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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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Also a crazy MWSS synth I found:

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x = 56, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
54bob$53bo2b$53b3o$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$29b3o24b$29bobo24b$29b3o24b$56b$36bo19b$35bobo18b$37b2o17b$35bobo18b$34b3o19b$32bo2bo20b$32bo2bo20b$34bo21b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$53b3o$53bo2b$b3o44b3o3bob$3bo44bo7b$2bo46bo6b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$3o53b$2bo53b$bo54b!
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Post by Timelord Missionary »

parkes24 wrote: September 19th, 2026, 8:46 pm Also a crazy MWSS synth I found:

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x = 56, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
54bob$53bo2b$53b3o$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$29b3o24b$29bobo24b$29b3o24b$56b$36bo19b$35bobo18b$37b2o17b$35bobo18b$34b3o19b$32bo2bo20b$32bo2bo20b$34bo21b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$53b3o$53bo2b$b3o44b3o3bob$3bo44bo7b$2bo46bo6b$56b$56b$56b$56b$56b$3o53b$2bo53b$bo54b!
Fewer gliders:

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 x = 25, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
3o$obo$3o2$7bo$6bobo$8b2o$6bobo$5b3o$3bo2bo$3bo2bo$5bo17$22b3o$22bo$23b
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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This has all rights to be messy, but it isn't

