=* most useless pattern nominations *=

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=* most useless pattern nominations *=

Post by SquishyBoi »

if you've heard of the "pattern of the year" threads, you probably know what's happening here
basically this is POTY but the tables have turned :0 you have to vote the most useless/worst pattern you can think of

now the voting is gonna be different
first, there are no preset nominations, just make a new post stating the three most useless patterns you can think of (and they can be anything, even patterns in different rules)

the vote will be composed of three lines, with the first being " *** - [most useless pattern] "
the second being " ** - [second most useless pattern] "
and the third being " " * - [third most useless pattern] "

a vote will look like this
*** - [most useless pattern]
** - [second most useless pattern]
* - [third most useless pattern]
each " * " counts for a vote. this means that the most useless pattern you can think of will get three votes, the second most useless gets two, and the third most useless pattern will get one vote.

voting will end on the 9th of october, 3:35 am coordinated universal time

once the votes are in, the rankings will be listed, and we can finally answer the age-old question that nobody asked for, "what is the most useless pattern?"

so vote now please or i'll get eaten by wild shibes
i is squishyboi, a professional dumbass hiding in the sandbox

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Re: =* most useless pattern nominations *=

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I vote for the most useless pattern, long^4 shilleagh
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Re: =* most useless pattern nominations *=

Post by confocaloid »

Some ideas for nominations:
JP21 wrote: December 16th, 2023, 3:20 pm absurdest p10 oscillator:

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x = 33, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
bo2bo2bo9bo2bo2bo$b9o5b9o$10bo3bo$3b4ob2obobob2ob4o$obo2bo5bobo5bo2bob
o$2obo2bo2bobobobo2bo2bob2o$3bob2o4bobo4b2obo$3b2obo2bo2bo2bo2bob2o$6b
obobobobobobo$3b4ob2obobob2ob4o$2bo4bobobobobobo4bo$3b3o2bo2bobo2bo2b
3o$5b2o3b2ob2o3b2o$9bo5bo$8bobo3bobo$6b3o7b3o$5bo2b2o5b2o2bo2b2o$5b2o
3b5o3b2o2bo$24bo$9bo13b2o$8bobo2bo2bo2bo2bo$8bob4o2b4o2bo$7b2o2bo3bo2b
o2bo5b2o$9bo3b3o4b2obo2bo2bo$9b2obobob2ob2ob5o2bo$7b2o2b2o4b2o10bob2o$
6bo2bobobobo2bobo3b4obo2bo$7bobo4b3o3b3obobobob2o$8bobobobo3b2obo4bobo
$10b2obo2b3o4b3ob3o$9bo2bo3bo2b2o2b2o4bob2o$9b4ob2o3bobo4bobo2bo$13bo
8b5ob2obo$11bobo16bo$11b2o11b6o$24bo2bo!
confocaloid wrote: August 26th, 2023, 7:38 am
Kazyan wrote: September 9th, 2022, 3:21 pm HL224H, with glider outputs. This is basically a crosspost from the H-to-G thread after I noticed that an eater was suppressing a perfectly good no-strings-attached H output:
Jormungant wrote: April 28th, 2023, 7:07 pm Came to claim my "most convoluted H-to-g" award:

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rle
The repeat time is 337, so probably could be nominated for its uselessness. But it has a transparent lane, so I guess it wont win there.
Composite H-to-6G (not counting the FNG of the input Herschel):

