Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

[gmc_nxtman]

Wow, I never thought of that! Pretty cool!

/Now/ I will search for ships of c/5 or slower, that have the property to "light" the fuses..

Small, useless, probably already known, Herschel-to-block:

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x = 35, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
A$.2A$2A$22.2A5.A$22.2A5.3A$29.A.A$31.A6$11.2A.A13.2A.A$11.2A.3A11.2A
.3A$17.A16.A$11.2A.3A11.2A.3A$12.A.A14.A.A$12.A.A14.A$13.A14.2A!

What's weird about it is the catalysis of the eater2.

2 "E-heptomino" catalysts, one being transparent, and a non-catalytic version that produces a pretty tight salvo:

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#C [[ VIEWONLY ]]
x = 163, y = 21, rule = LifeHistory
163F$F37.F23.F35.F21.F24.F16.F$F37.F23.F35.F21.F24.F3.2E11.F$F37.F23.
F35.F21.F7.3B7.2D5.F2.B2EB10.F$F37.F23.F35.F21.F5.6B5.B2DB4.F3.2B11.F
$F37.F23.F35.F9.2E10.F4.11B.4B4.F3.4B9.F$F4.2E31.F23.F20.3B12.F8.B2EB
9.F4.2BA4BD9B3.F3.BA3B2.BE4.F$F3.B2EB30.F3.2B18.F18.6B4.2D5.F8.4B9.F
3.3BABA3BD6B2C3.F2.2BABA3BEBE3.F$F3.4B30.F.7B.4B10.F18.10BDBD4.F9.2B
10.F4.2B3AB3D6B2C3.F2.2B3A3BEBE3.F$F4.6B.B25.F.9BA3B2.BE5.F17.2BA9B2D
4.F8.BA3B2.BE4.F4.3BA12B4.F2.3BA5BE2B2.F$F3.BA3BD8B20.F.9BABA3BEBE4.F
16.3BABA9B4.F7.2BABA3BEBE3.F5.13B6.F3.3B2D5B3.F$F2.2BABAB2D8BD18.F2.
8B3A3BEBE4.F17.2B3ABD7B4.F7.2B3A3BEBE3.F7.BD8B7.F5.D2BD4B3.F$F2.2B3A
2B2D5B3DB17.F2.9BA5BE2B3.F17.3BABDBD5B5.F7.3BA5BE2B2.F7.2B2D3.4B6.F6.
2D3B5.F$F2.3BA2B2D6BDBD18.F3.16B4.F18.4BDBD3B7.F8.3B2D5B3.F6.BACD2B3.
4B5.F7.3B6.F$F3.13BD20.F3.16B4.F20.3BD2B9.F10.D2BD4B3.F7.2A4B3.4B4.F
16.F$F5.2B2.2B2.2B22.F3.14B6.F20.2B13.F11.2D3B5.F10.4B3.2B5.F16.F$F
37.F5.5B3.3B7.F19.B2EB12.F12.3B6.F11.4B9.F16.F$F37.F5.4B14.F20.2E13.F
21.F12.4B8.F16.F$F37.F23.F35.F21.F13.3B8.F16.F$F37.F23.F35.F21.F14.B
9.F16.F$163F!

Definitely useless synthesis component:

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x = 16, y = 9, rule = Life
2o$bo$bobo10b2o$2b2o10bo$12bobo$6bo5b2o$6bobo$6b3o$7bo!

This converter makes me want to cry: (pun intended)

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x = 8, y = 4, rule = Life
5b2o$2o3bobo$2o3bobo$6bo!

[Scorbie]

/Now/ I will search for ships of c/5 or slower, that have the property to "light" the fuses..

Maybe searching reactions of known ships would be okay, too. You just need to fire gliders using c/5 diagonal ships as in the p4284 dirty rake. (And of course, clean up the junk with c/5 diagonal ships.)

