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[Jormungant]

Wierd, consecutive p32 filter, p32 reflector:

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x = 79, y = 80, rule = LifeHistory
62.4B$34.B5.B20.4B$33.3B3.3B18.4B$31.4BA3.A4B15.4B$30.4BA.A.A.A4B13.
4B$30.2B2A2BA.A2B2A2B12.4B$30.2B2AB2A.2AB2A2B11.4B$20.2A8.BABA3B.3BAB
AB10.4B$19.B2AB7.2BA2B2A.2A2BA2B9.4B$20.3B7.7B.7B8.4B$13.2B2.AB2.B2.B
A4.5B2A.2A5B7.4B$8.7B4A5B4A3BA2BA.A.A.A2BAB6.4B$7.7BAB3A5B3AB2ABA3BA
3.A3BA6.4B$7.6B2A4BA3BA4B2AB2.3B3.3B7.4B$8.6B3ABA5BAB3A2B3.B5.B7.4B$
9.6B2A9B2A2B17.4B$12.B.15B17.4B$23.3B.3B15.4B$24.15B.B3.4B$23.2B2A9B
2A9B$12.B5.B3.2B3ABA5BAB3A7B$11.3B3.3B2.B2A4BA3BA4B2A6B$9.A3BA3.A3BAB
2AB3A5B3ABA7B$8.BA2BA.A.A.A2BA3B4A5B4A7B$8.5B2A.2A5B4.AB2.B2.BA2.4B$
8.7B.7B7.3B5.4B$8.2BA2B2A.2A2BA2B7.B2AB4.6B$8.BABA3B.3BABAB8.2A6.5B$
8.2B2AB2A.2AB2A2B18.3BA$8.2B2A2BA.A2B2A2B19.B2AB$8.4BA.A.A.A4B20.ABAB
$9.4BA3.A4B22.4B6.A8.2A$11.3B3.3B25.4B5.3A5.B2AB$12.B5.B27.4B7.A4.3B$
47.4B5.2A5.B.B5.2A$48.4B4.10B5.A$49.3BA5.8B2.BA.A$50.B2AB2.11B.B2A$
51.ABA4B2A4B2A3B$52.7B2A3B2A3B$53.5BA9B$54.14B$54.14B$53.14B.A$36.2B
14.4B.5B5.A.A$36.BAB12.4B2.4B7.A$34.2B3A11.4B5.2B$34.B3ABA9.4B5.4B$
35.BA2B.A7.4B6.B2AB$37.A.2BAB4.4B7.B2A2B$38.AB3AB2.4B9.4B2.2B$39.3A7B
.AB5.2BA3B2.BAB$39.BAB2.4B4A5.B3AB.5B$40.2B.4B4ABAB2.BA2BA3BAB3A$43.
3B3A2B3A2.BABA2B2.2B2A.A$43.2BA3B4AB2.2BA3B4.A.2A2B$31.8B5.2B4AB2A3B
2.B.2B5.3ABAB$30.2A3BA4B2.5B5A5B2.2BAB5.5B$30.4BAB2A2B.9B2A4B4.A.A5.B
AB$29.6B3A3B.12B7.A7.2B$28.3BA6BA3B2.6B3A2B$29.BA.ABABAB.AB3.11B$31.
2ABAB3A5.10B$46.8B$31.2ABAB3A7.2B2.3B$29.BA.ABABAB.AB9.4B$28.3BA6BA3B
8.5B$29.6B3A3B9.B2AB$30.4BAB2A2B11.2A$30.2A3BA4B$31.8B!

[johamwit]

Wierd, consecutive p32 filter, p32 reflector

Another application, a p32 reflector doubling the period of a p32 stream.

