otismo wrote: May 22nd, 2025, 9:00 pm
Charity Engine Soup to which I added four Glider-killing Blocks and four Eaters to eat the QuadGun output - a Clean DEMO.
I never saw this gun before; at the center of it is an extremely interesting reaction that looks like it wants to make a Pulsar,
but instead makes the necessary Blinker configuration. ( P30 Gun )
This is a great thread to stay on top of - Thank You All !
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# [[ AUTOSTART WIDTH 1515 HEIGHT 980 ]]
# [[ ZOOM 6.0 GPS 8 LOOP 600 ]]
x = 137, y = 139, rule = B3/S23
o135bo$3o131b3o$3bo129bo$2b2o129b2o43$54b2o25b2o$54b2o25b2o7$55b2o2bo
2b3obo3bob3o2bo2b2o$53b4obo3b2obob3obob2o3bob4o$53bobobob3obo2b2ob2o2b
ob3obobobo$53bob2ob2obo4b5o4bob2ob2obo$53bobo8b9o8bobo$53bob3o3b3ob2ob
ob2ob3o3b3obo$54b4obo4bo2bobo2bo4bob4o$54bo2bob2ob6ob6ob2obo2bo$53b2ob
o2bob2ob2obobob2ob2obo2bob2o$55b2ob2ob4o7b4ob2ob2o$53b3o2b4o4b2ob2o4b
4o2b3o$56bob2obobo2b5o2bobob2obo$54b2o4b3o3bo3bo3b3o4b2o$53b3obo4b5obo
b5o4bob3o$53b2ob2o2b6ob3ob6o2b2ob2o$55bobobob2o3b5o3b2obobobo$53b2ob2o
2b6ob3ob6o2b2ob2o$53b3obo4b5obob5o4bob3o$54b2o4b3o3bo3bo3b3o4b2o$56bob
2obobo2b5o2bobob2obo$53b3o2b4o4b2ob2o4b4o2b3o$55b2ob2ob4o7b4ob2ob2o$
53b2obo2bob2ob2obobob2ob2obo2bob2o$54bo2bob2ob6ob6ob2obo2bo$54b4obo4bo
2bobo2bo4bob4o$53bob3o3b3ob2obob2ob3o3b3obo$53bobo8b9o8bobo$53bob2ob2o
bo4b5o4bob2ob2obo$53bobobob3obo2b2ob2o2bob3obobobo$53b4obo3b2obob3obob
2o3bob4o$55b2o2bo2b3obo3bob3o2bo2b2o7$54b2o25b2o$54b2o25b2o43$2b2o129b
2o$3bo129bo$3o131b3o$o135bo!
Thank you for noticing this and pointing it out. It turns out that it only needs to be a dimer, not a tetramer, as long as one has an alternative way to take care of some of the extra blinkers.
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x = 15, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
3b2o5b2o$3b2o5b2o11$b5o3b5o$ob3obobob3obo$bo3bo3bo3bo$2b3o5b3o$3bo7bo
3$2b3o5b3o2$o13bo$o13bo$o13bo4$5b2ob2o$5bo3bo$6b3o$4bobo$4b2o!
Also, other tetramers exist.
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x = 329, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
o20b2o5b2o20bo40bo20b2o5b2o20bo41bo20b2o5b2o20bo42bo20b2o5b2o20bo$3o18b
2o5b2o18b3o40b3o18b2o5b2o18b3o41b3o18b2o5b2o18b3o42b3o18b2o5b2o18b3o$
3bo43bo46bo43bo47bo43bo48bo43bo$2b2o43b2o44b2o43b2o45b2o43b2o46b2o43b
2o9$19b5o3b5o78b5o3b5o79b5o3b5o80b5o3b5o$18bob3obobob3obo76bob3obobob
3obo77bob3obobob3obo78bob3obobob3obo$19bo3bo3bo3bo78bo3bo3bo3bo79bo3b
o3bo3bo80bo3bo3bo3bo$20b3o5b3o80b3o5b3o81b3o5b3o82b3o5b3o$21bo7bo82bo
7bo83bo7bo84bo7bo3$20b3o5b3o80b3o5b3o81b3o5b3o82b3o5b3o2$18bo13bo76bo
13bo77bo13bo78bo13bo$18bo13bo76bo13bo77bo13bo78bo13bo$18bo13bo76bo13b
o77bo13bo78bo13bo5$18bo13bo77bo13bo78bo13bo$18bo13bo77bo13bo78bo13bo78b
o13bo$18bo13bo77bo13bo78bo13bo78bo13bo$296bo13bo$20b3o5b3o81b3o5b3o82b
3o5b3o$298b3o5b3o2$21bo7bo83bo7bo84bo7bo$20b3o5b3o81b3o5b3o82b3o5b3o83b
o7bo$19bo3bo3bo3bo79bo3bo3bo3bo80bo3bo3bo3bo81b3o5b3o$18bob3obobob3ob
o77bob3obobob3obo78bob3obobob3obo79bo3bo3bo3bo$19b5o3b5o79b5o3b5o80b5o
3b5o79bob3obobob3obo$297b5o3b5o8$2b2o43b2o45b2o43b2o46b2o43b2o$3bo43b
o47bo43bo48bo43bo47b2o43b2o$3o18b2o5b2o18b3o41b3o18b2o5b2o18b3o42b3o18b
2o5b2o18b3o45bo43bo$o20b2o5b2o20bo41bo20b2o5b2o20bo42bo20b2o5b2o20bo42b
3o18b2o5b2o18b3o$278bo20b2o5b2o20bo!
Of course, it can also be viewed as a p30 double blinker factor—or just a single blinker factor if there is enough room to remove the other blinker.
Edit: The stabilized house can be moved more column closer, and a boat can suppress the gliders on one side in at least two separate ways.
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x = 25, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
8b2o5b2o$8b2o5b2o11$6b5o3b5o$5bob3obobob3obo$6bo3bo3bo3bo$7b3o5b3o$2o
6bo7bo6bo$obo19bobo$bo20b2o$7b3o5b3o2$5bo13bo$5bo13bo$5bo13bo3$10b2ob
2o$10bo3bo$11b3o$9bobo$9b2o!
Of course, there is an alternative house stabilization that restores the symmetry (if one either uses a symmetric pair of boats or no boats) and is cheaper.
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x = 25, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
8b2o5b2o$8b2o5b2o11$6b5o3b5o$5bob3obobob3obo$6bo3bo3bo3bo$7b3o5b3o$bo
6bo7bo6bo$obo19bobo$b2o19b2o$7b3o5b3o2$5bo13bo$5bo13bo$5bo13bo3$10b2o
b2o$10bo3bo$11b3o2$11b3o$10bo3bo$10b2ob2o!
I am tentatively considering myself back.