Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

[Freywa]

Doesn't improve anything (the source still life costs 10 gliders and the destination 8 ):

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x = 10, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bob2ob2o$2bobobo$4bobo$4b2o4$7b3o$7bo$8bo!

[EvinZL]

Sily clock synthesis

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x = 20, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bo$8b3o2$7bo4bo$8bo2bo$6b3o2b3o$15b4o$4bo10bo3bo$5bo3b2o4bo$3b3o
3bo2bo3bo2bo$10b3o$7b3o$3bo3bo2bo3b3o$4bo4b2o3bo$o3bo10bo$b4o$6b3o2b3o
$8bo2bo$7bo4bo2$9b3o$11bo$10bo!

[MathAndCode]

This turns a block into a Herschel (grandchild).

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x = 4, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o$3bo$bo$2bo$obo$bo2$2o$2o!

[hotdogPi]

This spark is obviously impossible to place, so I'm putting it here. If it actually worked, and the gliders actually escaped, it would be a p50 gun; look at generation 25.

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x = 8, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bobobo$2b2obo$3b2o$4bo5$3bo$3b2o$2bob2o$obobo$2b2o!

[MathAndCode]

Here is a seven-cell predecessor for an R-turner without its first blinker:

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x = 6, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$bo3bo$3b2o!

There are two more seven-cell predecessors that are closely related.

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x = 6, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$bo2b2o$3bo!

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x = 6, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$bo2bo$3bobo!

[cvojan]

Natural tub catalysis at generation ~160:

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x = 8, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o8$6b2o$6b2o$2o$b2o$o!

[MathAndCode]

Natural tub catalysis at generation ~160:

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x = 8, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o8$6b2o$6b2o$2o$b2o$o!

I wonder whether that's how the tub was first identified as a catalyst. I know that all pi-block collisions were searched fairly early on in the history of exploring ConwayLife.

[Aleph]

While trying to find a 1G cleanup of the sparker synthesis, I accidentally made blocks with covers instead.

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x = 51, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
2.C$C.C$.2C2$26.A.A$26.2A$27.A2$11.DA$11.2DC9.A$11.3AD7.A$11.2D.D7.3A
$11.2D.2D5$7.A$8.A19.A14.A2.2A$6.3A19.A5.2A6.A.A2.A$26.2A.2A3.2A6.A.A
.A$41.2A.A.2A$24.A.A3.A.A7.A2.2A3.A$24.A7.A4.2A2.A4.2A.A$22.2A9.2A.A
2.2A.4A3.A$24.A7.A4.2A2.A4.3A$24.A.A3.A.A7.A2.2A$41.2A.A.5A$26.2A.2A
3.2A6.A.A2.A2.A$28.A5.2A6.A2.A$11.2A15.A14.2A$10.A.A$12.A$6.A$6.2A$5.
A.A$11.2D.2D$11.2D.D7.3A$11.3AD7.A$11.2DC9.A$11.DA2$27.A$26.2A$26.A.A
2$.2C$C.C$2.C!

EDIT: Ooh LWSS

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x = 51, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
2.C$C.C$.2C2$26.A.A$26.2A$27.A2$3.C7.DA$4.2C5.2DC9.A$3.2C6.3AD7.A$11.
2D.D7.3A$11.2D.2D5$7.A$8.A4.2D13.A14.A2.2A$6.3A3.2D.2D11.A5.2A6.A.A2.
A$13.4D9.2A.2A3.2A6.A.A.A$14.2D25.2A.A.2A$24.A.A3.A.A7.A2.2A3.A$24.A
7.A4.2A2.A4.2A.A$22.2A9.2A.A2.2A.4A3.A$24.A7.A4.2A2.A4.3A$24.A.A3.A.A
7.A2.2A$41.2A.A.5A$26.2A.2A3.2A6.A.A2.A2.A$28.A5.2A6.A2.A$11.2A15.A
14.2A$10.A.A$12.A$6.A$6.2A$5.A.A$11.2D.2D$11.2D.D7.3A$11.3AD7.A$11.2D
C9.A$11.DA2$27.A$26.2A$26.A.A2$.2C$C.C$2.C!