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x = 141, y = 592, rule = LifeHistory
15$65.4B$64.4B$63.4B$62.4B$60.4B2A.A$59.5BA.2A$58.5B$58.4B$30.B5.B20.
4B$29.BAB3.BAB18.4B$27.2B3A3.3A2B15.4B$26.2BABA.A.A.ABA2B13.4B$26.B2A
BABA.ABAB2AB12.4B$26.BAB4A.4ABAB11.4B$16.2A8.B5AB.B5AB10.4B$15.B2AB7.
7B.7B9.4B$16.3B7.7B.7B8.4B$9.2B2.2B2.B2.2B4.5B2A.2A5B7.2A2B$4.5B2A19B
A.A.A.A4B6.ABAB$3.5BAB2A11BA7BA3.A4B6.3BA$3.4B2A4BA7B4A2B2.3B3.3B7.4B
$4.4B2A4B2A3B2A4BAB3.B5.B7.4B$5.8BA7B5A17.4B$8.B.13BAB17.4B$19.3B.3B
15.4B$20.BA13B.B3.4B$19.5A7BA11B$8.B5.B3.BA4B2A3B2A4B2A5B$7.3B3.3B2.
2B4A7BA4B2A4B$5.4BA3.A7BA11B2ABA5B$4.4BA.A.A.A19B2A5B$4.5B2A.2A5B4.2B
2.B2.2B2.4B$4.7B.7B7.3B5.4B25.2B15.2A$4.7B.7B7.B2AB4.6B23.BAB12.A.BA$
4.B5AB.B5AB8.2A6.2B2DC21.2BABA11.B2A$4.BAB4A.4ABAB18.D2AB20.BA3BA11.
3A$4.B2ABABA.ABAB2AB18.BCBAB20.BA2B.A11.BAB$4.2BABA.A.A.ABA2B20.4B21.
A.2BAB9.2B2A$5.2B3A3.3A2B22.4B21.A3BAB5.A3.3B$7.BAB3.BAB25.4B21.ABA2B
4.A.A2.2A$8.B5.B27.4B20.BAB5.A2BA2.2B$43.4B11.2B7.2B4.B.2B3.BA$44.3BA
9.6B6.B.2BA2BA2.A2B$45.B2AB7.3B2A3B.8BA3B2.2BA$46.ABAB6.3BABA4B2A5BAB
A5BAB$47.4B5.3BABA2B.A2BA5B2AB.3BAB$48.4B3.5B2A4B2A3B.6B.2BA$49.4B2.
9B.6B3.4B.A2B$50.5B2A8B8.B2A2B2.BA$51.3BA2B2A6B9.2A4.2B$47.2A3.2B3ABA
6B15.2A$46.A2.A2.11B.B2A13.3B$46.A.A.AB2.9B.BA.A11.2B2A$47.A.3A2.8B5.
A11.BAB$48.B3A3.7B5.2A9.3A$48.3B6.5B15.B2A$58.2B18.A.BA$56.A.A.A19.2A
$55.A.2A.3A$55.A7.A$54.2A6.2A!

[PK22]

Hook with tail + backwards MWSS + temporary eater 1, found while trying to find sideways xWSSes:

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x = 28, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
b2o$4o$2ob2o8b4o$2b2o8bo3bo$16bo$12bo2bo2$26b2o$5b4o17b2o$4bo3bo$8bo$
4bo2bo!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

When finding an alternate cleanup for the lobster gun, I accidentally found this collision where the top block is transparent:

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x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2b2o2$bo$b2o3b2o$obo2bo2bo$6b2o3$2b2o$2b2o!

[I6_I6]

The beehive push catalyst has a 1G destruction:

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x = 24, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
15bo$14bobo$8b2o4bobo4b2o$8bo2bo3bo3bo2bo$9b3o7b3o2$7b7o3b7o$7bo6bobo
6bo$8bobob2o3b2obobo$2o7b2obo5bob2o$b2o11bobo$o12b2ob2o!

[affamatodidio]

When finding an alternate cleanup for the lobster gun, I accidentally found this collision where the top block is transparent:

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x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2b2o2$bo$b2o3b2o$obo2bo2bo$6b2o3$2b2o$2b2o!

BF20H with nice connectability:

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x = 18, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
7.2B2.2B$6.E7BD$4.3BE6BDBD$3.4B2E5B3DB$.5B2E8BD$.5BE8B$.7B.4B$.6B.4B$
2.4B.4B$2.8B$.8B$8B$B2C5B$.2C5B4.2C$2.7B2.C2.C$2.4BC2B2.C.2C$2.3BCBC
2B2C$3.2BCBC2B2.3C$4.2BC3B2C2.C$6.3B2.C$8.2BC$7.BC2.3C$8.3C3.C$11.C.C
$10.2C.2C!

Now, I'm no genius, but I think this is known.

[Rusdal]

I was bored but i accidentally found that this shape that looks like a smile turns into pulsar, here is the code for it:

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 
2bobo2b$2bobo2b$o5bo$b5ob!

