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Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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Tired of constant glider syntheses? Then this is the place for you! Synthesize objects with LWSSes, pi-heptominoes, test tube babies, or anything else that comes to mind! For example, here is a 3 beehive synthesis of a boat.

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#C [[ ZOOM 32 GRID COLOR GRID 192 192 192 COLOR DEADRAMP 255 220 192 COLOR ALIVE 0 0 0 COLOR ALIVERAMP 0 0 0 COLOR DEAD 192 220 255 COLOR BACKGROUND 255 255 255 GPS 4 WIDTH 937 HEIGHT 600 ]]
x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$2bobo$3bo$bo3b2o$obobo2bo$obo2b2o$bo!
SYNTHESIS RULES
1. Each object must be exactly the same (You can use 2 beehives but not a beehive and a tub).
2. The objects cannot directly touch
3. Validity is the same as glider syntheses, the object AND ONLY the object must be present when the collision stabilizes.
4. NO GLIDER SYNTHESES. I REPEAT NO GLIDER SYNTHESES
5. (Optional) Give me challenges, but not difficult ones (My syntheses are found manually by randomly placing objects).
6. Not a rule, but using objects to make gliders for syntheses is heavily frowned upon.
7. Enjoy the thread!
Last edited by OCAfan55 on November 22nd, 2025, 4:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B34ij5e6kn/S23-kn4nqtyz5j6a
$3bo$3bo$b3o6$10bo$9bobo$10bo!
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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three blocks suffice for a pentadecathlon:

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
b2o$b2o2$2o2b2o$2o2b2o2$b2o$b2o!
do all the objects have to be present at generation 0?
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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LWSS-based gliderless methuselah:

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x = 36, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
13bobo$16bo$16bo$13bo2bo15bo2bo$14b3o14bo$31bo3bo$31b4o$8bo2bo$12bo$8b
o3bo$9b4o4b6o$17bo5bo$17bo$4b2o12bo4bo$4ob2o13b2o$6o5bo$b4o5b3o$10bob
2o$11b3o$11b2o!
Challenge: synthesize a clean Big S and/or spaceship other than glider and XWS (SLWSS, MWSS, and HWSS) (flotillas are not counted as XWSS)
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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hth3 wrote: November 10th, 2025, 8:04 am Challenge: synthesize a clean Big S and/or spaceship other than glider and XWS (SLWSS, MWSS, and HWSS) (flotillas are not counted as XWSS)
6-block synthesis of a Big S

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#C [[ ZOOM 16 GRID COLOR GRID 192 192 192 COLOR DEADRAMP 255 220 192 COLOR ALIVE 0 0 0 COLOR ALIVERAMP 0 0 0 COLOR DEAD 192 220 255 COLOR BACKGROUND 255 255 255 GPS 15 WIDTH 937 HEIGHT 600 ]]
x = 19, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$12b2ob2o$3b2o7b2o$3b2o2$2o$2o2$12b2o$12b2o3b2o$17b2o!

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B34ij5e6kn/S23-kn4nqtyz5j6a
$3bo$3bo$b3o6$10bo$9bobo$10bo!
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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A bunch of LWSS syntheses:

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x = 272, y = 433, rule = B3/S23
168b2o$168b3o$167bob2o$167b3o$168bo7$187b2o$128bo2bo54b2ob2o$36bobo93b
o54b4o$35bo92bo3bo55b2o$35bo93b4o$35bo2bo$35b3o5$145b2o$143b2ob2o$143b
4o$144b2o27$58b4o$58bo3bo$2b2o54bo112b3o$2ob2o54bo2bo108bo2bo$4o167bo$
b2o168bo$172bobo$44b2o$43b4o$42b2ob2o$43b2o29$198bobo$201bo$201bo$198b
o2bo$199b3o12$268bo2bo$125bo2bo138bo$129bo137bo3bo$125bo3bo137b4o$126b
4o2$212bo2bo$211bo$211bo3bo$211b4o3$32bobo$31bo$31bo$31bo2bo$31b3o4$
52b4o$52bo3bo$52bo$53bo2bo3$42b2o$41b2ob2o$42b4o$43b2o3$185bo$184b3o$
183b2obo$183b3o$184b2o43$237bobo$240bo$240bo$237bo2bo$238b3o6$11b4o51b
obo$10bo3bo54bo$14bo54bo$10bo2bo52bo2bo$67b3o169b2o$239b3o$42bo2bo192b
ob2o$46bo191b3o$42bo3bo192bo$43b4o3$159b4o$158bo3bo$162bo$158bo2bo3$
244bo2bo$243bo$69b3o171bo3bo$69bo2bo170b4o$69bo$69bo$70bobo145b2o$217b
4o$217b2ob2o$219b2o65$193bobo$196bo$196bo20bobo$193bo2bo23bo$194b3o23b
o$217bo2bo$218b3o14$53bobo$56bo$56bo$53bo2bo$54b3o10$210b2o$209b3o$
209b2obo$210b3o$211bo8$27bo2bo$31bo14b4o$27bo3bo13bo3bo153b2o$28b4o17b
o152b4o$45bo2bo153b2ob2o$204b2o14b2o$219b2ob2o$220b4o$221b2o$53bo$52b
3o$52bob2o$53b3o$53b2o62$52b2o$51b4o$50b2ob2o$51b2o2$27b2o$26b4o11bo2b
o$26b2ob2o9bo$28b2o10bo3bo$40b4o10$35bo$34b3o$34bob2o$35b3o$35b2o!
I suspect that the 5 LWSS synth for LWSS on HWSS 3 (which was the first non-standard spaceship to have a gliderless gun) might allow for a reduction to the smallest gliderless non-standard gun, particularly as the reaction can be repeated every 184 generations instead of 368.
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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#C 3 beehives = glider
#C Generation 39 of digit string "90"
x = 8, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo$5b2o$bo2bo2bo$obo2b2o$obo$bo!
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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xs136_y2ml1u0u1lmzcimgmkkjgf0fgjkkmgmiczciq2qaai2s0s2iaaq2qiczy2qb0v0v0bqzy311x11 (my profile picture) in 20 LWSSes:

