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[PK22]

Accidental temporary very long ship:

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x = 21, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o4$20bo$18bobo$19b2o12$14bo$15bo$13b3o3$14b2o$14b2o!

It only survives for 8 generations, so it is probably useless.
EDIT: Temporary shillelagh:

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x = 11, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
bo7bo$2bo7bo$3o5b3o4$9b2o$9b2o!

[I6_I6]

So close:

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x = 13, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$5b2o5$2o3b3o3b2o$2o3bobo3b2o$5bobo!

Almost a P-to-2H.

[qqd]

4c/24 diagonal reaction (or c/6 diagonal, although no puffers or rakes have been built of that speed):

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x = 21, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
19bo$13b2o3b2o$7b3o3b2o2bo2bo$7bobo8b2o$7b3o9bo3$2b3o$2bobo$2b3o4$b2o$
b2o3$2bo$bobo$2ob2o$2bo!
[[ STOP 24 ]]

EDIT: A 4c/25 reaction using the same two traffic light boat-ties predecessor as the reaction above:

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
16bo$15bob3o$15b2o3bo$8b3o6bo3bo$8bobo7b3o$8b3o9b2o$19b2o$18bob2o$3b3o
12bo$3bobo11bo2bo$3b3o10bo2b2o$15bo$16bobo$17bo2$b2o8bo$obo7bobo$bobo
5bo3bo$bo2bo2b2o3bo$bo2bobo3bo$2bob4ob2o$3bobobo!
[[ STOP 25 ]]

Also acts as a c/65 reaction if that is easier to work with:

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
16bo$15bob3o$15b2o3bo$8b3o6bo3bo$8bobo7b3o$8b3o9b2o$19b2o$18bob2o$3b3o
12bo$3bobo11bo2bo$3b3o10bo2b2o$15bo$16bobo$17bo2$b2o8bo$obo7bobo$bobo
5bo3bo$bo2bo2b2o3bo$bo2bobo3bo$2bob4ob2o$3bobobo!
[[ STOP 65 ]]

In case you are wondering, it arises from this reaction between two procrastinators and two beehives at gen 146:

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x = 26, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$22bobo$22bobo$24b2o4$18b2o$17bo2bo$18b2o8$8bo$7bobo$7bobo$8bo2$
3o$o$b3o$3bo!
[[ STOP 146 ]]

EDIT2: MWSS reaction (all of the reactions here were found by analyzing the evolution of these right triangles of increasing size):

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x = 45, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o4$3bo$3b2o$3b3o$3b4o$3b5o$3b6o$3b7o$3b8o$3b9o$3b10o$3b11o$3b12o$
3b13o$3b14o$3b15o$3b16o$3b17o$3b18o$3b19o$3b20o$3b21o$3b22o$3b23o$3b
24o$3b25o$3b26o$3b27o$3b28o$3b29o$3b30o$3b31o$3b32o$3b33o$3b34o$3b35o$
3b36o$3b37o2$43b2o$43b2o!

EDIT3: Transparent long barge:

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x = 39, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$3o$4o$5o$6o$7o$8o$9o$10o$11o$12o$13o$14o$15o$16o$17o$18o$19o$20o$
21o$22o$23o$24o$25o$26o$27o$28o$29o$30o$31o$32o$33o$34o$35o$36o$37o$
38o$39o!

EDIT4: Temporary long barge siamese cis-fuse with two tails during the initial generations plus a canoe later on at gen 1176 (long barges are appeared a few times already so I am not listing them unless they do something interesting):

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x = 63, y = 63, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$3o$4o$5o$6o$7o$8o$9o$10o$11o$12o$13o$14o$15o$16o$17o$18o$19o$20o$
21o$22o$23o$24o$25o$26o$27o$28o$29o$30o$31o$32o$33o$34o$35o$36o$37o$
38o$39o$40o$41o$42o$43o$44o$45o$46o$47o$48o$49o$50o$51o$52o$53o$54o$
55o$56o$57o$58o$59o$60o$61o$62o$63o!
[[ STOP 1177 ]]

EDIT5: Bi-pond from size 85:

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x = 85, y = 85, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$3o$4o$5o$6o$7o$8o$9o$10o$11o$12o$13o$14o$15o$16o$17o$18o$19o$20o$
21o$22o$23o$24o$25o$26o$27o$28o$29o$30o$31o$32o$33o$34o$35o$36o$37o$
38o$39o$40o$41o$42o$43o$44o$45o$46o$47o$48o$49o$50o$51o$52o$53o$54o$
55o$56o$57o$58o$59o$60o$61o$62o$63o$64o$65o$66o$67o$68o$69o$70o$71o$
72o$73o$74o$75o$76o$77o$78o$79o$80o$81o$82o$83o$84o$85o!

...


EDIT6: Traffic light + R-pentomino = Glider + 2 blocks + aircraft carrier:

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$4bobo$3o3bo$obo2bo$3o!

EDIT 7: Another traffic light + R-pentomino = Blinker + block + aircraft carrier:

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x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6b2o$3o3bo$obo$3o!

