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[qqd]

Is a stable version of this p2 H to G known?

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x = 27, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
20bo$18b3o$17bo$17b2o$2o19b2o$bo19b2o$bobo$2b2o$23bo$22bobo$23bo$24b3o
$26bo2$2bo$2bobo$2b3o13bo$4bo12bo2bo$17bo2bo$19bo$13b2o$13b2o!

[synperiplanar]

Is a stable version of this p2 H to G known?

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x = 27, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
20bo$18b3o$17bo$17b2o$2o19b2o$bo19b2o$bobo$2b2o$23bo$22bobo$23bo$24b3o
$26bo2$2bo$2bobo$2b3o13bo$4bo12bo2bo$17bo2bo$19bo$13b2o$13b2o!

in any case i stabilized it

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x = 27, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
20bo$18b3o$17bo$17b2o$2o19b2o$bo19b2o$bobo$2b2o$23bo$22bobo$23bo$24b3o
$26bo2$2bo$2bobo$2b3o$4bo2$14b2o$14b2o2b2o$18bobo$20bo$20b2o!

EDIT by dvgrn: This is NW18T106. A stable form has been in the H-to-G collection since sometime before 2018, not sure when exactly. The usual variant has a regular eater1 instead of an eater5:

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x = 47, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
D3.D.D3.D3.D4.3D2.5D3.D4.3D3.3D$2D2.D.D3.D2.2D3.D3.D3.D4.2D3.D3.D.D$D
.D.D.D3.D3.D3.D3.D3.D5.D3.D2.2D.D$D2.2D.D.D.D3.D4.3D4.D5.D3.D.D.D.4D$
D3.D.D.D.D3.D3.D3.D3.D5.D3.2D2.D.D3.D$D3.D.2D.2D3.D3.D3.D3.D5.D3.D3.D
.D3.D$D3.D.D3.D2.3D3.3D4.D4.3D3.3D3.3D4$.3D2.D3.D8.3D2.5D2.3D4.D$D3.D
.D3.D7.D3.D3.D3.D3.D2.2D$D5.D3.D11.D3.D7.D3.D$.3D2.D.D.D.5D4.D4.D6.D
4.D$4.D.D.D.D9.D5.D5.D5.D$D3.D.2D.2D8.D6.D4.D6.D$.3D2.D3.D7.5D3.D3.5D
2.3D4$5.4B$6.4B$7.4B$8.4B$9.4B$10.4B$11.4B$12.4B$13.4B12.A$14.4B9.3A$
15.4B7.A$16.4B6.2A$9.2A6.4B2.5B2.2D$10.A7.8B3.B2DB$10.A.AB5.8B3.2B$
11.2AB.3B2.8B3.2B$13.16B.2BDB$13.18BD.D$14.17B.D$13.16B.B2A3D$11.17B
2.BA.A.D$9.19B5.A$9.2BC15B6.2A$8.3BCBC4B.7B$9.2B3C4B2.6B$8.5BC4B3.6B$
7.10B6.4B$6.4B12.B2A2B$5.4B14.2A.B2A$4.4B18.BA.A$3.4B22.A$2.4B23.2A$.
4B$.3B$.2B$.B!

[MathAndCode]

I know that people already knew that two domino sparks can hassle a long barge, but was this particular way to trigger it (by sparking Achim's p11) known?

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10b2o$5bo10bo$4bobo8bobo$3bobo10bobo$2bobo3b6o3bobo$3bo14bo2$5b
o10bo$5bo10bo$2o3bo10bo3b2o$2o3bo10bo3b2o$5bo10bo$5bo10bo7b2o2$3bo14b
o3bo3bo$2bobo3b6o3bobo2bo4bo$3bobo10bobo5bobobo$4bobo8bobo7bobobo$5bo
10bo9bo4bo$10b2o15bo3bo$10b2o$15b2o11b2o2$13bo3bo$13bo4bo$15bobobo$16b
obobo$17bo4bo$18bo3bo2$19b2o!

[qqd]

Might be useful to know:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
12bo$10b2o2$11bo$10bo$7bo2b2o$6bobo3b2o$6b2o2$12b2o$12bobo$14bo$2b2o10b
2o$bobo$bo$2o!

