bob5o$2bobo5b3o$2bobo3b2o3bo$b2ob2obobob2o$8bo2b
o$9bobo$7bobob2o$7b2o!

(Also, since when did LifeViewer start aliasing rules upon copy?)

[wwei23]

I'm mistaken on what you mean, right?

A domino spark without a side spark facing towards the eater would be needed.

(Also, since when did LifeViewer start aliasing rules upon copy?)

I don't know, and it's so annoying!

[Schiaparelliorbust]

(Also, since when did LifeViewer start aliasing rules upon copy?)

I don't know, and it's so annoying!

What is that? I haven't noticed anything. Does it get rules mixed up?

[wwei23]

What is that? I haven't noticed anything. Does it get rules mixed up?

It means that Golly doesn't accept the RLE.

[MathAndCode]

I don't know, and it's so annoying!

I agree. I recently tried to copy a pattern in LifeViewer and paste it into Golly, but Golly told me that it wasn't working because I had an unknown rule. I then pasted the RLE into a text editor, changed Conway's Life to B3S23, copied that, tried to paste it into Golly, and that worked.

[Schiaparelliorbust]

It means that Golly doesn't accept the RLE.

Is this for Golly 4.0? I'm still using Golly 3.

[wwei23]

Is this for Golly 4.0? I'm still using Golly 3.

2.8, because I was too lazy to update.
(I do have 3.2 on my computer in case I need to use non-totalistic generations or B0 rules for some reason. )

[bubblegum]

It means that Golly doesn't accept the RLE.

Is this for Golly 4.0? I'm still using Golly 3.

It means that "Conway's Life" is not a set alias for B3/S23 in any version.

[wwei23]

P7 partial:

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x = 45, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$10bo4bo2$10bo4bo$10bo4bo$3b2o5b2o2b2o5b2o$3bobobobobo2bobobobob
o$5bobob3o2b3obobo$4bo4bo2b2o2bo4bo$3bob4o3b2o3b4obo$3bobo6b2o6bobo$2b
2o2b3o8b3o2b2o$bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo$b2o2bo14bo2b2o$5bobob8obobo$6b2ob3o
2b3ob2o$8bo8bo$4b4o10b4o$3bo3bobobo2bobobo3bo$3bobobo3bo2bo3bobobo$4b
2obob3o2b3obob2o2$4b3o2bobo2bobo2b3o$4bo2b2ob6ob2o2bo$2o3bob2o8b2obo3b
2o$o2bobob2o8b2obobo2bo$2b2obo14bob2o$5bobo3b4o3bobo$bob2obo4b4o4bob2o
bo$b2obo3b4o2b4o3bob2o$4bob2o3bo2bo3b2obo$4bobobo2bo2bo2bobobo$5b2o4b
o2bo4b2o$7bo10bo$3b3o14b3o$3bo2bo12bo2bo$4bo16bo$b3o18b3o$bo22bo!

EDIT: Changed it to say "B3/S23" instead of "Conway's Life".

[GUYTU6J]

4 worker bees and 4 ponds

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x = 47, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
4$15bo9bo$15b3o5b3o$18bo3bo$17b2o3b2o2$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$
4b2o29b2o$5bo11b2o3b2o11bo$5bobo8bo2bobo2bo8bobo$6b2o8bo2bobo2bo8b2o$
17b2o3b2o$9b6o11b6o$17b2o3b2o$6b2o8bo2bobo2bo8b2o$5bobo8bo2bobo2bo8bob
o$5bo11b2o3b2o11bo$4b2o29b2o$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo2$17b2o3b2o$
18bo3bo$15b3o5b3o$15bo9bo!

Also works with snackers instead of worker bees.

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x = 37, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
15bo9bo$15b3o5b3o$18bo3bo$17b2o3b2o2$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$2o
33b2o$bo15b2o3b2o11bo$bobo12bo2bobo2bo8bobo$2b2o12bo2bobo2bo8b2o$7bo4b
o4b2o3b2o$5b2ob4ob2o11b6o$7bo4bo4b2o3b2o$2b2o12bo2bobo2bo8b2o$bobo12bo
2bobo2bo8bobo$bo15b2o3b2o11bo$2o33b2o$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo$20bo2$
17b2o3b2o$18bo3bo$15b3o5b3o$15bo9bo!