[TigerCub414]

Blonkic MWSS to 2 blocks:

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
7bo$2b2o3bo$2b2o3bo2$2bo$o3bo$5bo$o4bo$b5o!

It might be possible to turn the spark into a signal.
Also, a boat and a toad can act as a p2 glider eater:

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x = 7, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo2b2o$3obobo$5bo2$2b2o$bo$4bo$2b2o!

I think this is the only glider eater with no objects with more than 6 cells.

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Also, a boat and a toad can act as a p2 glider eater:

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x = 7, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo2b2o$3obobo$5bo2$2b2o$bo$4bo$2b2o!

I think this is the only glider eater with no objects with more than 6 cells.

Well... that can't be the case, since blockic universal constructions exist.

[TigerCub414]

Well... that can't be the case, since blockic universal constructions exist.

I don't know if a blockic universal constructor that rebuilds itself when hit by a glider has actually been made, though.
A weird thing about the first reaction is that the block and blinker constellation is duplicated if a sacrificial object is added.

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x = 17, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
7bo$2b2o3bo$2b2o3bo2$2bo11b2o$o3bo8bo2bo$5bo8b2o$o4bo$b5o12$7bo$2b2o3b
o$2b2o3bo3bo$11bo$2bo8bo$o3bo$5bo$o4bo$b5o!

Also, both reactions were accidentally found by CatForce.

[qqd]

Interesting 28c/134 diagonal reaction:

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x = 277, y = 299, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$11bo2bo$11bobo$o11bo$obo$3o$2bo3$8b3o$8bo$9bo17$40b2o$39bo2bo$
39bobo$40bo5$4b2o$3bo2bo$3bobo$4bo11$29b2o$28b2o$30bo4$68b2o$67bo2bo$
67bobo$68bo5$32b2o$31bo2bo$31bobo$32bo3$70b2o$70bobo$70bo12$96b2o$95bo
2bo$95bobo$96bo5$60b2o$59bo2bo$59bobo$60bo16$91bo$90b2o32b2o$90bobo30b
o2bo$123bobo$124bo5$88b2o$87bo2bo$87bobo$88bo9$131b3o$131bo$132bo14$
116b2o$115bo2bo$115bobo$116bo22$152b2o$151b2o$153bo18$193b2o$193bobo$
193bo39$214bo$213b2o$213bobo19$254b3o$254bo$255bo39$275b2o$274b2o$276b
o!

[ElijahKen]

Somewhat accidental eater appearing in a failed CP semi-snark completion:

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x = 21, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
17bo$15b3o$14bo$14b2o$10bo$8bobo$9b2o2$b2o$o2bo$bobo$2bo8b2o$11b2o3$
16bo$12b2obobo$11bobobobo$8bo2bobobobob2o$8b4ob2o2bo2bo$12bo4b2o$10bob
o$10b2o!

Is there a stable catalyst to replace the loaf?
EDIT: And... I turned the target block into a snake. (I fiddled with it to allow the snake to survive).

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x = 22, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
18bo$16b3o$15bo$15b2o2$12b3o$11bo3bo$10bo5bo$10bo5bo$10bo5bo$5bo5bo3bo
$4bobo5b3o$3bo2bo$4b2o2$b2o14bo$o2bo9b2obobo$bobo8bobobobo$2bo6bo2bobo
bobob2o$9b4ob2o2bo2bo$13bo4b2o$11bobo$11b2o!

[WhiteHawk]

Well, then...

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x = 59, y = 64, rule = B3/S23
2b2o4bo13b2o$bobo4bobo6b2o2bobo$3o6bo2bo4bo3bo$2o5bobob3o4b3ob4o$b2o3b
4o3b2o5bobo2bo$2b3obobo5b2o$3bo2bo6b3o$5bobo4bobo$7bo4b2o8bo$22bo$21b
obo15b2o$39b2o4b2o$18b2ob3ob2o17bob2ob2o$15bob2obo3bob2obo12b3obob4o$
9b2o3b5obo3bob5o$9b2o4b2o2bo5bo2b2o8b4obob3o$19b2o3b2o13b2ob2obo$14bo
2bo2bo3bo2bo2bo12b2o4b2o$19bobobobo23b2o$15bo3b2o3b2o3bo$19bo5bo$18bo
7bo$54b2o$54bo$52bobo$52b2o2$10b2o35b2o$9bobo36b2o$9bo35bo2bo$8b2o33b
2o$44b2o3$52bob2o$24b2o21b2o3b3obo$24b2o22bo3b3o2bo$56b2o$52bobo$27bo
21bobo3b2obo$20bo2bo2bobo19bob2obobob2o$20b4o3bo20bo3bobo$4b2ob2o38b2o
3bo$4b2obo14b2o27b2o$16bo5b2o$4b8o4b3o$4bo3bob2o7bo$6bo3b2o6b2o$5b6o25b
o$4bo6bo22b3o$4bob6o21bo$5b2obob2o21b2o$8bo$5b2ob2o5b2o3b2o$5bo3bo5b2o
2bo2bo7b2o$6bobo10bo2bo6bo2bo$4bobo2bo10b2o8b2o$4b2o2b2o$9bobo$7bo2bo
bo$7b2obobo5b2o$9bobo7bo$9bo6b3o$8b2o6bo!

