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[Aleph]

Observed this reaction when watching the 1413-tick diehard:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4b2o2$bo$obo$obo$bo3$9b2o$9bobo$9bo!

[hotcrystal0]

Observed this reaction when watching the 1413-tick diehard:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4b2o2$bo$obo$obo$bo3$9b2o$9bobo$9bo!

This is known:

beehive to pond

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo3bo$b2o2bobo$5bobo$6bo2$2b2o$2b2o!

[Gamer729]

Pi + Bi block = unusual still life:

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 x = 5, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
2ob2o$2ob2o14$2bo$bobo$2ob2o!

[confocaloid]

Pi + Bi block = unusual still life:

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 x = 5, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
2ob2o$2ob2o14$2bo$bobo$2ob2o!

That reaction could end up being useless, if only it wasn't an useful known reaction involved in a four-glider synthesis for that still life (see xs18_69is0si96):

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#CSYNTH xs18_69is0si96 costs 4 gliders (true).
#CLL state-numbering golly
x = 7, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bo$3b3o2$bo$2bo$3o16$bo3bo$2bobo$3ob3o!

[hotcrystal0]

I got this G-to-spark, it has repeat time 96:

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x = 46, y = 44, rule = LifeHistory
$40.C$39.C$39.3C12$15.C$15.3C$18.C2.B$17.2C3B$3.A.2A13.4B5.A$3.2A2.A
9.8B3.A.A$6.A12.5B4.A.A$2.A.2A.3A8.5B4.2A.3A$2.2A.A.A2.A7.6B4.B4.A$6.
3B2AB5.6B4.2AB3A$8.4B4.C6B4.2A.A$10.5BC2.6B.4B$9.2BA3B3C9B$9.BABA15B$
9.A2BA16B$9.B2A18B$9.21B$7.2AB.18B$6.A.AB3.15B$6.A4.10B.6B$5.2A4.2A4.
3B3.4B$12.A10.4B$9.3A12.3B$9.A!

Transparent block, but it cannot be used to produce any meaningful output, and it produces two blinkers that cannot be removed:

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x = 31, y = 26, rule = LifeHistory
25.A$25.A.A$13.A11.2A$13.3A$16.A$.A.2A10.2A10.A$.2A2.A20.A.A$4.A21.A.
A$A.2A.3A17.2A.2A$2A.A.A2.A20.A$7.2A16.2A.A$25.2A.A.A$29.2A$9.A$8.A.A
$7.A2.A$8.2A2$5.2A$4.A.A$4.A$3.2A4.2A$10.A$7.3A$7.A18.2C$26.2C!

[confocaloid]

An odd sequence of transformations (block -> beehive -> boat -> beehive) in a single reaction:

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x = 10, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
b2o$b2o12$b2o$obo$2o8$7b3o$7bo$8bo!
#C [[ ZOOM 10 ]]

This reaction shoots a honeyfarm:

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x = 30, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$3b2o4$b2o$obo$2o27$28bo$27b2o$27bobo!
#C [[ ZOOM 6 THEME LifeHistory ]]

[hotcrystal0]

This has to be known.

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x = 81, y = 58, rule = LifeHistory
7.A$7.3A$7.A.A$A8.A$A.A$3A$2.A46$78.2D$77.D2.D$76.D.2D$76.D.D$75.2D.D
.D$79.2D!

[dvgrn]

The recent low-period loafer guns got me experimenting with dropping junk in the path of the output -- of course -- irresistible, right?

It turns out that a p90 stream has a near-inevitable integral-making (EDIT: sorry, big-S-making) virus that infects it pretty much immediately, almost no matter what it hits (i.e., unless what it hits is an unlikely quick-recovery loafer eater, of course.)