[Anivec]

Might be useful to know:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
12bo$10b2o2$11bo$10bo$7bo2b2o$6bobo3b2o$6b2o2$12b2o$12bobo$14bo$2b2o10b
2o$bobo$bo$2o!

It is known to be useful:

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#N gtolwss2023.rle
#C https://conwaylife.com/wiki/G-to-LWSS
#C https://www.conwaylife.com/patterns/gtolwss2023.rle
x = 65, y = 64, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o32$47b2o$47b2o2$56b2o$56bobob2o$58bobo$57b2obo$57bo2b2o$58b2o
2bo$59bobo$59bob2o$30b2o26b2obo2bo$30b2o29bob2o$48bo12bo$26bo22bo10b2o
$26b3o18b3o$29bo$28b2o31b2o$48b2o6b2obo2bo$47bobo5bobob3o$34b2o12bo6bo
bo$34bobo16b3ob5o$35bo16bo3bo4bo$52b2o2bobo$43bo13b2o$42bobo2b2o$31b2o
10bo3bobo$32bo16bo$29b3o17b2o$29bo!

[qqd]

Potential p46 pseudo-p2 edge repair spaceship 1 heisenburp:

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x = 62, y = 114, rule = B3/S23
4b2o5b2o$4b2o5b2o8$4b3o3b3o$3bo2bo3bo2bo$3b2obo3bob2o12$13bo$2o12bo$2o
2b2o6b3o$4b2o4$11b3o11b2o$11b2o13bo$13bo9bo$4b2o4bo12b2o$3bobo4bo$3bo
6bo$2b2o23$53b2o$53b2o4$59b2o$59b2o8$52b3o3b3o$51bo2bo3bo2bo$51b2obo3b
ob2o16$52b2o5b2o$52b2o5b2o15$35bo$34b4o$29bo3bo3b2ob2o$28b4o5bo2b2o$
27bo3bo7bo2bo$28bobo2bo$32bo!

At this point, it looks like making a pseudo-heisenburp which just converts the spaceship into an LWSS and converts it back into the spaceship with the exact timing and position would be more useful. The beacon should be restored before the block.

[johamwit]

Potential p46 pseudo-p2 edge repair spaceship 1 heisenburp

The same OT mechanism can be used to switch a stream with a MWSS:

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x = 141, y = 592, rule = LifeHistory
4$40.E$5.E32.3E$5.3E13.2E14.E$8.E9.2E2.E14.2E$7.2E9.2E.E13.D$21.2E12.
D$17.3E.E13.D$17.3E.E13.D$10.E5.E3.2E.E11.D$9.E.E5.2E3.2E11.D$8.2E.2E
6.2E14.D$8.3E8.E15.D$7.3E11.E13.D$11.2E2.2E3.2E13.D$7.E7.E.E17.D$7.E
9.E17.D$9.E2.E4.2E16.D$9.3E23.D$5.3E5.D21.D$4.3E7.D20.D$15.D19.D$16.C
18.D$17.C17.D$15.3AD16.D$19.D15.D$20.D14.D$21.D13.D$22.C12.D$23.C11.D
$21.3AD4.2E4.D$25.D4.E4.D$26.DE7.D$27.2E6.D$28.D6.D$29.D5.D$30.D4.D$
31.D3.D$24.2E6.D2.D$24.2E7.D.D$34.2D$35.D$35.2D$35.D.D$35.D2.D$35.D3.
D$35.D4.D$34.ACA4.D$33.A.DA5.D$35.DA6.D$35.DA7.D3.2E$35.DA8.DE2.E$35.
C10.2E$35.D$35.D$35.D$35.D!

[qqd]

Interesting MWSS reaction:

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x = 20, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2bo14bo$o3bo12bobo$5bo11b2o$o4bo$b5o!

Specifically, it is an MWSS colliding with a glider, rephasing it and shifting it by 8 lanes. Is it known and/or useful?