Also, is there a way to turn this oscillator into a gun?

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Well, then...

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x = 59, y = 64, rule = B3/S23
2b2o4bo13b2o$bobo4bobo6b2o2bobo$3o6bo2bo4bo3bo$2o5bobob3o4b3ob4o$b2o3b
4o3b2o5bobo2bo$2b3obobo5b2o$3bo2bo6b3o$5bobo4bobo$7bo4b2o8bo$22bo$21b
obo15b2o$39b2o4b2o$18b2ob3ob2o17bob2ob2o$15bob2obo3bob2obo12b3obob4o$
9b2o3b5obo3bob5o$9b2o4b2o2bo5bo2b2o8b4obob3o$19b2o3b2o13b2ob2obo$14bo
2bo2bo3bo2bo2bo12b2o4b2o$19bobobobo23b2o$15bo3b2o3b2o3bo$19bo5bo$18bo
7bo$54b2o$54bo$52bobo$52b2o2$10b2o35b2o$9bobo36b2o$9bo35bo2bo$8b2o33b
2o$44b2o3$52bob2o$24b2o21b2o3b3obo$24b2o22bo3b3o2bo$56b2o$52bobo$27bo
21bobo3b2obo$20bo2bo2bobo19bob2obobob2o$20b4o3bo20bo3bobo$4b2ob2o38b2o
3bo$4b2obo14b2o27b2o$16bo5b2o$4b8o4b3o$4bo3bob2o7bo$6bo3b2o6b2o$5b6o25b
o$4bo6bo22b3o$4bob6o21bo$5b2obob2o21b2o$8bo$5b2ob2o5b2o3b2o$5bo3bo5b2o
2bo2bo7b2o$6bobo10bo2bo6bo2bo$4bobo2bo10b2o8b2o$4b2o2b2o$9bobo$7bo2bo
bo$7b2obobo5b2o$9bobo7bo$9bo6b3o$8b2o6bo!

Also, is there a way to turn this oscillator into a gun?

This works, but it's probably not the smallest:

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x = 59, y = 67, rule = B3/S23
2b2o5bo12b2o$o2bo4bo8b2o2bobo$9bo2b2o3bo3bo$6b2obobo2bo3b3ob4o$o4b2o2b
2o4bo4bobo2bo$bo2bobob2o$2b2o2bo$7bo4bo2bo$6bo5b2o2$39b2o$39b2o4b3o$
44bo6bo$43b2obobo2bo$9b2o28b3o6b3o$9b2o27bo2bobob2o$38bo6bo$42b3o4b2o$
49b2o3$38bo$39b2o13b2o$21b2o15b2o14bo$20bo2bo28bobo$19bo3bo28b2o$19bo
3b3o$10b2o7bo2b3o2bo$9bobo7bo2bo2bobo20b2o$9bo9b2o3bo2bo19bo2bo$8b2o
14b2o21bobo$18bo2b3o24bo$18bo4bo2$20b3o29bob2o$24b2o21b2o2bo4bo$24b2o
21b2o3bobo2bo$52bob4o2$27bo21bobobob3o$20bo2bo2bobo19bob2obobo2bo$20b
4o3bo20bo3bobo2bo$4b2ob2o40b2obo2b2o$4b2obobo12b2o27bobobo$11bo4bo5b2o
22bo4bobo2bo$4b5o7b3o22b2o3bo5bo2b2o$4bo3bob2o7bo20bo6bo$6bo3bo7b2o21b
o3bo$5b5o26bo5bobo$4bo4bo14bobo7b3o$4bobob5o11b2o7bo11bo3b2o2b2o$5b2o
18bo7b2o8b2o4b2o2b2o$8bo7bo27b2o$5b4o3bo2bobo$5bo2bo3bo2bobo12b2o18bo
2bo$6b3o7bo12bo2bo21bo$4bobo4bo18b2o17bo5bo$4b2o2b2o37b3obobob2o$9bobo
34bo3b2o3bo$7bo2bobo33bobobobo2bo$7b2obobo5b2o$9bobo7bo27bo2bobobobo$
9bo6b3o28bo3b2o3bo$8b2o6bo29b2obobob3o$47bo5bo$48bo$49bo2bo!

Also, I realized that the P7 bumper wiki page is largely outdated, not mentioning any of the several meatball and 34P7 variants.

[KtT]

I found a LWSS can push an R-pentomino:

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x = 11, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
bo$3o$o7$7b3o$7bo2bo$7bo$7bo$8bobo!