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x = 828, y = 828, rule = B3/S23
17b3o$17bo$18bo$20b2o$21bo2$18b2o$10b3o5b2o$10bo6bobo$11bo4b2o$7b2o4b
4obo$7bobo4b2o30bo$7bo10bo26b5o$10bo6bobo25bo2b2o$10b2o6bobo26b2obo$
10b2o7bobo$9b2o9bobo27bobo$2o6b2o3bo7bobo$obo3b2o2bobobo7bobo18b3o6b3o
$o5b3o4bobo7bobo12bo4bo2b3o4b3o$3bo10bobo7bobo10b2o5b2ob5ob3o$3b2o10bo
bo7bobo9bobo3b3o4b2ob2o$16bobo7bobo20bobo$17bobo7bobo9b3o6bo2bo$18bobo
7bobo7b3o7bo$19bobo7bobo8bobob4o2bo21b3o$20bobo7bobo9b2ob2o25bo2b3o$
21bobo7bobo8b6o25bobo$22bobo7bobo43bo$23bobo7bobo40bo$24bobo7bobo41bob
o$25bobo7bobo33b2obo6bo$26bobo7bobo31b2o3bo2bo2bo$27bobo7bobo24b3o4bo
2bo2bo3bo$28bobo7bobo23bo6bo2bo2bo3bo$29bobo7bobo25bo3bo6bobo$30bobo7b
obo21bo2bo8b2o$20b2o9bobo7bobo21bo2bo6b3o$19b2o3bo7bobo7bobo21bo5bo3bo
$21bob2o8bobo7bobo22bobob2obo$23b3o8bobo7bobo23b2o$23bo11bobo7bobo26bo
$25b3o8bobo7bobo$18b2obo4b2o9bobo7bobo21bo2bo$18bob2o3bobo10bobo7bobo$
12b2o4bob2o3b3o11bobo7bobo$11b2o6bo5b3o12bobo7bobo$12bobo4b2o4bobo13bo
bo7bobo$12b3o4b2o2b2o17bobo7bobo$12b2o6bobo20bobo7bobo$14bobo3b2o3bo
18bobo7bobo$20b4o21bobo7bobo$16bobo27bobo7bobo$18b4o25bobo7bobo$18b4o
26bobo7bobo$19b2o28bobo7bobo$50bobo7bobo$51bobo7bobo$52bobo7bobo$53bob
o7bobo$54bobo7bobo$55bobo7bobo$56bobo7bobo$57bobo7bobo$33b2obo21bobo7b
obo$33bo3bo21bobo7bobo$33bo4bo21bobo7bobo$35b2o24bobo7bobo$37bobo22bob
o7bobo$63bobo7bobo$32bo6b2o23bobo7bobo$31b5o4bo2bo21bobo7bobo$25b2o4bo
6b2o26bobo7bobo$25bobo11bo27bobo7bobo$25bo5bob2o6bobo24bobo7bobo$26b2o
4bo4bobo29bobo7bobo$26bo2bo6b3o31bobo7bobo$26bo6b2ob2o33bobo7bobo$28bo
bobo2bo36bobo7bobo$73bobo7bobo$30bo4bo38bobo7bobo$31b4o40bobo7bobo$76b
obo7bobo$77bobo7bobo$78bobo7bobo$79bobo7bobo$80bobo7bobo$81bobo7bobo$
82bobo7bobo$83bobo7bobo$84bobo7bobo$85bobo7bobo$86bobo7bobo$87bobo7bob
o$88bobo7bobo$89bobo7bobo$90bobo7bobo$91bobo7bobo$92bobo7bobo$93bobo7b
obo$94bobo7bobo$95bobo7bobo$96bobo7bobo$97bobo7bobo$98bobo7bobo$99bobo
7bobo$100bobo7bobo$101bobo7bobo$102bobo7bobo$103bobo7bobo$104bobo7bobo
$105bobo7bobo$106bobo7bobo$107bobo7bobo$108bobo7bobo$109bobo7bobo$110b
obo7bobo$111bobo7bobo$112bobo7bobo$113bobo7bobo$114bobo7bobo$115bobo7b
obo$116bobo7bobo$117bobo7bobo$118bobo7bobo$119bobo7bobo$120bobo7bobo$
121bobo7bobo$122bobo7bobo$123bobo7bobo$124bobo7bobo$125bobo7bobo$126bo
bo7bobo$127bobo7bobo$128bobo7bobo$129bobo7bobo$130bobo7bobo$131bobo7bo
bo$132bobo7bobo$133bobo7bobo$134bobo7bobo$135bobo7bobo$136bobo7bobo$
137bobo7bobo$138bobo7bobo$139bobo7bobo$140bobo7bobo$141bobo7bobo$142bo
bo7bobo$143bobo7bobo$144bobo7bobo$145bobo7bobo$146bobo7bobo$147bobo7bo
bo$148bobo7bobo$149bobo7bobo$150bobo7bobo$151bobo7bobo$152bobo7bobo$
153bobo7bobo$154bobo7bobo$155bobo7bobo$156bobo7bobo$157bobo7bobo$158bo
bo7bobo$159bobo7bobo$160bobo7bobo$161bobo7bobo$162bobo7bobo$163bobo7bo
bo$164bobo7bobo$165bobo7bobo$166bobo7bobo$167bobo7bobo$168bobo7bobo$
169bobo7bobo$170bobo7bobo$171bobo7bobo$172bobo7bobo$173bobo7bobo$174bo
bo7bobo$175bobo7bobo$176bobo7bobo$177bobo7bobo$178bobo7bobo$179bobo7bo
bo$180bobo7bobo$181bobo7bobo$182bobo7bobo$183bobo7bobo$184bobo7bobo$
185bobo7bobo$186bobo7bobo$187bobo7bobo$188bobo7bobo$189bobo7bobo$190bo
bo7bobo$191bobo7bobo$192bobo7bobo$193bobo7bobo$194bobo7bobo$195bobo7bo
bo$196bobo7bobo$197bobo7bobo$198bobo7bobo$199bobo7bobo$200bobo7bobo$
201bobo7bobo$202bobo7bobo$203bobo7bobo$204bobo7bobo$205bobo7bobo$206bo
bo7bobo$207bobo7bobo$208bobo7bobo$209bobo7bobo$210bobo7bobo$211bobo7bo
bo$212bobo7bobo$213bobo7bobo$214bobo7bobo$215bobo7bobo$216bobo7bobo$
217bobo7bobo$218bobo7bobo$219bobo7bobo$220bobo7bobo$221bobo7bobo$222bo
bo7bobo$223bobo7bobo$224bobo7bobo$225bobo7bobo$226bobo7bobo$227bobo7bo
bo$228bobo7bobo$229bobo7bobo$230bobo7bobo$231bobo7bobo$232bobo7bobo$
233bobo7bobo$234bobo7bobo$235bobo7bobo$236bobo7bobo$237bobo7bobo$238bo
