Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

Post by Jormungant »

Yet another one...

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x = 49, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
5$26.2A$26.2AB$26.2B$26.B7.2A$22.2B2.2B6.A$5.B2A5B8.4B.3B2.BA.A$4.B4A
5B6.5B.4B.B2A$4.3AB2A4B6.2BA2B.6B$3.BA3B3A4B5.BABAB.B3.2B$2.3A5BABA3B
3.B2AB2A.B.B.2B$3.BA.3AB2A.AB5.BA2BAB2.3B$5.B2A3B2A6.3BA2BA2.2B$19.3B
ABA.5B$5.B2A3B2A6.6B2.3B$3.BA.3AB2A.AB4.B3A3B3.B$2.3A5BABA3B3.B3A3B$
3.BA3B3A4B4.2BA3B10.2A$4.3AB2A4B5.6B.2B7.A.A$4.B4A5B5.8B2A6.A$5.B2A8B
3.6B.B2A$12.2B2AB.3BA3B2.B$12.BA3BA2BABA3B$12.4B2AB2AB2A2B$12.2BABAB.
BABA2B$11.2B2AB2AB2A4B$11.3BABA2BA3BAB$9.B2.3BA3B.B2A2B$8.2AB.6B3.8B
2AB$8.2A8B5.5B4AB$9.2B.6B5.4B2AB3A$12.3BA2B4.4B3A3BAB$11.3B3AB3.3BABA
5B3A$11.3B3AB4.BA.2AB3A.AB$12.6B6.2A3B2AB$12.ABA3B$11.A2BA3B6.2A3B2AB
$11.BA2BAB5.BA.2AB3A.AB$11.B2AB2AB3.3BABA5B3A$10.3BABAB5.4B3A3BAB$9.
5BA2B6.4B2AB3A$8.9B6.5B4AB$24.5B2AB6$21.B!

I could have sworn that there is *another* 90 degree reflector... I keep finding 180 degree ones instead...
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

Post by LittleLWSS »

Some eater1 variants:

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x = 165, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
2bo15bo20bo18bo95bo7bo$obo13bobo18bobo16bobo11bo20bo15bo8bo15bo7bo11bo
bo7bobo$b2o14b2o19b2o17b2o9bobo18bobo13bobo8bobo11bobo7bobo10b2o7b2o$
69b2o19b2o14b2o8b2o13b2o7b2o$4b2o14b2o19b2o17b2o94b2ob2o$4bo15bo20bo
18bo11b2o19b2o14b2o2b2o19b2ob2o17bo3bo$5b3o13b3o18b3o16b3o8bo20bo15bo
4bo19bo3bo18b3o$7bo15bo21bo18bo8b3o18b3o13b4o21b3o$23bobo18b2o15b3o11b
o21bo59b3o$24b2o34bo12b2o22bo12b4o21b3o18bo3bo$47b2o11b2o11bo20b3o12bo
4bo19bo3bo18bobo$27b3o17bobo21bobo19bo15b2o2b2o19b2ob2o17b2ob2o$27bo
19bo9b2o12b2o20b2o$28bo27bobo47b2o8b2o13b2o7b2o$58bo8b3o20b2o13bobo8bo
bo11bobo7bobo$69bo19bobo15bo8bo15bo7bo$68bo22bo!
Uh, I meant, even a test-tube baby(p2) can also eat a glider.

All patterns above without gliders plus a discovery by me(?):

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x = 194, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
5$176bo2bo2bo2bo$176b10o2$176b10o$175bo10bo$176bob2o2b2obo$175b2ob2o2b
2ob2o$9b2o14b2o19b2o17b2o96b2ob2o$9bo15bo20bo18bo11b2o19b2o14b2o2b2o
21b2ob2o17bo3bo$10b3o13b3o18b3o16b3o8bo20bo15bo4bo21bo3bo18b3o$12bo15b
o21bo18bo8b3o18b3o13b4o23b3o$28bobo18b2o15b3o11bo21bo61b3o$29b2o34bo
12b2o22bo12b4o23b3o18bo3bo$65b2o11bo20b3o12bo4bo21bo3bo18bobo$76bobo
19bo15b2o2b2o21b2ob2o17b2ob2o$76b2o20b2o!
Also, a horrible-long (pseudo?) still lilfe that also eat a glider:

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x = 60, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
57bo$35b2ob2o4b2ob2o8bobo$35bo3bo4bo3bo8b2o$o2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bob
2ob2ob2obo3bob2obo3bob2o$25ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o2b2o$55bo$2o2b
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob36o$2o2b2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo
2bo!
It seems that an eater1 can be stretched infinitely and end with a table:

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x = 5, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
b2o$bobo$3bo$3b2o$2obo$2obo$3b2o$2obo$2obo$3b2o$2obo$2obo$3b2o$2obo$2o
bo$3b2o$2obo$bobo$bob2o$2obo$3bo$3b2o!
编辑壹: Even an infinite eater1 ended with table can still be stretched:

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x = 5, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
b2o$bobo$3bo$3b2o$2obo$2obo$3b2o$2obo$2obo$3b2o$2obo$2obo$3b2o$2obo$2o
bo$3b2o$2obo$bobo$bob2o$2obo$bobo$bob2o$2obo$3bo$3b2o!
编辑贰: Replace blocks by tables, so that all of the stretched eater1 can be in a same **** with different ******. End with another hook.

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x = 21, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o2$5bo$6bo$4b3o2$9bo$10bo$8b3o2$12b2o$12bobo$14bo$14b2o$11b2ob
o$12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo$12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo$12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo
$12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo$12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo$12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo$
12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo$12bobo$12bob2o$11b2obo$14bo$14bobo$15b2o2$18b3o
$18bo$19bo!
This is LittleLWSS.

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
o2bo$4bo$o3bo$b4o!

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3-k7/S23-ck4q5y
o2bo$4bo$o3bo$b4o!

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3-y7e/S2-n3-cey4ei
o2bo$4bo$o3bo$b4o!
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

Post by Tawal »

Found in an ash.
B + Block = Glider also works with a timed Domino Spark as shown :

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x = 27, y = 6, rule = LifeHistory
5.2C19.C$5.2C15.2A2.C$2A19.A2BA$.2A18.A2BA$2A18.2AB2A$A20.2A!
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

Post by Jormungant »

Tawal wrote: June 28th, 2025, 12:58 pm Found in an ash.
B + Block = Glider also works with a timed Domino Spark as shown :

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x = 27, y = 6, rule = LifeHistory
5.2C19.C$5.2C15.2A2.C$2A19.A2BA$.2A18.A2BA$2A18.2AB2A$A20.2A!
#C [[ Z 10 ]]
Well, I guess I now realise that this is a valid B-eater, not that great, but maybe it has some niche uses as a catalyst:

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x = 53, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
17.A$15.3A$14.A$14.2A$11.5B$10.4B$10.5B6.2A$10.6B4.A.A$9.8B3.A23.3B$
8.8B3.2A21.6B$7.B2C5B2.BA21.9B$2.4B.B2C5B2.B3A19.8B$3B2C10B.2B.B.A18.
3B2C4B$4B2C12B2ABA18.4B2C3B$3B2C13BA.A19.3B2C4B$.2BC15B22.2BC3B.B2A$
2.3B3.9B25.3B3.BA.A$8.9B34.A$8.9B34.2A$8.2B2A3B.B2A$6.3BA2BA2B.BA.A$
5.2A3BABAB5.A$4.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$4.A.2B6.2A$2.A.2AB7.A$.A.A2.B8.3A$.A2.
2A11.A$2.A.A$.2A2.A$4.2A!
Example... maybe one can turn this into a b-to-h:

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x = 141, y = 57, rule = LifeHistory
3$32.2A$31.A.A$27.2B2.BA71.2A$25.7B71.A.A$23.10B66.2B2.BA$16.2B3.12B
64.7B$8.B5.5BC12B63.10B$8.2B4.6BC10B57.2B3.12B$8.3B.8B2C7B51.B5.5BC
12B$8.11B2C10B49.2B4.6BC10B$9.10BC12B7.A8.2A30.3B.8B2C7B$10.21B6.3A5.
2A2.A30.11B2C10B$11.4B.5B2A7B6.A9.A.A32.10BC12B16.2A$12.4B.4B2A7B6.2A
7.A2.2A11.A20.21B14.2A2.A$13.16B4.5B7.A.A2.B8.3A21.4B.5B2A7B16.A.A$
14.13B19.A.2AB7.A25.4B.4B2A7B15.A2.2A11.A$15.11B22.A.2B6.2A25.16B16.A
.A2.B8.3A$16.B4.6B21.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A21.13B19.A.2AB7.A$21.6B22.2A3BABAB
5.A23.11B22.A.2B6.2A$21.7B22.3BA2BA2B.BA.A24.B4.6B21.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$
14.B.B4.7B24.2B2A3B.B2A30.6B22.2A3BABAB5.A$13.2AB5.7B24.9B32.7B22.3BA
2BA2B.BA.A$13.2A13B24.9B25.B.B4.7B24.2B2A3B.B2A$14.14B24.9B24.2AB5.7B
24.9B$14.14B22.13B22.2A13B24.9B$16.12B22.12BA.A21.14B24.9B$16.12B22.
12B2ABA20.14B22.13B$16.12B22.9B.2B.B.A22.12B22.12BA.A$16.12B23.B2C5B
2.B3A23.12B22.12B2ABA$14.2AB.10B23.B2C5B2.BA25.12B22.9B.2B.B.A$13.A.A
B.4B3.3B24.8B3.2A23.12B23.B2C5B2.B3A$13.A5.3B.5B25.8B3.A21.2AB.10B23.
B2C5B2.BA$12.2A9.2A29.6B4.A.A18.A.AB.4B3.3B24.8B3.2A$24.A10.5B14.5B6.
2A18.A5.3B.5B25.8B3.A$21.3A11.6B13.4B26.2A9.2A29.6B4.A.A$21.A13.BDB2D
B14.5B36.A10.5B14.5B6.2A$35.B3D2B17.2A33.3A11.6B13.4B$35.2BD.B18.A34.
A13.D2B2DB14.5B$36.4B19.3A44.2B3D2B9.2A6.2A$45.B15.A44.3BD2B10.A.A5.A
$107.6B11.A6.3A$107.6B4.B6.2A7.A$106.7B$106.7B$106.6B$105.2B3D2B$105.
4BD2B$105.3B3DB$104.8B$103.9B$103.9B!

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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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B-heptomino-shifting reaction:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
o$bo3b3o$b2obo3bo$2o2b2ob2o$o2$2b2o$bo2bo$2b2o!
As seen in this cool fuse:

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x = 110, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
bo$b6o$bo3b3o$bo4bobo3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o
3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$o6b2o2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo$
o2bo3b2o3bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo$
8bo$8bo$8bo$5bo2bo$7b2o$6b3o$6b3o$6b3o$7b2o$5bo2bo$8bo$8bo$8bo$o2bo3b
2o3bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo$o6b2o2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo$bo4bobo3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b
2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$bo3b3o$b6o$bo2$2bo$2b6o
$2bo3b3o$2bo4bobo3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o
3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$bo6b2o2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bob
o2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo$bo
2bo3b2o3bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo$9b
o$9bo$9bo$6bo2bo$8b2o$7b3o$7b3o$7b3o$8b2o$6bo2bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$bo2bo3b2o
3bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo4bo$bo6b2o2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2b
obo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo2bobo$2bo4bobo3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o
3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$2bo3b3o$2b6o$2bo!
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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Carrier bridge table, the 27th most common 12-cell still life out of 121, is actually an index fossil, occurring from an ear and a faraway loaf. This index fossil also creates a LWSS.

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x = 25, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo$o2bo$b2o7$22bo$21bobo$20b2ob2o$20b3o!
A beacon also works, which turns into the needed loaf just a few generations earlier:

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x = 25, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
2o$o$3bo$2b2o8$22bo$21bobo$20b2ob2o$20b3o!
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Periods discovered:

All evens ≤128 except 52,58,78,82,92,94,98,104,118,122

5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
1㊳㊵㊹㊼㊽,54,56,72,74,80,90,92
217,240,300,486,576

Guns: 20,21,32,54,55,57,114,117,124,126
SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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Jormungant wrote: June 28th, 2025, 5:29 pm
Singler and doubler

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x = 69, y = 37, rule = LifeHistory
20.2C35.2C$19.C.C34.C.C$20.C36.C5$7.2E35.2E$8.2E35.2E$7.2E35.2E$7.E
36.E2$9.2C35.2C$9.2C35.2C3$24.2C35.2C$24.C36.C$21.2C.C33.2C.C$21.C.C
34.C.C$29.2C35.2C$.2C26.C8.2C26.C$.2C24.C.C8.2C24.C.C$27.2C35.2C2$67.
2C$67.C$58.2D5.C.C$57.D2.D4.2C$2.2C35.2C17.2D$.C.C24.2C8.C.C$.C26.2C
8.C$2C9.2C24.2C9.2C$12.C36.C$9.3C34.3C$9.C13.2C21.C13.2C$23.2C35.2C!
EDIT: Poorly connectable splitter

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x = 44, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
20.2C$19.C.C$20.C5$7.2E$8.2E$7.2E$7.E2$9.2C17.2C$9.2C17.C$26.C.C$26.
2C6$.2C$.2C2$35.D$35.2D$36.2D$36.D$35.D$2.2C$.C.C$.C31.2C$2C9.2C19.C
2.C2.2C$12.C19.C.C4.C2.C$9.3C21.C5.C.C.C$9.C26.2C.C2.C$36.C2.C$33.C4.
C$33.5C2$35.C$34.C.C$35.C$23.3D$25.D$24.3D!
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CC OTT that looks like it could be made into a stable catalyst:

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x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
5bo$4bobo$4bobo$3b2obobo$7b2o4$2o$b2o$o!
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Found when a glider crashed into one of the catalysts of the speed tunnel:

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x = 8, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$5bo$5b2o$3b2o$2bo2b2o$3bobo$2b2obobo$6b2o3$2o$b2o$o!
EDIT:
This works too.

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x = 10, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$4bo$4bob2o$3b2obobo$7b2o4$2o$b2o$o6$3b2o$4bo$4bob2o$3b2obobo$7bob
o$8bo3$2o$b2o$o!
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ElijahKen wrote: August 8th, 2025, 2:44 pm CC OTT that looks like it could be made into a stable catalyst:

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x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
5bo$4bobo$4bobo$3b2obobo$7b2o4$2o$b2o$o!
[[ STOP 26 ]]
Found when a glider crashed into one of the catalysts of the speed tunnel:

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x = 8, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$5bo$5b2o$3b2o$2bo2b2o$3bobo$2b2obobo$6b2o3$2o$b2o$o!
EDIT:
This works too.