I made an R-pentomino pusher based on this reaction:

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x = 105, y = 195, rule = B3/S23
70bo$70b3o$73bo19bo3bo$72b2o6b2o10bobobobo$79bobo11b2ob2o$80bo$90b3o5b
3o$89bo4bobo4bo$67b2o5b3o11bo5bobo5bo$67b2o4bo3bo11bo4bobo4bo$73bo3bo
11b2o3bobo3b2o$73bo4b2o$75bo4bo3b2o5b3o3b3o$74bobo3bo3b2o$75bo4bo$69b
2o3bo3b2o$68bobo3bo2bo$68bo8bo14b2o6b2o$67b2o5b3o15b2o6b2o4$86b4o$86b
o3bo$50b2o34b4o$32bo17bobo$30b3o16bo2bo$5bo3bo19bo20b2o$4bobobobo10b2o
6b2o19bo32b2o$2b2o2bobo2b2o8bobo57bob2o7b3o3b3o$2b2ob2ob2ob2o9bo57bo$
bobo7bobo44bo24bo6b2o3bobo3b2o$2bo2b2ob2o2bo14b2o28b3o19b2obo7bo4bobo
4bo$27b2o5b2o20b2obo19b2o8bo5bobo5bo$5b2ob2o24b2o20b3o31bo4bobo4bo$bo
2bobobobo2bo43b2o32b3o5b3o$bo3bo3bo3bo$17b2o75b2ob2o$17b2o74bobobobo$
94bo3bo$24bo7b2o$24b2o6bobo$b2o3b2o2b2o11bobo8bo$b2o3b2o2b2o22b2o$6b2o
2b2o3$45bo$13b2o29bo$13b2o18bo10b3o$34b2o$33b2o$19bo$18b3o$17b3obo$o3b
o3bo3bo5bo3bo$o2bobobobo2bo6bo3bo$4b2ob2o11bob3o$21b3o21b2o$bo2b2ob2o
2bo10bo21b2o$obo7bobo33bo$b2ob2ob2ob2o$b2o2bobo2b2o$3bobobobo$4bo3bo81b
o3bo$89bobobobo$90b2ob2o3$76bo9b5o3b5o$86bob4ob4obo$74bob3o7b2obobobo
bob2o$76b2obo7bobobobobobo$76bob2o8b3o3b3o$77b3obo7bo5bo2$79bo3$84b2o
$84b2o3$85b3o$84bo3bo3bo$63b2o19bo3bo3bo3b2o$64bo19bo3bo7b2o$64bobo18b
3o$65b2o$70bobo$70b2o8b2o$71bo8b2o6bo5bo$87b3o3b3o$71b2o13bobobobobob
o$63b2o6b2o12b2obobobobob2o$58bo4b2o20bob4ob4obo$57b3o25b5o3b5o$56b2o
bo$56b3o17bo$57b2o16bobo11b2ob2o$68b2o6b2o10bobobobo$69bo19bo3bo$66b3o
$66bo2$47b2o$17b2o10b2o16bob2o$15b2obo10b2o17bo2bo19b2o$14bo2bo25bo4b
o2bo18b4o21b2o$14bo2bo4bo19bobo3bo2bo17b2ob3o11b2o6b4o$14bo2bo3bobo19b
2o3b3o17b3o3bo11b2o5b3ob2o$15b3o3b2o43bobo5b3o16bo3b3o$43b2o3b3o14bob
2ob3obo16b3o5bobo$15b3o3b2o7bo11bobo3bo2bo14b2o3b2o20bob3ob2obo$14bo2b
o3bobo6bo12bo4bo2bo43b2o3b2o$14bo2bo4bo7bo17bo2bo14b2o3b2o$14bo2bo8b2o
19bob2o14bob2ob3obo20b2o3b2o$15b2obo6bo2bo18b2o17bobo5b3o8b3o5bob3ob2o
bo$17b2o7b2o3bo3bo32b3o3bo16b3o5bobo$29b2obo2bo33b2ob3o8bo5bo3bo3b3o$
29b2obo2bo34b4o9bo5bo3b3ob2o$33bo6b2o29b2o7b4o5bo4b4o$24b2o54b2o13b2o
$24b2o12bo3bo42b3o$38bo4bo$40bobobo46b2o$15b2o24bobobo28b3o14b2o$15bo
bo24bo4bo26b3o$16bo26bo3bo26b3o$71b3o26b2o$44b2o25b3o25bobo$25bo45b3o
26bo$23b2ob2o$25b3o66bo$14b2o79bo$13bobo74bo4bo$13bo77b2obo$12b2o13b2o
62bo9b2o$27bo73bobo$20b2o6b3o72bo$20b2o8bo57b2o13b2o$89bo$86b3o6b2o$86b
o8b2o15$41b2o8bo6bo$41b2o6b3o5b3o$48bo8b3o$33b2o13b2o9bo$34bo22bobo$34b
obo20bo$35b2o$40b2o$40bo2$50bo$49b2o$37bo11bobo12b3o$36bobo25b3o$36b2o
26b3o$61b3o$61b3o$45b2o14b3o$45b2o3$41b2o13b2o$40b4o12b2o7b2o$39b2ob3o
19b4o$38b3o3bo6bo11b3ob2o$36bobo5b3o3bobo10bo3b3o$35bob2ob3obo4b2ob2o
7b3o5bobo$36b2o3b2o6b2ob2o9bob3ob2obo$50bobo12b2o3b2o$36b2o3b2o8bo$35b
ob2ob3obo20b2o3b2o$36bobo5b3o16bob3ob2obo$38b3o3bo16b3o5bobo$39b2ob3o
5b2o11bo3b3o$40b4o6b2o11b3ob2o$41b2o21b4o$65b2o!