bo7bobo$239bobo7bobo$240bobo7bobo$241bobo7bobo$242bobo7bobo$243bobo7bo
bo$244bobo7bobo$245bobo7bobo$246bobo7bobo$247bobo7bobo$248bobo7bobo$
249bobo7bobo$250bobo7bobo$251bobo7bobo$252bobo7bobo$253bobo7bobo$254bo
bo7bobo$255bobo7bobo$256bobo7bobo$257bobo7bobo$258bobo7bobo$259bobo7bo
bo$260bobo7bobo$261bobo7bobo$262bobo7bobo$263bobo7bobo$264bobo7bobo$
265bobo7bobo$266bobo7bobo$267bobo7bobo$268bobo7bobo$269bobo7bobo$270bo
bo7bobo$271bobo7bobo$272bobo7bobo$273bobo7bobo$274bobo7bobo$275bobo7bo
bo$276bobo7bobo$277bobo7bobo$278bobo7bobo$279bobo7bobo$280bobo7bobo$
281bobo7bobo$282bobo7bobo$283bobo7bobo$284bobo7bobo$285bobo7bobo$286bo
bo7bobo$287bobo7bobo$288bobo7bobo$289bobo7bobo$290bobo7bobo$291bobo7bo
bo$292bobo7bobo$293bobo7bobo$294bobo7bobo$295bobo7bobo$296bobo7bobo$
297bobo7bobo$298bobo7bobo$299bobo7bobo$300bobo7bobo$301bobo7bobo$302bo
bo7bobo$303bobo7bobo$304bobo7bobo$305bobo7bobo$306bobo7bobo$307bobo7bo
bo$308bobo7bobo$309bobo7bobo$310bobo7bobo$311bobo7bobo$312bobo7bobo$
313bobo7bobo$314bobo7bobo$315bobo7bobo$316bobo7bobo$317bobo7bobo$318bo
bo7bobo$319bobo7bobo$320bobo7bobo$321bobo7bobo$322bobo7bobo$323bobo7bo
bo$324bobo7bobo$325bobo7bobo$326bobo7bobo$327bobo7bobo$328bobo7bobo$
329bobo7bobo$330bobo7bobo$331bobo7bobo$332bobo7bobo$333bobo7bobo$334bo
bo7bobo$335bobo7bobo$336bobo7bobo$337bobo7bobo$338bobo7bobo$339bobo7bo
bo$340bobo7bobo$341bobo7bobo$342bobo7bobo$343bobo7bobo$344bobo7bobo$
345bobo7bobo$346bobo7bobo$347bobo7bobo$348bobo7bobo$349bobo7bobo$350bo
bo7bobo$351bobo7bobo$352bobo7bobo$353bobo7bobo$354bobo7bobo$355bobo7bo
bo$356bobo7bobo$357bobo7bobo$358bobo7bobo$359bobo7bobo$360bobo7bobo$
361bobo7bobo$362bobo7bobo$363bobo7bobo$364bobo7bobo$365bobo7bobo$366bo
bo7bobo$367bobo7bobo$368bobo7bobo$369bobo7bobo$370bobo7bobo$371bobo7bo
bo$372bobo7bobo$373bobo7bobo$374bobo7bobo$375bobo7bobo$376bobo7bobo$
377bobo7bobo$378bobo7bobo$379bobo7bobo$380bobo7bobo$381bobo7bobo$382bo
bo7bobo$383bobo7bobo$384bobo7bobo$385bobo7bobo$386bobo7bobo$387bobo7bo
bo$388bobo7bobo$389bobo7bobo$390bobo7bobo$391bobo7bobo$392bobo7bobo$
393bobo7bobo$394bobo7bobo$395bobo7bobo$396bobo7bobo$397bobo7bobo$398bo
bo7bobo$399bobo7bobo$400bobo7bobo$401bobo7bobo$402bobo7bobo$403bobo7bo
bo$404bobo7bobo$405bobo7bobo$406bobo7bobo$407bobo7bobo$408bobo7bobo$
409bobo7bobo$410bobo7bobo$411bobo7bobo$412bobo7bobo$413bobo7bobo$414bo
bo7bobo$415bobo7bobo$416bobo7bobo$417bobo7bobo$418bobo7bobo$419bobo7bo
bo$420bobo7bobo$421bobo7bobo$422bobo7bobo$423bobo7bobo$424bobo7bobo$
425bobo7bobo$426bobo7bobo$427bobo7bobo$428bobo7bobo$429bobo7bobo$430bo
bo7bobo$431bobo7bobo$432bobo7bobo$433bobo7bobo$434bobo7bobo$435bobo7bo
bo$436bobo7bobo$437bobo7bobo$438bobo7bobo$439bobo7bobo$440bobo7bobo$
441bobo7bobo$442bobo7bobo$443bobo7bobo$444bobo7bobo$445bobo7bobo$446bo
bo7bobo$447bobo7bobo$448bobo7bobo$449bobo7bobo$450bobo7bobo$451bobo7bo
bo$452bobo7bobo$453bobo7bobo$454bobo7bobo$455bobo7bobo$456bobo7bobo$
457bobo7bobo$458bobo7bobo$459bobo7bobo$460bobo7bobo$461bobo7bobo$462bo
bo7bobo$463bobo7bobo$464bobo7bobo$465bobo7bobo$466bobo7bobo$467bobo7bo
bo$468bobo7bobo$469bobo7bobo$470bobo7bobo$471bobo7bobo$472bobo7bobo$
473bobo7bobo$474bobo7bobo$475bobo7bobo$476bobo7bobo$477bobo7bobo$478bo
bo7bobo$479bobo7bobo$480bobo7bobo$481bobo7bobo$482bobo7bobo$483bobo7bo
bo$484bobo7bobo$485bobo7bobo$486bobo7bobo$487bobo7bobo$488bobo7bobo$
489bobo7bobo$490bobo7bobo$491bobo7bobo$492bobo7bobo$493bobo7bobo$494bo
bo7bobo$495bobo7bobo$496bobo7bobo$497bobo7bobo$498bobo7bobo$499bobo7bo
bo$500bobo7bobo$501bobo7bobo$502bobo7bobo$503bobo7bobo$504bobo7bobo$
505bobo7bobo$506bobo7bobo$507bobo7bobo$508bobo7bobo$509bobo7bobo$510bo
bo7bobo$511bobo7bobo$512bobo7bobo$513bobo7bobo$514bobo7bobo$515bobo7bo
bo$516bobo7bobo$517bobo7bobo$518bobo7bobo$519bobo7bobo$520bobo7bobo$