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#C Say, this is fun:
x = 140, y = 160, rule = LifeHistory
10.D3.D.D3.D2.3D3.3D2.5D3.D4.3D5.D$10.2D2.D.D3.D.D3.D.D7.D4.2D3.D3.D
3.2D$10.D.D.D.D3.D5.D.D7.D5.D3.D3.D2.D.D$10.D2.2D.D.D.D4.D2.4D4.D5.D
4.3D2.D2.D$10.D3.D.D.D.D3.D3.D3.D3.D5.D3.D3.D.5D$10.D3.D.2D.2D2.D4.D
3.D3.D5.D3.D3.D4.D$10.D3.D.D3.D.5D2.3D4.D4.3D3.3D5.D4$10.D3.D.D3.D3.D
4.3D3.3D2.5D3.D3.5D4.D3.3D$10.2D2.D.D3.D2.2D3.D3.D.D7.D4.2D3.D7.2D2.D
3.D$10.D.D.D.D3.D3.D3.D2.2D.D7.D5.D3.D6.D.D2.D2.2D$10.D2.2D.D.D.D3.D
3.D.D.D.4D4.D5.D4.3D2.D2.D2.D.D.D$10.D3.D.D.D.D3.D3.2D2.D.D3.D3.D5.D
7.D.5D.2D2.D$10.D3.D.2D.2D3.D3.D3.D.D3.D3.D5.D3.D3.D4.D2.D3.D$10.D3.D
.D3.D2.3D3.3D3.3D4.D4.3D3.3D5.D3.3D4$10.D3.D.5D.5D4.D2.5D3.D4.3D3.3D
3.3D$10.2D2.D.D5.D7.2D4.D4.2D3.D3.D.D3.D.D3.D$10.D.D.D.D5.D6.D.D4.D5.
D3.D2.2D5.D.D3.D$10.D2.2D.3D4.3D2.D2.D4.D5.D3.D.D.D4.D3.3D$10.D3.D.D
9.D.5D3.D5.D3.2D2.D3.D3.D3.D$10.D3.D.D5.D3.D4.D4.D5.D3.D3.D2.D4.D3.D$
10.D3.D.5D2.3D5.D4.D4.3D3.3D2.5D2.3D4$10.D3.D.D3.D2.3D3.3D2.5D3.D3.5D
2.3D4.D$10.2D2.D.D3.D.D3.D.D3.D3.D4.2D7.D.D3.D2.2D$10.D.D.D.D3.D.D3.D
.D3.D3.D5.D6.D2.D3.D3.D$10.D2.2D.D.D.D2.4D2.4D3.D5.D5.D4.3D4.D$10.D3.
D.D.D.D5.D5.D3.D5.D4.D4.D3.D3.D$10.D3.D.2D.2D5.D5.D3.D5.D3.D5.D3.D3.D
$10.D3.D.D3.D2.3D3.3D4.D4.3D2.D6.3D3.3D4$11.3D2.5D3.D4.3D3.3D2.5D.5D
2.3D3.3D$10.D3.D.D6.2D3.D3.D.D3.D3.D7.D.D3.D.D3.D$10.D5.D7.D7.D5.D3.D
6.D2.D2.2D5.D$11.3D2.3D5.D6.D4.2D4.D5.D3.D.D.D4.D$14.D.D7.D5.D7.D3.D
4.D4.2D2.D3.D$10.D3.D.D7.D4.D4.D3.D3.D3.D5.D3.D2.D$11.3D2.5D2.3D2.5D
2.3D4.D3.D6.3D2.5D4$11.3D2.D3.D2.3D3.3D2.5D2.3D3.3D2.5D$10.D3.D.D3.D.
D3.D.D3.D3.D3.D3.D.D3.D5.D$10.D5.D3.D.D3.D5.D3.D3.D3.D.D3.D4.D$11.3D
2.D.D.D2.4D4.D4.D4.4D2.4D3.D$14.D.D.D.D5.D3.D5.D7.D5.D2.D$10.D3.D.2D.
2D5.D2.D6.D7.D5.D.D$11.3D2.D3.D2.3D2.5D3.D4.3D3.3D2.D$55.4B3.4B49.4B$
56.4B3.4B47.4B$57.4B3.4B45.4B$58.4B3.4B43.4B$59.4B3.4B41.4B$60.4B3.4B
39.4B$61.4B3.4B37.4B$62.4B3.4B35.4B$63.4B3.4B4.2A27.4B$64.4B3.4B2.B2A
B25.4B$65.4B3.4B2.3B24.4B$66.4B3.4B2.B13.A10.4B$67.4B3.8B11.3A7.4B$
68.4B3.7B6.2A6.A5.4B7.2A$69.4B2.8B5.A6.2A4.6B5.B2A2B$B69.4B2.7B2.BA.A
6.4B.8B5.4B$2B69.4B.7B2.B2A9.12B3.6B$3B69.15B9.23B$4B69.14B8.24B$.4B