It works with p13 mechanisms:

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x = 47, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
20bobobobo$19bob2ob2obo$17b3o7b3o$16bo4b2ob2o4bo$16bo2b2obobob2o2bo$
15b2obobobobobobob2o$16bo2bob2ob2obo2bo$16bobo9bobo$17bo11bo2$22b3o3$
22b3o2$5bo16bobo16bo$3b5o15bo15b5o$2bo5bo29bo5bo$2bo2bobo31bobo2bo$b2o
bobo13b2o3b2o13bobob2o$o3b2o13bo2bobo2bo13b2o3bo$bobo2bo12bo2bobo2bo
12bo2bobo$2ob4o3bo2bobo4b2o3b2o4bobo2bo3b4ob2o$10bo2bo2bo13bo2bo2bo$2o
b4o3bo2bobo4b2o3b2o4bobo2bo3b4ob2o$bobo2bo12bo2bobo2bo12bo2bobo$o3b2o
13bo2bobo2bo13b2o3bo$b2obobo13b2o3b2o13bobob2o$2bo2bobo31bobo2bo$2bo5b
o29bo5bo$3b5o15bo15b5o$5bo16bobo16bo2$22b3o3$22b3o2$17bo11bo$16bobo9bo
bo$16bo2bob2ob2obo2bo$15b2obobobobobobob2o$16bo2b2obobob2o2bo$16bo4b2o
b2o4bo$17b3o7b3o$19bob2ob2obo$20bobobobo!

What else may it work with?

[wwei23]

What else may it work with?

You can misuse my small P5 V sparker:

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x = 121, y = 121, rule = B3/S23
60bo$58b5o$57bo5bo$55bo2b5o2bo$55b3o5b3o$58b2ob2o$55b2o7b2o$51b2obobo
bo3bobobob2o$51b2obo3b5o3bob2o$54bo2bo5bo2bo$54bob9obo$55bo2bo3bo2bo$
56b3o3b3o$59b3o$54b5obob5o$54bo11bo$55b3o5b3o$57bo5bo$58b5o$54b2o9b2o
$51bo2bo11bo2bo$50bobobo2bo5bo2bobobo$50bobobob2o5b2obobobo$51bobobob
o5bobobobo$53bobob2o3b2obobo$49bo2bobobo7bobobo2bo$49b4obobo7bobob4o$
54bo11bo$49b4obobobo3bobobob4o$49bo2bobobo7bobobo2bo$54bo2bo5bo2bo$53b
o2b2o5b2o2bo$53bobo2bo3bo2bobo$48bo8bo5bo8bo$48b3o3bo2bo5bo2bo3b3o$51b
o4b2o5b2o4bo$50bo4b2o7b2o4bo$50b2o3b2obo3bob2o3b2o$48b2o2bo2bo3bobo3b
o2bo2b2o$47bo2b2o3bo3bobo3bo3b2o2bo$47bobo2bo2bo3bobo3bo2bo2bobo$46b2o
b2o3bo11bo3b2ob2o$46bo7b2obo5bob2o7bo$47b3o5b2obo3bob2o5b3o$49bo4b2o2b
2ob2o2b2o4bo$50b4o4bobobo4b4o$41b2o12bo9bo12b2o$39b3obo4b2o10bo10b2o4b
ob3o$33b2o3bo4bo3bo2bo7b5o7bo2bo3bo4bo3b2o$25b2ob2o4bo3bob2ob2o2bo2bo
19bo2bo2b2ob2obo3bo4b2ob2o$21b2o3bobo5bob2obobo3bo2b2o21b2o2bo3bobob2o
bo5bobo3b2o$7b2o11bo2bo2bobo6bobobo5bo29bo5bobobo6bobo2bo2bo11b2o$7b2o
12b2o2b2ob2o8bobo4bo29bo4bobo8b2ob2o2b2o12b2o$23b2o6b2o12bo29bo12b2o6b
2o$7b4o3b2o3b4o2b6o3bo6b2obo31bob2o6bo3b6o2b4o3b2o3b4o$3b2obo4bo2bobo
2bo3b2o7bo3b5ob3obo27bob3ob5o3bo7b2o3bo2bobo2bo4bob2o$4bob2o2bobobobo
5bo2b2ob2obo3b3o5bo33bo5b3o3bob2ob2o2bo5bobobobo2b2obo$2bobo4b2obobob
2o3b4o5b2ob3o6bo35bo6b3ob2o5b4o3b2obobob2o4bobo$bobobob2ob3obo3bo5bo3b
o3bo4bo5b3o2bo23bo2b3o5bo4bo3bo3bo5bo3bob3ob2obobobo$bobobo2bobo2bo4b
o19b3o3bo3bo23bo3bo3b3o19bo4bo2bobo2bobobo$2obo4bobo2b2o3bo26bob2o23b
2obo26bo3b2o2bobo4bob2o$bobobo2bobo2bo4bo19b3o3bo3bo23bo3bo3b3o19bo4b
o2bobo2bobobo$bobobob2ob3obo3bo5bo3bo3bo4bo5b3o2bo23bo2b3o5bo4bo3bo3b
o5bo3bob3ob2obobobo$2bobo4b2obobob2o3b4o5b2ob3o6bo35bo6b3ob2o5b4o3b2o
bobob2o4bobo$4bob2o2bobobobo5bo2b2ob2obo3b3o5bo33bo5b3o3bob2ob2o2bo5b
obobobo2b2obo$3b2obo4bo2bobo2bo3b2o7bo3b5ob3obo27bob3ob5o3bo7b2o3bo2b
obo2bo4bob2o$7b4o3b2o3b4o2b6o3bo6b2obo31bob2o6bo3b6o2b4o3b2o3b4o$23b2o
6b2o12bo29bo12b2o6b2o$7b2o12b2o2b2ob2o8bobo4bo29bo4bobo8b2ob2o2b2o12b
2o$7b2o11bo2bo2bobo6bobobo5bo29bo5bobobo6bobo2bo2bo11b2o$21b2o3bobo5b
ob2obobo3bo2b2o21b2o2bo3bobob2obo5bobo3b2o$25b2ob2o4bo3bob2ob2o2bo2bo
19bo2bo2b2ob2obo3bo4b2ob2o$33b2o3bo4bo3bo2bo7b5o7bo2bo3bo4bo3b2o$39b3o
bo4b2o10bo10b2o4bob3o$41b2o12bo9bo12b2o$50b4o4bobobo4b4o$49bo4b2o2b2o
b2o2b2o4bo$47b3o5b2obo3bob2o5b3o$46bo7b2obo5bob2o7bo$46b2ob2o3bo11bo3b
2ob2o$47bobo2bo2bo3bobo3bo2bo2bobo$47bo2b2o3bo3bobo3bo3b2o2bo$48b2o2b
o2bo3bobo3bo2bo2b2o$50b2o3b2obo3bob2o3b2o$50bo4b2o7b2o4bo$51bo4b2o5b2o
4bo$48b3o3bo2bo5bo2bo3b3o$48bo8bo5bo8bo$53bobo2bo3bo2bobo$53bo2b2o5b2o
2bo$54bo2bo5bo2bo$49bo2bobobo7bobobo2bo$49b4obobobo3bobobob4o$54bo11b
o$49b4obobo7bobob4o$49bo2bobobo7bobobo2bo$53bobob2o3b2obobo$51bobobob
o5bobobobo$50bobobob2o5b2obobobo$50bobobo2bo5bo2bobobo$51bo2bo11bo2bo
$54b2o9b2o$58b5o$57bo5bo$55b3o5b3o$54bo11bo$54b5obob5o$59b3o$56b3o3b3o
$55bo2bo3bo2bo$54bob9obo$54bo2bo5bo2bo$51b2obo3b5o3bob2o$51b2obobobo3b
obobob2o$55b2o7b2o$58b2ob2o$55b3o5b3o$55bo2b5o2bo$57bo5bo$58b5o$60bo!

Edit: Conway's Life->B3/S23

[bubblegum]

What else may it work with?