At t32 its a pulsar

[rabbit]

I was bored but i accidentally found that this shape that looks like a smile turns into pulsar, here is the code for it:

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 
2bobo2b$2bobo2b$o5bo$b5ob!

At t32 its a pulsar

Here's some more:

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x = 40, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
18bobo13bo3bo$bobo$19bo16bo$o3bo12bo3bo11bo5bo$5o12b5o12b5o!

[johamwit]

I was bored …

Here's some more:
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Pointless reduction:

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x = 141, y = 592, rule = LifeHistory
3$2.E3.E10.E5.E$2.5E11.2E.2E$20.E!

[WhiteHawk]

I was bored …

Here's some more:
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Pointless reduction:

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I don't recognize the right 7-cell pulsar predecessor, but I assume it must be known

Unrelated, are these 3 patterns the only 7-cell pulsar predecessors, or are there more?

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x = 37, y = 3, rule = LifeHistory
E3.E10.E5.E10.A3.A$5E11.2E.2E11.A.A.A$18.E13.A3.A!

[MDA]

Triple honeyfarm catalysis with Eater 2:

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x = 11, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$7bo2bo$7b3o4$3bob2o$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o$3bobo$3bobo$4bo!

Transparent century eater:

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x = 8, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2o3b3o$2o2b2o!

Pi + block produces tub with tail:

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x = 13, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o6$10b3o$10bobo$10bobo!

Almost-crawler: Block + HF + glider produces HF + glider:

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x = 39, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
37bo$36bo$36b3o28$12b2o$2o9bo2bo$2o9b3o6b2o$20b2o!

Edit (June 22nd, 2026, 9:26 PM): Unfortunately, the almost-crawler turned out to be suicidal, since its reflected gliders collided with the gliders required to keep it stable:

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x = 329, y = 331, rule = LifeSuper
.C$2.C$3C20$327.C$23.D302.C$24.D301.3C$22.3D2$12.C$13.C$11.3C15$43.C$
44.C260.D$42.3C259.D$304.3D2$316.C$33.D281.C$34.D280.3C$32.3D14$285.C
$65.D218.C$66.D217.3C$64.3D2$54.C$55.C239.D$53.3C238.D$294.3D14$85.C$
86.C176.D$84.3C175.D$262.3D2$274.C$75.D197.C$76.D196.3C$74.3D14$243.C
$107.D134.C$108.D133.3C$106.3D2$96.C$97.C155.D$95.3C154.D$252.3D14$
127.C$128.C92.D$126.3C91.D$220.3D2$232.C$117.D113.C$118.D112.3C$116.
3D13$147.D$148.D52.C$146.3D51.C$200.3C3$138.C$139.C71.D$137.3C70.D$
210.3D18$159.D$160.D29.C$158.3D28.C$171.2D16.3C$170.D2.D2.2A$164.2D5.
3D.A2.A$164.2D9.3A6.2D$161.3D20.2D$163.D22.3C$162.D23.C$187.C18$140.
3C$142.C64.3D$141.C65.D$208.D17$228.3C$119.3D106.C$121.D107.C$120.D
17$98.3C$100.C148.3D$99.C149.D$250.D17$270.3C$77.3D190.C$79.D191.C$
78.D17$56.3C$58.C232.3D$57.C233.D$292.D17$312.3C$35.3D274.C$37.D275.C
$36.D17$14.3C$16.C$15.C!

Edit (June 23rd, 2026, 4:51 PM): Another almost-crawler, this one most likely salvageable using over-unity reactions (the output gliders collide with the output blocks):