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x = 10, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$4bo$4bob2o$3b2obobo$7b2o4$2o$b2o$o6$3b2o$4bo$4bob2o$3b2obobo$7bob
o$8bo3$2o$b2o$o!
This has the same output glider as a bouncer:

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x = 29, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
26b3o$26b3o$15bo10b3o$15b3o5b3o$18bo4b3o$17b2o4b3o$5bo$4bobo13bo$4bobo
12bobo$3b2obobo6b2o2b2o$7b2o6b2o4$2o14b2o$b2o14b2o$o15bo!
The best we have at the moment is this near-miss RT 20 reflector:

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x = 16, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
8b2ob2o$2b2o2bo2bobobo$3bo2b2o3bobo$2bo7bo2b2o$o2b5o2bobo$3o3bobob2ob
2o$3bo4bo4bo$2o2bo2bob3o3bo$ob2o3bobo2b4o$2bo3b2obobo$obo7bobob2o$2o9b
2ob2o3$3b2o$4b2o$3bo!
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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Entity Valkyrie 2 wrote: August 8th, 2025, 10:55 pm The best we have at the moment is this near-miss RT 20 reflector
NM reduced :mrgreen: by chopping out the left side:

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x = 18, y = 23, rule = LifeHistory
$10.2E.2E$4.2D2.E2.E.E.E$5.D2.2E3.E.E$4.D7.E2.2E$2.D2.3D2E2.E.E$2.3D
3.E.E.2E.2E$5.D4.E4.E$2.2D2.D2.E.3E3.E$2.D.2D3.E.E2.4E$4.D3.2E.E.E$2.
D.D7.E.E.2E$2.2D9.2E.2E7$.3E$3.E$2.E!
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Edit: some upper trimming:

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = LifeHistory
7.2E$7.E.E2.2E$9.E3.E$8.E.3E3.E$8.E.E2.4E$7.2EBE.E$6.3B.BE.E.2E$6.5B.
2E.2E$6.5B$5.6B$4.8B$3.4B2.4B$2.4B4.4B$.4B$3EB$2.E$.E!
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Unusual beacon catalysis, which I found while testing a custom gutter symmetry:

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x = 33, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
3bob2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2obo$b2obo6bo3bobo3bo6bob2o$bo3b2ob2ob2obo3bob
2ob2ob2o3bo$o2b2o2b2ob3ob2ob2ob3ob2o2b2o2bo$bob2ob2o5b3ob3o5b2ob2obo$o
bo3bo4bob2o3b2obo4bo3bobo$obob2o3bo4bo3bo4bo3b2obobo$3b2o3bobo2bobobob
o2bobo3b2o$ob2o3b4o4bobo4b4o3b2obo$obo3bob2o3b3ob3o3b2obo3bobo$3bo3b2o
bo2bobobobo2bob2o3bo$4obo6b4ob4o6bob4o$2b2o7b2o2bobo2b2o7b2o$4b2obob3o
bobobobob3obob2o$ob5o2bobo9bobo2b5obo$bob2o2b7obobob7o2b2obo2$bob2o2b
7obobob7o2b2obo$ob5o2bobo9bobo2b5obo$4b2obob3obobobobob3obob2o$2b2o7b
2o2bobo2b2o7b2o$4obo6b4ob4o6bob4o$3bo3b2obo2bobobobo2bob2o3bo$obo3bob
2o3b3ob3o3b2obo3bobo$ob2o3b4o4bobo4b4o3b2obo$3b2o3bobo2bobobobo2bobo3b
2o$obob2o3bo4bo3bo4bo3b2obobo$obo3bo4bob2o3b2obo4bo3bobo$bob2ob2o5b3ob
3o5b2ob2obo$o2b2o2b2ob3ob2ob2ob3ob2o2b2o2bo$bo3b2ob2ob2obo3bob2ob2ob2o
3bo$b2obo6bo3bobo3bo6bob2o$3bob2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2obo!
(The reaction also produces four tumblers, which is why I found this soup.)
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PK22 wrote: August 10th, 2025, 8:33 am Unusual beacon catalysis, which I found while testing a custom gutter symmetry:

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x = 33, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
3bob2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2obo$b2obo6bo3bobo3bo6bob2o$bo3b2ob2ob2obo3bob
2ob2ob2o3bo$o2b2o2b2ob3ob2ob2ob3ob2o2b2o2bo$bob2ob2o5b3ob3o5b2ob2obo$o
bo3bo4bob2o3b2obo4bo3bobo$obob2o3bo4bo3bo4bo3b2obobo$3b2o3bobo2bobobob
o2bobo3b2o$ob2o3b4o4bobo4b4o3b2obo$obo3bob2o3b3ob3o3b2obo3bobo$3bo3b2o
bo2bobobobo2bob2o3bo$4obo6b4ob4o6bob4o$2b2o7b2o2bobo2b2o7b2o$4b2obob3o
bobobobob3obob2o$ob5o2bobo9bobo2b5obo$bob2o2b7obobob7o2b2obo2$bob2o2b
7obobob7o2b2obo$ob5o2bobo9bobo2b5obo$4b2obob3obobobobob3obob2o$2b2o7b
2o2bobo2b2o7b2o$4obo6b4ob4o6bob4o$3bo3b2obo2bobobobo2bob2o3bo$obo3bob
2o3b3ob3o3b2obo3bobo$ob2o3b4o4bobo4b4o3b2obo$3b2o3bobo2bobobobo2bobo3b
2o$obob2o3bo4bo3bo4bo3b2obobo$obo3bo4bob2o3b2obo4bo3bobo$bob2ob2o5b3ob
3o5b2ob2obo$o2b2o2b2ob3ob2ob2ob3ob2o2b2o2bo$bo3b2ob2ob2obo3bob2ob2ob2o
3bo$b2obo6bo3bobo3bo6bob2o$3bob2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2obo!
(The reaction also produces four tumblers, which is why I found this soup.)
This is the same beacon catalysis as the p26 pre-pulsar shuttle:

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x = 79, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
52b2o11b2o$52b2o3bo3bo3b2o$57bo3bo$3bob2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2obo27bo3bo
$b2obo6bo3bobo3bo6bob2o19bo15bo$bo3b2ob2ob2obo3bob2ob2ob2o3bo18bobo13b
obo$o2b2o2b2ob3ob2ob2ob3ob2o2b2o2bo18bo4bo5bo4bo$bob2ob2o5b3ob3o5b2ob
2obo24bo5bo$obo3bo4bob2o3b2obo4bo3bobo22bobo3bobo$obob2o3bo4bo3bo4bo3b
2obobo$3b2o3bobo2bobobobo2bobo3b2o15bo11bo3bo11bo$ob2o3b4o4bobo4b4o3b
2obo11bobo25bobo$obo3bob2o3b3ob3o3b2obo3bobo7b2o3bo27bo3b2o$3bo3b2obo
2bobobobo2bob2o3bo10b2o35b2o$4obo6b4ob4o6bob4o23bo5bo$2b2o7b2o2bobo2b
2o7b2o17bo7b2o3b2o7bo$4b2obob3obobobobob3obob2o17b2o6b2o7b2o6b2o$ob5o
2bobo9bobo2b5obo8b3o4bobo4bo7bo4bobo4b3o$bob2o2b7obobob7o2b2obo2$bob2o
2b7obobob7o2b2obo$ob5o2bobo9bobo2b5obo8b3o4bobo4bo7bo4bobo4b3o$4b2obob
3obobobobob3obob2o17b2o6b2o7b2o6b2o$2b2o7b2o2bobo2b2o7b2o17bo7b2o3b2o
7bo$4obo6b4ob4o6bob4o23bo5bo$3bo3b2obo2bobobobo2bob2o3bo10b2o35b2o$obo
3bob2o3b3ob3o3b2obo3bobo7b2o3bo27bo3b2o$ob2o3b4o4bobo4b4o3b2obo11bobo
25bobo$3b2o3bobo2bobobobo2bobo3b2o15bo11bo3bo11bo$obob2o3bo4bo3bo4bo3b
2obobo$obo3bo4bob2o3b2obo4bo3bobo22bobo3bobo$bob2ob2o5b3ob3o5b2ob2obo
24bo5bo$o2b2o2b2ob3ob2ob2ob3ob2o2b2o2bo18bo4bo5bo4bo$bo3b2ob2ob2obo3bo
b2ob2ob2o3bo18bobo13bobo$b2obo6bo3bobo3bo6bob2o19bo15bo$3bob2ob2obo2bo
3bo2bob2ob2obo27bo3bo$57bo3bo$52b2o3bo3bo3b2o$52b2o11b2o!
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Jormungant wrote: June 28th, 2025, 5:29 pm Well, I guess I now realise that this is a valid B-eater, not that great, but maybe it has some niche uses as a catalyst:

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x = 53, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
17.A$15.3A$14.A$14.2A$11.5B$10.4B$10.5B6.2A$10.6B4.A.A$9.8B3.A23.3B$
8.8B3.2A21.6B$7.B2C5B2.BA21.9B$2.4B.B2C5B2.B3A19.8B$3B2C10B.2B.B.A18.
3B2C4B$4B2C12B2ABA18.4B2C3B$3B2C13BA.A19.3B2C4B$.2BC15B22.2BC3B.B2A$
2.3B3.9B25.3B3.BA.A$8.9B34.A$8.9B34.2A$8.2B2A3B.B2A$6.3BA2BA2B.BA.A$
5.2A3BABAB5.A$4.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$4.A.2B6.2A$2.A.2AB7.A$.A.A2.B8.3A$.A2.
2A11.A$2.A.A$.2A2.A$4.2A!
R-to-block toggle circuit (glider-producing RF28B variant + B eater mentioned by Jormungant):

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x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.
2BC10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.
A$6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
EDIT:
Probably known R-to-G:

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x = 37, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
31.A$29.3A$28.A$28.2A$8.A16.5B$A6.A.A14.4B$3A4.BA2B.3B9.5B6.2A$3.A4.
2B.5B8.6B4.A.A$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B2.8B3.A$2.28B3.2A$4.18B2C5B2.BA$4.2BC
15B2C5B2.B3A$4.2B2C9B2D10B.2B.B.A$4.B2C11B2D12B2ABA$4.13B2D13BA.A$5.
12BD15B$6.13B3.9B$6.3B.B3.B7.9B$22.9B$22.2B2A3B.B2A$20.3BA2BA2B.BA.A$
19.2A3BABAB5.A$18.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A$18.A.2B6.2A$16.A.2AB7.A$15.A.A2.B8.
3A$15.A2.2A11.A$16.A.A$15.2A2.A$18.2A!
EDIT 2:
Blockic R-to-Gs (Both RR56H variants + blockic SW-2):

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x = 68, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
2.2A41.2A$2.2A41.2A2$11.2A41.2A$11.2A41.2A2$.C42.C$.2C41.2C$2C9.2A30.
2C9.2A$11.2A41.2A6$.2A$.2A2$44.2A$12.3D29.2A9.3D$12.D42.D$11.3D40.3D
3$23.2A41.2A$23.2A41.2A3$16.2A41.2A$16.2A41.2A!
Potentially useful transparent block reaction:

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x = 15, y = 18, rule = LifeHistory
5.2B$4.4B$4.4B$3.6B$2.3B2A2B$.4B2A3B$.8B$2.7B$.9B$11B$B2C8B$2B2C7B$2B
C6B.B2A$5B5.BA.A$6B7.A$6B7.2A$5B$.4B!
Last edited by I6_I6 on August 11th, 2025, 3:29 am, edited 5 times in total.

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x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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I6_I6 wrote: August 11th, 2025, 12:49 am ...
Probably known R-to-G:
...
Reduced :

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = LifeHistory
18.4B$17.4B$10.E5.4B$2.E6.E.E3.4B$2.3E4.BE2B.4B$5.E4.2B.4B$4.2E2.3B.
4B$4.12B$6.10B$6.2BC10B$6.2B2C10B$6.B2C11B$6.14B$7.11B.B2E$8.9B2.BE.E
$8.3B.B9.E$22.2E!
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johamwit wrote: August 11th, 2025, 1:34 am
I6_I6 wrote: August 11th, 2025, 12:49 am ...
Probably known R-to-G:
...
Reduced :

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = LifeHistory
18.4B$17.4B$10.E5.4B$2.E6.E.E3.4B$2.3E4.BE2B.4B$5.E4.2B.4B$4.2E2.3B.
4B$4.12B$6.10B$6.2BC10B$6.2B2C10B$6.B2C11B$6.14B$7.11B.B2E$8.9B2.BE.E
$8.3B.B9.E$22.2E!
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I feel like that's one of the smallest R-to-Gs, but correct me if i'm wrong.

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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A LoM can turn a boat on the spot while leaving one block:

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x = 4, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
2A$A.A$.A5$2A$.2A$2.2A!
I found it in the exhaust of a messy puffer (that I can't find anymore).

You can suppress the extra block with another block or a blinker, so using that, I made a p60 oscillator that is I guess sort of a boat hassler:

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x = 113, y = 127, rule = LifeHistory
85.2A3.2A10.2A$85.A.A3.A5.2A3.A$87.A3.A.2A2.A5.A$61.2A10.2A3.2A7.2A.
2A.A.A.A4.2A$62.A3.2A5.A3.A.A11.B.A.A.A.2A$61.A5.A2.2A.A3.A8.A.2A.A2B
2A.A.A.5A$61.2A4.A.A.A.2A.2A8.2A.3A4B.A.A.B3.A$64.2A.A.A.A.A16.5B2.2A
2BA.A$59.5A.A.A.ABABA.2A.A11.5B2.4B4A$59.A3.A.A.A.B4ABA.2A12.A4B2.5B
2.A$61.A.ABABA2.3B2A15.6B2.5B.2A$60.2AB4AB2.5B14.ABA4B4.B$59.A2.2A3B
2.5B13.9B$59.2A.5B2.6B9.2B.3BABA4B$64.B4.7B7.2A11B$69.9B5.2AB.B2A6B$
68.10B.2B3.B.3BA7B$69.11B2A5.3BA2BA5B$69.3BA5B.B2A5.4B3A6B$68.4B2A5B.
B6.5BA6B3.2A$66.6B2A4B7.2AB.9B3.A2.A$5.2A2.2A30.2A22.13B6.A.AB.7B3.BA
.A.A$5.A2.A.A9.2A18.A2.A17.2A3.4B2A6B6.A5.4B5.BAB.A$A.2A.A.2A10.A2.A
12.2A2.A.2A.A15.A2.A3.9B.B2A3.2A5.4B5.A3B$2A.A.A2.BAB8.A.A.2B10.A3.A
2.B.A15.A.A.AB3.7B.BA.A8.4B7.ABA$5.2AB3A9.A.2AB11.3A.ABA.2A15.A.3A5.
4B5.A7.4B$4.A2.AB2AB9.3AB13.A.A.A2.A16.B3A5.4B5.2A5.4B$4.2A2B3A7.B2.B
2A14.BA3B2A17.3B7.4B10.4B$.A5.2BAB6.3B19.2ABA30.4B8.A3B$.8A8.4B8.2A7.
2AB4A2.2A25.4B6.A3B8.2A$13.B2.5B8.ABA6.A4B2.A2.A26.4B4.B3A5.2A.B2A$3.
4A2.13B8.4A4.B3A2.2A.A28.4B2.4B5.A3BAB$2.A2.2BA14B9.BA2B3.3B5.A.3A26.
8B6.A.3B$2.2A2B3A8B2A5B6.6B2AB7.A4.A26.6B8.2ABA$5.AB2A7BA2BA5B5.BA.A
2.ABA6.2A.2A.3A25.4B4.2A4.BA$5AB3A8B3A6B5.2A4.2B4.BAB.2A.A3.A23.3BABA
.2B2A4.B8.2A$A2.A2.BAB.17B11.2BA2.3AB5.A2.A21.5B2A4B4.2A7.A.A$5.2A4.
11B2.4B9.BABA.B3A5B3A.A20.4B2.A7B.B2A7.A$3.A.A6.8B5.4B5.2A.B2A3B2AB.A
2BA4.A.A17.4B4.5B2A3B3A2B.B2A$.3A2.A5.10B4.4B4.2A7B.AB2AB.5A.2A16.4B
5.5BABA3.A5B2.2A$A4.2A7.B.B3.2A5.4B4.7B2.AB2.A.A.A.A18.4B5.7BAB3.AB5A
B2.A$2A11.3B4.A7.4B3.4BA2B4.2A2.A.A.A17.4B5.8B6.3B2A.A.A.A$13.B2AB4.
3A5.4B3.4B2A5.A.A.A.A17.4B5.4B3.3B6.A3BAB2A.A$14.2A7.A6.4B.4B2A2B4.A.
A2.A17.A3B5.4B5.4B5.A.A4.A$31.2BA4B2.4B4.2A5.B13.A3B5.4B4.6B3.A.A.A.
3A$17.2A7.A5.2B2AB4.4B9.3A11.B3A5.4B5.7A2.2A3.2A$16.B2AB4.3A5.B2A2B5.
4B8.3B10.4B5.4B5.A.A.2A.3A$3.2A11.3B4.A7.7B5.4B8.B10.4B5.4B4.3A.2BA.B
3.A.A$3.A4.2A7.B.B3.2A5.4B.4B5.4B5.4B8.4B5.4B4.A3.4A.2A.A.2A$4.3A2.A
5.10B4.4B3.4B5.4B4.5B6.4B5.A3B5.3A3.BA2.A.A$6.A.A6.2B2A4B5.4B5.4B5.4B
.8B4.4B5.A3B9.5A.A2.A$8.2A4.6B3A2B2.4B7.4B5.12B3.4B5.B3A9.A2.A.A2.2A$
3.A2.A2.A2B.2BA4BA2B2ABA3B9.4B5.12B.4B5.4B9.A.A2B.2A.A$3.4AB2A5BA2BA
4B5AB11.4B5.6BA8B5.4B11.A2.A.A2.A$8.7BA2BA2B4AB2A13.4B5.4BABA6B5.4B
13.3A3.A$5.3A9B2A5B2AB15.4B5.2BACDCA4B5.4B17.3A$5.A2.A10B2AB2AB18.4B
5.2BC2BC3B5.4B17.A$6.3AB2.7BABABAB19.4B4.2BACDCA2B4.4B18.2A$16.B2.5B
21.4B4.2BABA3B3.6B$4.7AB8.3AB22.2BA3B2.2BA2B3.5B3A29.2A2.2A$4.A5.A3B
6.3B22.4B2AB3.3B3.4B2AB2A2B16.2A9.A.A2.A$7.3A4B7.B2.ABA16.5B2A3B.5B.
3BDC2A3BAB.2B12.A2.A10.2A.A.2A.A$7.A2.5B9.3BA14.7B2D5BA5BDBCABAB3AB3A
9.AB.A.A8.2BA2.A.A.2A$8.AB2A2B9.A.BAB10.2B.7BDBD4BABA4BDBD2A3BAB.2B
10.3B.A9.2B2ABA$3.2A.A.A2.A2B8.A.A.AB9.3A8BDBD5B2A4B2DBA2B2AB14.AB2A
9.5B2.A$3.A.2A.A.2A10.A2.A12.2B.7B2D3B.5B.6B4A16.A2B2.B7.4B3A$8.A2.A.
A9.2A16.11B3.3B3.6BA22.3B6.3BA5.A$8.2A2.2A29.3B2A3B3.5B2.6B22.4B8.B7A
$43.2BABAB3.8B4.4B21.5B2.B$24.2A18.3BA4.3B3D3B4.4B19.13B2.B3A$25.A17.
4B5.3BD2BD2B5.4B18.16BA2.A$22.3A17.4B5.5B3D3B5.4B15.5B2A12B3A$21.A3.
3A13.4B5.13B5.3BA13.5B2A4BA8B$20.A2.A.A2.A11.4B5.2A13B5.B2AB11.7BA6BA
BA2B2AB4A$20.A.2A.2BA.A9.4B5.ABAB.12B5.ABAB9.9BA3BA3B.2BA2.A2.A$19.2A
2.A.A2.A9.4B5.3BA3.11BA5.4B7.4B2.5B2A3BA4.2A$18.A2.A.5A9.4B5.4B4.8B.B
2AB5.4B5.4B5.4BA3B6.A.A$18.A.A2.AB3.3A5.4B5.4B6.5B4.ABAB5.4B3.4B4.10B
5.A2.3A$15.2A.A.2A.4A3.A4.4B5.4B8.4B5.4B5.4B.A3B5.2A3.B.B7.2A4.A$15.A
.A3.B.A2B.3A4.4B5.4B10.B8.4B5.4BABA7.A4.3B11.2A$18.3A.2A.A.A5.4B5.4B
10.3B8.4B5.3B2A5.3A4.B2AB$11.2A3.2A2.7A5.4B5.4B11.3A9.4B4.5B5.A7.2A$
9.3A.A.A.A3.6B4.2A2B5.4B13.B5.2A4.4B2.7B$8.A4.A.A5.4B5.ABAB5.4B17.A2.
A.A4.8B.4B6.A7.2A$7.A.2ABA3BA6.3B3.3BA5.4B17.A.A.A.A5.6B3.4B5.3A4.BA
2B$7.A.A.A.2A3B6.8B5.4B17.A.A.A2.2A4.7B3.4B7.A4.3B11.2A$8.A2.B5ABA3.B
A7B5.4B18.A.A.A.A2.BA2.7B4.4B5.2A3.B.B7.2A4.A$9.2A2.5BA3.ABA5B5.4B16.
2A.5A.B2ABA.7B2A4.3BA4.4B2A4B5.A2.3A$11.2AB.2B3A3B2A5B4.2A2B17.A.A4.A
2BA.B2A3B2AB.2A5.B2AB5.4BA3B6.A.A$11.A7.2AB.8B2.ABAB20.A.3A5B3AB.ABAB
9.ABAB2.2BA8B4.2A$9.A.A7.2A4.10BA21.A2.A5.B3A2.BAB11.7BA3B2A4B.BAB2.A
2.A$9.2A8.B4.2A2B.6B23.A3.A.2A.BAB4.2B4.2A5.7B3A2B2A3B3AB5A$18.AB4.2A
4.4B25.3A.2A.2A6.B2A2.A.AB5.10B3A2B3ABA$17.AB2A8.6B26.A4.A7.B2A6B6.
10BA2B5A2B2A$17.3B.A6.8B26.3A.A5.3B3.2BAB9.9B2A3BA2B2.A$16.BA3BA5.4B
2.4B28.A.2A2.3AB4.4A8.13B2.4A$15.2AB.2A5.4B4.4B26.A2.A2.4BA6.ABA8.5B
2.B$15.2A8.4B6.2B2A25.2A2.4AB2A7.2A8.4B8.8A$24.4B8.2A2B30.AB2A19.3B6.
BA2B5.A$23.4B10.BA2B7.2AB17.2A3BAB14.3B2.B7.3A2B2A$22.4B5.2A5.4B5.B3A
16.A2.A.A.A13.3AB9.B2ABA2.A$21.4B7.A5.4B5.B2A.A15.2A.ABA.3A11.3A.A9.
3AB2A$10.2BA7.2A2B8.A.AB.7B3.2B.A.A15.A.B2.A3.A10.BA.A.A8.BAB2.A.A.2A
$10.2ABA5.B3A5.2A3.2AB.9B3.A2.A15.A.2A.A2.2A12.A2.A10.2A.A.2A.A$9.A.
3B5.ABAB5.A6.12B3.2A17.A2.A18.2A9.A.A2.A$8.A.A.BA3.2B4AB.BA.A6.3BA9B
22.2A30.2A2.2A$8.A2.A3.2B2AB3AB.B2A7.3B3A6B$9.2A3.BA2BABA2BA2B6.B.2BA
5BA2B$13.2BABA2BA2BA2B5.2AB.3A5BA$14.BA2BA3B2A2B5.2ABA9B$16.B2A8B.B3.
2B.5A4BA$17.2B3A2BAB.B2A5.BA3BA2BA$17.2BA4BA3B2A7.2B2ABAB4.B$16.10B.
2B9.6B2.5B.2A$17.3B3A3B13.5B2.3B2A2.A$12.B4.7B14.5B2.B4AB2A$7.2A.5B2.
6B15.2A3B2.ABABA.A$7.A2.5B2.5B12.2A.AB4AB.A.A.A3.A$8.4A4B2.5B11.A.2A.
ABABA.A.A.5A$9.A.A2B2A2.5B16.A.A.A.A.2A$7.A3.B.A.A.4B3A.2A8.2A.2A.A.A
.A4.2A$7.5A.A.A.2A2BA.2A.A8.A3.A.2A2.A5.A$12.2A.A.A.A.B11.A.A3.A5.2A
3.A$9.2A4.A.A.A.2A.2A7.2A3.2A10.2A$9.A5.A2.2A.A3.A$10.A3.2A5.A3.A.A$
9.2A10.2A3.2A!
EDIT:
Population reduction but bounding box increase using p15 bouncers instead of p5:

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x = 121, y = 121, rule = LifeHistory
86.2A3.2A10.2A$86.A.A3.A5.2A3.A$88.A3.A.2A2.A5.A$88.2A.2A.A.A.A4.2A$
92.A.B.A.A.2A$62.2A10.2A3.2A6.A.2A.2A2BA.A.A.5A$63.A3.2A5.A3.A.A6.2A.
A5BA.A.B.A3.A$62.A5.A2.2A.A3.A12.5B2.A2B2A.A$62.2A4.A.A.A.2A.2A12.A4B
2.A5B2A$65.2A.A.A.A.A17.A2BAB2.5B2.A$60.5A.A.A.ABABA.2A.A11.2B3AB2.A
3BA.2A$60.A3.A.A.A.B4ABA.2A10.3BABAB4.A$62.A.ABABA2.3B2A12.4BA2BAB$
61.2AB4AB2.5B9.2B.3BA6B$5.2A2.2A49.A2.2A3B2.5B9.2A4B2AB2A2B$5.A2.A.A
9.2A38.2A.5B2.6B8.2AB.2B2A5B$A.2A.A.2A10.A2.A42.B4.7B8.B.B2AB2A5B$2A.
A.A2.BAB8.A.A.2B45.4BA4B9.3B3A6B$5.5AB9.A.2AB44.4B3A3B.2B6.4BA8B$4.A
2.BA3B9.3AB45.2B3A6B2A5.3BA8B3.2A$4.5A2B7.B2.B2A25.2B19.9B.B2A3.2AB.
9B3.A2.A$.A5.BA2B6.3B27.6B16.4BA6B.B3.A.AB.7B3.BA.A.A$.7AB8.4B24.10B
12.6BA5B6.A5.4B5.BAB.A$13.B2.B3AB22.3B8A3B9.7BA5B5.2A5.4B5.A3B$3.3AB
2.8B2AB2A20.4BAB4ABA4B4.2A3.12B11.4B7.ABA$2.A2.BA13B2A13.A7.3B8A3B4.A
2.A3.9B.B2A8.A3B$2.5A12B4AB11.3A7.10B6.A.A.AB3.7B.BA.A6.A3B$5.BA5BA6B
A2B2AB13.A8.6B9.A.3A5.4B5.A5.B3A$8A4BABA8B2AB11.2A10.2B12.B3A5.4B5.2A
3.4B$A2.A2.BAB.2BAB2A11B10.4B5.A2B2.2BA9.3B7.4B8.4B$5.2A4.11B2.4B11.B
AB2.4BA2BA4B18.4B6.4B$3.A.A6.8B5.4B9.BABA.5BA2BA5B18.4B4.4B$.3A2.A5.
10B4.4B5.2A.B2A2B.4BA2BA4B20.BABA2.4B$A4.2A7.B.B3.2A5.4B4.2A7B2.AB4.B
A23.B2A5B$2A11.3B4.A7.4B4.7B35.A5B$13.B2AB4.3A5.4B3.7B36.4B4.2A5.2A$
14.2A7.A6.4B3.6B35.6B.2B2A5.A$31.4B.8B33.11B3.BA.A$19.2A7.A3.7B2.2BAB
31.4B2.8B.B2A$18.B2AB4.3A4.5B4.2B2A29.4B4.5B2A2B$5.2A11.3B4.A7.5B5.2A
2B27.A3B5.5BABAB$5.A4.2A7.B.B3.2A5.5BAB5.4B11.B13.A3B5.7BAB$6.3A2.A5.
10B4.4B.2B2A5.4B9.3A11.B3A5.8B7.B$8.A.A6.2BA5B5.4B3.2A2B5.4B8.3B10.4B
5.4B3.B.B5.3B$10.2A4.2BABA6B2.4B5.4B5.4B8.B10.4B5.4B5.3B4.3B$5.A2.A2.
2BA.2B2AB2A6B3AB7.4B5.4B5.4B8.4B5.4B6.3B3.5B$5.6A6BA2BA9BA9.4B5.4B4.
5B6.4B5.A3B6.A3BA2.B3AB$10.A3BAB2AB2A8BA11.4B5.4B.8B4.4B5.A3B7.5B.2BA
BA2B$7.2A8BABA3B2A4B13.4B5.12B3.4B5.B3A9.3AB.2B3A2B$7.A2.3BA4BA2BA5B
16.4B5.12B.4B5.4B10.3B.3B3A3B$8.4A2.7BAB2A2B17.4B5.6BA8B5.4B11.3B.3B
3A3B$18.B2.A4B19.4B5.4BABA6B5.4B12.3AB.2B3A2B$6.8A8.B3A20.4B5.2BACDCA
4B5.4B12.5B.2BABA2B$6.A5.3BA6.B2A22.4B5.2BC2BC3B5.4B13.A3BA2.B3AB$9.
2A5B7.B2.ABA19.4B4.2BACDCA2B4.4B15.3B3.5B$9.A2.A3BA9.3BA19.4B4.2BABA
3B3.6B14.3B4.3B$10.3A3B9.A.BAB20.2BA3B2.2BA2B3.5B3A15.B5.3B$5.2A.A.A
2.2BA8.A.A.AB19.4B2AB3.3B3.4B2AB2A2B20.B$5.A.2A.A.2A10.A2.A19.5B2A3B.
5B.3BDC2A3BAB.2B$10.A2.A.A9.2A19.7B2D5BA5BDBCABAB3AB3A$10.2A2.2A26.2B
.7BDBD4BABA4BDBD2A3BAB.2B26.2A2.2A$41.3A8BDBD5B2A4B2DBA2B2AB19.2A9.A.
A2.A$42.2B.7B2D3B.5B.6B4A19.A2.A10.2A.A.2A.A$24.B20.11B3.3B3.6BA19.AB
.A.A8.A2B2.A.A.2A$23.3B5.B15.3B2A3B3.5B2.6B20.3B.A9.3B3A$23.3B4.3B14.
2BABAB3.8B4.4B19.AB2A9.A3BA2.A$22.5B3.3B15.3BA4.3B3D3B4.4B19.A2B2.B7.
5B2A$22.B3AB2.A3BA13.4B5.3BD2BD2B5.4B22.3B6.A3B5.A$21.2BABA2B.5B12.4B
5.5B3D3B5.4B20.4B8.8A$21.2B3A2B.B3A12.4B5.13B5.3BA19.5B2.B$20.3B3A3B.
3B11.4B5.2A13B5.B2AB17.13B2.4A$20.3B3A3B.3B10.4B5.ABAB.12B5.ABAB16.2B
2A9BA3B2.A$21.2B3A2B.B3A9.4B5.3BA3.11BA5.4B13.3BA2BA13B2A$21.2BABA2B.
5B7.4B5.4B4.8B.B2AB5.4B11.5B2A8BA3BA$22.B3AB2.A3BA6.4B5.4B6.5B4.ABAB
5.4B9.10BA9B6A$22.5B3.3B6.4B5.4B8.4B5.4B5.4B7.10B2A5B.A2B2.A2.A$23.3B
4.3B5.4B5.4B10.B8.4B5.4B5.4B2.5BABA3B4.2A$23.3B5.A.A3.4B5.4B10.3B8.4B
5.4B3.4B5.8B6.A.A$24.B7.3BA4B5.4B11.3A9.4B5.4B.4B4.10B5.A2.3A$30.BA4B
A2B5.4B13.B11.4B5.7B5.2A3.B.B7.2A4.A$29.BA5BAB5.4B27.4B5.5B7.A4.3B11.
2A$29.2BA3B2AB4.4B29.4B4.A4B4.3A4.B2AB$27.2AB.A3BA3B2.4B31.4B2.BABA3B
3.A7.2A$26.A.AB3.BA9B33.6B2A.4B$26.A5.ABAB.6B35.6B3.3BA6.A7.2A$25.2A
5.2A4.2A2B36.7B3.B2AB5.3A4.B2AB$37.ABA3B35.7B4.ABAB7.A4.3B11.2A$36.3B
A4B23.AB4.BA2.7B2A4.4B5.2A3.B.B7.2A4.A$35.4B2.4B20.4BA2BA4B.2B2AB.2A
5.4B4.10B5.A2.3A$34.4B4.4B18.5BA2BA5B.ABAB9.4B5.4BA3B6.A.A$33.4B6.4B
18.4BA2BA4B2.BAB11.4B2.6B3A2B4.2A$32.4B8.4B7.2AB9.A2B2.2BA5.4B10.14BA
2B.BAB2.A2.A$31.4B3.2A5.4B5.B3A12.2B10.2A11.13BA4B8A$30.4B5.A5.4B5.B
2A.A9.6B8.A13.4BA2BA10BAB$29.4B6.A.AB.2BA4B3.2B.A.A6.10B7.3A11.4B2A
11B5A$28.4B8.2AB.B3A5B3.A2.A4.3B8A3B7.A13.2B2A11BAB2.A$17.2BA7.4B11.
2B2AB2A5B3.2A4.4BAB4ABA4B20.13B2.B3A$17.2ABA5.4B5.2A5.B3AB3A5B9.3B8A
3B22.5B2.B$16.A.3B5.4B5.A6.2B2AB2A5B12.10B24.4B8.B7A$15.A.A.BA3.7B.BA
.A3.B.4B3A4B16.6B27.3B6.2BAB5.A$15.A2.A3.9B.B2A3.2AB.4BA4B19.2B25.3B
2.B7.2B5A$16.2A3.6B2A4B5.2A11B45.3AB9.3BAB2.A$20.6BAB2A3B6.2B.10B44.
3A.A9.B5A$21.5BABA4B9.9B45.BA.A.A8.BAB2.A.A.2A$23.4BA6B.B8.7B4.B42.A
2.A10.2A.A.2A.A$24.9B.B2A8.6B2.5B.2A38.2A9.A.A2.A$24.11B2A9.5B2.3B2A
2.A49.2A2.2A$23.10B.2B9.5B2.B4AB2A$24.9B12.2A3B2.ABABA.A$19.A4.7B10.
2A.AB4AB.A.A.A3.A$14.2A.A3BA2.6B11.A.2A.ABABA.A.A.5A$14.A2.5B2.3BAB
17.A.A.A.A.2A$15.2A5BA2.A3BA12.2A.2A.A.A.A4.2A$16.A.2A2BA2.5B12.A3.A.
2A2.A5.A$14.A3.A.B.A.A5BA.2A6.A.A3.A5.2A3.A$14.5A.A.A.A2B2A.2A.A6.2A
3.2A10.2A$19.2A.A.A.B.A$16.2A4.A.A.A.2A.2A$16.A5.A2.2A.A3.A$17.A3.2A
5.A3.A.A$16.2A10.2A3.2A!
EDIT 2:
Dimer version (p48):