Just a note that this is in fact biting off more than they can chew.

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x = 15, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o2$4b2o$4bobo$3bob2o3bo$4bo3b2obo$8bobo$9b2o2$11b2o$11bo$
12b3o$14bo!

[JP21]

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x = 14, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
11bo$11bobo$11b2o7$2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o2b2o$6b2o$8bo!

[bubblegum]

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x = 14, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
11bo$11bobo$11b2o7$2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o2b2o$6b2o$8bo!

Here you go, constructed in the most blatantly obvious way possible:

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x = 152, y = 389, rule = B3/S23
116b2o5b2o$102bo12bo3bo2bobo$100b3o12b2o2bo2bo$99bo3b2o14bo2bo$98bob2o
3bo14b2o$98bobob3o2bobobo7bo$97b2obob3o8bo7b3o$100bo6bo5bo6b2o2bo$87bo
12bob2o8bo6bo3bobo$86bobo10b2ob2o5bobo6bobo2bobo$110bo7bobo3bo$85bo2bo
30bo$80b2obobobo$79bob2o3bo10bo$79bo4bo10b3o$80b4o10bo$81bo11bobo$81bo
2bo8bobo$81b3o10bo$80b2o$80bo9b3o$79bobo$80b2o8bobo$85b3o2bobo2$83b2o
3bob3o$83bo4bo$83b2o2b2o53b2o$88bo9b2o42bo$86b3o9bobo43bo$86b2o12bo23b
2o14b5o$100b2o23bo5b3o5bo$79b2o44bob2obo3bo5b3o$79bo46bo8bo7bo$81bob2o
47bo3bo3b4o$80b2ob2o46bobo2bo3bo3b2o$128bo3bo3bo4b3o2bo$80b2ob2o44bo5b
o7bob2o$81b2o2bo44bo3bo8bo$79bo4bobo44b3o8b2o$79b2ob2obobo$83bo2bo16b
2o$83bo19bo30b2o$81bob2o16bobo30bo$80bobo2bobo13b2o32b3o$80bo2bo2b2o
49bo$81b2o3$98bo$98bo2$93b2o$92bobo$91b2ob2ob2o$92b5o2bo$93b7o9b3o$84b
2o12bo12bo$85bo11bo12bo$82b3o46b2o$82bo47bobo$124b2o4bo$122bo2bo2b2ob
4o$122b2obobobobo2bo$125bobobobo$125bobob2o$88b2o36bo$89bo$89bobo47b2o
$90b2o38b2o7bo$130b2o5bobo$137b2o$87bo$86bobo$86bobo33bo$84b3ob2o31bo$
83bo37b3o$84b3ob2o$86bob2o37b2o18b2o$128bo18bo$81b2o42b3o21bo$82bo18b
2o22bo2b3o14b5o$82bobo9b2o5bobo23bo2bo13bo$83b2o7b2o9bo16b2o4b2o2bobo
12b3o$91bobo9b2o15b2o9b2o15bo$90bo54b4o$91b2o3bobo41b2o3bo3b2o$97b2o
20b2o19b2o4b3o2bo$97bo18bo4bo11b2o13bob2o$110b2o4bo5bo9bobo13bo$109bo