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x = 2502, y = 2539, rule = B3/S23
2500bo$2499bo$2499b3o26$2376bo$2375bo$2375b3o26$2252bo$2251bo$2251b3o
26$2128bo$2127bo$2127b3o26$2004bo$2003bo$2003b3o26$1880bo$1879bo$1879b
3o26$1756bo$1755bo$1755b3o26$1632bo$1631bo$1631b3o26$1508bo$1507bo$
1507b3o26$1384bo$1383bo$1383b3o26$1260bo$1259bo$1259b3o26$1136bo$1135b
o$1135b3o26$1012bo$1011bo$1011b3o26$888bo$887bo$887b3o26$764bo$763bo$
763b3o26$640bo$639bo$639b3o26$516bo$515bo$515b3o15$485b2o$485b2o$477bo
$477b2o$478b2o$477b2o7$497b2o$497b2o3$481b2o$481b2o7$509b2o$509b2o3$
493b2o$493b2o7$521b2o$521b2o3$505b2o$505b2o7$533b2o$533b2o3$517b2o$
517b2o7$545b2o$545b2o3$529b2o$529b2o7$557b2o$557b2o3$541b2o$541b2o7$
569b2o$569b2o2$448b3o$450bo102b2o$449bo103b2o7$581b2o$581b2o3$565b2o$
565b2o7$593b2o$593b2o3$577b2o$577b2o7$605b2o$605b2o3$589b2o$589b2o7$
617b2o$617b2o3$601b2o$601b2o7$629b2o$629b2o3$613b2o$613b2o7$641b2o$
641b2o3$625b2o$625b2o7$653b2o$653b2o3$637b2o$637b2o7$665b2o$665b2o3$
649b2o$649b2o7$677b2o$677b2o3$661b2o$661b2o7$689b2o$689b2o3$673b2o$
673b2o2$420b3o$422bo$421bo3$701b2o$701b2o3$685b2o$685b2o7$713b2o$713b
2o3$697b2o$697b2o7$725b2o$725b2o3$709b2o$709b2o7$737b2o$737b2o3$721b2o
$721b2o7$749b2o$749b2o3$733b2o$733b2o7$761b2o$761b2o3$745b2o$745b2o7$
773b2o$773b2o3$757b2o$757b2o7$785b2o$785b2o3$769b2o$769b2o7$797b2o$
797b2o3$781b2o$781b2o7$809b2o$809b2o3$793b2o$793b2o6$392b3o$394bo426b
2o$393bo427b2o3$805b2o$805b2o7$833b2o$833b2o3$817b2o$817b2o7$845b2o$
845b2o3$829b2o$829b2o7$857b2o$857b2o3$841b2o$841b2o7$869b2o$869b2o3$
853b2o$853b2o7$881b2o$881b2o3$865b2o$865b2o7$893b2o$893b2o3$877b2o$
877b2o7$905b2o$905b2o3$889b2o$889b2o7$917b2o$917b2o3$901b2o$901b2o7$
929b2o$929b2o3$913b2o$913b2o7$941b2o$941b2o2$364b3o$366bo558b2o$365bo
559b2o7$953b2o$953b2o3$937b2o$937b2o7$965b2o$965b2o3$949b2o$949b2o7$
977b2o$977b2o3$961b2o$961b2o7$989b2o$989b2o3$973b2o$973b2o7$1001b2o$
1001b2o3$985b2o$985b2o7$1013b2o$1013b2o3$997b2o$997b2o50$336b3o$338bo$
337bo122$308b3o$310bo$309bo122$280b3o$282bo$281bo122$252b3o$254bo$253b
o122$224b3o$226bo$225bo122$196b3o$198bo$197bo122$168b3o$170bo$169bo
122$140b3o$142bo$141bo122$112b3o$114bo$113bo122$84b3o$86bo$85bo122$56b
3o$58bo$57bo122$28b3o$30bo$29bo122$3o$2bo$bo!

[WhiteHawk]

Transparent century eater:

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x = 8, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2o3b3o$2o2b2o!

Known (see the actual century page)

[Rhombicubocta]

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x = 9, y = 3, rule = B3/S23:T12+3,24
3o3b3o$obo3bobo$3o3b3o!

I was messing around with pre pulsars on tori.
I found this pre-pulsar agar that if possible to stabilize it would give us a new p55 pulsar hassler with a different mechanism than the one one the wiki.
Two wicks of pre pulsars collide and decay back into pre-pulsars.
Note the shift on the torus.
Does any one know if this can be stabilized or if it is hopeless?

[LittleLWSS]

Octagon 2 found in a C8-symmetric soup.