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x = 608, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
40bobo11b2o2bo9bob2o11bo46bobo11b2o2bo9bob2o11bo46bobo11b2o2bo9bob2o11b
o46bobo11b2o2bo9bob2o11bo46bobo11b2o2bo9bob2o11bo46bobo11b2o2bo9bob2o
11bo46bobo11b2o2bo$obo2b3o5b2o4b2o5b2obo2b2o6bobo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o8b5o5b
obo2b3o5b2o4b2o5b2obo2b2o6bobo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o8b5o5bobo2b3o5b2o4b2o5b2o
bo2b2o6bobo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o8b5o5bobo2b3o5b2o4b2o5b2obo2b2o6bobo2b2o6b3o
3bo7b5o8b5o5bobo2b3o5b2o4b2o5b2obo2b2o6bobo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o8b5o5bobo2b
3o5b2o4b2o5b2obo2b2o6bobo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o8b5o5bobo2b3o5b2o4b2o5b2obo2b
2o6bobo2b2o6b3o3bo$obob2o2bo4b3ob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bobo3b2o5bo6bo5b2o5b
o4bobo5bo4bobob2o2bo4b3ob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bobo3b2o5bo6bo5b2o5bo4bobo5b
o4bobob2o2bo4b3ob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bobo3b2o5bo6bo5b2o5bo4bobo5bo4bobob2o
2bo4b3ob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bobo3b2o5bo6bo5b2o5bo4bobo5bo4bobob2o2bo4b3ob
2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bobo3b2o5bo6bo5b2o5bo4bobo5bo4bobob2o2bo4b3ob2o2bo5b2o
2bo2bo4bobo3b2o5bo6bo5b2o5bo4bobo5bo4bobob2o2bo4b3ob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4b
obo3b2o5bo6bo5bo$bo2b2obo10bobo10bobo11b2o5bo5bo6b7o6bob2o2bo6bo2b2ob
o10bobo10bobo11b2o5bo5bo6b7o6bob2o2bo6bo2b2obo10bobo10bobo11b2o5bo5bo
6b7o6bob2o2bo6bo2b2obo10bobo10bobo11b2o5bo5bo6b7o6bob2o2bo6bo2b2obo10b
obo10bobo11b2o5bo5bo6b7o6bob2o2bo6bo2b2obo10bobo10bobo11b2o5bo5bo6b7o
6bob2o2bo6bo2b2obo10bobo10bobo11b2o5bo5bo6bo$6bo12bo12bo5bo5bo13bo9b3o
11b2o12bo12bo12bo5bo5bo13bo9b3o11b2o12bo12bo12bo5bo5bo13bo9b3o11b2o12b
o12bo12bo5bo5bo13bo9b3o11b2o12bo12bo12bo5bo5bo13bo9b3o11b2o12bo12bo12b
o5bo5bo13bo9b3o11b2o12bo12bo12bo5bo5bo13bo$o12bo12bo23bobo3bo6b3o11bo
12bo12bo12bo23bobo3bo6b3o11bo12bo12bo12bo23bobo3bo6b3o11bo12bo12bo12b
o23bobo3bo6b3o11bo12bo12bo12bo23bobo3bo6b3o11bo12bo12bo12bo23bobo3bo6b
3o11bo12bo12bo12bo23bobo3bo6b3o$3o10b3o10b3o9bob2o11bo9b2o11b2obo10b3o
10b3o10b3o9bob2o11bo9b2o11b2obo10b3o10b3o10b3o9bob2o11bo9b2o11b2obo10b
3o10b3o10b3o9bob2o11bo9b2o11b2obo10b3o10b3o10b3o9bob2o11bo9b2o11b2obo
10b3o10b3o10b3o9bob2o11bo9b2o11b2obo10b3o10b3o10b3o9bob2o11bo9b2o$o2b
o12bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bob2o9bo2bo9bo2bo12bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bob2o9bo2bo
9bo2bo12bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bob2o9bo2bo9bo2bo12bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bob2o9b
o2bo9bo2bo12bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bob2o9bo2bo9bo2bo12bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bo
b2o9bo2bo9bo2bo12bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bob2o$b2o11b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2b
o9bo2bo10b2o11b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o11b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2b
o9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o11b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o11b2o12bo9bo2b
o9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o11b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o11b2o12b
o9bo2bo9bo2bo9bo2bo$b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b
2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o
11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b
2o11b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o11b2o!

Not sure if you can call it the "same" virus, but the same spark shows up equally inevitably at p89, but not surprisingly has a completely different effect -- mostly because it burns so much more slowly due to quickly settling into small constellations at a couple of stages.