[WhiteHawk]

p60 forerake

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x = 64, y = 92, rule = B3/S23
51bo$48b4o$48b2o$46bo$46b6obo$43bobo7bo$42b6ob2o$41b2o5b2o$40b2o4b2o4b
o$41b2o4b4obo2$41b2o4b4obo$40b2o4b2o4bo$41b2o5b2o$42b6ob2o$43bobo7bo$
46b6obobo5b3o$46bo10bo3b3o$12bo34b5obo3bobo$9b4o11bobo6bo14bo4bo3bo3b
3o$9b3o9bobo2bo3b2obo15b2o4bo5b3o$7bo3bo8bo2bo6bo19bo2bo$7b3o9b2o4bo4b
o20bobo2bo$4bobo4bo6bo6bo2bo25bobo$3b8o6b4o4b2obo2bo$2b2o9bo7bo9bo7b3o
$b3o3b13o3b4ob2o4b2ob2o3bo$2b3o3bo5bobo3b3o2bo3b7obo5b2o3bo$4bo4b2obo
3b2obobo2bo2b2o6bo9b5o$2bo7bo3bo2bo9b2ob6obo3b3ob2o$2bobo6b3o4b4obo5b
2o8bo4bo3bo2bo$bo21bobo5bo2bo5bo7bo2bo$2bobo6b3o4b4obo5b2o8bo4bo3bo2b
o$2bo7bo3bo2bo9b2ob6obo3b3ob2o$4bo4b2obo3b2obobo2bo2b2o6bo9b5o$2b3o3b
o5bobo3b3o2bo3b7obo5b2o3bo$b3o3b13o3b4ob2o4b2ob2o3bo$2b2o9bo7bo9bo7b3o
$3b8o6b4o4b2obo2bo$4bobo4bo6bo6bo2bo$7b3o9b2o4bo4bo$7bo3bo8bo2bo6bo$9b
3o9bobo2bo3b2obo$9b4o11bobo6bo$12bo3$11bo$8b4o11bobo6bo$8b3o9bobo2bo3b
2obo$6bo3bo8bo2bo6bo$6b3o9b2o4bo4bo$3bobo4bo6bo6bo2bo$2b8o6b4o4b2obo2b
o$b2o9bo7bo9bo7b3o$3o3b13o3b4ob2o4b2ob2o3bo$b3o3bo5bobo3b3o2bo3b7obo5b
2o3bo$3bo4b2obo3b2obobo2bo2b2o6bo9b5o$bo7bo3bo2bo9b2ob6obo3b3ob2o$bob
o6b3o4b4obo5b2o8bo4bo3bo2bo$o21bobo5bo2bo5bo7bo2bo$bobo6b3o4b4obo5b2o
8bo4bo3bo2bo$bo7bo3bo2bo9b2ob6obo3b3ob2o$3bo4b2obo3b2obobo2bo2b2o6bo9b
5o$b3o3bo5bobo3b3o2bo3b7obo5b2o3bo$3o3b13o3b4ob2o4b2ob2o3bo$b2o9bo7bo
9bo7b3o$2b8o6b4o4b2obo2bo$3bobo4bo6bo6bo2bo25bobo$6b3o9b2o4bo4bo20bob
o2bo$6bo3bo8bo2bo6bo19bo2bo$8b3o9bobo2bo3b2obo15b2o4bo5b3o$8b4o11bobo
6bo14bo4bo3bo3b3o$11bo34b5obo3bobo$45bo10bo3b3o$45b6obobo5b3o$42bobo7b
o$41b6ob2o$40b2o5b2o$39b2o4b2o4bo$40b2o4b4obo2$40b2o4b4obo$39b2o4b2o4b
o$40b2o5b2o$41b6ob2o$42bobo7bo$45b6obo$45bo$47b2o$47b4o$50bo!

[qqd]

3 MWSSes to 2, found while trying to lower the lower bound for which strictly volatile oscillators can be constructed (based on the below post):

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x = 89, y = 108, rule = B3/S23
85bobo$84bo$84bo3bo$84bo$84bo2bo$84b3o74$76b2o$76bobo$77bo7$13bo$11bo
3bo$16bo43b2o$11bo4bo43b2o$12b5o4$36b2o$35bo2bo$36b2o5$2bo$o3bo$5bo$o
4bo$b5o!

A beehive can act as a two-MWSS-salvo-to-Herschel converter:

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x = 59, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
13.A$11.A3.A$16.A41.D$11.A4.A39.3D$12.5A39.D.D$56.D3$36.2C$35.C2.C$
36.2C5$2.A$A3.A$5.A$A4.A$.5A!

