The Hunting of the Spark Conduits

[ElijahKen]

Reduction:

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x = 27, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A.A$4.A.2A2$5.5A2.A$2A2.A4.A2.3A9.2A$A2.A.BAB7.A6.2B2AB$.A.A.2AB6.
2A6.4B$2A.A.4BA4.5B2.4B$3.A2.2BABA5.10B$3.2A.BA2BA3.12B$7.B2A2B.12B$10.
16B$10.17B$10.17B$8.18B$6.21B$6.2BC17B$5.3BCBC15B$6.2B3C14B$5.5BC14B$
4.22B$4.21B$2.23B$2.2A2.18B$3.A3.17B$3A5.BA15B$A7.ABA15B$8.ABA15B$9.A
15B$9.16B$11.8B.2B$13.8B$14.3B2D$15.2B2D$15.3B$16.2B!

(I know this isn't the original source of the conduit, this is.)

An extra block can eat the output block, resulting in a H to edgy dot spark.

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x = 27, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A.A$4.A.2A2$5.5A2.A$2A2.A4.A2.3A9.2A$A2.A.BAB7.A6.2B2AB$.A.A.2AB6.
2A6.4B$2A.A.4BA4.5B2.4B$3.A2.2BABA5.10B$3.2A.BA2BA3.12B$7.B2A2B.12B$10.
16B$10.17B$10.17B$8.18B$6.21B$6.2BC17B$5.3BCBC15B$6.2B3C14B$5.5BC14B$
4.22B$4.21B$2.23B$2.2A2.18B$3.A3.17B$3A5.BA15B$A7.ABA15B$8.ABA15B$9.A
15B$9.15BD$11.8B.2B$13.8B$14.5B$15.4B$15.3B$16.2B$15.3B$14.B2AB$15.2A
!

[I6_I6]

holy shooot!!!! is that transparent beehive dot spark attachment known? it should be but i don't see any mentions of it in the Hunting of the Spark Conduits

Yes, it is known and can be found in some dependent glider loops.

Here it is on its own:

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x = 12, y = 23, rule = LifeHistory
3.A2.E$5.E.E$5.E.E$6.E11$10.2A$10.2A4$2.2A$3.A$3A$A!

Most ways of deleting the junk would probably dramatically reduce the spark's input clearance. (The MES might still manage it.)
I'm guessing this is the dependent reflector loop Anivec mentioned:

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x = 154, y = 154, rule = B3/S23
63bo$61b3o$60bo$60b2o5$52b2o$52b2o10$57b2o$56bobo$56bo2bo$57b2o$58bo17$
2o$bo52b2o$bobo50b2o$2b2o$20b3o$19b2ob2o$19bo2b2o$20b2o$41b2o$41b2o$8b
2o$8b2o20$53bobo$54b2o$54bo7$99bo$98b2o$98bobo20$144b2o$144b2o$111b2o
$111b2o$132b2o$130b2o2bo$130b2ob2o$131b3o$150b2o$98b2o50bobo$98b2o52b
o$152b2o17$95bo$95b2o$94bo2bo$95bobo$95b2o10$100b2o$100b2o5$92b2o$93b
o$90b3o$90bo!

[qqd]

I have lost all forms of thought:

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x = 36, y = 54, rule = LifeHistory
20.2A$9.2A4.2A3.2A$9.A2.2A2.A$10.3A.2A2$8.5A.2A$7.A4.A.2A$6.A2.A$3.A2.
A.2A$2.A.A.A5.A$3.A2.A4.A.A$6.2A2.A2.A$11.2A6$11.C$11.C.C20.2D$11.3C19.
D.D$13.C21.D6$12.E$2.2A7.E.E$3.A7.E.E$3A9.E$A29.E$29.E.E$29.E.E$30.E5$
18.2A$18.2A5$34.2A$34.2A4$26.2A$27.A$24.3A$24.A!

holy shooot!!!! is that transparent beehive dot spark attachment known? it should be but i don't see any mentions of it in the Hunting of the Spark Conduits

The second post of this thread by Entity Valkyrie 3-4 years ago mentioned a dot spark to 2G converter utilizing the same reaction:

...
The only spark-to-glider converters in Life that I know are the following:

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x = 144, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
81b2o$17b2o32b2o28b2o$17b2o32b2o$8b2o129bo$7bo2bo57b2o67b3o$7bobo57bo
2bo52b2o11bo$8bo59b2o54bo11b2o$2b2o120bobo$bobo2b2o9b2o48bo18b2o37b2o$
bo15bobo66bobo$2o17bo68bo$19b2o67b2o$134bo$133bobo$133bobo$134bo$127b
2o11b2o$126bobo3b2o6bobo$126bo15bo$125b2o15b2o4$65b2o$65bo$66b3o$68bo!

but they are not very accessible....

[grr]

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x = 31, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory
6$15.2A$17.A$15.ACD$16.2D2A$18.A.E$14.2A3.E.E$14.2A4.E.E$10.2D4.2D3.E
$9.D2.4A2.D$10.2DA2.A2D$7.2A10.2A$7.A12.A$8.CD8.DC$7.ACD8.DCA!

this seems to turn a V spark to block and 2 V sparks (look at the table stabilized by block) and next to turn V sparks to blocks

[grr]

You should just add block to snake and block+barge to long boat

[Timelord Missionary]

You should just add block to snake and block+barge to long boat

Welcome to the forums! I don't know how this could be useful, but I've been wrong before. People on this thread usually like it when a spark is applied to a still life, and becomes chaotic for some time, before being catalyzed by other stuff such as blocks, eaters, and boats, and then releases a moving output such as a glider or a herschel and the still life is reformed back where it was so the conduit can be used again.

[dvgrn]

Yup -- the above is a perfectly valid one-time spark splitter.

It's not a conduit, because it can't be re-used. Lots of one-time "spark turners" and "spark splitters" definitely exist, but there are so many that it's probably beyond anyone's ability to build a reasonable collection of them.

[Vort]

Highly inefficient dot to glider:

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Is there compatible glider to dot for it?

[synperiplanar]

seemingly useless drone spark catalysis:

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x = 11, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$5bo4bo$bob3o2bo$b2o3b4o$4b2o4bo$b3obob3o$o2bobobo$2o3bo$4b2o5$5b
o$3b2ob2o$3b2ob2o$3bo2b2o!

edit: oh btw its from anivecs most recent post in search results dump

[I6_I6]

Dug this up:

Dependent Herschel to banana spark, shown connected to dependent syringe to make a neo-Spartan glider to banana spark converter:

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x = 72, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
A$.2A$2A18$19.CBC5.A34.2A$19.B2CB4.3A31.B2AB6.A$20.C3B6.A31.2B5.3A$
21.4B4.2A21.B10.2B3.A$22.4B2.2B21.3B8.5B.2A$15.2A6.8B18.6B7.4B.3B$16.
A7.7B12.4B2.7B5.7B$16.A.2A5.7B2.B2.2B2.19B.7B2A$17.A2.A4.19BD22BA2BA$
18.2AB3.20BDBD21B2A$19.14B2A9B3DB2A18B$20.13B2A11BDB2A18B$21.49B$21.
17B.B5.25B$22.15B10.B2.19B$22.15B13.17B$23.13B14.8B2.7B$25.13B12.8B4.
4B$24.8B4.2A.A11.7B$24.6B6.2AB3A9.7B$24.5B8.B4.A8.6B$24.B.B9.2A.3A10.
6B$25.3B9.A.A12.5B$24.B2AB9.A.A11.6B$25.2A11.A12.6B$52.5B$52.5B$53.D
2B$53.BDB$54.D!

Edit: Oh, never mind, confocaloid crossposted it here already.

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Oh, I forgot to post this drifter-emitting Snark here (I discovered it back in 2022):

The reaction is based on this grin-reagent-quasi-2c/3-signal-type-thing:

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x = 25, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
bo$b3o$4bo6bo$3b2o4b2o$10b2o3$14b2o$14b2o3$6b2o$6b2o7b2obo2bo$15b2ob4o
2$2bo12b5o$bobob2o7bo5bob2o$bobobobo7b2o2b2obo$2obobobo2bo2bobobo6bo$b
o2b2ob7obobob6o$bo4bo7bobo2bo$2b3obo2b2obobo2b2o3bo$4b2o3b2ob2obobo3bo
bo$15bobo4b2o$15b2o2$18b2o$18b2o!