[Neocaridina]

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[ElijahKen]

Also based on that [a g to spark first discovered by Kazan (I believe)], several g-to-sl factories, none super edgy:

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x = 210, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory
6.2C39.2C43.2C45.2C48.2C$6.C2.2C11.A.A22.C2.2C11.A.A26.C2.2C11.A.A28.
C2.2C11.A.A31.C2.2C11.A.A$3.2C.C3.C11.2A20.2C.C3.C11.2A24.2C.C3.C11.2A
26.2C.C3.C11.2A29.2C.C3.C11.2A$2.C2.C.3C13.A19.C2.C.3C13.A23.C2.C.3C13.
A25.C2.C.3C13.A28.C2.C.3C13.A$C2.C.C.C33.C2.C.C.C37.C2.C.C.C39.C2.C.C
.C42.C2.C.C.C$2C.C.C35.2C.C.C39.2C.C.C41.2C.C.C44.2C.C.C$3.C.2C37.C.2C
41.C.2C43.C.2C46.C.2C$2C.C23.C13.2C.C13.2D26.2C.C43.2C.C13.2D31.2C.C13.
2D$C2.C.2C18.3C13.C2.C.2C10.2D26.C2.C.2C40.C2.C.2C10.2D31.C2.C.2C10.2D
$2.2C.2C17.C18.2C.2C40.2C.2C42.2C.2C45.2C.2C18.2C$25.C79.2D51.2C48.2C
$24.2C79.2D51.2C$58.2D$17.2D39.2D4.2C50.2C82.2D$17.2D45.C46.2C.C2.C82.
2D$65.3C42.C.C.3C39.2C.C$67.C42.C.C43.2C.3C$108.3C.5C45.C$9.2E39.2E43.
2E10.C3.C4.C25.2E12.2C.3C30.2E$8.E2.E37.E2.E41.E2.E9.2C2.C.C27.E2.E12.
C.C31.E2.E$9.2E39.2E43.2E15.2C28.2E13.C.C32.2E$158.C2$8.2C39.2C43.2C45.
2C48.2C$4.2C.C.C35.2C.C.C39.2C.C.C41.2C.C.C44.2C.C.C$4.C.2C.C.C33.C.2C
.C.C37.C.2C.C.C39.C.2C.C.C42.C.2C.C.C$10.2C39.2C43.2C45.2C48.2C!

Based on that, a stable 5x period multiplier, which reflects gliders 90 degrees instead of 180. Unfortunately, it has the same repeat time as the 11x snark: 107.

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x = 100, y = 97, rule = B3/S23
67b2o$67bobo$69bo4b2o$65b4ob2o2bo2bo$65bo2bobobobob2o$68bobobobo$68bo
3bobo$73bo$68bobo$59b2o$60bo6bobobo$60bobo4b5o$61b2o2b2obo4b2o$66b2o2b
o4bo$67bobo20bo$67b2o5b2o12b3o$67b5o15bo$69bo17b2o2$71b2o$71bo23b2o$
72b3o21bo$74bo21bob2o$88b2o4b3o2bo$88b2o3bo3b2o$93b4o$37bo41b2o15bo$
36bobo3b2o34bobo12b3o$35bo2bo3bo35bo13bo$35bobob2obo34b2o14b5o$34b2obo
bobo55bo$32bo2bob2o56bo$32b2o61b2o3$47b2o5b2o$46bobo5bo$48bo3bobo21bo$
34b2o16b2o10bo10bo$34b2o28b3o8b3o$67bo$66b2o$81b2o$34b2o45bo$34b2o23bo
18b2obo$57b4o16bo2bo$56bob5o15b2o$55b2o6bo$56b3obo3bo$57b2o2bobo$35bo$
34bobo$35bo$51b2o3bo$51bo3bobo$52bo3bobob2o$44b2o7bo4bob2o$44bobo4bob
5o$46bo3bobo4bob2obob2o$34bo11b2o3bo2b2obo2bob2obo$33bo18b2obob2o12b2o
$16bo16b3o35b2o$15bobo3b2o$14bo2bo3bo$14bobob2obo$11b2obobobobo$11bo2b
obo$13bobobo$7bo4b2obobo$6bobobo2bob2o$5bo2bob2o$6b2o2bo$3b3o4bo$2bo2b
ob3o$o2bobobo19b2o$2obobo20bo2bo$3bob2o20b2o$2obo$o2bob2o$2b2ob2o23b2o
$30bo$31b3o$33bo$23b2o$23bo$24b3o$26bo2$9b2o$8bo2bo$9b2o3$8b2o$4b2obob
o$4bob2obobo$10b2o!