521bobo7bobo$522bobo7bobo$523bobo7bobo$524bobo7bobo$525bobo7bobo$526bo
bo7bobo$527bobo7bobo$528bobo7bobo$529bobo7bobo$530bobo7bobo$531bobo7bo
bo$532bobo7bobo$533bobo7bobo$534bobo7bobo$535bobo7bobo$536bobo7bobo$
537bobo7bobo$538bobo7bobo$539bobo7bobo$540bobo7bobo$541bobo7bobo$542bo
bo7bobo$543bobo7bobo$544bobo7bobo$545bobo7bobo$546bobo7bobo$547bobo7bo
bo$548bobo7bobo$549bobo7bobo$550bobo7bobo$551bobo7bobo$552bobo7bobo$
553bobo7bobo$554bobo7bobo$555bobo7bobo$556bobo7bobo$557bobo7bobo$558bo
bo7bobo$559bobo7bobo$560bobo7bobo$561bobo7bobo$562bobo7bobo$563bobo7bo
bo$564bobo7bobo$565bobo7bobo$566bobo7bobo$567bobo7bobo$568bobo7bobo$
569bobo7bobo$570bobo7bobo$571bobo7bobo$572bobo7bobo$573bobo7bobo$574bo
bo7bobo$575bobo7bobo$576bobo7bobo$577bobo7bobo$578bobo7bobo$579bobo7bo
bo$580bobo7bobo$581bobo7bobo$582bobo7bobo$583bobo7bobo$584bobo7bobo$
585bobo7bobo$586bobo7bobo$587bobo7bobo$588bobo7bobo$589bobo7bobo$590bo
bo7bobo$591bobo7bobo$592bobo7bobo$593bobo7bobo$594bobo7bobo$595bobo7bo
bo$596bobo7bobo$597bobo7bobo$598bobo7bobo$599bobo7bobo$600bobo7bobo$
601bobo7bobo$602bobo7bobo$603bobo7bobo$604bobo7bobo$605bobo7bobo$606bo
bo7bobo$607bobo7bobo$608bobo7bobo$609bobo7bobo$610bobo7bobo$611bobo7bo
bo$612bobo7bobo$613bobo7bobo$614bobo7bobo$615bobo7bobo$616bobo7bobo$
617bobo7bobo$618bobo7bobo$619bobo7bobo$620bobo7bobo$621bobo7bobo$622bo
bo7bobo$623bobo7bobo$624bobo7bobo$625bobo7bobo$626bobo7bobo$627bobo7bo
bo$628bobo7bobo$629bobo7bobo$630bobo7bobo$631bobo7bobo$632bobo7bobo$
633bobo7bobo$634bobo7bobo$635bobo7bobo$636bobo7bobo$637bobo7bobo$638bo
bo7bobo$639bobo7bobo$640bobo7bobo$641bobo7bobo$642bobo7bobo$643bobo7bo
bo$644bobo7bobo$645bobo7bobo$646bobo7bobo$647bobo7bobo$648bobo7bobo$
649bobo7bobo$650bobo7bobo$651bobo7bobo$652bobo7bobo$653bobo7bobo$654bo
bo7bobo$655bobo7bobo$656bobo7bobo$657bobo7bobo$658bobo7bobo$659bobo7bo
bo$660bobo7bobo$661bobo7bobo$662bobo7bobo$663bobo7bobo$664bobo7bobo$
665bobo7bobo$666bobo7bobo$667bobo7bobo$668bobo7bobo$669bobo7bobo$670bo
bo7bobo$671bobo7bobo$672bobo7bobo$673bobo7bobo$674bobo7bobo$675bobo7bo
bo$676bobo7bobo$677bobo7bobo$678bobo7bobo$679bobo7bobo$680bobo7bobo$
681bobo7bobo$682bobo7bobo$683bobo7bobo$684bobo7bobo$685bobo7bobo$686bo
bo7bobo$687bobo7bobo$688bobo7bobo$689bobo7bobo$690bobo7bobo$691bobo7bo
bo$692bobo7bobo$693bobo7bobo$694bobo7bobo$695bobo7bobo$696bobo7bobo$
697bobo7bobo$698bobo7bobo$699bobo7bobo$700bobo7bobo$701bobo7bobo$702bo
bo7bobo$703bobo7bobo$704bobo7bobo$705bobo7bobo$706bobo7bobo$707bobo7bo
bo$708bobo7bobo$709bobo7bobo$710bobo7bobo$711bobo7bobo$712bobo7bobo$
713bobo7bobo$714bobo7bobo$715bobo7bobo$716bobo7bobo$717bobo7bobo$718bo
bo7bobo$719bobo7bobo$720bobo7bobo$721bobo7bobo$722bobo7bobo$723bobo7bo
bo$724bobo7bobo$725bobo7bobo$726bobo7bobo$727bobo7bobo$728bobo7bobo$
729bobo7bobo$730bobo7bobo$731bobo7bobo$732bobo7bobo$733bobo7bobo$734bo
bo7bobo$735bobo7bobo$736bobo7bobo$737bobo7bobo$738bobo7bobo$739bobo7bo
bo$740bobo7bobo$741bobo7bobo$742bobo7bobo$743bobo7bobo$744bobo7bobo$
745bobo7bobo$746bobo7bobo$747bobo7bobo$748bobo7bobo$749bobo7bobo$750bo
bo7bobo$751bobo7bobo$752bobo7bobo$753bobo7bobo$754bobo7bobo$755bobo7bo
bo53bobo$756bobo7bobo52b2o$757bobo7bobo52bo$758bobo7bobo$759bobo7bobo$
760bobo7bobo$761bobo7bobo$762bobo7bobo$763bobo7bobo$764bobo7bobo$765bo
bo7bobo$766bobo7bobo$767bobo7bobo$768bobo7bobo$769bobo7bobo$770bobo7bo
bo$771bobo7bobo$772bobo7bobo$773bobo7bobo$774bobo7bobo$775bobo7bobo$
776bobo7bobo$777bobo7bobo$778bobo7bobo$779bobo7bobo$780bobo7bobo$781bo
bo7bobo$782bobo7bobo$783bobo7bobo$784bobo7b2o$785bobo19b2o$786bobo9b2o
7b2o$787bobo7bo2bo$788bobo7bobo$789b2o8bo2$793bo$792bobo$792bo2bo$793b
2o7$791b2o$791b2o$816bo$815bobo$815bobo$816bo3$810b2o$809bo2bo$810b2o
2$825b2o$824bo2bo$761b2o62b2o$762b2o$761bo$820bo$819bobo$819bobo$820bo
!