[synperiplanar]

dont forget that it can almost be attached to the drifter accepting thumb emitter

failed grin reagent -> thumb = failed p49+ glider -> thumb (among many other things)

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x = 92, y = 61, rule = B3/S23Investigator
33.A26.A29.A$32.A26.A29.A$32.3A24.3A27.3A11$20.A.A24.A.A27.A.A$20.2A25.
2A28.2A$21.A26.A29.A6$.A26.A29.A$.3A24.3A27.3A$4.A26.A29.A$3.2A25.2A28.
2A4$14.2A25.2A28.2A$14.2A25.2A28.2A3$6.2A25.2A28.2A$6.2A7.2A.A2.A11.2A
7.2A.A2.A14.2A7.2A.A2.A$15.2A.4A20.2A.4A23.2A.4A2$2.A12.5A9.A12.5A12.
A12.5A$.A.A.2A7.A5.A.2A4.A.A.2A7.A5.A.2A7.A.A.2A7.A5.A.2A$.A.A.A.A7.2A
2.2A.A5.A.A.A.A7.2A2.2A.A8.A.A.A.A7.2A2.2A.A$2A.A.A.A2.A2.A.A.A6.A2.2A
.A.A.A2.A2.A.A.A6.A5.2A.A.A.A2.A2.A.A.A6.A$.A2.2A.7A.A.A.6A3.A2.2A.7A
.A.A.6A6.A2.2A.7A.A.A.6A$.A4.A7.A.A2.A8.A4.A7.A.A2.A11.A4.A7.A.A2.A$2.
3A.A2.2A.A.A2.2A3.A6.3A.A2.2A.A.A2.2A3.A9.3A.A2.2A.A.A2.2A3.A$4.2A3.2A
.2A.A.A3.A.A7.2A3.2A.2A.A.A3.A.A10.2A3.2A.2A.A.A3.A.A$15.A.A4.2A18.A.
A4.D.A.2A17.A.A4.2A$15.2A5.E.E17.2A7.A.2A17.2A$23.2A25.2A26.E$18.2A.A
2.A20.2A.A2.A23.2A.2A$19.A.2A23.A.2A26.A.A.A$10.A.2A5.A.A15.A.2A5.A.A
18.A.2A5.A.A.A$10.2A.A3.3A2.A14.2A.A3.3A2.A17.2A.A3.3A2.A$16.A3.2A21.
A3.2A24.A3.2A$16.4A23.4A26.4A$19.A26.A29.A$16.2A.A.2A20.2A.A.2A23.2A.
A.2A$17.A.A2.A21.A.A2.A24.A.A2.A$15.A4.2A20.A4.2A23.A4.2A$15.5A22.5A25.
5A$19.A26.A29.A$17.A26.A29.A$17.2A25.2A28.2A!

[WhiteHawk]

Oh, I forgot to post this drifter-emitting Snark here (I discovered it back in 2022):

The reaction is based on this grin-reagent-quasi-2c/3-signal-type-thing:

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dont forget that it can almost be attached to the drifter accepting thumb emitter

failed grin reagent -> thumb = failed p49+ glider -> thumb (among many other things)
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Is there a non-destructive snark sparker which doesn't use Stateinvestigator cells?

[NNlk05]

Low clearance H-to-Banana

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x = 14, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
13bo$5bo5b3o$5bobo2bo$5b3o3bo$7bo2b2o2$2o$2o!

Will edit.

[synperiplanar]

Low clearance H-to-Banana

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x = 14, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
13bo$5bo5b3o$5bobo2bo$5b3o3bo$7bo2b2o2$2o$2o!

Will edit.

block unnecessary

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Low clearance H-to-Banana

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x = 14, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
13bo$5bo5b3o$5bobo2bo$5b3o3bo$7bo2b2o2$2o$2o!