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x = 40, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
bo2b3o2bobobo2bob4obo2bobobo2b3o2bo$ob2o3bobo3b14o3bobo3b2obo$bobob2o
2b2o3b2o2bo2bo2b2o3b2o2b2obobo$b2ob2o2bob2o2b2ob2o2b2ob2o2b2obo2b2ob2o
$o2bob3o2b2ob2ob3o2b3ob2ob2o2b3obo2bo$ob3ob3o2b5obob2obob5o2b3ob3obo$o
bob2o3b2obo2b2ob4ob2o2bob2o3b2obobo$bo2b2o2bobo8b2o8bobo2b2o2bo$3bobob
o4bob3ob4ob3obo4bobobo$3o3bo4bo3b3o4b3o3bo4bo3b3o$2b3ob2o3b3ob2obo2bob
2ob3o3b2ob3o$o2b3o3b2o2bobobob2obobobo2b2o3b3o2bo$5b2obobo4b4o2b4o4bob
ob2o$2o2b2o4b2o2b12o2b2o4b2o2b2o$b5o2bo4bob4o2b4obo4bo2b5o$b3ob2ob7obo
6bob7ob2ob3o$2o2bobob3ob4ob2o2b2ob4ob3obobo2b2o$bob3o3bob4obob4obob4ob
o3b3obo$5obobobob3ob2o4b2ob3obobobob5o$2o3b4o2bobo3bo4bo3bobo2b4o3b2o$
2o3b4o2bobo3bo4bo3bobo2b4o3b2o$5obobobob3ob2o4b2ob3obobobob5o$bob3o3bo
b4obob4obob4obo3b3obo$2o2bobob3ob4ob2o2b2ob4ob3obobo2b2o$b3ob2ob7obo6b
ob7ob2ob3o$b5o2bo4bob4o2b4obo4bo2b5o$2o2b2o4b2o2b12o2b2o4b2o2b2o$5b2ob
obo4b4o2b4o4bobob2o$o2b3o3b2o2bobobob2obobobo2b2o3b3o2bo$2b3ob2o3b3ob
2obo2bob2ob3o3b2ob3o$3o3bo4bo3b3o4b3o3bo4bo3b3o$3bobobo4bob3ob4ob3obo
4bobobo$bo2b2o2bobo8b2o8bobo2b2o2bo$obob2o3b2obo2b2ob4ob2o2bob2o3b2obo
bo$ob3ob3o2b5obob2obob5o2b3ob3obo$o2bob3o2b2ob2ob3o2b3ob2ob2o2b3obo2bo
$b2ob2o2bob2o2b2ob2o2b2ob2o2b2obo2b2ob2o$bobob2o2b2o3b2o2bo2bo2b2o3b2o
2b2obobo$ob2o3bobo3b14o3bobo3b2obo$bo2b3o2bobobo2bob4obo2bobobo2b3o2bo
!

This C4-symmetric soup also creates an Octagon 2 but shortly destroy it.

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x = 40, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
obo6bo4b3o2bob4obob2o2b2o2b2obo$2bo2bo3bobob7o3b6o3bo4bo$3ob3ob2obob2o
4b10o2bo2b6o$ob4ob2obo3bob2obobo6b2ob6o$2b3obob3o2b2o2b4o3b6ob7o$2b7ob
2ob8ob2o2b3o2b2obob3o$o2b2o2bobo8b2obob2obob5ob2obo$2ob4o2bob2obobob3o
2bob2ob2o3b2obo$2b5o2b2o3b3o3bob3o2bob2o3b4o$6bob2o2b2obo3b3o2b3o2b5ob
ob3o$o2b2ob5obo3b4ob2ob4obobo2b3o$8o4bo2b5o6bo5bobo2b2o$b2ob2o2bobob2o
3b2o2b3ob6obo$3ob4ob6ob3ob2ob2ob2o2bo3b2ob2o$b2obo2bob2obo3bob4ob2obo
4b2ob6o$3obobob3o2b5obo2b3o3bob2o2bo3b2o$3o2b4o3b8ob6ob2ob2obobob2o$ob
o2bo2bobobo2b3ob2ob3ob4o4b3obo$ob2o2bo2b2ob3obo3bo2bob5o2b4o2bo$2bob2o
b3o3b2o2b4ob4o2b3ob8o$8ob3o2b4ob4o2b2o3b3ob2obo$bo2b4o2b5obo2bo3bob3ob
2o2bo2b2obo$bob3o4b4ob3ob2ob3o2bobobo2bo2bobo$2obobob2ob2ob6ob8o3b4o2b
3o$2o3bo2b2obo3b3o2bob5o2b3obobob3o$6ob2o4bob2ob4obo3bob2obo2bob2o$b2o
b2o3bo2b2ob2ob2ob3ob6ob4ob3o$7bob6ob3o2b2o3b2obobo2b2ob2o$b2o2bobo5bo
6b5o2bo4b8o$3b3o2bobob4ob2ob4o3bob5ob2o2bo$3obob5o2b3o2b3o3bob2o2b2obo
$2b4o3b2obo2b3obo3b3o3b2o2b5o$3bob2o3b2ob2obo2b3obobob2obo2b4ob2o$2bob
2ob5obob2obob2o8bobo2b2o2bo$b3obob2o2b3o2b2ob8ob2ob7o$2b7ob6o3b4o2b2o
2b3obob3o$3b6ob2o6bobob2obo3bob2ob4obo$6o2bo2b10o4b2obob2ob3ob3o$2bo4b
o3b6o3b7obobo3bo2bo$ob2o2b2o2b2obob4obo2b3o4bo6bobo!