Also a rather useless 4x multiplier, with an even worse RT of 132:

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x = 80, y = 61, rule = B3/S23
47bo5b2o2bo2b2o2bo8bo$42b2o2bobobo6bobo4bob3o2bo2bo3b2o$42bo7bo4bo6bo
6bobobob2o2bo$44bob2o4b3o5b2o$43b2o22b2o7bobo$10bo66bo$11bo46bo$9b3o
44b2o$58b2o11b2o$57bo7b3o3b2o$66bo$37bo26b2ob2o$37b3o24b2ob2o$40bo9bo
7bo2bo3bobo$39b2o9bo5bo5bo2bobo$49b2o4bo5bo3b3o$55bo$55b2ob2o$50b2o5b
2o17b2o$49bo2bo5bo17bobo$37bo11bo2bo5bo19bo$37bobo10b2o5b2o19b2o$37b2o
16b2ob2o$20bo$14b2o4b3o19bo18bo3b3o$15bo2b2o3bo16b2o11bo8bo2bobo8b2obo
$15bobo2b2obo18b2o8bob2o2bo2bo3bobo8bob2o$13b2obobobobo18bo10bo11b2ob
2o3bob2o$13bo2bobo32b2o11b2ob2o3b2o$15bobobo46bo8b3o$14b2obobo40b2o3b
3o8bo2bo$12bo2bob2o41b2o12bo3b2o$12b2o60b2o2$6b2o47bo$6bo2b2o43bobo7b
2o5bo$3b2obo3bo18b2o37bobobo2b2o$2bo2bob3o18bo2bo21bo2b2obobobo4bo7bo$
o2bobobo21b2o22b2o3bo2bo2b3o4b2obo$2obobo53bo14b2o$3bob2o$2obo28b2o$o
2bob2o13b2o10bo$2b2ob2o13b2o11b3o$35bo3$30b2o$25b2obo2bo$24bobob3o$24b
obo$22b3ob5o$9b2o10bo3bo4bo$8bo2bo9b2o2bobo$9b2o15b2o3$8b2o$4b2obobo$
4bob2obobo$10b2o!

Its one redeeming quality is that it can insert gliders on a transparent lane. (The catalyst can be reduced by two cells, but that blocks the transparent lane.)

[FWKnightship]

An XWSS constellation that can turn a forward glider to three forward gliders, not sure whether it is known.

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x = 21, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
3o$o2bo$o8bo$o3bo3b2o$o3bo3bobo$o$bobo$13bo$12b3o$12bob2o$13b3o$13b3o$
13b2o2$18bo$17b3o$17bob2o$18b3o$18b2o!

[johamwit]

An XWSS constellation that can turn a forward glider to three forward gliders, not sure whether it is known.
...

The constellation is reusable:

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x = 14, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
40.E$39.2E$39.E.E8$30.E$29.2E$29.E.E8$20.E$19.2E$19.E.E6$.3E$.E2.E$.E
$.E3.E$.E3.E$.E$2.E.E$14.E$13.3E$13.E.2E$14.3E$14.3E$14.2E2$19.E$18.
3E$18.E.2E$19.3E$19.2E!
#C [[ AUTOFIT ]]

[qqd]

Potential eater factory:

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x = 18, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
7.2A$8.2A$9.2A4$.A$A.A$A.A$.A3$4.2A8.2A$5.A8.A$2.3A10.3A$2.A14.A!