Will edit.

block unnecessary

Also, a Herschel evolving out of a B-heptomino would interact with the hook-with-tail too early:

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x = 22, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
$2o19bo$2o17b3o$5b2o11bo$6b2o11bo$5b2o11b2o$5bo!
#C [[ STOP 19 ]]

[NNlk05]

Also, a Herschel evolving out of a B-heptomino would interact with the hook-with-tail too early:

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x = 22, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
$2o19bo$2o17b3o$5b2o11bo$6b2o11bo$5b2o11b2o$5bo!
#C [[ STOP 19 ]]

I don't think its connectable to anything at all. Should have checked before hand.

[I6_I6]

The Solifuge Heisenburp is also a [common-but-unnamed-spark]-to-G (see gen. 45):

(...)
Good idea!
Here's a Solifuge Heisenburp which can be attached to the bottom of a Solifuge:

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#C It's a complete coincidence that this (almost) uses the minimum repeat time glider splitter.
x = 335, y = 437, rule = LifeHistory
195.4A$194.A3.A$184.2A12.A$185.2A7.A2.A15.A2.A$184.A32.A$213.A3.A$
172.2A5.3A32.4A$172.2A7.A$180.A52.4A$232.A3.A$160.2A27.A46.A$160.2A
26.3A41.A2.A15.A2.A$187.2A.A64.A$181.A5.3A61.A3.A$181.2A5.2A62.4A$
158.3A19.A.A$161.A109.4A$162.A13.2A92.A3.A$158.2A3.A11.A.A96.A$158.A
4.A13.A92.A2.A15.A2.A$158.A134.A$158.A2.A127.A3.A$290.4A2$309.4A$177.
2A129.A3.A$178.2A132.A$177.A130.A2.A2$151.2A.2A16.3A$142.A11.A.A17.A$
139.A4.A9.3A16.A151.2A$139.A5.A4.A2.A171.2A$139.A4.A$142.A6.A4.A$148.
2A178.3A.2A$149.A.A3.A18.A150.2A4.3A$133.3A14.2A2.A19.2A25.A123.3A.A
4.A$134.A16.3A19.A.A24.3A121.A4.A.3A$140.A59.A.2A121.3A4.2A$140.2A2.A
24.2A30.3A121.2A.3A$136.A5.A2.A22.A.A30.2A115.2A$135.A2.2A5.A24.A146.
A2.A$135.A5.2A2.A170.2A$135.A2.A5.A171.A5.A$127.2A7.A2.2A174.2A.A.3A$
126.A2.A10.A175.A.A$127.A.A186.3A$126.A3.2A38.2A$125.3A2.2A39.2A$170.
A$125.A.A$126.A38.3A$167.A140.3A$166.A128.2A3.2A5.A.3A$293.2A2.A2.2A
8.2A$298.A$292.A5.A8.3A$293.A4.A8.3A$167.A124.3A2.A10.A$167.2A123.A
10.3A$166.A.A123.2A2.A5.A2.3A$296.A5.A5.A$162.2A130.2A10.A.A$161.A.A
49.A93.A$163.A48.3A$211.2A.A$211.3A99.A$212.2A98.3A$311.2A.2A$312.A.