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x = 90, y = 73, rule = LifeSuper
16$19.B13.2A5.2A13.B$18.2AB.4B7.A7.A7.2BAB.B2A$18.2A9B.BA.A7.A.AB.5B
2A2B2A$19.10B.B2A9.2AB.6BA3B$19.7BA4B13.12B$7.B4.B8.4B3A3B13.10B8.B4.
B$5.ABA3BABAB7.2B5A2B13.9B7.ABA3BABAB$4.BABA6BAB3.B.2BA5BA15.9B.A3.BA
BA6BAB$5.A2B2A3BAB2.5B2A2BA4B13.9BA3BA2.A2B2A3BAB$5.4BABA3B2.4B3ABABA
3B13.4B2A2BA5B2.4BABA3B$6.A3BA3B.7B2A2BA4B13.4B3A7BAB.A3BA3B$6.B2ABA
12BA5B.B2A9.2AB.2BA2BA6BA3B2ABA3B$7.2A2B2A.10B4AB.BA.A7.A.AB.5BA5B2A
2B.2A2B2A$8.2BAB2.B2A8B3A5.A7.A5.5BA4BA3B2.2BAB$9.2B4.2A9BAB5.2A5.2A
5.6B3A2BAB4.2B$20.4B.4B17.4B.4B$26.4B15.4B$27.6B9.3BA2B$26.4B3A3.B.B
3.B2A4B$24.9BA.2BA2B.3B2A5B$23.6BA2DBA3B3A3B2D7B$19.2B.2BAB3ADBD3B.B
2A.3BDBD7B.2B$18.3A3BA3BACBDBA3B2A4BDBD8B3A$19.2B.2BAB2AB2DABA.5B.3B
2D7B.2B$22.6BA4B9.11B$24.5B2AB11.3B2A3B$24.6B15.BABA2B$25.4B17.A3B$
24.4B19.4B$18.4B.4B21.4B.4B$7.2B4.2A11B5.2A9.2A5.7BA2BABA4.2B$6.3BA2.
B2A8B3A5.A11.A5.6B3A3BAB2.3BA$5.B2ABAB.10BA3BA.2A.A11.A.AB.6B6A3B.B2A
BAB$4.2A3BA11BA5B.2BA13.2AB.5B2A3B2A3B2A3BA2B$4.8B.7BA3BA4B17.3B3A2B
2A2B2A2B.8B$3.A3B2A4B2.5BA2BABA3B17.BA4BA2B5A2.A3B2A4B$3.4B3ABAB2.5BA
3BA3BA17.10B3AB2.4B3ABAB$2.B3A3B2ABAB3.B.2BA5BA19.6BA2B.B3.B3A3B2ABAB
$3.2A4BABAB7.2BA3BA2B17.BABA5B7.2A4BABAB$5.B4.B8.4B3A3B17.10B8.B4.B$
17.12B17.12B$17.10B.B2A13.2AB.6BA3B$16.2A9B.BA.A11.A.AB.4B3A2B2A$16.
2AB.4B7.A11.A7.4B.B2A$17.B13.2A9.2A13.B!
I know these can be optimised further, but I'm too lazy to do that.