2bo3bob2ob2o11bo12b2o$105bo4bob2o$93bo10bo5bobo6bo$92bobo9b3o2b3o7bo
19b2o$92bobo14bo10bo18bo$93bo27b2o11b2o4b3o$88b2o30bo13bobo5bo$87bobo
31b2o13bo$87bo48b2o$86b2o$96bo$96bobo5b2o29b2o$96b2o6b2o3bo20b2o2bo2bo
$108bobo19bobo2b2o$109bobo3b2o16b2o$111bo4bo17bo$111bob3o15bo2bob2o$
110b2obo16bobob2obo$88bo42bobo$87bo44bo2b2o$87b3o43b2ob3o$139bo$133b2o
b3o$126bo6b2obo$125bobo$124b2obo$116b2o8bo$79bo37bo$79bobo35bobo8b2o$
79b2o37b2o8b2o4$138b2o$138b2o$71bo$70bo$70b3o27b2o$100bo$101bo21bo$92b
2o6b2o11b2o7bobo$92b2o20b2o6bobo$100b2o11bo9bo$100b2o18b3o$62bo57bo4bo
$62bobo17b2o40bobo$62b2o19bo40bobo$83bobo37b2ob2o$84b2o36bo2bo2bo$121b
obobobobo$122bobobobo$124bobo$54bo69bo2bo$53bo71b2o$53b3o39b3o$95bo2bo
$94bo3bo25b2o$94b3o2bo24b2o$81b2o12b4o14bo$80bo2bo2b2o26b2o13bo$80bobo
2bobo25b2o12b3o$45bo35bob2o7bobo6b2o23bo$45bobo35bo8b2o7bo24b2o$45b2o
36bo2bo6bo8b3o$79b2ob2obobo16bo$79bo4bobo47b2o$81b2o2bo49bo$80b2ob2o
50bob2o$127b2o4b3o2bo$37bo42b2ob2o42b2o3bo3b2o$36bo44bob2o47b4o$36b3o
40bo38b2o15bo$79b2o36bobo12b3o$100b2o15bo13bo$100bo15b2o14b5o$98bobo
35bo$90bobo5b2o34bo$90bobo41b2o$28bo61b3o$28bobo$28b2o$105bo$80b2o23b
3o$79bobo26bo5bobo$80bo26b2o5b2o$80b2o33bo$20bo60b3o10bo$19bo61bo2bo8b
obo$19b3o59bo11bobo$80b4o10bo$79bo4bo10b3o$79bob2o3bo10bo19b2o$80b2obo
bobo22b2o5bobo$85bo2bo21b2o7bo$119b2o$11bo74bobo$11bobo73bo18bo$11b2o
92bobob2o$105bobobobo$102b2obobobobo2bo$102bo2bo2b2ob4o$104b2o4bo$110b
obo$111b2o$2bo$b3o107b2o$o3bo105bobo$2ob2o2b2o95b2o4bo$6b2o94bo2bo2b2o
b4o$8bo93b2obobobobo2bo$105bobobobo$105bobob2o$87bo18bo$87bo$87bo31b2o
$16bo67bobo23b2o7bo$15b2o63b2o2b2obo22b2o5bobo$15bobo61bob6o10bo19b2o$
79bo15b3o$80b4o10bo$83bo9bobo$80b2obo9bobo$83bo10bo$80bo$24b2o53bo27b
2o$23b2o54bobo26bo$25bo54b2o23b3o$105bo$94bo23b3o$94bobo21bo$94b2o23bo
$134b2o$33bo64b2o34bo$32b2o64bobo35bo$32bobo65bo15b2o14b5o$91b2o7b2o
15bo13bo$79b2o10b2o24bobo12b3o$79bo38b2o15bo$81bob2o47b4o$80b2ob2o42b
2o3bo3b2o$127b2o4b3o2bo$41b2o37b2ob2o50bob2o$40b2o39b2o2bo49bo$42bo36b
o4bobo47b2o$79b2ob2obobo5b2o9bo$83bo2bo4bo10b3o9bo$83bo7bo2bo6bo11b3o
10b2o$81bob2o7b2o7b2o9bobobo9bo$80bobo2bobo4b2o17b2o2b2o10b3o$50bo29bo