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x = 628, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
5bob2o33b2o2bo11bo20bobo12bob2o33b2o2bo11bo20bobo12bob2o33b2o2bo11bo20b
obo12bob2o33b2o2bo11bo20bobo12bob2o33b2o2bo11bo20bobo12bob2o33b2o2bo11b
o20bobo12bob2o33b2o2bo11bo20bobo$4b5o5bobo2b3o5b2obo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o5b
2o4b2o6bobo2b2o7b5o5bobo2b3o5b2obo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o5b2o4b2o6bobo2b2o7b5o
5bobo2b3o5b2obo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o5b2o4b2o6bobo2b2o7b5o5bobo2b3o5b2obo2b2o
6b3o3bo7b5o5b2o4b2o6bobo2b2o7b5o5bobo2b3o5b2obo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o5b2o4b2o
6bobo2b2o7b5o5bobo2b3o5b2obo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o5b2o4b2o6bobo2b2o7b5o5bobo
2b3o5b2obo2b2o6b3o3bo7b5o5b2o4b2o6bobo2b2o$2b2o5bo4bobob2o2bo5b2o2bo2b
o4bo6bo4bobo5bo4b3ob2o2bo4bobo3b2o5b2o5bo4bobob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bo6bo4b
obo5bo4b3ob2o2bo4bobo3b2o5b2o5bo4bobob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bo6bo4bobo5bo4b
3ob2o2bo4bobo3b2o5b2o5bo4bobob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bo6bo4bobo5bo4b3ob2o2bo
4bobo3b2o5b2o5bo4bobob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bo6bo4bobo5bo4b3ob2o2bo4bobo3b2o
5b2o5bo4bobob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bo6bo4bobo5bo4b3ob2o2bo4bobo3b2o5b2o5bo4b
obob2o2bo5b2o2bo2bo4bo6bo4bobo5bo4b3ob2o2bo4bobo3b2o5bo$2b7o6bo2b2obo
10bobo5bo5bo6bob2o2bo10bobo11b2o5b7o6bo2b2obo10bobo5bo5bo6bob2o2bo10b
obo11b2o5b7o6bo2b2obo10bobo5bo5bo6bob2o2bo10bobo11b2o5b7o6bo2b2obo10b
obo5bo5bo6bob2o2bo10bobo11b2o5b7o6bo2b2obo10bobo5bo5bo6bob2o2bo10bobo
11b2o5b7o6bo2b2obo10bobo5bo5bo6bob2o2bo10bobo11b2o5b7o6bo2b2obo10bobo
5bo5bo6bob2o2bo10bobo11b2o5bo$5b3o12bo12bo12bo10b2o12bo5bo5bo10b3o12b
o12bo12bo10b2o12bo5bo5bo10b3o12bo12bo12bo10b2o12bo5bo5bo10b3o12bo12bo
12bo10b2o12bo5bo5bo10b3o12bo12bo12bo10b2o12bo5bo5bo10b3o12bo12bo12bo10b
2o12bo5bo5bo10b3o12bo12bo12bo10b2o12bo5bo5bo$3o11bo12bo10bobo3bo7bo12b
o23b3o11bo12bo10bobo3bo7bo12bo23b3o11bo12bo10bobo3bo7bo12bo23b3o11bo12b
o10bobo3bo7bo12bo23b3o11bo12bo10bobo3bo7bo12bo23b3o11bo12bo10bobo3bo7b
o12bo23b3o11bo12bo10bobo3bo7bo12bo23b3o$2o12b3o10b3o11bo9b2obo10b3o9b
ob2o8b2o12b3o10b3o11bo9b2obo10b3o9bob2o8b2o12b3o10b3o11bo9b2obo10b3o9b
ob2o8b2o12b3o10b3o11bo9b2obo10b3o9bob2o8b2o12b3o10b3o11bo9b2obo10b3o9b
ob2o8b2o12b3o10b3o11bo9b2obo10b3o9bob2o8b2o12b3o10b3o11bo9b2obo10b3o9b
ob2o8b2o$bob2o9bo2bo12bo8bob2o9bo2bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bo2bo12bo8bob2o9b
o2bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bo2bo12bo8bob2o9bo2bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bo2bo12bo8bo
b2o9bo2bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bo2bo12bo8bob2o9bo2bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bo2bo12b
o8bob2o9bo2bo12bo10b2o9bob2o9bo2bo12bo8bob2o9bo2bo12bo10b2o9bob2o$bo2b
o10b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o9bo2b
o9bo2bo10b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b
2o9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o12bo9bo2bo9b
o2bo10b2o9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o12bo9bo2bo9bo2bo10b2o9bo2bo9bo2bo$2b2o11b2o
10b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o10b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o10b
2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o10b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o10b2o
11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o10b2o11b2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o11b2o10b2o11b
2o11b2o11bo11b2o11b2o!

[Aleph]

Yet Another Useless Completion:

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x = 117, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$23bobo$14b2o2b2o6bo21b2o$14bo3bo5b2o23bo8b2o18b2o$11b2obobobo4bo
2b3o17b3o10bo6b2o10bo29b2o$11bobobobo5bobo2bo7bo9bo7bo3bo7bobob2obo5bo
11b2o3bo3b2o5bo2bo2b2o$8b2obo3bo6b2ob2o8bobo6b2o6b3o3b4o6bobob4o2b2o5b
o5bobobobo2bobo3bob3o3bo$7bobob2o2b2o3bo4bo6bobo2bo5b6o2bo10bob4o2bo5b
o7bobob2obobobobo4bo3bo4b3o$9bo9b2ob2o2bo3bo10b2obob4o2bo3b4o2bobo2bob
ob3o2bob2o3bo2bobobobobobob4ob2obob2obo$8bob3o7bobob2ob2o3b2o3bo3b2o3b
o2b3obobo4bo2bo5bo6bobobo3b3obobobobobo4bobobobobo3b3o$6bobo2bo2b5obob
o5bo4bo4bob2obo3bo5bob3o2bob2o4b2obobo4bob4o3b2o3bob2ob2o3bo4bobob3o2b
o$bob3obo4bo6bo2b3ob2o5b4ob2obob2o2b5obo4bobobo2b4obo4b2obo5b2o3bobo2b
2o2bo3b2ob2o3bo4b2o$5b3o4bo4bob2o3bo3b3ob2o2b2o2bobo5bob2o2b2obo2bo4b
2o4bo2bo5b4o2bo2b2o12b2o5b2o$o7b2o5bobobo2bo5bo2bo7bo17bobobo4bo7b4o2b
obobo6bo8bo3b2o5bo$o7b2o5bobobo2bo5bo2bo7bo17bobobo4bo7b4o2bobobo6bo8b
o3b2o5bo$5b3o4bo4bob2o3bo3b3ob2o2b2o2bobo5bob2o2b2obo2bo4b2o4bo2bo5b4o
2bo2b2o12b2o5b2o$bob3obo4bo6bo2b3ob2o5b4ob2obob2o2b5obo4bobobo2b4obo4b
2obo5b2o3bobo2b2o2bo3b2ob2o3bo4b2o$6bobo2bo2b5obobo5bo4bo4bob2obo3bo5b
ob3o2bob2o4b2obobo4bob4o3b2o3bob2ob2o3bo4bobob3o2bo$8bob3o7bobob2ob2o
3b2o3bo3b2o3bo2b3obobo4bo2bo5bo6bobobo3b3obobobobobo4bobobobobo3b3o$9b
o9b2ob2o2bo3bo10b2obob4o2bo3b4o2bobo2bobob3o2bob2o3bo2bobobobobobob4ob
2obob2obo$7bobob2o2b2o3bo4bo6bobo2bo5b6o2bo10bob4o2bo5bo7bobob2obobobo
bo4bo3bo4b3o$8b2obo3bo6b2ob2o8bobo6b2o6b3o3b4o6bobob4o2b2o5bo5bobobobo
2bobo3bob3o3bo$11bobobobo5bobo2bo7bo9bo7bo3bo7bobob2obo5bo11b2o3bo3b2o
5bo2bo2b2o$11b2obobobo4bo2b3o17b3o10bo6b2o10bo29b2o$14bo3bo5b2o23bo8b
2o18b2o$14b2o2b2o6bo21b2o$23bobo$23b2o!