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x = 228, y = 224, rule = B3/S23
11b4o$10b6o$bo8b4o2bo$2o8b2o2b3o$11bo2b2o$11bo2$bo2bob2o$b2o2bo8b3o4bo
$5bo3b2o3b2obo5bo$8bo2bo5bo5bo$8bob2o5bo5bo$10bo4bo$11bo2bo7bo$9b3o2bo
6bo$14b7o4b2o$15bo8bo3bobo$15bob4o3bo3b3o$16bo3bo$17b3o4b2o2b2o$24bobo
8bo$24b3o7bo2bo$23bo2bo6bo3bo$22bo3bo6b3o2bo$23bo2bo10bo$25b3o7b3o2$
23bo11bo$23b3o10b2o$24b3o4bo$24b2obo3b2o10bo$32b2o8b3o$31b2o10b5o$40b
3o3b2o$30b2o10b3o$32b2o8b3o$31b4o$30bo4bo$29bo2bo2b2o13b5o$30bobo3b2o
12bo4b2o$30bo5bo14bo4bo$28b2o5bo15bo3bo$30bo20bo$28b2o21bobo5b3o$52bo
6b3o$40b2o23bo$34b3o2b4o13b2o$38bo3bo10b2o4b4o$33bo3b2o2bo18b3o$37bo3b
o10bo3bobobo$38b2o16b4obo$40bo20bo$35bo4bo3b2o8b2o3bo8bobo$36b2o2bo13b
o12bo2bo$38b2o5b3o5bo6bo3bo3bo2bo$45bo2bo4bo7b2o5bob2o$46bobo15bo2bo2b
2o$45bo2bo15bob2o2bo$45bobo16bo3b2o$45b3o17bo2$61bo9b2o$51b2ob3o3bobo
13b2o$52bob4o2b2o10bobobobo$54bobobo13bob2o3bo$54b2ob2o7bobo2b2o3bo$
65bo2b2o4bo2bobo$70bo3bo3bo$67bo4bob2o$68b3o4b2o$70b3o3b2o2bo$60b2o9b
2o7b2o3bo$59bo2bo2b2o5bo3bo2bobo3b3o$59b3o3b2o7bob2o2b3o$60b2o13b2o9bo
bo$74b3o5bo3bo3bo$83bob2o$70bo6b2o3b2o2bo3bo$68b2o7bobo8bobo$67b2o4b2o
2bo2bo7bo$68b2o3bo6bo7b2o$72bo4b2o8bob2obo$86bo3bob3o$82b3o2b2obo4bo$
78bo3bo2bo8b3o$78bo4bo2bo7b2o2$79b3o2bobo10bo$79bobo3bo10bobo$79b2o15b
2o2$86bob3o9bo$85bobobo3b3o3bobo$85bobo6bo3b2ob2o$86b4ob3o4b2ob2o$89bo
bo7b3o2b4o$100bo3b2o2bo$109bo$106b2o$94bo9b3o$93bobo8b2o$93bobo2b4ob3o
3bobo$94bo3b2o2b2o5b2o$103bo5bo6bo$100b2o8bo2bo2bo$98b3o9bo2b3o$98b2o$
98b2o3bobo6bo$103b2o8bo4bo$103bo6bo2bo5bobo$104bo2bo2bo4b3ob2obo$104bo
2b3o$119b2ob2o$106bo12b2ob2o$107bo4bo$107bo5bobo7bo$109b3ob2obo7bo$
123b2obo$113b2ob2o5b2ob2o$113b2ob2o10bo$127bo$117bo10b3o$118bo10b3o$
117b2obo11bo$117b2ob2o11bo$122bo11bo$121bo13bo$122b3o11bo$123b3o11bo$
126bo11bo$127bo11bo$128bo11bo$129bo11bo$130bo11bo$131bo11bo$132bo11bo$
133bo11bo$134bo11bo$135bo11bo$136bo11bo$137bo11bo$138bo11bo$139bo11bo$
140bo11bo$141bo11bo$142bo11bo$143bo11bo$144bo11bo$145bo11bo$146bo11bo$
147bo11bo$148bo11bo$149bo11bo$150bo11bo$151bo11bo$152bo11bo$153bo11bo$
154bo11bo$155bo11bo$156bo11bo$157bo11bo$158bo11bo$159bo11bo$160bo11bo$
161bo11bo$162bo11bo$163bo11bo$164bo11bo$165bo11bo$166bo11bo$167bo11bo$
168bo11bo$169bo11bo$170bo11bo$171bo11bo$172bo11bo$173bo11bo$174bo11bo$
175bo11bo$176bo11bo$177bo11bo$178bo11bo$179bo11bo$180bo11bo$181bo11bo$
182bo11bo$183bo11bo$184bo11bo$185bo11bo$186bo11bo$187bo11bo$188bo11bo$
189bo11bo$190bo11bo$191bo11bo$192bo11bo$193bo11bo$194bo11bo$195bo11bo$
196bo11bo$197bo11bo$198bo11bo$199bo11bo$200bo11bo$201bo11bo$202bo11bo$
203bo11bo$204bo11bo$205bo11bo$206bo11bo$207bo11bo$208bo11bo$209bo11bo$
210bo11bo$211bo11bo$212bo11bo$213bo11bobo$214bo11b2o$215bo$216bo$217bo
$218bo$219bobo$220b2o!
EDIT 1: Shillegahs??