3A$163.2A146.A.A.A$164.2A148.A$163.A147.2A2$158.3A133.2A$160.A133.2A$
159.A$312.A$282.2A28.A2.A$282.2A31.A$312.A2.A$160.A150.2A.2A$160.2A
108.2A15.2A4.A17.A2.A$159.A.A108.2A15.2A4.A18.A$287.A29.A$155.2A117.
3A11.A27.A.A$154.A.A131.A6.A22.A$156.A136.4A18.3A$292.2A.A.A$291.A.A
3.2A$225.A52.2A10.2A3.A.A$224.3A50.A2.A10.A.A.2A$224.A.2A50.2A12.4A$
156.2A67.3A65.A$157.2A66.2A$156.A2$151.3A130.A$153.A128.2A.2A7.A$152.
A132.2A7.A$281.A3.2A9.A$263.A17.A2.A11.A$263.A.A16.2A12.A4.A.A$263.2A
27.2A10.2A$153.A122.2A13.A.A12.A$153.2A135.A2.A10.A.A$152.A.A129.A.A
3.A.A10.A2.A$284.2A4.A12.A.A$148.2A134.2A5.2A10.2A$147.A.A143.A.A$
149.A125.2A$275.2A3$263.2A$263.2A$149.2A$150.2A85.A$149.A86.3A12.2A$
235.2A.A12.2A$144.3A88.3A$146.A89.2A$145.A2$249.3A$248.A3.A$248.A4.A$
146.A106.A$146.2A101.2A2.A$145.A.A100.A.2A2$141.2A$140.A.A$142.A2$
250.A$244.A5.A$243.A2.A$232.A.A7.A3.A$142.2A87.A2.A7.A3.2A$143.2A86.A
3.A5.2A$142.A88.A2.A9.A$232.A.A6.A.A$137.3A100.2A2.A$139.A83.2A.2A13.
2A.2A$138.A103.A.A$224.A.A16.A$225.A$231.2A.A$228.A.2A.3A$139.A87.3A.
A4.A$139.2A85.A4.A.3A$138.A.A86.3A.2A.A$228.A.2A$134.2A81.3A$133.A.A
84.A$135.A85.A$217.2A3.A$217.A4.A$217.A$217.A2.A2$135.2A$136.2A$135.A
2$130.3A89.A$132.A89.A$131.A90.3A$225.A$223.2A3$132.A93.2A$132.2A91.A
.2A$131.A.A89.2A.2A$225.A$127.2A$126.A.A$128.A74.2A$203.2A3$191.2A$
191.2A24.2A$128.2A86.A2.A$129.2A84.2A.2A$128.A50.2A23.2A11.A$179.2A
23.2A21.A$123.3A100.4A$125.A97.2A2.A.A.A$124.A42.2A23.2A27.A.A2.2A4.
2A$167.2A23.2A25.2A4.2A2.A.A$221.A.A.A2.2A$223.4A$155.2A23.2A43.A$
125.A29.2A23.2A$125.2A$124.A.A$143.2A23.2A$120.2A21.2A23.2A$119.A.A
26.A75.A$121.A26.A75.2A$131.2A15.A77.A$131.2A90.2A.A$136.A25.2A59.3A$
136.A24.A2.A$136.A14.2A8.A2.A53.2A$121.2A27.A2.A6.2A.2A44.2A.A4.A$
122.2A27.2A8.A.A44.A.A7.3A$121.A17.A.A20.A45.A10.A3.2A$138.A2.A67.2A
10.A2.A$116.3A19.A3.A12.A2.A51.A11.2A$118.A19.2A3.A11.A2.A$117.A20.2A
3.A12.A.A2.2A29.2A$140.A2.A16.A.A29.2A$142.A.A16.A41.3A$143.A62.A$
149.2A.A50.2A.A$118.A27.A.2A.3A50.2A$118.2A25.3A.A4.A$117.A.A24.A4.A.
3A44.2A$145.3A.2A.A33.A11.2A$113.2A31.A.2A35.A.A10.2A.A$112.A.A69.A2.
A15.2A$114.A70.2A13.4A$192.2A8.A$189.2A$119.A60.2A10.A.2A$117.2A56.2A