The output MWSSes are sadly out of phase though. Maybe if we had a statorless Herschel duplicator?

[johamwit]

... two-MWSS-salvo-to-Herschel converter ...

Not only the 1 gen delay, there is the 4 cell narrowing. But the existence of such an sparse transparent bait points to future - albeit slow - orthogonal reflectors.

[kiho park]

Is this a non-trivial p180?? (See the red cell)

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x = 55, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
24.B12.BA4.2A$23.4B8.B2A.A2.A.A$6.2A4.AB9.5B7.B2A.4A$6.A.A2.A.2AB6.4B
AB6.B.3BA2.A.A$8.4A.2AB4.6BAB4.ABA2B2A4.2A$6.A.A2.A3B.B3.8B4.ABA3B$6.
2A4.2A2BABA.9B3.B2A2B$13.3BABA2.9B2.2B.B$14.2B2AB3.8B.3B3AB$15.B.2B3.
12B3AB$13.B3A7B2A8B3AB$13.B3A4B2A2BA8B3AB$13.B3A4B2A2BA3B3.2B.B$13.B
3A3B.BA6B3.B2A2B$15.B.2B2.2BA3B2AB2.ABA3B$14.2B2AB3.2BA3BA2B.ABA2B2A
4.2A$13.3BABA4.2B3A3B3.B.3BA2.A.A$6.2A4.2A2BABA4.8B4.B2A.4A$6.A.A2.A
3B.B6.6B6.B2A.A2.A.A$8.4A.2AB7.5B9.BA4.2A$6.A.A2.A.2AB8.4B$6.2A4.AB
12.D3B.B11.2B$26.8B7.6B$25.10B4.10B$7.2B15.12B.3B8A3B$5.6B13.B3A6B.5B
AB4ABA4B$3.2A6B2A12.15B8A3B$.A4BA2BA4BA8.6BA7B2.10B$BA4BA2BA4BAB7.6BA
8B3.6B$.A4BA2BA4BA3.B2.8BA7B6.2B$3.2A6B2A4.2BA16B$5.6B3.4BABA16B.2A$
7.2B5.5BA3BA13B.2A$4.2BA2.A2B2.9BA7BA7B$2.2BAB4ABA10BABA6BA5B$.2BA2BA
2BA2BA2B3.5BA6BABA4B$2.BA2BA2BA2BAB4.3BABA7BA5B$4.2A4.2A5.2B3A9BABA4B
$17.4BABA9B3A2B5.2A4.2A$18.5BA7BABA3B4.BA2BA2BA2BAB$18.4BABA6BA5B3.2B
A2BA2BA2BA2B$18.5BA6BABA10BAB4ABA2B$16.7BA7BA9B2.2BA2.A2B$15.2A.13BA
3BA5B5.2B$15.2A.16BABA4B3.6B$19.16BA2B4.2A6B2A$10.2B6.7BA8B2.B3.A4BA
2BA4BA$8.6B3.8BA6B7.BA4BA2BA4BAB$6.10B2.7BA6B8.A4BA2BA4BA$4.3B8A15B
12.2A6B2A$3.4BAB4ABA5B.6B3AB13.6B$4.3B8A3B.12B15.2B$6.10B4.10B$8.6B7.
8B$10.2B11.B.4B!

[hotdogPi]

Is this a non-trivial p180?? (See the red cell)

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x = 55, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
24.B12.BA4.2A$23.4B8.B2A.A2.A.A$6.2A4.AB9.5B7.B2A.4A$6.A.A2.A.2AB6.4B
AB6.B.3BA2.A.A$8.4A.2AB4.6BAB4.ABA2B2A4.2A$6.A.A2.A3B.B3.8B4.ABA3B$6.
2A4.2A2BABA.9B3.B2A2B$13.3BABA2.9B2.2B.B$14.2B2AB3.8B.3B3AB$15.B.2B3.
12B3AB$13.B3A7B2A8B3AB$13.B3A4B2A2BA8B3AB$13.B3A4B2A2BA3B3.2B.B$13.B
3A3B.BA6B3.B2A2B$15.B.2B2.2BA3B2AB2.ABA3B$14.2B2AB3.2BA3BA2B.ABA2B2A
4.2A$13.3BABA4.2B3A3B3.B.3BA2.A.A$6.2A4.2A2BABA4.8B4.B2A.4A$6.A.A2.A
3B.B6.6B6.B2A.A2.A.A$8.4A.2AB7.5B9.BA4.2A$6.A.A2.A.2AB8.4B$6.2A4.AB
12.D3B.B11.2B$26.8B7.6B$25.10B4.10B$7.2B15.12B.3B8A3B$5.6B13.B3A6B.5B
AB4ABA4B$3.2A6B2A12.15B8A3B$.A4BA2BA4BA8.6BA7B2.10B$BA4BA2BA4BAB7.6BA
8B3.6B$.A4BA2BA4BA3.B2.8BA7B6.2B$3.2A6B2A4.2BA16B$5.6B3.4BABA16B.2A$
7.2B5.5BA3BA13B.2A$4.2BA2.A2B2.9BA7BA7B$2.2BAB4ABA10BABA6BA5B$.2BA2BA
2BA2BA2B3.5BA6BABA4B$2.BA2BA2BA2BAB4.3BABA7BA5B$4.2A4.2A5.2B3A9BABA4B
$17.4BABA9B3A2B5.2A4.2A$18.5BA7BABA3B4.BA2BA2BA2BAB$18.4BABA6BA5B3.2B
A2BA2BA2BA2B$18.5BA6BABA10BAB4ABA2B$16.7BA7BA9B2.2BA2.A2B$15.2A.13BA
3BA5B5.2B$15.2A.16BABA4B3.6B$19.16BA2B4.2A6B2A$10.2B6.7BA8B2.B3.A4BA
2BA4BA$8.6B3.8BA6B7.BA4BA2BA4BAB$6.10B2.7BA6B8.A4BA2BA4BA$4.3B8A15B
12.2A6B2A$3.4BAB4ABA5B.6B3AB13.6B$4.3B8A3B.12B15.2B$6.10B4.10B$8.6B7.
8B$10.2B11.B.4B!