[gmc_nxtman]

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x = 46, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
5bo5bo22bo5bo$5bo5bo22bo5bo$3b4o3b4o18b4o3b4o$2b3obo3bob3o16b3obo3bob
3o$bob2obo3bob2obo14bob2obo3bob2obo$2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo16bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$5b
o5bo22bo5bo$3obo7bob3o12b3obo7bob3o$3bo9bo18bo9bo$o2b11o2bo12bo2b11o2b
o$b3o9b3o14b3o9b3o2$6b2ob2o$6b2ob2o!

Rather silly way for a bi-block to eat a large spark.

Also, fleet + junk = boat tie shillelagh:

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x = 20, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
3bo2bo$4b3o$4b3o3bo3b2o$10bob2o2bo$bo7bo3bo$bo8b4o$bo8b3o$16b3o$2bo13b
o2bo$2obo12bo2bo$3b2o12b3o$3bo2$bo$b2o$b2o$bo$2bo!

Two offset pre-traffic lights + junk = ram:

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x = 13, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
8bo$7b3o$6bo2b2o$5b2o3bo$5bob4o$6bob2obo$3bo6b3o$2bo3bo3bo$3b2ob2o3b2o
$4bob2o3bo$6bo$6bo3b3o$4bo2b2obo$4bo2bobo2bo$4bobo2b3o$5bo$3o$obo$3o3$
bo$bo$obo$bo$bo!

The best possible seed for a clock using only two blonks:

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o$10bo$8bobo$9b2o2$11b3o!

It's really stupid, though, as it produces much debris.

It doesn't seem very useful....

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x = 18, y = 8, rule = Life
15b3o$16bo$14b3o3$3o$2bo$bo!

I suppose this is more of an observation than a discovery, but this is the minimal distance a glider can be from a herschel, and not get highway-robbed:

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x = 40, y = 3, rule = Life
b2o34b3o$obo35bo$2bo33b3o!

[Scorbie]

Here's a failed H -> R+H+Loaf with R->G for an attempt to delete the loaf. Does anyone know any other options?

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x = 44, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
11bo8bo$9b3o7bobo$8bo10bobo$8b2o8b2ob3o$24bo$18b2ob3o$18b2obo2$3b2o$2b
o2bo$2bo2bo$3b2o2$27b2o$27b2o10$42b2o$42b2o6$b2o29b2o$o2bo26bo2bo$b2o
27b3o2$30b2obob2o$31bob2obo$31bo$30b2o3$23b3o$24bo$22b3o3$28b2o$28b2o!

[praosylen]

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x = 13, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
3b2o3b2o$3bobobobo$5bobo$4b2ob2o$3o7b3o$o2bo5bo2bo$o11bo$o11bo$bobo5bo
bo3$3o7b3o$o2bo5bo2bo$o11bo$o11bo$bobo5bobo3$3o7b3o$o2bo5bo2bo$o11bo$o
11bo$bobo5bobo3$3o7b3o$o2bo5bo2bo$o11bo$o11bo$bobo5bobo3$3o7b3o$o2bo5b
o2bo$o11bo$o11bo$bobo5bobo3$3o7b3o$o2bo5bo2bo$o11bo$o11bo$bobo5bobo!

Note the incorrect phasing.