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x = 155, y = 155, rule = B3/S23
72b2o$71b3o$59bobo9b2obo$58bo13b3o$58bo14bo$58bo2bo$58b3o10$60bobo$59b
o$59bo$59bo2bo$59b3o29$85b2o$84b3o$72bobo9b2obo$75bo9b3o$75bo10bo$72bo
2bo$73b3o3$148b4o$134b4o10bo3bo$134bo3bo9bo$134bo14bo2bo$135bo2bo5$51b
2o$49b2ob2o$49b4o$50b2o$152b2o$100bo2bo47b4o$99bo50b2ob2o$99bo3bo47b2o
$99b4o4$52b4o$2b2o47bo3bo$2ob2o50bo$4o47bo2bo$b2o$103b2o$102b4o$101b2o
b2o$102b2o5$16bo2bo$2bo2bo14bo$6bo9bo3bo$2bo3bo10b4o$3b4o3$79b3o$79bo
2bo$68bo10bo$67b3o9bo$67bob2o9bobo$68b3o$68b2o29$93b3o$92bo2bo$95bo$
95bo$92bobo10$94b3o$93bo2bo$81bo14bo$80b3o13bo$80bob2o9bobo$81b3o$81b
2o!
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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3L Herschel synthesis:

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x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2ob2o10bo2bo$4o10bo$b2o11bo3bo$14b4o4$7b3o$7bo2bo$7bo$7bo$8bobo!
3L beehive:

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x = 19, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
2b2o11bo2bo$2ob2o9bo$4o10bo3bo$b2o11b4o4$7b3o$7bo2bo$7bo$7bo$8bobo!
4L glider:

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x = 19, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b3o$6bob2o$6b3o$7bo4$2b2o11bo2bo$2ob2o9bo$4o10bo3bo$b2o11b4o4$7b
3o$7bo2bo$7bo$7bo$8bobo!
4L R-sequence:

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x = 19, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b3o$6bob2o$6b3o$7bo$15bo2bo$14bo$14bo3bo$2b2o10b4o$2ob2o$4o$b2o
4$7b3o$6bo2bo$9bo$9bo$6bobo!
4L 3-block constellation which can be destroyed in 1G:

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x = 18, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b3o$6bob2o$6b3o$7bo$14bo2bo$13bo$13bo3bo$2b2o9b4o$2ob2o$4o$b2o4$
7b3o$6bo2bo$9bo$9bo$6bobo!
5L glider:

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x = 18, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b3o$6bob2o$6b3o$7bo$14bo2bo$13bo$13bo3bo$2b2o9b4o$2ob2o$4o$b2o4$
7b3o$6bo2bo$9bo$b3o5bo$o2bo2bobo$3bo$3bo$obo!
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Re: Syntheses With Objects Other Than Gliders

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6 beehives->spark coil

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x = 24, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o18b2o$o2bo2bo10bo2bo2bo$b2o2bobo8bobo2b2o$5bobo8bobo$6bo10bo2$5b2o
10b2o$4bo2bo8bo2bo$5b2o10b2o!

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B34ij5e6kn/S23-kn4nqtyz5j6a
$3bo$3bo$b3o6$10bo$9bobo$10bo!
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