2.A2.A4.2A.A3.2A$113.3A2.2A56.2A2.2A5.2A3.A.2A$113.A73.2A.A$114.A77.
2A$169.2A18.2A$169.2A$109.3A$111.A$110.A46.2A23.3A$157.2A23.A2.A$172.
3A6.A4.A$183.A.A$141.2A37.A.3A$141.A.A37.2A$141.A18.3A4.2A$166.A2.A$
167.2A$106.2A63.3A9.A$105.A.A74.A2.A$107.A75.2A$169.2A$167.2A.A$167.
2A$173.A$166.2A2.A.2A$169.A2.A$167.A.A$168.A2$102.3A$104.A$103.A3$
158.2A$158.2A2$165.A$165.2A2.A$161.A5.A2.A$99.2A59.A2.2A5.A$98.A.A59.
A5.2A2.A$100.A59.A2.A5.A$161.A2.2A$145.2A18.A$145.2A4$150.3A$150.A.A$
135.A3.A9.A2.A$95.3A36.A5.A7.A2.A$97.A36.2A3.A9.2A$96.A38.5A4.2A$137.
A5.A$144.2A5.2A$153.A$138.A11.A.A$138.A12.A$140.A$139.A$139.A$92.2A
28.2A$91.A.A28.2A$93.A2$110.2A$110.2A4$93.2A$92.A2.A$92.A.A$93.A$104.
3A$104.A2.A$104.2A.2A$91.A17.A$90.2A11.3A2.A$89.A.A10.A$103.3A86.2A$
77.2A25.A88.A$77.2A11.A2.2A94.A.A6.2A$90.A94.A2.A.6A2.A.A.2A$185.4A6.
A4.A.A$65.2A122.4AB5.2A.A$65.2A14.A13.2A88.3ABA2.AB4.3B.A.2A$81.A12.A
.A87.A2.2A7B2.B4A2.A$48.2A31.A11.3A88.2A.12BAB2.2A$34.A12.2A45.2A95.
9B3A$22.2A10.2A13.A19.A120.10B2.A$18.2A.A.2A9.A.A32.A5.2A114.9B2.A.A$
16.A19.2A31.A4.A2.A109.12B4.2A$21.2A10.A2.A38.2A3.A104.16B$14.2A16.2A
.A40.A.3A104.17B7.A$18.A14.2A42.A104.B2.14B2AB5.3A$13.A2.A58.2A3.A
100.2AB.14BABAB3.A$14.A.A58.2A104.2A17BA2B.B.2A$15.A59.A2.2A102.2B.
23B$22.A162.21B$20.4A57.A105.18B.A$19.2A3.A57.A105.15B2.A.A$18.A3.2A
55.A2.A105.13B5.A$19.4A57.2A105.12B$20.A59.A23.3B79.14B$102.5B5.89B$
88.2B11.101B$8.A78.4B.2B6.102B$6.2A.2A75.116BAB$9.2A75.4B2E109BABAB$
5.A3.2A74.4BEBE20B68.4B6.11B2A4B$5.A2.A76.5BE21B3.3B.B59.4B6.9B.8B$6.
2A76.38B56.4B8.4B5.6B.B2A$84.40B53.4B9.2B2AB4.5B2.BA.A$2A81.41B52.4B
12.2A5.6B4.A$82.35B2A5B51.4B18.2AB.3B5.2A$8.A.A72.34B2A4B51.4B18.A.AB
2.2B$8.2A73.36B.3B50.4B19.A$8.2A72.34B5.2A49.4B19.2A$83.16B2.12B8.A
49.4B$84.14B4.9B11.3A45.4B$86.24B14.A44.4B$88.6B2.14B58.4B$89.2B6.13B
57.4B$87.4B7.11B57.4B$87.2A9.8B.4B54.4B$88.A9.7B4.2A10.2A.2A38.4B$85.
3A10.7B4.A12.A.A38.4B$85.A12.8B4.3A4.2A.A5.A.2A19.A12.4B9.A$97.10B5.A
3.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A9.A8.3A5.B3.4B9.A.A$96.12B7.A2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A8.3A9.A
3.8B10.A.3A$95.8B2.4B6.7AB.B7A11.A7.2A3.7B8.2A.A4.A$95.8B3.4B9.3B.B.