2bo2b2o3bo2bo15b2obob3o11bo$49b2o30b2o11bo14bo3b2o$49bobo39b3o15bo3b2o
9b2o$110b3o11b2o2$106b2o6bo$113bo2bo8b2o$116bo7bo2bo$113bo10bobo$58b2o
55bo6bobobobo$57b2o62bobobobobo$59bo24b2o36bo2bo2bo$83bobo31bo5b2ob2o$
83bo22b2o9bo6bobo$82b2o40bobo$110b3o7bo4bo$100b2o7bo3b2o5b3o$67bo32b2o
7bo3b2o8bo$66b2o24b2o16b2obob3o4bobo$66bobo23b2o6b2o9b2o2b2o5bobo$101b
o10bobobo6bo$100bo12b3o$100b2o12bo3$138b2o$75b2o61b2o$74b2o$76bo49bobo
$126bobo$118b2o7bo3b2o$117bobo10b3o$117bo11bob2o$116b2o10b2obo$84bo44b
3o$83b2o45bo$83bobo47b2obo$133b2ob3o$139bo$133b2ob3o$132bo2b2o$131bobo
$110b2obo16bobob2obo$92b2o17bob3o15bo2bob2o$91b2o18bo4bo17bo$93bo15bob
o3b2o16b2o$108bobo19bobo2b2o$104b2o3bo20b2o2bo2bo$104b2o29b2o2$86b2o$
87bo13bo34b2o$87bobo10b2o34bo$88b2o10bobo30b2obo5bo$93bo31bobo7bo4b3o$
92bobo17b3o7bo2bo2bo2bo7bo$92bobo16b2ob2o2b4o2bo2b2obo8b2o$93bo16bo4b
2ob4ob2o2bob2ob2o$111b6o6b2obo2b3o$112b2o2bo8bo21b2o$116b2obo28bo$117b
obo28bob2o$117bo22b2o4b3o2bo$94b2o44b2o3bo3b2o$145b4o$93bo2bo6b2o15b2o
9b2o15bo$83b2o8bo2b2o5bo16b2o4b2o2bobo12b3o$82bobo6bo2b2o5bobo23bo2bo
13bo$82bo8b3o7b2o22bo2b3o14b5o$81b2o42b3o21bo$92b2o34bo18bo$86bo5b2o
33b2o18b2o$84b6o$83bo4bo44bo$84b3ob2o43b2o$86bobo37bob6obo$86bobo35b2o
2b2obo2b3o$87bo37bo4bo4b2o$126b2o5b2ob3o$128bo3bo4bobo$90b2o36bobobo6b
o$89bobo37b3o7b2o$89bo40bo$88b2o36bo$125bobob2o$125bobobobo$122b2obobo
bobo2bo$105bo16bo2bo2b2ob4o$106b2o16b2o4bo$82bo22b2o23bobo$82b3o46b2o$
85bo$84b2o14b2o$100b2o5$96bo$95b3o$94b2o2bo$94bob4o$94bo4bo$81b2o11bo
2b2o$80bo2bo2b2o8b2o39bo$80bobo2bobo13b2o32b3o$81bob2o7bo8bobo30bo$83b
o8bobo8bo30b2o$83bo2bo5b2o9b2o$79b2ob2obobo$79bo4bobo55b2o$81b2o2bo57b
o$80b2ob2o58bob2o$130bobo2b2o4b3o2bo$80b2ob2o46b2o2b2o3bo3b2o$81bob2o
46bo8b4o$79bo46b2o15bo$79b2o44bobo12b3o$100b2o23bo13bo$100bo23b2o14b5o
$98bobo43bo$98b2o42bo$89b2ob2o48b2o$90bobo$91bo3$80b2o$79bobo$79bo$80b
o$83bo10bo$80b2obo9bobo$83bo9bobo$80b4o10bo$79bo15b3o$79bob6o10bo$80b
2o2b2obo26bo$84bobo25b2o5bo$87bo25b2o3bobo3bo$87bo11b2ob2o14bobo2bobo$
87bo12bob2o15bob3obo$100bo3bo5b2o8b2o2bo$97b2obobobo4bo2bo8b3o$98bobo
4bo4bobo$98bob2o3bo5bo7b3o$99bo3b2o14bo2bo$100b3o12b2ob5o$102bo12bob2o
3bobo$116bo6b2o!