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x = 234, y = 263, rule = B3/S23
11b4o$10b6o$bo8b4o2bo$2o8b2o2b3o$11bo2b2o$11bo2$bo2bob2o$b2o2bo8b3o4b
o$5bo3b2o3b2obo5bo$8bo2bo5bo5bo$8bob2o5bo5bo$10bo4bo$11bo2bo7bo$9b3o2b
o6bo$14b7o4b2o$15bo8bo3bobo$15bob4o3bo3b3o$16bo3bo$17b3o4b2o2b2o$24bo
bo8bo$24b3o7bo2bo$23bo2bo6bo3bo$22bo3bo6b3o2bo$23bo2bo10bo$25b3o7b3o2$
23bo11bo$23b3o10b2o$24b3o4bo$24b2obo3b2o10bo$32b2o8b3o$31b2o10b5o$40b
3o3b2o$30b2o10b3o$32b2o8b3o$31b4o$30bo4bo$29bo2bo2b2o13b5o$17b4o9bobo
3b2o12bo4b2o$16b6o8bo5bo14bo4bo$7bo8b4o2bo5b2o5bo15bo3bo$6b2o8b2o2b3o
7bo20bo$17bo2b2o6b2o21bobo5b3o$17bo34bo6b3o$40b2o23bo$7bo2bob2o20b3o2b
4o13b2o$7b2o2bo8b3o4bo10bo3bo10b2o4b4o$11bo3b2o3b2obo5bo3bo3b2o2bo18b
3o$14bo2bo5bo5bo7bo3bo10bo3bobobo$14bob2o5bo5bo8b2o16b4obo$16bo4bo18b
o20bo$17bo2bo7bo6bo4bo3b2o8b2o3bo8bobo$15b3o2bo6bo8b2o2bo13bo12bo2bo$
20b7o4b2o5b2o5b3o5bo6bo3bo3bo2bo$21bo8bo3bobo8bo2bo4bo7b2o5bob2o$21bo
b4o3bo3b3o9bobo15bo2bo2b2o$22bo3bo18bo2bo15bob2o2bo$23b3o4b2o2b2o9bob
o16bo3b2o$30bobo8bo3b3o17bo$30b3o7bo2bo$29bo2bo6bo3bo17bo9b2o$28bo3bo
6b3o2bo6b2ob3o3bobo13b2o$29bo2bo10bo8bob4o2b2o10bobobobo$31b3o7b3o10b
obobo13bob2o3bo$54b2ob2o7bobo2b2o3bo$29bo11bo23bo2b2o4bo2bobo$29b3o10b
2o26bo3bo3bo$30b3o4bo29bo4bob2o$30b2obo3b2o10bo18b3o4b2o$38b2o8b3o19b
3o3b2o2bo$37b2o10b5o6b2o9b2o7b2o3bo$46b3o3b2o5bo2bo2b2o5bo3bo2bobo3b3o
$36b2o10b3o8b3o3b2o7bob2o2b3o$38b2o8b3o9b2o13b2o9bobo$37b4o33b3o5bo3b
o3bo$36bo4bo41bob2o$35bo2bo2b2o13b5o9bo6b2o3b2o2bo3bo$36bobo3b2o12bo4b
2o5b2o7bobo8bobo$36bo5bo14bo4bo4b2o4b2o2bo2bo7bo$34b2o5bo15bo3bo6b2o3b
o6bo7b2o$36bo20bo14bo4b2o8bob2obo$34b2o21bobo5b3o18bo3bob3o$58bo6b3o14b
3o2b2obo4bo$46b2o23bo6bo3bo2bo8b3o$40b3o2b4o13b2o14bo4bo2bo7b2o$44bo3b
o10b2o4b4o$39bo3b2o2bo18b3o10b3o2bobo10bo$43bo3bo10bo3bobobo12bobo3bo
10bobo$44b2o16b4obo11b2o15b2o$46bo20bo$41bo4bo3b2o8b2o3bo8bobo9bob3o9b
o$42b2o2bo13bo12bo2bo8bobobo3b3o3bobo$44b2o5b3o5bo6bo3bo3bo2bo7bobo6b
o3b2ob2o$51bo2bo4bo7b2o5bob2o8b4ob3o4b2ob2o$52bobo15bo2bo2b2o11bobo7b
3o2b4o$51bo2bo15bob2o2bo23bo3b2o2bo$51bobo16bo3b2o33bo$51b3o17bo34b2o
$94bo9b3o$67bo9b2o14bobo8b2o$57b2ob3o3bobo13b2o9bobo2b4ob3o3bobo$58bo
b4o2b2o10bobobobo9bo3b2o2b2o5b2o$60bobobo13bob2o3bo17bo5bo6bo$60b2ob2o
7bobo2b2o3bo17b2o8bo2bo2bo$71bo2b2o4bo2bobo12b3o9bo2b3o$76bo3bo3bo13b
2o$73bo4bob2o16b2o3bobo6bo$74b3o4b2o20b2o8bo4bo$76b3o3b2o2bo16bo6bo2b
o5bobo$66b2o9b2o7b2o3bo12bo2bo2bo4b3ob2obo$65bo2bo2b2o5bo3bo2bobo3b3o
10bo2b3o$65b3o3b2o7bob2o2b3o30b2ob2o$66b2o13b2o9bobo11bo12b2ob2o$80b3o