3B14.2A3.B3.11B9.A.A.ABABA$93.2CB2.6B3.4B6.3AB.3B.B3A12.8B3.8B12.A.A.
2A4.2A$92.C.CB.7B4.4B4.A.BA3BA3BAB.A13.16B12.ABA4B4.A$92.C4.6B6.4B3.
2A3.BABAB3.2A13.16B10.3BA2B4.BA.A$91.2C4.6B7.4B7.BABAB17.19B7.5B4.B.B
2A$97.6B8.4B6.2BA2B.B13.21B7.6B2.4B$96.8B8.4B6.B.B.5B3.2B2.26B.16B$
97.8B8.4B2.51B2A9B$96.9B9.34B.8BA11BA2BA9B$96.9B10.15B2A16B2.B.4BABA
11B2A6B.4B$96.10B10.14B2A16B7.A2BA18B3.4B$96.5B2A3B11.30B8.B2A17B6.4B
$96.5B2A4B11.9B2.B2.3B.4B15.20B7.4B$96.11B12.9B8.3B14.2AB2.5B2.10B8.
4B$96.12BA.2A7.9B6.4B14.A.AB2.4B4.11B7.4B$98.8B2.2A.A7.9B6.2A16.A6.B
5.2B2.8B.2A5.4B$98.7B14.2B2A3B.B2A5.A15.2A12.2AB2.7BA.A6.4B13.A$98.5B
14.3BA2BA2B.BA.A.3A26.2A.A.A5.B.2B.2A8.4B10.3A$90.A7.6B12.2A3BABAB5.A
.A28.A.2A.A.A2.3B2.B11.4B8.A$90.3A4.7B8.2A.A.AB.2BA4B3.2A35.2A2.B2AB
2.4A8.4B7.2A$93.A4.7B8.A.A.2B6.2A45.2A4.A2.A8.4B3.5B$92.2A4.7B7.A2.2A
B7.A50.A3.2A9.4B2.3B$92.13B8.2A2.B8.3A47.2A14.9B7.2A$94.3B.8B9.2A11.A
64.8B8.A$88.2B3.12B10.A78.10B3.B.A.2A$87.18B11.A77.7B2A2B.B3A2.A$87.
20B8.2A77.7B2A3BAB2.2A$86.21B.2B84.12B4A$86.23B2A81.2AB.7B3.2B.A$85.
24B2A80.A.AB.7B2.B3A$85.22B.2B81.A5.4B4.A$86.22B82.2A5.4B5.5A$88.21B
87.4B10.A$89.22B84.4B9.A$89.23B82.4B10.2A$89.24B80.4B$89.25B10.2A66.
4B$89.25B10.A66.4B$89.25B.4B2.BA.A65.4B$90.29B2.B2A65.4B$90.32B44.2A.
2A17.4B$92.30B45.A.A17.4B$90.31B41.2A.A5.A.2A11.4B$90.2A4.24B2.B28.A
9.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A9.4B$91.A4.29B5.B.3B.B12.3A8.A2.B2.BA.AB2.B2.A7.4B$
88.3A6.41B10.A11.7AB.B7A6.4B$88.A9.22B2A13B2A2B5.B3.2A14.3B.B.3B9.4B$
99.21B2A13B2A2B3.8B12.3AB.3B.B3A6.4B$100.39B.8B13.A.BA3BA3BAB.A4.4B$
101.47B13.2A3.BABAB3.2A3.4B$101.28B2.2B.15B17.BABAB7.4B$101.12B.7B2.
4B7.17B13.B.2BA2B6.4B$99.2AB.10B2.6B14.19B2.2B3.5B.B.B6.4B$98.A.AB.
10B3.3B16.38B2.4B$98.A5.9B4.B18.7B.34B$97.2A5.8B23.25B2A15B$103.9B22.
26B2A14B$102.9B24.40B$102.9B24.11B6.4B.3B2.B2.9B$101.4B3.3B25.5B2.4B
6.3B8.9B$102.4B29.6B3.4B6.4B6.9B$102.2B2AB25.2B.7B3.4B7.2A6.9B$104.2A
25.2A6B2AB4.4B6.A5.2AB.3B2A2B$131.2AB.3BA2BAB4.4B6.3A.A.AB.2BA2BA3B$
132.B4.BA2BAB5.4B7.A.A5.BABA3B2A$138.B2A8.4B7.2A3.4BA2B.BA.A.2A$138.
2B10.4B11.2A6.2B.A.A$151.4B11.A7.B2A2.A$152.4B7.3A8.B2.2A$153.4B6.A
11.2A$154.4B18.A$155.4B16.A$156.4B15.2A!