[wwei23]

It'll appear one day...

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x = 24, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$9bo4bo2$9bo4bo$9bo4bo$2ob2o4b2o2b2o4b2ob2o$bobo2bobobo2bobobo2b
obo$bo2bobob3o2b3obobo2bo$2bobo3bo2b2o2bo3bobo$b2ob4o3b2o3b4ob2o$o2bo
7b2o7bo2bo$bobob3o8b3obobo$2bobo2bo8bo2bobo$4bo14bo$4bobob8obobo$5b2o
b3o2b3ob2o$7bo8bo$5b2o10b2o$6bobobo2bobobo$3bo2bo3bo2bo3bo2bo$2bobob2o
b2o2b2ob2obobo$bo2bo2bobo4bobo2bo2bo$b3obobobo4bobobob3o$4bobobo6bobo
bo$b2obobobobo2bobobobob2o$bo2bobobobo2bobobobo2bo$3b2obo10bob2o$5bob
obo4bobobo$3b2o2b2ob4ob2o2b2o$3bo3b2ob4ob2o3bo$2obo2b2o8b2o2bob2o$2ob
obo12bobob2o$3bobobo8bobobo$3bo5bo4bo5bo$4b3o3b4o3b3o$7bo3b2o3bo$3bob
3o8b3obo$3b2o3b3o2b3o3b2o$6b2obo4bob2o$b5o2b8o2b5o$o5bo3bo2bo3bo5bo$b
ob2o2b2o6b2o2b2obo$2obo3bo2b4o2bo3bob2o$3bo3bo8bo3bo$3b2ob2o3b2o3b2ob
2o$5b2o3b4o3b2o$3b2o14b2o$3bo16bo$bobo16bobo$b2o18b2o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

4 worker bees and 4 ponds

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snip

Also works with snackers instead of worker bees.

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snip

It works with p13 mechanisms:

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snip

What else may it work with?

Sombreros:

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x = 27, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
13bo$12bobo$12bobo$8b2ob2ob2ob2o$8bo4bo4bo$9b3obob3o$11b2ob2o2$3b2o17b
2o$3bobo4b2o3b2o4bobo$5bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo$3bob2o2bo2bobo2bo2b2obo$b3o2bo
3b2o3b2o3bo2b3o$o3b2o15b2o3bo$b3o2bo3b2o3b2o3bo2b3o$3bob2o2bo2bobo2bo
2b2obo$5bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo$3bobo4b2o3b2o4bobo$3b2o17b2o2$11b2ob2o$9b3obo
b3o$8bo4bo4bo$8b2ob2ob2ob2o$12bobo$12bobo$13bo!

[wwei23]

A P7 partial with a boat and a tub on each side:

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x = 26, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$10bo4bo3$8bo2b4o2bo$8b4o2b4o$11b4o$4b2o4bo4bo4b2o$4bobo3bo4bo3b
obo$5bo3b2o4b2o3bo$9b2o4b2o2$6bo2b8o2bo$5bobo10bobo$6bo2bo6bo2bo$10bo
4bo$10bob2obo$4b2o3b2ob2ob2o3b2o$4bo4bo2b2o2bo4bo$5b4o8b4o$7bob3o2b3o
bo$5b3obo6bob3o$b2obo3bob2o2b2obo3bob2o$2bobo16bobo$obob2o14b2obobo$2o
22b2o!

EDIT: The rotor splits at around row 14, maybe keeping it split would yield a completion? The fallback isn't very good though.

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x = 28, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$11bo4bo2$10bo6bo$10bob4obo$8bo10bo$6b3obobo2bobob3o$5bo4b3o2b3o
4bo$6b3o4b2o4b3o$9bo8bo$4b4o5b2o5b4o$4bo3bo3bo2bo3bo3bo$6b2o4bo2bo4b2o
$5b2ob2obo4bob2ob2o$8bob2o4b2obo$5b4o10b4o$5bo2bob2o4b2obo2bo$6bo2bo8b
o2bo$2ob3ob2o10b2ob3ob2o$bobo2b2o4bo2bo4b2o2bobo$bo2bo7bo2bo7bo2bo$2b
2ob3o3b2o2b2o3b3ob2o$3bobo2b2o3b2o3b2o2bobo$3bo2bo3b2ob2ob2o3bo2bo$4b
2o2bo3bo2bo3bo2b2o$6b2o3bob2obo3b2o$4b2o2bo2bo4bo2bo2b2o$3bo2b3ob2o4b
2ob3o2bo$3b3o3bo8bo3b3o$6b2o4bo2bo4b2o$5bo6b4o6bo$5b4o2b2o2b2o2b4o2$5b
2ob2obo4bob2ob2o$6bobobobo2bobobobo$4bobo2bob6obo2bobo$4b2o2b3o6b3o2b
2o!