[whatislife]

Silk vs. Crab: simplest eater (RT 34) , edgier eater, static crab-to-glider (fore and back)

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x = 213, y = 62, rule = LifeHistory
7$115.2B$115.3B$115.4B$116.2B2D$117.2D2B$118.BD2B$119.4B$120.4B$121.
4B$122.4B$123.4B19.2A$124.4B18.A3.2A$125.4B11.B7.A2.A$126.4B2.B.9B4.
4A$19.B51.6B50.17B.2B$18.3B47.10B47.B.17B.2B2A$18.3B46.11B46.2A20BAB.
A$16.6B45.12B45.2A20B.ABA42.2A$16.6B41.B.14B46.23BA44.A$16.8B38.2A17B
44.7B.16B44.A.AB$14.2AB.7B37.2AB.16B45.3B3.14B47.A.AB.B$13.A.AB2.6B
38.B4.B.12B44.2B.B6.12B47.A3B2A$13.A6.6B41.3B.12B42.A2.AB8.6B.4B37.2A
6.3B.B2A$9.2A.2A8.5B39.B2AB2.5B2.5B41.4A10.11B37.A6.2B3.B$9.2A.A11.4B
39.2A4.3B5.4B56.10B36.A.AB.3B2E$12.A9.4B3E44.3B3.7B41.2A12.11B36.2AB.
3BEBE$12.A.AB6.4BE3B44.B3.9B40.2A3.2A7.12B29.2A6.5BE3B$13.2AB4.7BE3B
46.8B3E45.A2.2B.B.13B29.A6.8BEB$15.3B2.9B2E37.A8.8BE3B44.A.2A18B28.A.
AB3.8B2EB$15.4B.10BE37.3A4.B.9BE3B42.2A.A.19B28.2AB.10B2E2B$16.4B.10B
40.A.15B2E40.A2.B.AB2.15B3E29.11B2E4B$17.10B2E41.A.A16BE40.2A.2A2B3.
14BE3B28.2B2E6B2E6B$18.B3E5B2EB40.BA2B.15B41.A.A2.3B2.14BE3B28.BEBE3B
2E2BE6B$19.E6BEBE42.2B3.10B2E43.A.A3.2A3.15B2EB28.E5B3E9B$20.E4B2E45.
2B3.B3E5B2EB43.A4.A5.15BE2B28.2BE15B$21.B4E.E43.B2AB3.E6BEBE50.3A3.
18B28.B2E15B$22.B2EB46.2A5.E4B2E54.A4.10B2E6B28.10BD7B$80.B4E.E59.B3E
5B2E7B28.7BDBD7B$81.B2EB62.E6BEBE7B29.7B2D7B$148.E4B2E9B30.15B$149.B
4EBE8B31.14B$150.B2E11B32.13B$151.13B33.12B$152.12B34.11B$153.11B35.
10B$200.9B$201.8B!

EDIT next day: by experimenting manually I noticed the simple eater can stop a crab wickstretcher without destroying the wick:

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x = 22, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$15bobo$17bo$17b2ob2o$18bob2o$2b3o13bo$4bo11bobo$3bo12b2o$2o$o2$
2b2o$2b2o5b3o$2bobo6bo$4b2o4bo$3bob4o$6b2o$3bo$2bobo$bobo$2bo!