68.13B7.26B$2.4B66.14B6.28B$3.4B64.17B3.29B$4.4B11.A15.2A10.B22.18B2.
30B$5.4B9.A.A15.A8.5B20.48B.B2A$6.4B8.A.A15.A.AB4.6B20.25B.19B4.BA.A$
7.4B5.3A.2A15.2AB.B2.6B19.25B2.19B7.A$8.4B3.A4.B18.13B17.24B.20B8.2A$
9.4B3.3AB2AB17.12B18.45B$10.4B4.A.2AB.B13.14B20.44B$11.4B5.6B11.16B
18.45B2.2B$12.4B6.5B9.B.15B4.3B11.48B2A$13.4B4.7B6.19B.7B8.43B3D4B2A$
14.4B2.9B5.18B.B2A5B8.22B2.20BD6B$15.15B.2B.19BA2BA5B7.19B7.16B3D3B$
16.22BD15B2A6B8.16B9.21B$12.2A3.21BDBD20B10.15B9.22B10.A$13.A4.20B3D
9B.6B.2B11.15B9.14B.8B7.3A$13.A.AB.22BD4B.2B2.8B.B10.16B8.15B2.8B5.A$
14.2A28B7.6B.B2A9.15B8.15B3.9B4.2A$15.25B15.B3.A.A5.16B9.4B2.8B4.6B.
9B4.2A$17.24B19.2A4.B2A13B10.3B5.6B4.7B.6B6.A$8.A10.22B24.BA2BA10B10.
2AB10.14B2.6B2.BA.A$8.3A8.15B.6B7.2A16.B2A10B10.A.AB11.22B.B2A$11.A7.
14B2.2B3D2B6.A19.4B2A3B6.2A4.A14.24B$10.2A3.B3.13B3.2BD4B3.BA.A21.2B
2AB8.A4.2A13.25B$10.8B.12B4.B3D4B2.B2A14.2A6.6B4.BA.A19.24B$12.18B5.
11B9.A6.A8.3B.4B.B2A19.26B$12.17B6.11B7.3A3.BA.A8.5BA4B21.27B$11.17B
7.11B6.A6.B2A10.3BABA3B3.2A3.A12.28B$9.18B9.11B4.B2A3.3B12.3BABA3B.B
2.A3.3A10.29B$7.19B5.2A6.7B5.3B2.4B12.4BA5B3A7.A10.29B$7.2BC15B7.A5.
8B4.3B2.4B13.5B2.B.BA8.2A10.30B$6.3BCBC4B.9B6.A.AB.8B5.8B6.2A8.2B7.2A
6.6B7.25B.4B$7.2B3C4B2.7B8.2AB.21B6.A19.A8.5B6.24B3.4B$6.5BC4B4.5B10.
24B2.BA.A19.A.AB4.7B6.22B5.4B$5.10B3.5B12.25B.B2A21.2AB3.8B8.19B7.4B$
4.4B10.2A15.27B25.13B2.2B2.20B8.4B$4.3B12.A16.26B25.22BD16B9.4B$2.4B
10.3A17.26B21.2A3.21BDBD15B.B7.4B$2.2A12.A21.B.22B22.A4.20B3D16B2A7.
3B$3.A37.20B23.A.AB.22BD4B.11B2A8.2B$3A39.18B25.2A28B4.10B10.B$A42.
15B19.A.2A5.17B.4B.4B6.10B$44.13B18.3A.A8.19B3.3B6.8B$45.12B17.A4.A
10.16B4.4B6.6B$46.12B6.4B6.2A3.3A8.15B5.B2AB4.5B$47.4B.6B4.8B2.4B6.A
7.14B7.2A5.2A$48.9B3.14B7.2A3.B3.13B16.A$49.8B2.15B7.8B.12B14.3A$50.
8B.14B10.18B15.A$51.22B10.17B$52.21B9.17B$51.3B3D16B7.18B$48.6BD20B2.
20B$47.2A4B3D24BD15B$47.2A31BDBD4B.9B$48.2B2.28B3D4B2.7B$52.30BD4B4.
5B$53.33B3.5B$44.2A8.20B.4B10.2A$45.A7.19B2.4B12.A$45.A.AB4.19B.4B10.
3A$46.2AB.26B11.A$48.27B$48.27B$48.27B$49.26B$49.24B.B2A$49.23B2.BA.A
$50.6B3.12B6.A$51.4B5.8B.4B4.2A$51.2B2AB5.6B4.2A$53.2A7.4B5.A$61.4B7.
3A$60.4B10.A$59.4B$58.4B$57.4B$56.4B$55.4B$54.4B$53.4B$52.4B!
rutabaga wrote: September 12th, 2023, 10:16 am