I wasn't able to get rid of that pesky blinker using catalysts. A completely different reaction might yield a smaller solution, but this is what I've got for now.
The repeat time is 1147.
(...)

[ray1234]

I need a conduit that will delete the block and give me an output, but also add the red beehive in the marked spot.

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x = 18, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
2.16B$2.3BA12B$2.2BA12B$2.BA4B2A7B$2.BA5BA8B$2.BAB2AB2A7B$2.2A7B2A4B$
2.3ABA4B2A3B$2.AB3A9B$.D5A10B$D.D15B$D.D2B3A10B$.D3BABA9B$2.15B$3.B2A
B2A2B.2B$5.B3A4B$6.5B$7.B2AB$7.B2A$8.A!

[WhiteHawk]

I need a conduit that will delete the block and give me an output, but also add the red beehive in the marked spot.

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x = 18, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
2.16B$2.3BA12B$2.2BA12B$2.BA4B2A7B$2.BA5BA8B$2.BAB2AB2A7B$2.2A7B2A4B$
2.3ABA4B2A3B$2.AB3A9B$.D5A10B$D.D15B$D.D2B3A10B$.D3BABA9B$2.15B$3.B2A
B2A2B.2B$5.B3A4B$6.5B$7.B2AB$7.B2A$8.A!

In what context do you want the conduit? Also, where did you get the above reaction? It looks like a random reaction that puts out a beehive and a block, so is not very informative.

[ray1234]

I need a conduit that will delete the block and give me an output, but also add the red beehive in the marked spot.

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x = 18, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
2.16B$2.3BA12B$2.2BA12B$2.BA4B2A7B$2.BA5BA8B$2.BAB2AB2A7B$2.2A7B2A4B$
2.3ABA4B2A3B$2.AB3A9B$.D5A10B$D.D15B$D.D2B3A10B$.D3BABA9B$2.15B$3.B2A
B2A2B.2B$5.B3A4B$6.5B$7.B2AB$7.B2A$8.A!

In what context do you want the conduit? Also, where did you get the above reaction? It looks like a random reaction that puts out a beehive and a block, so is not very informative.

The reaction:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
8.2A$7.A2.A$4.2A3.A$5.4A$6.A3$.E3.3AB3A$E.E2.A5BA$E.E2.A5BA$.E4.A3BA$
7.3A!

I would like an output from the bottom. I have tried putting boats and beehives, and it gave some explosive results. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure anything out from the spark on the right.

Edit: Here's an example.

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x = 12, y = 21, rule = LifeHistory
8.2A$7.A2.A$4.2A3.A$5.4A$6.A3$.E3.3AB3A$E.E2.A5BA$E.E2.A5BA$.E4.A3BA$
7.3A7$7.2C$7.C.C$8.2C!

[I6_I6]

I had the idea of "drifty spark conduits". Basically, search for drifty catalysts which can take a spark/active region as an input and output a spark. These could be used to make signal loops, attached to sparkers to increase their clearance or change the spark type. The only example I know of is the pipsquirter catalyst; can we find more?

[speedydelete]

I had the idea of "drifty spark conduits". Basically, search for drifty catalysts which can take a spark/active region as an input and output a spark. These could be used to make signal loops, attached to sparkers to increase their clearance or change the spark type. The only example I know of is the pipsquirter catalyst; can we find more?

Furthermore, if you can find ways to put in and make gliders ("drifter synthesis"?), you could get stable reflectors and splitters with very low repeat time...

Edit: Fix typo

[Vort]

... can we find more? ...

I suspect their rarity will be a problem.
I think it is better to put more research into "spark -> glider -> spark" route.
With more and more optimizations it will eventually converge into something similar to what you describe.

[PK22]

I had a look at the MES and found these two potential baits (producing a HF and century), if anyone wants to run catalyst searches on them:

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x = 12, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
$2o$2o3b2o$4b3o$5b3o$7bo13$2b2o$2b2o2b2o$5b3o$6b3o$8bo!

Also, stupid blinker factory:

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x = 34, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
31b2o$31bo$32bo$31b2o2$18b2o$18b2o3$28b2o3bo$28b2o2b2o$31b2o$32b2o$9b
2o$4b2o2bo2bo$bo2bo4bobo$obobo5bo$bo2bob2o$4bo2bo$5bo4bo$6b5o2$8bo$7bo
bo$8bo!