[I6_I6]

Lobster + 2 beehives = 4 clean gliders:

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x = 26, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
23bo$22bobo$22bobo$23bo$11b3o$13bo$8b2o2bo$8b2o$12b2o$11b2o10b2o$10bo
2bo8bo2bo$23b2o$8bo2bo$7bo3bo$6bob3o$5bo$5bo13bobo2b2o$6bo13b2obobo$b
2o13b2o2bo4bo$o2b2o2b2o6bo3bo$5bo2bo6bo6b2o$9b2o4bobo4b2o$2bo3bo3bo5bo
$6b2o4bo2bo$bobo5bo3b2o$2o8bo$5bo4bo$7bo3bo$4b2o5bo$4bo5bo!

[qqd]

Is this transparent block known? If it is, then has it been used in any conduit apart from this p2 Eonian variant of SW-2?

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$4bo$7bo$5b2o5$15b2o$15b2o4$o$obo$3o$2bo!

[I6_I6]

A little help?

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x = 17, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o7$bo$bobo$b3o11b2o$3bo11b2o!

Potential HL45B, the sacrificial block needs to be replaced.
The reaction is known, and this is the earliest mention I could find:
viewtopic.php?p=29575#p29575
Just bringing it back up, because it looks possible with a custom catalyst.
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[yyh_baboon]

A little help?

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x = 17, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o7$bo$bobo$b3o11b2o$3bo11b2o!

Potential HL45B, the sacrificial block needs to be replaced.
The reaction is known, and this is the earliest mention I could find:
viewtopic.php?p=29575#p29575
Just bringing it back up, because it looks possible with a custom catalyst.
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P5 support:

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x = 28, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o7$bo$bobo$b3o15bo$3bo14b2o4bo$13b5o6b2o$12bobo3bobobo2bo
$10b3o4bo3bob2o2bo$9bo4bobo2bobo2bob2o$9bob6ob2obo2bo$10bo5bobo2b2obo
$11b4obo3bo2bo$13bob2o4b2o!

P6 support:

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x = 26, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o7$bo$bobo$b3o$3bo10b4o$12b8o$11b3ob2ob3o$9b2o10b2o$13b6o
$14bo2bo$7b3obo2bo2bo2bob3o$6bo3bo10bo3bo$7b3o12b3o$8bo14bo$8bo14bo$7b
3o12b3o$6bo3bo10bo3bo$6b2ob2o10b2ob2o!

And P15 one:

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x = 23, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o7$bo$bobo$b3o$3bo2$9b2o3bo2bo3b2o$9b5o4b5o$9b2o3bo2bo3b2o
!

I guess stable ones are possible, but there are already many strong domino sparkers that fits here.

[WhiteHawk]

Has this p6 cavity spark hassler been completed before? EDIT: Reduced

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x = 28, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
25b2o$25bo$4b2o16b2obo$3bobo15bo2bo$3bobob2o12b2o$b2obobo2bo12b2o$o3b
obob2o2b2o6bobo$b3ob2o2bo4bo5bobobo$3bo3bo4bobo4bob2ob3o$5bobo5bo2b2o
2bo2bo3bo$4b2o13bobobob2o$5b2o13bobobo$3bo2bo15bobo$2bob2o16b2o$2bo$b
2o!

[B468S02357]

Is this switch engine known? I think I might have found a third orbit.

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x = 20, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
17b3o$16b4o$15b2o$16b4o$4bo12b3o$3bob2o11b2o$bo4bo$2o3bo$4o3$2bo$bobo
$2bo5$3bobo$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$2bo$b3o!

EDIT: Turns out that's the glider producing one. Thought the glider producing one went backwards.

[WhiteHawk]

In an 8x8 torus, the stairstep is a p48 phoenix.

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This is definitely known, but I couldn't find it on the wiki.

A phoenix is a pattern where all cells die every generation but the pattern doesn't. I think the proper term for this is a statorless oscillator (the cell map proves it doesn't have 110% volatility). Nevertheless, I don't recognize it from anywhere

Tiled to show the interaction between multiple lumps of muck

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23:T16,16
o6b2o6bo$2o6b2o6$6b2o6b2o$o6b2o6bo$2o6b2o6$6b2o6b2o!

This is also the thread for something like this since usually bounded grid oscillators aren't usually considered for actual oscillator completions without good cause to consider them.

[B468S02357]

In an 8x8 torus, the stairstep is a p48 phoenix.

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This is definitely known, but I couldn't find it on the wiki.