No. Despite the red cell having a period of 180, this is two oscillators, not one.

Here is an example along the same lines that's LCM(48,64) that's a single object.

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x = 31, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$5b2o3$8b2o$9b2o8b2o$19b2o2$10bobo$9bo3bo$8bo3bo$7bo3bo$8bobo2$2o
$2o8b2o$11b2o2$29b2o$14b2o13bo$14b2o11bobo$21b2o4b2o$20b2obo$21bob2o$
22b2o$b3o4bob2o$5b3obo7b3o$6b2o8bo3bo$4b2ob2o7bo3bo$5bobobo6bob2o7b2o
$4b2ob2o18bobo$4bo6b2o16bo$11b2o16b2o3$25b2o$25bobo$27bo$27b2o!

[Period1GliderGun]

pi + 2 blocks = temporary switch engine

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x = 22, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
2o4bo13b2o$2o3b3o12b2o$5bobo!

[dvgrn]

pi + 2 blocks = temporary switch engine...

It's strange -- I found all kinds of small still lifes and pseudo-still lifes that could replace the left-hand block and still produce a temporary switch engine. But after trying a boat beehive loaf ship eater carrier etc. in that position, I eventually had to give up and put another block somewhere to convert the temporary switch engine to a permanent BLSE. As soon as I gave up and allowed a third block, it was easy:

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x = 30, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
8b2o4bo13b2o$8b2o3b3o12b2o$13bobo3$2o$2o!

[Period1GliderGun]

pi + 2 blocks = temporary switch engine...

It's strange -- I found all kinds of small still lifes and pseudo-still lifes that could replace the left-hand block and still produce a temporary switch engine. But after trying a boat beehive loaf ship eater carrier etc. in that position, I eventually had to give up and put another block somewhere to convert the temporary switch engine to a permanent BLSE. As soon as I gave up and allowed a third block, it was easy:

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x = 30, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
8b2o4bo13b2o$8b2o3b3o12b2o$13bobo3$2o$2o!

...which implies a dirty blockic seed:

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x = 30, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
18bobo$18b2o$19bo$8b2o18b2o$8b2o18b2o4$2o12b2o$2o12b2o!

[dvgrn]

...which implies a dirty blockic seed...

And it doesn't take much moving that block around, even without Seeds of Destruction to help, to find a less-dirty Blockic BLSE seed

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x = 35, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$23b2o$24bo$13b2o18b2o$13b2o18b2o4$19b2o$19b2o4$2o$2o!

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x = 36, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
24bobo$24b2o$25bo$14b2o18b2o$14b2o18b2o4$20b2o$20b2o6$2o$2o!

-- or a fairly clean GPSE seed instead, in one orientation

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x = 29, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
17bobo$17b2o$18bo$7b2o18b2o$7b2o18b2o4$13b2o$2o11b2o$2o!

or the other:

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x = 29, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
17bobo$17b2o$18bo$7b2o18b2o$7b2o18b2o4$13b2o$13b2o2$2o$2o!

[73times137]

Probably irrational growth rate, found while experimenting with tethered rakes:

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x = 24, y = 118, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2b2o$bo2bo$bo2bob2o$bo$bo2bo3b2o$2bo5b2o$2b5obo$7bo3$8b3o$10bo$
11b2o$12bo4b2o$3b2o7bo3b3o$3b2o10bo4bo$16bo3bo$16bo$16bobob2o$4bo11bo
5b2o$3b3o10b2o4b2o$2bo3bo11b4o$bob3obo$2b5o5$7b3o$9bo$8bo7$5b3o$4bo3bo
$3bo5bo$3b2obob2o3$6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo2$5b2o$5b2o17$4b2o$4bobo$5b3o$6b
2o$6b2o$4bobo$5bo3$2b2o3b2o$2b2o3b2o2$4b3o$4b3o$5bo6$7bo$8b2o$7b2o2$2b
3o$bo3bo$o5bo$o5bo$3bo$bo3bo12b3obo$2b3o12b4obo$3bo12bo5bo$12b3o2bobob
o$13b4obobo$2b2o9b2obo2bo$2b2o7bob3o3bo$10bob2o2b3o$12bo$8bo2bo$7bo2bo
$4bo3b2o$4b5o$4b4o$5bobo$3bob2obo$2bobo3bo$b2o2bo2bo$b2obob2o$b2o2bo$
4bo$b3o!