[confocaloid]

Silk vs. Crab: simplest eater (RT 34) , edgier eater, static crab-to-glider (fore and back) [...]

I wonder if it would be possible to find a faster loafer-to-glider converter now? Here are known mechanisms:

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#C https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=7532#p7532
#C https://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=31873#p31873
x = 102, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$3bo$2obo$ob2ob2o$5bo12b2o2bob2o$5bo11bo2bo2b2o$2b2ob2o11bobo$3bo
15bo$3bob2o18bo$2b2ob2o16b3o$22bo$23bo$bob2o19b2o$b2obo2$10b2o$10b2o7$
20b2o$20bo$18bobo$18b2o52b2o$72b2o4$2o63b2o27b2o2bob2o$bo8b3o52b2o26bo
2bo2b2o$bobo8bo81bobo$2b2o8b2o41b2o38bo$54bobo44bo$54b2o43b3o$98bo$99b
o$100b2o3$90b2o$77b2o11b2o$56b2o18bo$57bo18b3o$3b2o15b2o32b3o$3b2o15bo
bo31bo$22bo$22b2o3$78b2o$78bo$79b3o$81bo2$4b3o$4bo$3b2o8$8b2o$7bo2bo$
8b2o!

[Tawal]

Crab Eater (Eater1 + Eater5) can be Glider activated to get a G+Crab to G2 :

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x = 83, y = 52, rule = LifeHistory
.E$2BE$3E6$14.2C48.2C$15.C49.C$15.C.CB46.C.CB$16.C.CB.B44.C.CB.B$17.C
3B2C44.C3B2C$16.3B.B2C41.D.3B.B2C$16.2B3.B41.2BD2B3.B$16.3B44.3D3B$
16.4B46.4B$17.4B46.4B$5.2C10.5B33.2C10.5B$6.C9.7B33.C9.7B$6.C.CB5.8B
33.C.CB5.8B$7.2CB4.9B34.2CB4.9B$9.3B2.9B36.3B2.9B4$79.A$78.2A$78.A.A
2$81.2A$81.2A2$72.A6.2A$71.2A5.A2.A$71.A.A3.2A.A$75.A$74.A$74.A2.A$
42.A$41.2A$41.A.A2$44.2A$44.2A2$35.A6.2A$34.2A5.A2.A$34.A.A3.2A.A$38.
A$37.A$37.A2.A!

[whatislife]

I wonder if it would be possible to find a faster loafer-to-glider converter now? [...]

I have been wondering the same thing! First, Silk rediscovers MikeP's loafer-to-B, which I noticed can connect to conduits more directly than shown:

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x = 74, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
12$41bo13bo$41b3o10bobo$44bo10bo$7b2o26b2o6b2o$7bo9b2o17bo24b2o$8bo2bo
2bo3bo17bobo23bo$5b4o2b4o2bo19b2o17b2ob3o$5bo11b2o37b2obo$8b4ob2o$8bo
2bob2o4$10bo9b2o$9bobo8b2o36b2o$9bo2bo45b2o$10b2o2$9bo5bo$10bo3bobo$9b
2o3bo2bo$9bo3b2o2bo$51b2o$51bo$52b3o$54bo!

Then I found these, static 135-degree loafer-to-glider converters, port and starboard: EDIT: the left catalyst is new, the best existing option I could find for a glider in that direction was this from 2016. The conduit on the right is a rediscovery of this from 2013, with a block replacing a boat.

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x = 68, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
9b2o4b2o$3bo5b2o3bo2bobo46b2o$3b3o8bob2ob3o33bo10b2o$6bo2b4obo7bo32b3o
$5b2o2bo2bobob2ob3o30bo5bo$14bo2bobo31bobo3b2o$2o12b2o35bobo$bo47b3ob
2o$bobo44bo$2b2o4bo40b3ob2o$7bobo41bob2o$2b2o3bo2bo49bo$bobo4b2o49bobo
$bo57bo2bo$2o5bo5bo46b2o$8bo3bobo$7b2o3bo2bo43bo5bo$7bo3b2o2bo37b2o5bo
3bobo$52bobo4b2o3bo2bo$52bo6bo3b2o2bo$51b2o!

I'm no expert in catalyst or conduit reduction, these are nice-looking functional examples from hundreds of similar results. I will continue tuning the search to look for forward converters, it would be nice to have a complete set.

[Empty Emptiness]

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x = 27, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
13bo$12bo$12b3o9bo$24bobo$24b2o$10b2o8b2o$11bo9bo$8bobo9bo$19bo$6bobo
9bo$17bo$4bobo9bo$15bo$2bobo9bo$13bo$obo7bobo$2o8b2o!

[Empty Emptiness]

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x = 9, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o3$7b2o$7b2o3$3o$2bo$bo!

[b-engine]

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x = 27, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
13bo$12bo$12b3o9bo$24bobo$24b2o$10b2o8b2o$11bo9bo$8bobo9bo$19bo$6bobo
9bo$17bo$4bobo9bo$15bo$2bobo9bo$13bo$obo7bobo$2o8b2o!