[praosylen]

P2:

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x = 25, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$11b2o8b2o$3bo7b2o8bo$bobobobobobo6b2obob2o$3bobo3bo5bo3bobo$2obo
b2o6bobobobobobo$3bo8b2o7bo$2b2o8b2o$12b2o!

[gmc_nxtman]

This is probably useless, but It exhibits an interesting type of linear growth.

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x = 55, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
5b3o11b3o11b3o11b3o$4bo3bo9bo3bo9bo3bo9bo3bo$3b2o4bo7bo4b2o7b2o4bo7bo
4b2o$2bobob2ob2o5b2ob2obobo5bobob2ob2o5b2ob2obobo$b2obo4bob2ob2obo4bob
2o3b2obo4bob2ob2obo4bob2o$o4bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo4bobo4bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo4bo$
12bobo25bobo$2o7b2obobob2o7b2ob2o7b2obobob2o7b2o$12bobo25bobo$6b3o9b3o
13b3o9b3o$6bo3bo9bo13bo9bo3bo$6bobo4b3o23b3o4bobo$12bo2bo4b2o11b2o4bo
2bo$15bo23bo$11bo3bo23bo3bo$11bo3bo23bo3bo$15bo23bo$12bobo25bobo9$6b3o
37b3o$6bo41bo$7bo39bo!

It is essentialy composed of two backrakes, and two self-replicating gliders. The gliders collide with the backrake streams, and generate more gliders of the same color. What I thought was interesting was the way it very slowly left an infinite trail of blocks.

Useless 4-glider synth of mango:

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x = 19, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
12bo$12bobo$12b2o$6bo$4bobo$5b2o9b2o$16bobo$16bo7$b2o$obo$2bo!

Another useless reaction which produces a big S:

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x = 12, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2bo$o3bo$4bo$o4bo$b4o$2b3o3$8b2o$6b2o2bo$9b3o$10bo$6b2ob2o$8bo!

[Kiran]

Notice the trails of gunk are slightly oblique and waves of backward gliders produce another trail of bi-blocks among the first trail.
I am not sure if it is a "two stage process" but I am certain it fits within 9 slabs.

[simsim314]

Useless 4-glider synth of mango:

You can find it in one of the glider synthesis recipes for mango in the wiki page:
http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Mango

[towerator]

Gustavo's parasite outbreak idea gave me some inspiration to create this "pseudo breeder". It creates parasites until it reaches the "cap" of allowed parasites on the stream. Stretch the rake even more to further increase the number of parasites.

[Kiran]

"pseudo breeder"

Like this pattern from pentadecathlon.com?

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x = 30, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
6bo13bo$5b3o11b3o$3b2ob3o9b3ob2o$4bo2bob2o5b2obo2bo$b2obo4bobo3bobo4bo
b2o$b2obobo2bob2ob2obo2bobob2o$bo8bobobobo8bo$2o7b2obobob2o7b2o$12bobo
$7b3obo3bob3o$6b2o11b2o$6bo5bo4b2o2bo$5b2o4b3o3b2o2bo$11bob2o3b3o$12b
3o4bo$12b3o$12b3o$12b2o2$19bobo$20b2o$15b2o3bo$8b2o6b2o$7b2o6bo$9bo3$
17b2o$10bo6b3o$9b3obo3b3o$8b2obo5b3o$8b2o6bob2o$8b2o6b3o4b2o$8b2ob2o4b
o5bo$9b2o11b2o$10b3obo3bob3o$15bobo$3b2o7b2obobob2o7b2o$4bo8bobobobo8b
o$4b2obobo2bob2ob2obo2bobob2o$4b2obo4bobo3bobo4bob2o$7bo2bob2o5b2obo2b
o$6b2ob3o9b3ob2o$8b3o11b3o$9bo13bo!

It starts getting very complicated after several million iterations.
I know the population is linear (unless it somehow eventually makes switch engines) but I have no idea if it fits the slab definition of a breeder.

Your pseudo-breeder is much more regular.
It is clearly not a breeder since 5 slabs are enough to contain it.

[Saka]

Here's a useless p30 "oscillator"

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x = 75, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
24bo$22bobo$12b2o6b2o12b2o$11bo3bo4b2o12b2o$2o8bo5bo3b2o$2o8bo3bob2o4b
obo$10bo5bo7bo$11bo3bo$12b2o$23bo$24b2o$23b2o6$30bobo$31b3o$31b5o$33bo
2bo$33bobo$34bo5$43bo$42b2o$42bobo6$50b2o$49b2o$51bo$61b2o$59bo3bo$50b
o7bo5bo$50bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$53b2o3bo5bo8b2o$39b2o12b2o4bo3bo$39b2o12b
2o6b2o$50bobo$50bo!

[Saka]

A flotilla flotilla

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x = 17, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
7bo2bo$6bo$6bo3bo$6b4o4$4b8o$4bo7bo$4bo$5bo6bo2$3bo10bo$2bo$2bo11bo$2b
12o4$16o$o15bo$o$bo14bo2$3bo10bo$2bo$2bo11bo$2b12o4$4b8o$4bo7bo$4bo$5b
o6bo2$7bo2bo$6bo$6bo3bo$6b4o!

[towerator]

Whoops, I actually didn't paste the pattern. Here is it. It has a breeder-like behavior until, eventually, the stream gets exhausted.