5bo3bo3bo10bo4bo$89bob2o14bo5bobo7bo$76bo6b2o3b2o2bo3bo12b3ob2obo7bo$
74b2o7bobo8bobo26b2obo$73b2o4b2o2bo2bo7bo18b2ob2o5b2ob2o$74b2o3bo6bo7b
2o17b2ob2o10bo$78bo4b2o8bob2obo28bo$92bo3bob3o16bo10b3o$88b3o2b2obo4b
o16bo10b3o$84bo3bo2bo8b3o14b2obo11bo$84bo4bo2bo7b2o15b2ob2o11bo$122bo
11bo$85b3o2bobo10bo17bo13bo$85bobo3bo10bobo17b3o11bo$85b2o15b2o19b3o11b
o$126bo11bo$92bob3o9bo20bo11bo$91bobobo3b3o3bobo20bo11bo$91bobo6bo3b2o
b2o20bo11bo$92b4ob3o4b2ob2o21bo11bo$95bobo7b3o2b4o17bo11bo$106bo3b2o2b
o17bo11bo$115bo17bo11bo$112b2o20bo11bo$100bo9b3o22bo11bo$99bobo8b2o24b
o11bo$99bobo2b4ob3o3bobo19bo11bo$100bo3b2o2b2o5b2o21bo11bo$109bo5bo6b
o16bo11bo$106b2o8bo2bo2bo17bo11bo$104b3o9bo2b3o19bo11bo$104b2o36bo11b
o$104b2o3bobo6bo24bo11bo$109b2o8bo4bo19bo11bo$109bo6bo2bo5bobo17bo11b
o$110bo2bo2bo4b3ob2obo17bo11bo$110bo2b3o31bo11bo$125b2ob2o18bo11bo$112b
o12b2ob2o19bo11bo$113bo4bo31bo11bo$113bo5bobo7bo21bo11bo$115b3ob2obo7b
o21bo11bo$129b2obo20bo11bo$119b2ob2o5b2ob2o20bo11bo$119b2ob2o10bo20bo
11bo$133bo22bo11bo$123bo10b3o20bo11bo$124bo10b3o20bo11bo$123b2obo11bo
20bo11bo$123b2ob2o11bo20bo11bo$128bo11bo20bo11bo$127bo13bo20bo11bo$128b
3o11bo20bo11bo$129b3o11bo20bo11bo$132bo11bo20bo11bo$133bo11bo20bo11bo
$134bo11bo20bo11bo$135bo11bo20bo11bo$136bo11bo20bo11bo$137bo11bo20bo11b
o$138bo11bo20bo11bo$139bo11bo20bo11bo$140bo11bo20bo11bo$141bo11bo20bo
11bo$142bo11bo20bo11bo$143bo11bo20bo11bo$144bo11bo20bo11bo$145bo11bo20b
o11bo$146bo11bo20bo11bo$147bo11bo20bo11bo$148bo11bo20bo11bo$149bo11bo
20bo11bo$150bo11bo20bo11bo$151bo11bo20bo11bo$152bo11bo20bo11bo$153bo11b
o20bo11bo$154bo11bo20bo11bo$155bo11bo20bo11bo$156bo11bo20bo11bo$157bo
11bo20bo11bo$158bo11bo20bo11bo$159bo11bo20bo11bo$160bo11bo20bo11bo$161b
o11bo20bo11bo$162bo11bo20bo11bo$163bo11bo20bo11bo$164bo11bo20bo11bo$165b
o11bo20bo11bo$166bo11bo20bo11bo$167bo11bo20bo11bo$168bo11bo20bo11bo$169b
o11bo20bo11bo$170bo11bo20bo11bo$171bo11bo20bo11bo$172bo11bo20bo11bo$173b
o11bo20bo11bo$174bo11bo20bo11bo$175bo11bo20bo11bo$176bo11bo20bo11bo$177b
o11bo20bo11bo$178bo11bo20bo11bo$179bo11bo20bo11bo$180bo11bo20bo11bobo
$181bo11bo20bo11b2o$182bo11bo20bo$183bo11bo20bo$184bo11bo20bo$185bo11b
o20bo$186bo11bo20bobo$187bo11bo20b2o$188bo11bo$189bo11bo$190bo11bo$191b
o11bo$192bo11bo$193bo11bo$194bo11bo$195bo11bo$196bo11bo$197bo11bo$198b
o11bo$199bo11bo$200bo11bo$201bo11bo$202bo11bo$203bo11bo$204bo11bo$205b
o11bo$206bo11bo$207bo11bo$208bo11bo$209bo11bo$210bo11bo$211bo11bo$212b
o11bo$213bo11bo$214bo11bo$215bo11bo$216bo11bo$217bo11bo$218bo11bo$219b
o11bobo$220bo11b2o$221bo$222bo$223bo$224bo$225bobo$226b2o!