[bibunsekibun]

Domino can turn the Century Predecessor.

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x = 6, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
2bo$2b2o$3b2o2$3o$2bo2$3b3o23$3b2o2$2bo$2b2o$3b2o2$3o$2bo2$3b3o!

[Aleph]

I was going through MathAndCode's spark_search results and this appeared:

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x = 20, y = 136, rule = LifeHistory
9.A$8.A$8.3A3$6.A$A4.A$.2A2.3A$2A93$10.A$9.A.A$9.A2.A$11.A$5.3A$6.A.A
$7.3A$9.A.2A$4.2A4.2A$4.3A$3.A2.2A$3.2A.2A$3.2A.2A6.A$5.A7.3A$11.3A.
3A$11.A5.A$3.A.A4.2A5.2A$5.A3.2A7.2A$3.A.A4.2A5.2A$11.A5.A$11.3A.3A$
5.A7.3A$3.2A.2A6.A$3.2A.2A$3.A2.2A$4.3A$4.2A4.2A$9.A.2A$7.3A$6.A.A$5.
3A$11.A$9.A2.A$9.A.A$10.A!

[MathAndCode]

An R-pentomino hitting a block in a certain way can serve as a preblock->claw component.

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x = 7, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o3$5bo$4b2o$5b2o$b2o$b2o!

This is useless because a two-glider component that does the same thing is already known.

[Naszvadi]

2G-2G one-time converter (loaf+blinker):

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x = 17, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
10bo$8b2o$9b2o3$bo10bo$b2o8bobo$obo7bo2bo$11b2o3bo$16bo$16bo!

[hotdogPi]

22-bit still life with 12 bit predecessor + glider → fourteener + honey farm

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x = 21, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o7$13bo$13bo$13bo$14bo$15bo$16b2o$18bo$19bo$20bo$20bo$20bo!

[MathAndCode]

22-bit still life with 12 bit predecessor

Are you looking for predecessors yourself as well (as me)?

[Alexander Yu]

Here's a methuselah that produces five blocks, three blinkers and a ship:

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x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
b6o$o3b3o$b3o!

[hotdogPi]

Here's a methuselah that produces five blocks, three blinkers and a ship:

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x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
b6o$o3b3o$b3o!

That's #18 on this list (labeled 28314).

[Alexander Yu]

Here's a c wave that is so simple It's probably already known. However, I couldn't find it on the Lifewiki so I'll put it here:

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x = 100, y = 100, rule = B3/S23:T100
45$100o$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo!

[yujh]

Here's a c wave that is so simple It's probably already known. However, I couldn't find it on the Lifewiki so I'll put it here:

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x = 100, y = 100, rule = B3/S23:T100
45$100o$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo!

Definetly known, as there are more complex patterns like golly-\Patterns\Life\Bounded-Grids\lightspeed-bubble.rle
I don't know if it's on lifewiki but it probably doesn't meet the notability guideline

[muzik]

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x = 17, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2$8b2o$7bo2bo$8b2o$2b2o$b2o$2bo!

[hotdogPi]

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x = 17, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2$8b2o$7bo2bo$8b2o$2b2o$b2o$2bo!

This looks typical. What are you trying to show?

[muzik]

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x = 17, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2$8b2o$7bo2bo$8b2o$2b2o$b2o$2bo!

This looks typical. What are you trying to show?

The R moves a beehive while turning into a B, possibly allowing for some sort of oscillator to arise.

[Aleph]

c/14 partial

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x = 13, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2b3o$b5o$2o3b2o$10bo$9bobo$7b2o3bo$ob3o2b2o3bo$3b2o2b2o3bo$2bobo4b
obo$3bo6bo!

[MathAndCode]

c/14 partial

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x = 13, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2b3o$b5o$2o3b2o$10bo$9bobo$7b2o3bo$ob3o2b2o3bo$3b2o2b2o3bo$2bobo4b
obo$3bo6bo!

Why are there two queen bees? Only one appears to be necessary.

[Aleph]

Why are there two queen bees? Only one appears to be necessary.

I was using one to poke a spark,

[MathAndCode]

I was using one to poke a spark,

Yes, I saw the right queen bee do that, but what about the top queen bee?