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x = 167, y = 6122, rule = B3/S23
145b3o11b3o$144bo3bo9bo3bo$143b2o4bo7bo4b2o$142bobob2ob2o5b2ob2obobo$
141b2obo4bob2ob2obo4bob2o$140bo4bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo4bo$152bobo$140b2o7b2o
bobob2o7b2o$152bobo$146b3o9b3o$145bo4bo9bo$148bo4b3o$144bo8bo2bo3b2o$
144bo8bo$148b2o3bo3bo$145bo2b2o3bo3bo$146b3o4bo$154bobo3$145bo$144bo$
144b3o4$143bo$142bo$142b3o4$141bo$140bo$140b3o4$139bo$138bo$138b3o4$
137bo$136bo$136b3o4$135bo$134bo$134b3o4$133bo$132bo$132b3o4$131bo$130b
o$130b3o4$129bo$128bo$128b3o4$127bo$126bo$126b3o4$125bo$124bo$124b3o4$
123bo$122bo$122b3o4$121bo$120bo$120b3o4$119bo$118bo$118b3o4$117bo$116b
o$116b3o4$115bo$114bo$114b3o4$113bo$112bo$112b3o4$111bo$110bo$110b3o4$
109bo$108bo$108b3o4$107bo$106bo$106b3o4$105bo$104bo$104b3o4$103bo$102b
o$102b3o4$101bo$100bo$100b3o4$99bo$98bo$98b3o4$97bo$96bo$96b3o4$95bo$
94bo$94b3o4$93bo$92bo$92b3o4$91bo$90bo$90b3o4$89bo$88bo$88b3o4$87bo$
86bo$86b3o4$85bo$84bo$84b3o4$83bo$82bo$82b3o4$81bo$80bo$80b3o4$79bo$
78bo$78b3o4$77bo$76bo$76b3o4$75bo$74bo$74b3o4$73bo$72bo$72b3o4$71bo$
70bo$70b3o4$69bo$68bo$68b3o4$67bo$66bo$66b3o4$65bo$64bo$64b3o4$63bo$
62bo$62b3o4$61bo$60bo$60b3o4$59bo$58bo$58b3o4$57bo$56bo$56b3o4$55bo$
54bo$54b3o4$53bo$52bo$52b3o4$51bo$50bo$50b3o4$49bo$48bo$48b3o4$47bo$
46bo$46b3o4$45bo$44bo$44b3o4$43bo$42bo$42b3o4$41bo$40bo$40b3o4$39bo$
38bo$38b3o4$37bo$36bo$36b3o4$35bo$34bo$34b3o4$33bo$32bo$32b3o4$31bo$
30bo$30b3o4$29bo$28bo$28b3o4$27bo$26bo$26b3o4$25bo$24bo$24b3o4$23bo$
22bo$22b3o4$21bo$20bo$20b3o4$19bo$18bo$18b3o4$17bo$16bo$16b3o4$15bo$
14bo$14b3o4$13bo$12bo$12b3o4$11bo$10bo$10b3o4$9bo$8bo$8b3o4$7bo$6bo$6b
3o4$5bo$4bo$4b3o4$3bo$2bo$2b3o4$bo$o$3o6$o1624$118b3o3b3o$118bo2bobo2b
o$110b3o5bo2bobo2bo5b3o$110bo2bo4b2obobob2o4bo2bo$110bo8b2o3b2o8bo$
110bo3bo2b4o3b4o2bo3bo$110bo6b11o6bo$111bo2b2o4b5o4b2o2bo$118bo7bo$
122bo$122bo$122bo2$122bo$122bo$122bo2$122bo$122bo$122bo2$122bo$112bo9b
o9bo$111b3o8bo8b3o$111bob2o15b2obo$112b3o7bo7b3o$112b3o7bo7b3o$112b3o
7bo7b3o$112b2o17b2o$122bo$122bo$122bo2$122bo$122bo$122bo2$122bo$122bo$
121bobo$109bo11bobo11bo$93bo14b3o9b2ob2o9b3o14bo$92b3o6bo5b2obo9bo3bo
9bob2o5bo6b3o$91b2obo5b3o4b3o10b2ob2o10b3o4b3o5bob2o$91b3o5b2o2bo3b3o
25b3o3bo2b2o5b3o$91b3o5bo2bobo2b3o10b2ob2o10b3o2bobo2bo5b3o$92b2o2b3ob
o7b2o11bobo11b2o7bob3o2b2o$92b2o3b2o6b2o31b2o6b2o3b2o$93b2o3bo6bo2bo
11b2ob2o11bo2bo6bo3b2o$97bo11bo25bo11bo$109bo25bo3891$110bo23bo$94bo
14b3o21b3o14bo$93b3o6bo5b2obo21bob2o5bo6b3o$92b2obo5b3o4b3o23b3o4b3o5b
ob2o$92b3o5b2o2bo3b3o23b3o3bo2b2o5b3o$92b3o5bo2bobo2b3o23b3o2bobo2bo5b
3o$93b2o2b3obo7b2o23b2o7bob3o2b2o$93b2o3b2o6b2o29b2o6b2o3b2o$94b2o3bo
6bo2bo25bo2bo6bo3b2o$98bo11bo23bo11bo$110bo23bo3$110bo$109b3o$108b2obo
$108b3o23b3o$108b3o23bo2bo$108b3o23bo$109b2o23bo3bo$134bo$135bobo11$
109bo$108b3o$108bob2o22b3o$109b3o22bo2bo$109b3o22bo$109b3o22bo3bo$109b
2o23bo$135bobo2$111b3o$110bo2bo$113bo$109bo3bo$109bo3bo$113bo$110bobo
10$138b3o$137bo2bo$140bo$140bo$137bobo20$136b3o$135bo2bo$138bo$138bo$
135bobo6$119b3o$118bo2bo$121bo$117bo3bo$121bo$118bobo!