Edit 1: Yet another C8 soup of Octagon 2.

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x = 40, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
o2bo2bob2ob2obo2bo4bo2bob2ob2obo2bo2bo$b4ob2ob2o6bob2obo6b2ob2ob4o$bob
2o2b10ob4ob10o2b2obo$3obobobob2o2b12o2b2obobobob3o$b3ob2obobo2bo12bo2b
obob2ob3o$4b2o3bob3obobo4bobob3obo3b2o$2ob2obo2bo3bobo2bo2bo2bobo3bo2b
ob2ob2o$b2o4bo3b2ob2o2b4o2b2ob2o3bo4b2o$ob3o3b2o2bob2obob2obob2obo2b2o
3b3obo$3o2b2ob2o2bob2o8b2obo2b2ob2o2b3o$b4o6bo3bob6obo3bo6b4o$ob2obobo
2bob2o2bob4obo2b2obo2bobob2obo$obo2bob3obobob2obo2bob2obobob3obo2bobo$
2bob3o4b2o2b2o6b2o2b2o4b3obo$ob2o3b3o4b2obob2obob2o4b3o3b2obo$2b2ob6ob
3obobo2bobob3ob6ob2o$2b2o7b3obobob2obobob3o7b2o$2obobo2bobo3bobobo2bob
obo3bobo2bobob2o$2b2o2b2o2b3o2bobo4bobo2b3o2b2o2b2o$b3o3b2ob2o2bobo6bo
bo2b2ob2o3b3o$b3o3b2ob2o2bobo6bobo2b2ob2o3b3o$2b2o2b2o2b3o2bobo4bobo2b
3o2b2o2b2o$2obobo2bobo3bobobo2bobobo3bobo2bobob2o$2b2o7b3obobob2obobob
3o7b2o$2b2ob6ob3obobo2bobob3ob6ob2o$ob2o3b3o4b2obob2obob2o4b3o3b2obo$
2bob3o4b2o2b2o6b2o2b2o4b3obo$obo2bob3obobob2obo2bob2obobob3obo2bobo$ob
2obobo2bob2o2bob4obo2b2obo2bobob2obo$b4o6bo3bob6obo3bo6b4o$3o2b2ob2o2b
ob2o8b2obo2b2ob2o2b3o$ob3o3b2o2bob2obob2obob2obo2b2o3b3obo$b2o4bo3b2ob
2o2b4o2b2ob2o3bo4b2o$2ob2obo2bo3bobo2bo2bo2bobo3bo2bob2ob2o$4b2o3bob3o
bobo4bobob3obo3b2o$b3ob2obobo2bo12bo2bobob2ob3o$3obobobob2o2b12o2b2obo
bobob3o$bob2o2b10ob4ob10o2b2obo$b4ob2ob2o6bob2obo6b2ob2ob4o$o2bo2bob2o
b2obo2bo4bo2bob2ob2obo2bo2bo!

[SecondTypist]

8c/10 Double-blinker fuse

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x = 29, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
16bo$13bo2bo$14b3o3$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o$bo$2bo$3o$
14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$
14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b3ob3o4$14b2o3b2o$12bo2bo3b
o2bo$7b2o6bo3bo6b2o$6b3o2bo3bo3bo3bo2b3o$6b3o6bo3bo6b3o$6b2obo2bo2bo3b
o2bo2bob2o$7b3o3b3o3b3o3b3o$8bo17bo!