A phoenix is a pattern where all cells die every generation but the pattern doesn't. I think the proper term for this is a statorless oscillator (the cell map proves it doesn't have 110% volatility). Nevertheless, I don't recognize it from anywhere

Tiled to show the interaction between multiple lumps of muck

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23:T16,16
o6b2o6bo$2o6b2o6$6b2o6b2o$o6b2o6bo$2o6b2o6$6b2o6b2o!

This is also the thread for something like this since usually bounded grid oscillators aren't usually considered for actual oscillator completions without good cause to consider them.

I thought a phoenix was an oscillator where all cells die at least once, not one where they all die EVERY generation

[WhiteHawk]

I thought a phoenix was an oscillator where all cells die at least once, not one where they all die EVERY generation

Phoenix page says all cells must die every generation

[ThePlayzr]

Reduced 2 related p7 sparkers by 1 cell, at the cost of 1 row of clearance:

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x = 52, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
8b2o30b2o$9bo2bo2bo4b2o16b3o5b2o$7bo4b6o2bo16bo4bo2bo2bo$6bob4o6bobo15b
ob4obo2bobo$6bobo4b2obobob2o14bobo4b4ob2o$b2obobo3b2obobo4bo10b2obobo
3b2o4bobo$bob2ob3o8b2obo10bob2ob3o4b4obo$5bo4b4obobo2b2o13bo4b2o5b2ob
o$2b2obob3o4b2obobo12b2obob3o2b2obo3bobo$o2bo3bo2b3o3bo2bo10bo2bo3bo2b
o2bob2obo2bo$2o8bo2b3o3b2o9b2o8b2o7b2o$5bo7bo21bo$5bo29bo2$5bo29bo$5b
o7bo21bo$10bo2b3o3b2o19b2o7b2o$3bo3bo2b3o3bo2bo13bo3bo2bo2bob2obo2bo$
b3obob3o4b2obobo11b3obob3o2b2obo3bobo$o4bo4b4obobo2b2o8bo4bo4b2o5b2ob
o$2ob2ob3o8b2obo9b2ob2ob3o4b4obo$4bobo3b2obobo4bo13bobo3b2o4bobo$4bob
obo4b2obobob2o12bobobo4b4ob2o$3b2obob4o6bobo12b2obob4obo2bobo$7bo4b6o
2bo16bo4bo2bo2bo$9bo2bo2bo4b2o16b3o5b2o$8b2o30b2o!

Old ones are below the new ones.
Somehow all 4 sparkers work in B3/S23-a5
This isn't in EV2's sparker collection, so I believe it is new, but I am not sure.

[dbell]

There are known c/2 puffers with periods which are an odd multiple of 14. These are all based on period 42 rakes, and so always have a period divisible by 6.

Today I found that the output of an old period 14 puffer can be ignited to form a high-period puffer whose period is not a multiple of 6.