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x = 116, y = 79, rule = 234wz6/2-a38/6
8$77.2ACE$76.ABD.BD$77.2ACE2$81.2ACE$74.2ACE2.ABD.BD$73.ABD.BD2.2ACE$
74.2ACE8$66.2ACE$65.ABD.BD$66.2ACE35$18.A$17.ABA$17.ADA$17.C.C$17.EBE
$15.3AD$15.ACA$15.BE2A$15.D.B.A$17.3A$16.D2.A$17.2E2C$19.2B!
most useless reaction ever of all time
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Re: =* most useless pattern nominations *=

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x = 181, y = 183, rule = B2cen3-acnq5-y6ac78/S02-a3iq4nqrtz8
180bo5$174bo$172b2obo$174bo$174bo6$169bo$167b2obo$169bo$169bo5$158bo$
156b2obo$158bo$158bo7$151bo$149b2obo$151bo$151bo2$146bo$144b2obo$146b
o$146bo5$138bo$136b2obo$138bo$138bo4$128bo$126b2obo$128bo$128bo$124bo
$122b2obo$124bo$124bo2$129bo$127b2obo$129bo$129bo$109bo$107b2obo$109b
o$109bo6$105bo$103b2obo$105bo$105bo6$104bo$102b2obo$104bo$104bo3$96bo
$94b2obo$96bo$96bo2$104bo$102b2obo$104bo$90bo13bo$88b2obo$90bo$90bo4$
81bo$79b2obo$81bo$81bo15$63bo$61b2obo$63bo$63bo4$57bo$55b2obo$57bo$57b
o2$52bo$50b2obo$52bo$52bo3$44bo$42b2obo$44bo$44bo4$32bo$30b2obo$32bo$
32bo5$21bo$19b2obo$21bo$21bo$26bo$24b2obo$26bo$26bo6$18bo$16b2obo$18b
o$18bo8$2bo$2obo$2bo$2bo!
Behold, the transformation from one dot...
to TWO dots!

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = 2-a35-j8/2-ak34n5i78/3
.A$A.A$.A!
unadjustable p24150
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Re: =* most useless pattern nominations *=

Post by eRroR_6o6 »

block eats 3 gliders, and it's a transparent reaction too

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x = 34, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
$bo$2bo$3o$32bo$31bo$31b3o6$11bo$12bo$10b3o6$17b2o$17b2o!

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x = 19, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
13b3o$12b4o$11b2obobo$13bobo$15bo12$10b2o$bobo7bobo$o7b2o3b2o$o3bo2b3o
3bo$o6b4obo$o2bo7bo$3o12bobo$18bo$14bo3bo$14bo3bo$18bo$9bo5bo2bo$8b3o
5b3o2$10bo$2bobo4b2o$5bo2b3o$5bo2b3o$2bo2bo2b2obo$3b3o3b3o$10bo!
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