The active portion of the pattern can convert a glider in to a Pi heptomino in one of its phases without slowing down.
Out of the 3 ways the fuse can collide with the double blinker puffer, only 1 of them leads to the destruction of the double blinker puffer. One has it cleanly eaten, and the other results in a honey farm, traffic light, and two out-of-place blinkers.

[MDA]

I found this reaction which turns an HWSS into an LWSS and a block:

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x = 11, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
$7bo$6bobo$5b5o$5bo3bo$4b3ob3o$4bobob3o$5b5o$6b3o$7bo6$b6o$o5bo$6bo$o
4bo$2b2o!

[ElijahKen]

Temporary Claw with tail from glider hitting a half-bakery:

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bo2bo$3bobo5b3o$b2obo6bo$o2bo8bo$obo$bo!
[[ STOP 93 ]]

Adding a loaf saves it:

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x = 14, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3bo2bo$3bobo5b3o$b2obo6bo$o2bo8bo$obo$bo13$9b2o$8bo2bo$8bobo$9bo!

[Hubert]

I discovered this object, but I do not know if it has been discovered before; I would therefore like to find out.

the bow

Capture d’écran 2026-07-18 190506.jpg (28.72 KiB) Viewed 305 times

Thank you.
Moved from its own thread to here (since it already had discussion here). --hotdogPi

[Hubert]

After 330 generations, it creates 2 gliders.

[rabbit]

Welcome to the Forums! It looks like you've posted this in the wrong subforum - Website Discussion is for conversations pertaining to the Forums, LifeWiki, or other adjacent communities. This post would've been better suited in an existing thread in the Patterns board like Thread for your unsure discoveries.

It appears from the screenshot you're already using Golly, which is great! However, Instead of posting a picture of the pattern, it is best to use the selection tool around the part that you want to copy (or Ctrl+A for the whole pattern) and then copy it using Ctrl+C. This will export the pattern to your clipboard in RLE format, which makes it easier to share patterns with others. It would look like this:

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x = 5, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$obo$3bo$4bo$4bo$3bo$obo$2o$o!

Unfortunately, unstable objects (methuselae) like this aren't usually notable on their own, unless they have a highly special property such as longevity. The community is more interested in stable objects such as oscillators and spaceships. I would recommend browsing the LifeWiki further to familiarize yourself with some of the terminology and objects that exist in Life.

[Hubert]

Thank you for all, I will do it .

[Hubert]

I don't know what it is but i called it the bow

x = 12, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6$3bo$3b2o$3bobo$6bo$7bo$7bo$6bo$3bobo$3b2o$3bo!

[MDA]

I don't know what it is but i called it the bow

x = 12, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6$3bo$3b2o$3bobo$6bo$7bo$7bo$6bo$3bobo$3b2o$3bo!

This pattern doesn’t have a commonly used name, but it isn’t notable enough to warrant one.

Quoting the forum rules (emphasis added):

[…]

Some specific examples of discoveries that won't be of interest to this community include:

[…]

A methuselah that lasts fewer than 20,000 generations or is larger than a 20-by-20 box.

[…]

Small side note: you don’t need to post in this thread if you’ve already posted in this thread. Just remember next time to post in an existing thread if your pattern isn’t very notable.

[NNlk05]

I don't know what it is but i called it the bow

x = 12, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6$3bo$3b2o$3bobo$6bo$7bo$7bo$6bo$3bobo$3b2o$3bo!

Welcome to the Forums!
Please use pattern tags like so:

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[pattern]x = 12, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6$3bo$3b2o$3bobo$6bo$7bo$7bo$6bo$3bobo$3b2o$3bo![/pattern]

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x = 12, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6$3bo$3b2o$3bobo$6bo$7bo$7bo$6bo$3bobo$3b2o$3bo!

[MDA]

Interesting interaction between an L-tetromino and a heavyweight emulator which results in this still life:

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x = 16, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9bo$9bo2$7b2o$2b2obo4bob2o$2bo10bo$3b2o6b2o$3o2b6o2b3o$o2bo8bo2bo
$b2o10b2o!

Edit (July 30th, 2026, 9:29 PM): A flyby interaction between a B and a glider:

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x = 8, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$b2o$2o16$5b3o$7bo$6bo!