Edit 2: Fixed RLE to say B3/S23 instead of Conway's Life.

[praosylen]

A p56 blinker hassler based on Sokwe's sparker in the p28 gun:

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x = 81, y = 69, rule = B3/S23
40bo3b2o$39bobobo2bo$39bobob2obo$15b2ob2o17b2o2bo4b2o13b2ob2o$14bobob
obob2o14bob2o2b2o11b2obobobobo$14bobobobobo2bo11bo2bo4bo9bo2bobobobob
o$12b2o2b5o3b2o11bobo2b3o10b2o3b5o2b2o$13bobo5bo16bob2o3b3o11bo5bobo$
13bob2o3b2o17bo4bo2bo11b2o3b2obo$12b2o4bo21b2o2bobo15bo4b2o$11bo2b3ob
ob4o10b2o6bobob2o9b4obob3o2bo$11b2o3b2ob2o2bo11bo2b3obobo12bo2b2ob2o3b
2o$26b2o7bobo2bo3bo8b2o$26bo9bobo3b2o10bo$28bo9bobo11bo$18b2o7b2o8bob
7o6b2o7b2o$14b2o2b2o4b2o9b3o7bo9b2o4b2o2b2o$14bo2bo6bob5o3bo3bo2bobo6b
5obo6bo2bo$15b4o2b2obobo4bo3bobo5b5obo4bobob2o2b4o$12b3o3bo3bo2bob2o2b
o2b2ob6o4bobo2b2obo2bo3bo3b3o$12bo2b2o5bo5b4obo10b2o3b4o5bo5b2o2bo$14b
o3b4ob2o3bo4bob4o6bobo4bo3b2ob4o3bo$15b2o6bobo2b5obo2bo7bob6o2bobo6b2o
$17b5obobo8bo4b2o5bo8bobob5o$17bo4b2obob2ob4o7b2o4b4ob2obob2o4bo$20bo
4b2o2b2o19b2o2b2o4bo$19bob4o3bo2bo17bo2bo3b4obo$19bobo3b6obo5bo3bo5bo
b6o3bobo$20bo3bo5bobo6bobo6bobo5bo3bo$24b2o2bo3bob2o4bo4b2obo3bo2b2o$
11b2o16b3obo3bo5bo3bob3o16b2o$11bo5bo10bo2bobobo2bo3bo2bobobo2bo10bo5b
o$4b2o2b2obobo2bobo9b3o2bo5b3o5bo2b3o9bobo2bobob2o2b2o$4bo3bobob5obo9b
ob3obobob2ob2obobob3obo9bob5obobo3bo$b2obo5bo7b3o2b2o2bo3bo2bob2o2bo2b
2obo2bo3bo2b2o2b3o7bo5bob2o$obob2o3b2o3b4o2bobo3bo3bobo15bobo3bo3bobo
2b4o3b2o3b2obobo$obo3bo7bo2bob2o5bo3bob2o13b2obo3bo5b2obo2bo7bo3bobo$
bobobo2bo7bo7b2o4bo19bo4b2o7bo7bo2bobobo$2bo2b4o3b2o3b2obo2bobob2obob
2o13b2obob2obobo2bob2o3b2o3b4o2bo$3b2o7bo5bob4obobo2bo2bo6bo6bo2bo2bo
bob4obo5bo7b2o$5b6obobo3bo7bo2b2o2bobo3b3o3bobo2b2o2bo7bo3bobob6o$5bo
2bo2bob2o4b3o12b2o9b2o12b3o4b2obo2bo2bo$11bo9bo37bo9bo$10b2o57b2o7$39b
3o2$38bobobo$36b3obob3o$35bo4bo4bo$36b4ob5o$39bobobo2b2o$36b2obo2bo2b
o2bo$37bobo5bob2o$37bo2b4obobo$36b2o3b5o2bo$41bo4b3o$42b4o$46bo$41bob
ob2o$39b3ob2o$38bo3bo3b3o$38b2o2bob2o2bo$43bobo!

Perhaps another p49 could be found along these lines.