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x = 9, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o3$7b2o$7b2o3$3o$2bo$bo!

These are known. The latter called rephaser. Check the LifeWiki and forums before sharing a pattern.
Do not doublepost. Use the edit button if you want to add anything new and your post is the newest on the thread.

[Empty Emptiness]

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x = 31, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
26bo$26bo$17b3o6bo2$15bo5bo6b3o$15bo5bo$15bo5bo4bo$26bo$17b3o6bo23$4bo
6b3o$4bo$4bo4bo5bo$9bo5bo$3o6bo5bo2$4bo6b3o$4bo$4bo!

I'm getting this exact 14-blinker formation in more than one of my experiments. The catagolue's glider synthesis shows this same explosion as I've been finding.

[hotcrystal0]

Double 2c/3 signal to inaccessible thumb by apgoucher:

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x = 38, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
6.E$6.3E$9.E$4.6E$2E.E$2E.E2.6E$3.E.E.A4.E$3.E.E.A2C3E$4.2E.E.A5.E$7.
E.A2C4E$7.E.E.B$6.2E.E.B2C4E$9.E.E.B4.E$9.E.E.B2C3E$10.2E.E.B5.E$13.E
.B2C4E$13.E.E.B6.E$12.2E.E.B2C5E7.2E$15.E.E.B8.2E.E2.E$15.E.E.B2C3E3.
2E.2E.E$14.2E.E.E.B2.E6.C2.3E$17.E.EBCB.E.4E.CBE3.E$17.E2.C.C.E.E2.EB
CBC.E.E$11.B4.2E3.BE.E5.CB.BC2E$10.3B3.B4.BCB.E2.6B$9.EC6B4.2B2CB2.4B
.BC2E$9.E.BCB2C2B5.2B3.2B2C.C.E.E$6.2E.E.2CBCBC2B3.2B3.2BCBCBE3.E$6.E
2.E.B2.C.C.BC2B2C2BCB.C.C2.3E$8.2E.4E.E3CB.2E.B3CE.2E.E$10.E4.E3.B6.B
3.E2.E$10.E.2E2.2E.8E.2E2.E$9.2E.E4.2E8.2E4.3E$12.E2.E4.E.2E.E4.E4.E$
12.E.E.2E.2E.2E.6E$13.2E.E$16.E10.2E$16.2E9.2E!

[Anivec]

Double 2c/3 signal to inaccessible thumb by apgoucher:

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x = 38, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
6.E$6.3E$9.E$4.6E$2E.E$2E.E2.6E$3.E.E.A4.E$3.E.E.A2C3E$4.2E.E.A5.E$7.
E.A2C4E$7.E.E.B$6.2E.E.B2C4E$9.E.E.B4.E$9.E.E.B2C3E$10.2E.E.B5.E$13.E
.B2C4E$13.E.E.B6.E$12.2E.E.B2C5E7.2E$15.E.E.B8.2E.E2.E$15.E.E.B2C3E3.
2E.2E.E$14.2E.E.E.B2.E6.C2.3E$17.E.EBCB.E.4E.CBE3.E$17.E2.C.C.E.E2.EB
CBC.E.E$11.B4.2E3.BE.E5.CB.BC2E$10.3B3.B4.BCB.E2.6B$9.EC6B4.2B2CB2.4B
.BC2E$9.E.BCB2C2B5.2B3.2B2C.C.E.E$6.2E.E.2CBCBC2B3.2B3.2BCBCBE3.E$6.E
2.E.B2.C.C.BC2B2C2BCB.C.C2.3E$8.2E.4E.E3CB.2E.B3CE.2E.E$10.E4.E3.B6.B
3.E2.E$10.E.2E2.2E.8E.2E2.E$9.2E.E4.2E8.2E4.3E$12.E2.E4.E.2E.E4.E4.E$
12.E.E.2E.2E.2E.6E$13.2E.E$16.E10.2E$16.2E9.2E!

I'd like to note that the grin to spark is known, but I do not remember where I have seen it.

[May13]

I'd like to note that the grin to spark is known, but I do not remember where I have seen it.

It's known since 2015:

2c/3 signal to a weak diagonal thumb. I think the starting reaction can vary, as there are more than one way to trigger that.

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x = 27, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$12b2o4bo2bo2bo$11bobo6b5o$11bo5bo7b2o$10b2o5b5obobo$23bobo$3b2o
10b5obobob2o$3bo2bob2o5bo5bobobo$2obob2obobo5b3o2bobobo$o2bo4bobo2bo5b
obo2bo$2b2ob4ob4o4bo2bo$4bo4bo9b2o$4bobo2bob3o$5b2o3bobo$14bo$13b2o!

EDIT: oops. the repeat time is 23, too long to make anything useful... Below are my mistakes...