[Scorbie]

Wow, nice contraption. I think this falls into the breeder controversy, but the magic conch shell tells me that's a breeder. What do you guys think? EDIT: @Sokwe Ahh, that's too bad...

[Sokwe]

The new parasites thin out the glider wave, causing the older parasites to die (this becomes noticeable after approx 1.2 million generations). This results in eventual linear growth.

[Scorbie]

A drifter-like transparent block. If only these kind of things are useful...

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x = 20, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
18bo$17bo$17b3o5$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o$6b2ob2o$5bobob2o$5b2o!

[Scorbie]

Small, useless, probably already known, Herschel-to-block:

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x = 35, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$2o$22b2o5bo$22b2o5b3o$29bobo$31bo6$11b2obo13b2obo$11b2ob3o11b2ob
3o$17bo16bo$11b2ob3o11b2ob3o$12bobo14bobo$12bobo14bo$13bo14b2o!

What's weird about it is the catalysis of the eater2.

Oh my god, why haven't I spotted that the strange-looking eater2 catalysis was equivalent to a BTS?

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x = 33, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2o5bo12b2o5bo$2o5b3o10b2o5b3o$7bobo17bobo$9bo19bo6$6b2obo16b2obo2bo$6b
2ob3o15bob4o$12bo12bobo$6b2ob3o13b2o2b2o$7bobo20bo$7bobo19bo$8bo20b2o!

That means that almost every BTS catalysis can be replaced by an eater2... There sure are some exceptional cases where an eater2 cannot replace a BTS, like these:

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x = 169, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
86b2o$86bo$14b2o65bob2obo76b2o$14bo66b2obob2o73bo2bo$15bo145b3o$10b2o
2b2o69b3o$10bobo71bo2bo73b2obob2o$12bob4o66b2o76bob2obo$11b2obo2bo144b
o$161b2o3$154b3o$155bo$153b3o5$97b3o$98bo$96b3o4$b3o$2bo$3o5$8b2o$8b2o
7$85bo$84bobo$15bo68bobo$14bobo65b3ob2o$14bobo64bo$13b2ob3o63b3ob2o$
19bo64bob2o74b2obo$13b2ob3o143b2ob3o$13b2obo151bo$162b2ob3o$163bobo$
163bobo$164bo3$155b3o$156bo$154b3o2$97b3o$98bo$96b3o4$3b3o$4bo$2b3o!

But there might be other cases where a BTS cannot replace an unstandard catalysis of eater2, as the eater2 gives more space and it recovers differently etc.
EDIT: something like this:

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x = 38, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
34b2o$9b2o23bo$9bo2bob2o19bo$11b2ob2o14b2o2b2o$30bobo$11b2ob2o16bob4o$
11b2obo16b2obo2bo$16bo$15b2o$3b2o3b2o13b2o3b2o$3b2o2bo2bob2o9b2o2bo2bo
b2o$7bobo2b2o13bobo2b2o$2o6bo19bo$o$2bob2o16bob2o$b2ob2o14b3ob2o$19bo$
b2ob2o14b3ob2o$b2obo2bo14bobo2bo$6b2o18b2o!

So... should we exclude the BTS in catalyst searches?

[praosylen]

So... should we exclude the BTS in catalyst searches?

No:

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x = 26, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
7b2o12bo$7bo12bobo$8bo11bobo$3b2o2b2o10b2ob3o$3bobo19bo$5bob4o8b2ob3o$
4b2obo2bo8b2obo2$b3o12b3o$o2bo11bo2bo$3bo14bo!

[Scorbie]

So... should we exclude the BTS in catalyst searches?

No:

Yeah, most of the 'useful' BTSs doesn't seem to be replaced well by an eater2 after some inspection..

[M. I. Wright]

Temporary 2-engine "cordership".

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
10b3o$9bo3bo$8bo4bo$8bo2bobo$8b2obobo$10b2obo2bo$12b2o2bo$13b3o$2b3o$b
o2bo$o4bo$o2b3o$o5bo$b7o$7bo$7bo$5b2o!

This one's quite possibly even less than useless.

[Scorbie]

This one's quite possibly even less than useless.

Hmm... I would say we have a thread for that Umm... Never mind...

[towerator]

I decided to try to find more parasites, but I scanned the periods up to 22 without any luck.

[Sokwe]

the strange-looking eater2 catalysis was equivalent to a BTS

This reaction is almost always equivalent to a block reaction:

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x = 53, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2o5bo12b2o5bo12b2o5bo$2o5b3o10b2o5b3o10b2o5b3o$7bobo17bobo17bobo$9bo
19bo19bo6$7b2o17b2obo16b2obo2bo$7b2o17b2ob3o15bob4o$32bo12bobo$26b2ob
3o13b2o2b2o$27bobo20bo$27bobo19bo$28bo20b2o!

should we exclude the BTS in catalyst searches?

As you have already noted, there are many ways for the BTS to catalyze a reaction. From what I have seen, it is a surprisingly versatile catalyst, so I don't think it should be excluded from searches.

[gmc_nxtman]

Confirmed. The weirdest catalyst ever.

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x = 21, y = 11, rule = Life
7b2o3b2o$7bobobobo$9bobo$8b2ob2o2$2o17b2o$2o17b2o2$9b3o$9bobo$9bobo!

Can bellman find a replacement for those blocks?