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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Many block pushes:

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$10bo$7b3o$2b2o3bo$2b2obobo$5b2o2$2b2o3b2o$2bo4b2o$obo$2o!

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x = 31, y = 13, rule = C
8.2X2.3X.3X.X.X$8.X.X.X3.X3.X.X$8.X.X.3X.3X.X.X$8.2X2.X5.X.X.X$8.X.X.
3X.3X.3X$M2.M$4.M$M3.M$.4M$27.2M$27.M.M$29.M$29.2M! [[ AUTOSTART GPS 10 ]]
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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p20 honey farm hassler partial (The honey farm predecessor converges to the canonical sequence unusually late):

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x = 18, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo3b3o$2b2o2bo3bo$5bo5bo2bobo$5bo5bo2bo2bo$5bo5bo2bobo$2b2o2bo
3bo$bobo3b3o$bo$2o!
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Re: Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

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4-block maker:

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x = 17, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2$13bo$5bo3bo2bo$4bob2o$6bo3bo$8bo3bo$3b2o2bobo2bobo$8bo3bo$6bo3bo$4b
o2bo4bo$3bo9bo!
2-blinker maker from the same thing:

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x = 19, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
2$14bo$6bo3bo2bo$5bob2o$7bo3bo$9bo3bo$3b3o2bobo2bobo$9bo3bo$7bo3bo$5b
o2bo4bo$4bo9bo!
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
W:: :mrgreen: ::b

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = 0/2/4
$4.A$3.A.A$3.BAB$4.B!
mmm, TFoD...
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WRAPboi wrote: August 24th, 2025, 8:27 pm 4-block maker:
Lumps of muck
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

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Pseudo-stable and bi-stable version of SW-2 (Which might (?) already be known due to its simplicity):

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x = 13, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o2b2o$5b2o$4bo2bo$7bo2b2o$5bobo2b2o4$11b2o$11b2o7$7bo$7bobo$7b3o$
9bo!
EDIT: Actually it is periodic, because in one of the eight phases the grin predecessor of the pseudo-transparent block interacts with the dying spark of the Herschel, forming a beehive.
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qqd wrote: August 25th, 2025, 12:05 pm Pseudo-stable and bi-stable version of SW-2 (Which might (?) already be known due to its simplicity):

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x = 13, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o2b2o$5b2o$4bo2bo$7bo2b2o$5bobo2b2o4$11b2o$11b2o7$7bo$7bobo$7b3o$
9bo!
EDIT: Actually it is periodic, because in one of the eight phases the grin predecessor of the pseudo-transparent block interacts with the dying spark of the Herschel, forming a beehive.
This additional catalyst suppresses the spark to make it work in all eight phases:

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x = 28, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o2b2o$5b2o$4bo2bo$7bo2b2o$5bobo2b2o4$11b2o14bo$11b2o12b3o$24bo$24b
2o3$23b2o$23b2o$7bo$7bobo$7b3o$9bo!
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R-pentomino + block leaves a clock in the ash:

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x = 18, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
16b2o$16b2o19$2bo$3o$bo!
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Chucklebait gets upconverted while attempting a honey farm catalyst:

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x = 15, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$o3bo$bobo$2bo3$6b2o$6b2o2$6bo$6bo$6bo2$8bo$7bobo$8bobob2o$6b
obobobobo$6b2obo4bo$9bob3o$9bobo$10bo!
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transparent block oscillator

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x = 38, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
13bobo$13b2obo$16b3o$13b2o4bo$13bob5o$15bo$14bo3b2o$13bo3bobo7b2o$13b
2o3bo8b2o2$9b2o$10bo$10bobo$11b2o$31b2o$30bo2bo2b2o$31b2o3b2o3$3o$bo6b
2o$bo5b2obo$3o3bo3bo6b2o$6b4o6bo2bo14b2o$3o4b2o7bobo15bo$3o4b2o7bo15b
obo$6b4o6bobo13b2o$3o3bo3bo17bo$bo5b2obo16b3o$bo6b2o8bo7bobobo$3o14b2o
6b3ob3o$17b2o7bobobo$27b3o$28bo4bo$33bo$25b2o$26bo6bo$23b3o6bobo$23bo
$32b3o3$32b3o2$32bobo$33bo2$33bo$33bo!
also without the transparent block and other block next to it it's a really good engine
edit: according to the wiki page on Century it's one of two single-block transparent century eaters. the other way has the other block get hit
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