EDIT: it can support this; maybe possible to find a p28 stabilization (or even some exotic periods)

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x = 46, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$12bo$14bobo3b2o$13b3obo2bobo$6b2o9bo4bo$5bo2bo4b4ob4ob2o$2bo2bob
o5bo2bobo4bo2bo$bobobo2b3o5bobob2obob2o$bobobo5bo5b2obo2bo$2obobob5o
10b2o$bobo$bobob5o5b2o$2o7bo5bo$2b5o6bobo6b2o$2bo2bo2bo4b2o6bo2bo2b2o$
7b2o12bo2bo2b2o$22b2o3$22b2o$17b2o2bo2bo12b2o$17b2o2bo2bo6b2o4bo2bo2bo
$22b2o6bobo6b5o$30bo5bo7b2o$29b2o5b5obobo$42bobo$22b2o10b5obobob2o$22b
o2bob2o5bo5bobobo$19b2obob2obobo5b3o2bobobo$19bo2bo4bobo2bo5bobo2bo$
21b2ob4ob4o4bo2bo$23bo4bo9b2o$23bobo2bob3o$24b2o3bobo$33bo$32b2o!

EDIT2: This pond reaction might yield a p34, if someone can coax the eater2 in the honey thieves to something similar. In some cases, this can trigger the reaction too.

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x = 19, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$8bo$7bo$7b2o2$14b2o$9b2obo2bo$8bobob2obob2o$o2bobo2bobo4bo2bo$b2o
2b4ob4ob2o$9bo4bo$b5ob2o2b2obo$bo4b2o4bobob2o$4bo4bo2bobob2o$4b6o3bo2$
6b2o$6b2o!

p34 thumb sparker based on this reaction: viewtopic.php?p=147955#p147955

[confocaloid]

A failed 107-tick stable glider delayer:

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x = 92, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
72b2o2b2o$bo29bo34b2o3bobo3bo$2bo29bo34bo3bo2b3o$3o27b3o34bob2obobo$
58bo9bobobo5b2o$58b3o11bo4bo2bo$61bo10b2o3bobobo$48bo11b2o14b2obobo$
46b3o27bo2b2o$45bo31b2o$45b2o32b2o$30b2o45b2o2bo$31bo46bob2o$31bob2o
43bo$32bo2bo41b2o$33b2o$48b2o$48b2o5$56bo3b2o$55bobo3bo$51b2obobo3bo$
51b2obo4bo$55b5obo$47b2obob2obo4b2o$47bob2obo2bob2o$40b2o12b2obo$40b2o
15bo$57b2o4$63b2o20b2o$63bobo19b2o$65bo$65b2o$67bo$65b3o17b2o$64bo19bo
bo$64b2o18b2o$88b2o$67b2o12b2o5bobo$66bobo12bobo6bo$66bo16bo6b2o$65b2o
16b3o$71b2o13bo$70bobo12b2o$70bo$69b2o!
#C [[ THEME LifeHistory ]]

I believe this is a new conduit called HR89H found by ljkiernan:

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x = 29, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
19.2A2.2A$13.2A3.A.A3.A$14.A3.A2.3A$14.A.2A.A.A$5.A9.A.A.A2B3.2A$5.3A
9.2BAB3.A2.A$8.A7.3B2A3.A.A.A$7.2A3.B2.7B.2A.A.A$7.8B.5B2.A2.2A$9.15B
2A$9.15B2.2A$8.16B2A2.A$6.18B.A.2A$4.18B3.A$4.2BC15B2.2A$3.3BCBC12B$4.
2B3C12B$3.5BC14B$2.22B$.4B10.9B$4B12.8B$3B12.7B$16.6B$16.7B$15.8B$15.
7B$16.6B$16.7B$17.6B$17.5B$17.2B3D$18.BDB$18.3D$19.B!

This is a completion of an "almost an R89":

EDIT: Almost an R89

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x = 25, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
20.2A$20.2A15$11.3C7.2A$12.C8.A.A$12.3C8.A$23.2A$.A$.3A$4.A$3.A.A$4.A
2$2.A$.A.A.A$.A2.2A$2A!

[...]

[TigerCub414]

This reaction makes a 64-bit still life:

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x = 22, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2$10b2o$9bo2bo$9bo2bo$b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$bobobobo6bobobobo$3bobo10bob
o$bobobobo6bobobobo$b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$9bo2bo$9bo2bo$10b2o!

[confocaloid]

This reaction makes a 64-bit still life:

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x = 22, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2$10b2o$9bo2bo$9bo2bo$b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$bobobobo6bobobobo$3bobo10bob
o$bobobobo6bobobobo$b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$9bo2bo$9bo2bo$10b2o!

Here is a predecessor. Is there a conversion by hitting xs44_03lkl3zgj202jgz1p808p1z0ol5lo with gliders?

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x = 20, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
10bo2$9b3o$9b2o$7b4o$9bo2$9b2o$2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$obobobo6bobobobo$2bo
bo10bobo$obobobo6bobobobo$2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$9b2o2$10bo$9b4o$9b2o$8b3o
2$9bo!