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x = 37, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
20bo$18bobo$19b2o2$35b2o$9b2o24b2o$9b2o3$3b2o19b2o$3b2o19b2o8b2o$34b2o
5$2o$2o6$b2o$b2o!
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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crossposting this thing based on a catalytic reaction by error_6o6

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x = 52, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
15bo$14b3o$13b3obo$14bo3bo$15bo3bo$16bob3o$2b2o13b3o$3bo14bo$3bobo$4b
2o16bo2b2o$22b2o2bo$12b3o6b5o$11b2o2bo$10bo3b2o$9bo2b3o6b5o$8bo2b2o9b
2o2bo$8bo2bo10bo2b2o$9bo2bo$9bo2bo$10b3o5$ob2o$2obo16b2o$21bo3b2o18bo
$9b2o8bobobo2bo16b3o$9b2o7bo2b4o17bo$18bo6b4o13b2o$20b5o3bo$19b2o4bo$
18b3o2bobo$21bob2o$21bo$20b2o16bo2b2o$35b2o2bo$5b2o27bo4b2obo5b3o$5b2o
44bo$38bo8bo3bo$34bob2o8bobo2bo$44bo2bobo$44bo3bo$44bo$45b3o$17bo20b2o
$15b2o19b2o2b2o$16b2o18bo4bo$8b2o27bo2bo$9bo3b3o19bobo2bobo$4bo2bobob
o4bo2bo15b2o4b2o$4b4obob4ob4o$8bobo4bo$6bobobob2obo2b2o$6b2o3b2obo3b2o!
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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Period1GliderGun wrote: September 24th, 2026, 7:12 pm stupidly close p38 partial - only 2 cells off.

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x = 55, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
38b2o$39bo2bo$11b2o23b3o3b3o$11bo12b2o9bo3b3o3bo$12bo12bo2bo6b2o2bo2b
3o$9b4o2bo6b3o3b3o11bo$9bo3b3o5bo3b3o3bo2bob2ob2obo$11b2o8b2obo3b3o3b
2ob5o$7b4obob4o7b2obo9b3o10bo$7bo2bobobo2bo2bob2obobo22bobo$11bo8b2ob
2o17bo5bo2bo$41bobo2bobo$11bo16b3o11bo2bo2bo$6b2o3bo33b2o4b2o$6bo10b2o
8bobob2o6b3ob2o6bo$19bo7b2ob3o6b2obobo7b3o$7bo9bo2bo4b2o27bo$9b2o4bo3b
2o2bo2bo2bo11b3o$12bo2b3ob2o2bobo2bobo$12bo3b2o5bo5bo17b2ob2o$14b3o27b
obob2obo$5b3o23b3o9bob2o$4bo25b5ob2o3b3o3bob2o$7bo21bob2ob2obo2bo3b3o
3bo$2bo3bo22bo11b3o3b3o$bob2o6bo15b3o2bo2b2o6bo2bo$bo8bobo13bo3b3o3bo
9b2o$2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$5bobobobobo15bo2bo$5bo4bobobo17b2o$6b3obobob
o$8b2o3bo!
there is probably a better catalyst.
P38 suicide gun:

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x = 59, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
3b2o8b2o$4bo8bobo$4bobo7b2o$2o3b2o$obo$2bo$2b2o$4bo4bobo$2b3o3bo2bo$b
o7bobo$b2o2$10bo$10b2o$3b4obo2b5o$3bob2o3b2ob3o$4b2o4bo5$4b2o4bo31b2o
$3bob2o3b2ob3o27bo2bo$3b4obo2b5o24b3o3b3o$10b2o16b2o9bo3b3o3bo$10bo18b
o2bo6b2obo3b3o$26b3o3b3o8b2obo$b2o22bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$bo7bobo13b2ob
o3b3o3b2ob2o$2b3o3bo2bo17b2obo22bo$4bo4bobo12bob2o4bo21bobo$2b2o20b2o
b3o25bo$2bo26bo4bo11b3o$obo26bo5bo9bo3bo$2o3b2o21bo3bo3bo7bo5bo4b2o$4b
obo21bo2bobo2bo6bo3bo3bo3bo$4bo23bo3bo3bo6bo2bobo2bo4b3o$3b2o24bo5bo7b
o3bo3bo6bo$16b3o11bo3bo9bo5bo$15bo3bo11b3o11bo4bo$14bo5bo29b3ob2o$14b
o5bo26bo4b2obo$14bo5bo26bob2o$15bo3bo17b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o$16b3o15bobob2o
bo2bo3b3o3bo$6b2o25bob2o8b3o3b3o$5bobo7bo15b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$5bo8bobo13b
o3b3o3bo9b2o$4b2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$9bobobobobo15bo2bo$9bo4bob2o18b2o$
10b3obo$12bobo$13bo!
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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hotcrystal0 wrote: September 24th, 2026, 7:41 pm
Period1GliderGun wrote: September 24th, 2026, 7:12 pm stupidly close p38 partial - only 2 cells off.

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x = 55, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
38b2o$39bo2bo$11b2o23b3o3b3o$11bo12b2o9bo3b3o3bo$12bo12bo2bo6b2o2bo2b
3o$9b4o2bo6b3o3b3o11bo$9bo3b3o5bo3b3o3bo2bob2ob2obo$11b2o8b2obo3b3o3b
2ob5o$7b4obob4o7b2obo9b3o10bo$7bo2bobobo2bo2bob2obobo22bobo$11bo8b2ob
2o17bo5bo2bo$41bobo2bobo$11bo16b3o11bo2bo2bo$6b2o3bo33b2o4b2o$6bo10b2o
8bobob2o6b3ob2o6bo$19bo7b2ob3o6b2obobo7b3o$7bo9bo2bo4b2o27bo$9b2o4bo3b
2o2bo2bo2bo11b3o$12bo2b3ob2o2bobo2bobo$12bo3b2o5bo5bo17b2ob2o$14b3o27b
obob2obo$5b3o23b3o9bob2o$4bo25b5ob2o3b3o3bob2o$7bo21bob2ob2obo2bo3b3o
3bo$2bo3bo22bo11b3o3b3o$bob2o6bo15b3o2bo2b2o6bo2bo$bo8bobo13bo3b3o3bo
9b2o$2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$5bobobobobo15bo2bo$5bo4bobobo17b2o$6b3obobob
o$8b2o3bo!
there is probably a better catalyst.
P38 suicide gun:

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x = 59, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
3b2o8b2o$4bo8bobo$4bobo7b2o$2o3b2o$obo$2bo$2b2o$4bo4bobo$2b3o3bo2bo$b
o7bobo$b2o2$10bo$10b2o$3b4obo2b5o$3bob2o3b2ob3o$4b2o4bo5$4b2o4bo31b2o
$3bob2o3b2ob3o27bo2bo$3b4obo2b5o24b3o3b3o$10b2o16b2o9bo3b3o3bo$10bo18b
o2bo6b2obo3b3o$26b3o3b3o8b2obo$b2o22bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$bo7bobo13b2ob
o3b3o3b2ob2o$2b3o3bo2bo17b2obo22bo$4bo4bobo12bob2o4bo21bobo$2b2o20b2o
b3o25bo$2bo26bo4bo11b3o$obo26bo5bo9bo3bo$2o3b2o21bo3bo3bo7bo5bo4b2o$4b
obo21bo2bobo2bo6bo3bo3bo3bo$4bo23bo3bo3bo6bo2bobo2bo4b3o$3b2o24bo5bo7b
o3bo3bo6bo$16b3o11bo3bo9bo5bo$15bo3bo11b3o11bo4bo$14bo5bo29b3ob2o$14b
o5bo26bo4b2obo$14bo5bo26bob2o$15bo3bo17b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o$16b3o15bobob2o
bo2bo3b3o3bo$6b2o25bob2o8b3o3b3o$5bobo7bo15b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$5bo8bobo13b
o3b3o3bo9b2o$4b2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$9bobobobobo15bo2bo$9bo4bob2o18b2o$
10b3obo$12bobo$13bo!
Hmm, I wonder if this could be catalyzed.

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x = 81, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
64b2o$3b2o28b2o30bo2bo$3bo5b2o16b2o5bo27b3o3b3o$4b3obobo4bo6bo4bobob3o
16b2o9bo3b3o3bo$o5bobo4b4o4b4o4bobo5bo13bo2bo6b2obo3b3o$3o4b2o4bo3b4o
3bo4b2o4b3o10b3o3b3o8b2obo$3bo11bob4obo11bo12bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$2b2o
10b2obo2bob2o10b2o11b2o2bo2b3o3b2ob2o$15bobo2bobo26b4obo14bo7bo$7b2o5b
o8bo5b2o15bob2o4bo14bo6bobo$6bo8bobo2bobo8bo14b2o29bo$6bo5bo4bo2bo4bo
5bo17bo3bo13bobobo$6bo5bo12bo5bo19bo15b5o$7b2ob2o14b2ob2o23bo4bo5b2ob
6o3b2o$2o37bo13bobo4b2o4b2obo2b2o3bo$obo11b2o6b2o3bo10b3o9b2o2bob2o4b
2o4bobo7b3o$b2o11b2o6b2o2b2o9bobobo8b6ob2o5bo4bo10bo$26bobo8bo3bo10b5o
15bo$35b2o5b2o8bobobo13bo3bo$34bo4bo4bo31b2o$33b2o2b2obo2b3o8bo14bo4b
2obo$35bob6obo9bo14bob4o$40b4o15b2ob2o3b3o2bo2b2o$38b2obo14bobob2obo2b
o3b3o3bo$28b2o7b4o14bob2o8b3o3b3o$27bobo6bo3bo12b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$27bo6b
2ob2o13bo3b3o3bo9b2o$26b2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$31bobobobobo15bo2bo$31bo4b
ob2o18b2o$32b3obo$34bobo$35bo!
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p228 glider gun while looking for a p266 reduction