It creates B-heptominoes, then the emitted gliders interact with other gliders, creating gaps in one stream.

[qqd]

Probably irrational growth rate, found while experimenting with tethered rakes:

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x = 24, y = 118, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2b2o$bo2bo$bo2bob2o$bo$bo2bo3b2o$2bo5b2o$2b5obo$7bo3$8b3o$10bo$
11b2o$12bo4b2o$3b2o7bo3b3o$3b2o10bo4bo$16bo3bo$16bo$16bobob2o$4bo11bo
5b2o$3b3o10b2o4b2o$2bo3bo11b4o$bob3obo$2b5o5$7b3o$9bo$8bo7$5b3o$4bo3bo
$3bo5bo$3b2obob2o3$6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo2$5b2o$5b2o17$4b2o$4bobo$5b3o$6b
2o$6b2o$4bobo$5bo3$2b2o3b2o$2b2o3b2o2$4b3o$4b3o$5bo6$7bo$8b2o$7b2o2$2b
3o$bo3bo$o5bo$o5bo$3bo$bo3bo12b3obo$2b3o12b4obo$3bo12bo5bo$12b3o2bobob
o$13b4obobo$2b2o9b2obo2bo$2b2o7bob3o3bo$10bob2o2b3o$12bo$8bo2bo$7bo2bo
$4bo3b2o$4b5o$4b4o$5bobo$3bob2obo$2bobo3bo$b2o2bo2bo$b2obob2o$b2o2bo$
4bo$b3o!

It creates B-heptominoes, then the emitted gliders interact with other gliders, creating gaps in one stream.

Here is a similar one, using the 2-glider mess, which becomes regular enough to be controllable, but still unpredictable:

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x = 27, y = 140, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$5b2o$4bo2bo$4bo2bob2o$4bo$4bo2bo3b2o$5bo5b2o$5b5obo$10bo3$11b3o$
13bo$14b2o$15bo4b2o$6b2o7bo3b3o$6b2o10bo4bo$19bo3bo$19bo$19bobob2o$7bo
11bo5b2o$6b3o10b2o4b2o$5bo3bo11b4o$4bob3obo$5b5o5$10b3o$12bo$11bo7$8b
3o$7bo3bo$6bo5bo$6b2obob2o3$9bo$8bobo$8bobo$9bo2$8b2o$8b2o8$16bo$16b3o
$19bo$18b2o28$4b2o$4bobo$5b3o$6b2o$6b2o$4bobo$5bo3$2b2o3b2o$2b2o3b2o2$
4b3o$4b3o$5bo6$7bo$8b2o$7b2o2$2b3o$bo3bo$o5bo$o5bo$3bo$bo3bo12b3obo$2b
3o12b4obo$3bo12bo5bo$12b3o2bobobo$13b4obobo$2b2o9b2obo2bo$2b2o7bob3o3b
o$10bob2o2b3o$12bo$8bo2bo$7bo2bo$4bo3b2o$4b5o$4b4o$5bobo$3bob2obo$2bob
o3bo$b2o2bo2bo$b2obob2o$b2o2bo$4bo$b3o!

[I6_I6]

R + glider = block + glider

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x = 13, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
bo9bo$3o7b2o$o9bobo!

EDIT:
Loaf + block + glider = loaf + block:

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x = 8, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
6bo$bo3bo$obo2b3o$o2bo$b2o6$5b2o$5b2o!

Another:

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x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$2bo2bo$3b2o2$b2o$obo$2bo2$7b2o$7b2o!

[qqd]

Null reaction between a Herschel and the R49 catalyst:

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x = 16, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
11bo$10bobo$o9bobo$obo6b2ob2o$3o10bo$2bo6b4o$8bo$8bobo$9b2o2$12b2o$12b
obo$14bo$14b2o!

[C_R_116]

Tried to find dependent reflectors and accidentally found an independent one. Has this reaction been discovered?

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x = 41, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
12bo$12b3o$15bo$14b2o4bobo6b2o$20b2o6bo2bo$21bo9bo$28bo2bo$27b2ob2o3b
3o$27bo2bo4b3o$27bobo5b3o$28bo9b3o$17b2o19b3o$17b2o12bo6b3o$30bobo$31b
o$5bo3bo$4bobobobo$5b2ob2o$3b3o3b3o11bo2bobo$2b2o7b2o8b2obob3o$b3obo3b
ob3o8bo6bo$2o3b2ob2o3b2o6b2o5bo$3o2b2ob2o2b3o$b2o9b2o8bo5b2o$2b4o3b4o
8bo6bo$4bo5bo11b3obob2o$4bo5bo11bobo2bo!