[vilc]

This reaction makes a 64-bit still life:

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x = 22, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2$10b2o$9bo2bo$9bo2bo$b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$bobobobo6bobobobo$3bobo10bob
o$bobobobo6bobobobo$b2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$9bo2bo$9bo2bo$10b2o!

Here is a predecessor. Is there a conversion by hitting xs44_03lkl3zgj202jgz1p808p1z0ol5lo with gliders?

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x = 20, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
10bo2$9b3o$9b2o$7b4o$9bo2$9b2o$2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$obobobo6bobobobo$2bo
bo10bobo$obobobo6bobobobo$2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$9b2o2$10bo$9b4o$9b2o$8b3o
2$9bo!

Here is a conversion in 6G.

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x = 20, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
13bo$13bobo$13b2o$obo3bobo$b2o4b2o$bo5bo6$9b2o$2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$obob
obo6bobobobo$2bobo10bobo$obobobo6bobobobo$2o3b2o2b2o2b2o3b2o$9b2o6$12b
o5bo$11b2o4b2o$11bobo3bobo$5b2o$4bobo$6bo!

Deriving a synthesis of xs64_w3lkl3zcq1u0u1qcz6bgf0fgb6zwol5lo from this would be much more difficult, because we don't have (to my knowledge) edgy enough syntheses of dead spark coil, and the blocks can't be inserted without altering the dead spark coils. It might be instructive to try to solve this.

[confocaloid]

[...] It might be instructive to try to solve this.

Here is another predecessor to the same reaction, from a Catagolue soup:

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#C [[ STOP 9 ]]
x = 20, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
3bob2o6b2obo$4bo10bo2$6b2o4b2o$2o3bo2bo2bo2bo3b2o$obobob2o4b2obobobo$
2bobo10bobo$obobob2o4b2obobobo$2o3bo2bo2bo2bo3b2o$6b2o4b2o2$4bo10bo$3b
ob2o6b2obo!

The soup is this:

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#C [[ STOP 56 ]]
#C https://catagolue.hatsya.com/hashsoup/D4_+2/k_D6vzCiSPFFLb15380913/b3s23
x = 32, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
bbbboboobboobbbbbbbboobboobobbbb$
boboboobboboooboobooobobboobobob$
bbooboobbbbbobbbbbbobbbbbooboobb$
bbboobboooobobobboboboooobboobbb$
oobooooobobooobooboooboboooooboo$
bobobbbbobobbbobbobbbobobbbbobob$
obboboobooboboooooobobooboobobbo$
oooooobobbboboobboobobbboboooooo$
ooobbbbbbbobbobbbbobbobbbbbbbooo$
booobboobobooooooooooboboobbooob$
oobbbbboobbobobbbbobobboobbbbboo$
oboobobooooboboooobobooooboboobo$
bobooooboobobobbbbobobooboooobob$
boobobbbboobobboobboboobbbboboob$
bobbobobbobbobbbbbbobbobbobobbob$
booboboboboobbbbbbbbooboboboboob$
bobbobobbobbobbbbbbobbobbobobbob$
boobobbbboobobboobboboobbbboboob$
bobooooboobobobbbbobobooboooobob$
oboobobooooboboooobobooooboboobo$
oobbbbboobbobobbbbobobboobbbbboo$
booobboobobooooooooooboboobbooob$
ooobbbbbbbobbobbbbobbobbbbbbbooo$
oooooobobbboboobboobobbboboooooo$
obboboobooboboooooobobooboobobbo$
bobobbbbobobbbobbobbbobobbbbobob$
oobooooobobooobooboooboboooooboo$
bbboobboooobobobboboboooobboobbb$
bbooboobbbbbobbbbbbobbbbbooboobb$
boboboobboboooboobooobobboobobob$
bbbboboobboobbbbbbbboobboobobbbb!

Here is the idea of a synthesis (to complete the synthesis, it remains to construct four well-separated boats and do the cleanup):

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x = 226, y = 59, rule = B3/S23
196bo26bo$194bobo26bobo$195b2o26b2o7$201bo16bo$200bobo14bobo$200b2o16b
2o5$137bobo$87bo44bo4b2o$88b2o40b2o6bo$87b2o42b2o6$o15bo$b2o13bobo87b
2o4b2o11bo80b2o4b2o$2o6bobo5b2o72bo14bo2bo2bo2bo10bobo72b2o3bo2bo2bo2b
o3b2o$8b2o78bobo15b2o4b2o11b2o73bobobob2o4b2obobobo$9bo79b2o38b2o71bob
o10bobo$93b2o11b2o4b2o15bobo68bobobob2o4b2obobobo$92bobo10bo2bo2bo2bo
14bo70b2o3bo2bo2bo2bo3b2o$7b2o85bo11b2o4b2o92b2o4b2o$6b2o$8bo$12b3o$
12bo$13bo2$87b2o42b2o$81bo6b2o40b2o$81b2o4bo44bo$80bobo5$200b2o16b2o$
200bobo14bobo$201bo16bo7$195b2o26b2o$194bobo26bobo$196bo26bo!