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#C A c/2 period 854 (2 * 7 * 61) dirty puffer.
#C This uses an period 14 puffer by Jason Summers and a period 14
#C spaceship by Paul took which has a useful spark that can reflect
#C forward gliders.  A glider hits the puffer's wick and ignites it,
#C which burns forwards through the wick until a forward glider is
#C released and reflected back to complete the cycle.
#C David I. Bell, 29 January 2026
x = 132, y = 233, rule = B3/S23
7b3o67b3o$6bobb5o59b5obbo$5bo3bobobooboo13bo11bo11bo13booboobobo3bo$5b
o6bo3boboo10b3o9b3o9b3o10boobo3bo6bo$7bo6bo4b4o5booboboo5booboboo5boob
oboo5b4o4bo6bo$4bobo6bo3bobo3bo3bobbobobbo3bobbobobbo3bobbobobbo3bo3bo
bo3bo6bobo$3boobob3o8bo4bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo4bo8b3oboboo
$bbobobo3bo5boboo4bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo4boobo5bo3bobobo$b
oobo10b4obobbooboobooboobooboobooboobooboobooboobooboobbob4o10boboo$o
3bo5boobboo7booboobooboobooboobooboobooboobooboobooboo7boobboo5bo3bo$
13boo3boo47boo3boo$ooboo6bobbo3bo49bo3bobbo6booboo$12bo5b51o5bo$17boo
bb3obob5obob5obob5obob5obobooboboobboo$25bo7bo7bo7bo7bo5bo$37bo7bo$37b
o7bo$37bo7bo$26bo29bo$25bobo27bobo$25bo31bo$26bobbo23bobbo$27bobbo4bo
11bo4bobbo$28boo7bobo3bobo7boo$36b5ob5o$40bobo$$26boo8b3o5b3o8boo$26bo
bo25bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo
8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$
26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo$110bo3bo$109b3ob3o$38bo5bo63booboboboo$
37bobo3bobo61boo7boo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo51bo7bo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo
50boo7boo$27boo25boo49boobobo3boboboo$104bobobobooboobobo$103boobobbob
obobobboboo$38bo5bo57boboboboobobobooboboo$37bobo3bobo55boobobobobbobo
bbobobbo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo43bo3bobo11bobboo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo53b
ooboo$27boo25boo44boobooboo9boo$99bo$102bo3bo$38bo5bo54boo19b3o$37bobo
3bobo57b3o13bo3bo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo61bo4boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo54b
3o3booboobobo$27boo25boo46bobbob3ob3oboobo4boboo$100boobooboo3bobo4bo
3bo4bo$100bobbobo3bo5bo$38bo5bo57bobobbo9boo7boo$37bobo3bobo53booboobo
boo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo48boboo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo43bobbobo$27boo25b
oo47boboboo$99boo3bobo13b3o$99b4ob3o12bo3bo$38bo5bo53booboo15bo4boo$
37bobo3bobo58boobo3b3o3booboobobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo41boobobb3oboob
3oboobo4boboo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo43boo9bobo4bo3bo4bo$27boo25boo44bobob
obobbo5bo$102bobobo10boo7boo$102bobbobooboo$38bo5bo56boo3b3o3boo$37bob
o3bobo55bobobobobbo3bo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo46bobo9bo7bo$26bobo8boo5b
oo8bobo45bobbo6booboob3ob3o$27boo25boo49bo8boobb3o3boo$104b3o7boo3bo5b
oo$104b3o13boo3bo$38bo5bo57b3o20boo$37bobo3bobo56b3o18boboboo$26boo8bo
bbo3bobbo8boo44bo3bo16boobobo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo46bobbo14bo3boboboo$
27boo25boo50bo18bo3boo$121boo3bob3o$130boo$38bo5bo58boo$37bobo3bobo60b
o$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo48bo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo48bobo$27boo25boo50bo3$
38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25b
oo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27b
oo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo
$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo
8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo
5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo
8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo14boo$37bobo3bobo12boo$26boo8bobbo3bo
bbo8boo3bo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8b
obbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26b
oo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo
$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo
3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$
37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo
5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25boo3$
38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27boo25b
oo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo$27b
oo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo8bobo
$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo5boo
8bobo$27boo25boo3$38bo5bo$37bobo3bobo$26boo8bobbo3bobbo8boo$26bobo8boo
5boo8bobo$27boo25boo5$26boo27boo$26bobo25bobo$27boo25boo!

The debris could be cleaned up by using period 2 spaceships that do glider turning and duplication reactions, but the result would be huge.

I also found period 1204 and period 1386 puffers using the same mechanism, but one of them is divisible by 6 and the other divisible by 4 so they aren't worth showing here.

I haven't yet figured out how to make the adjustments to change the period to make an infinite number of interesting periods.

BCNU,
-dbell

[qqd]

Interesting reaction between an R-pentomino and a block + blinker constellation:

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x = 9, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
8bo$8bo$8bo$4b2o$4b2o8$2o$b2o$bo!

The R gets converted into a Herschel, 'flipping' the block + blinker constellation and preserving the parity of the blinker (consuming the Herschel's FNG in the process) and releasing an additional glider.
Now, if we had a way to turn that Herschel back into a 'flipped' R which reacts with the block + blinker constellation in the exact same way, we may have a gun that utilizes this reaction. That doesn't look very possible though, with the low Herschel clearance.