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x = 56, y = 63, rule = B3/S23
41bo3b2o$40bobobob3o$21b2o17bobobo4bo$22bo2bo15bobobob2o$19b3o3b3o15b
obob2o4b2o$7b2o9bo3b3o3bo13bobo8bo$8bo2bo6b2obo3b3o14bo8bobo$5b3o3b3o
8b2obo25b2o$4bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo18bo$4b2obo3b3o3b2ob2o20bo$8b2obo30b2o
$3bob2obobo15bo8b3o7b3o$3b2ob2o17bobo7b2obo8bo$24b2obo9b2o4bo2bo$25b2o
$o16b2o21bo3bo10bo$3o16b2o19bob2o9bobo$3bo13b2o22bo5b2o5b2o$2b2o15b2o
26b2o$11b2o$10bob2o$3bo6bobo17b2ob2o8bo6bo$2bobo6bo15bobob2obo7bobo3b
obo$3bo22bob2o13bobo6bo$16b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o7bobob3o$13bobob2obo2bo3b3o
3bo7b2o9b2o$12bob2o8b3o3b3o14b2o$10b3o3bob2o6bo2bo21bo$9bo3b3o3bo9b2o
16bo2bo$10bobo3b3o30bobo$9b2ob2o2bo32bo2$9b2ob2o2bo32bo$10bobo3b3o30b
obo$9bo3b3o3bo9b2o16bo2bo$10b3o3bob2o6bo2bo21bo$12bob2o8b3o3b3o14b2o$
13bobob2obo2bo3b3o3bo7b2o9b2o$16b2ob2o3b3o4b3o7bobob3o$3bo22bob2o13bo
bo6bo$2bobo22bobob2obo7bobo3bobo$3bo6bobo18bob2o8bo6bo$9bobobo2$2b2o3b
o7bo4bo5bo20b2o$3bo3bo6b2o2b3o3b2obo12b3o4b2o$3o7bob2o3b3o2b2o6bo22b2o
$o10bo5bo4bo7bo8bobobo8bobo$39b2ob2o10bo$24bobobo8b2o5b2o$3b2obo18bob
o7bo2bo2b4ob2o$3bob2obobo24bo2bo4b5o$8b2obo23bo7b2obo$4b3o4b3o3b2ob2o
15bo5bo$4bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo18bo$5b3o3b3o8b2obo13bo3bo7b2o$8bo2bo6b2o
bo3b3o12bo3b2o5bobo$7b2o9bo3b3o3bo13b2ob3o5bo$19b3o3b3o15bobob2o4b2o$
22bo2bo15bobobobobo$21b2o17bobobo4bo$40bobobob3o$41bo3b2o!
EDIT: Alas the septupler barely fails

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x = 128, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
81b2o3bo$41bo3b2o32b3obobobo$40bobobob3o29bo4bobobo17b2o$21b2o17bobob
o4bo28bobobobobo15bo2bo$22bo2bo15bobobobobo23b2o7bobo15b3o3b3o$19b3o3b
3o15bobob2o4b2o19bo4b2o3b2o13bo3b3o3bo9b2o$7b2o9bo3b3o3bo13bobo8bo20b
obo5bo2bo14b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$8bo2bo6b2obo3b3o15bo7bobo17bo3b2o7bo17bob2o
8b3o3b3o$5b3o3b3o8b2obo25b2o16b3o11b3o17bobob2obo2bo3b3o3bo$4bo3b3o3b
o2bob2obobo43bo15b2o20b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o$4b2obo3b3o3b2ob2o20bobo11b2o10b
2o10b2o3bo5bo24bob2o$8b2obo13bo10bo5bobob3o8bo33b3o23bobob2obo$3bob2o
bobo13bobo8bobo5bobo2bo8bobo4b2o14bo4bo2b2obo8b3o17b2ob2o$3b2ob2o15bo
3bo7bo2bo8bo10b2o4b2o15b2o4bob2o9b3o$23bo3bo7b2ob2o34bo9b5o$23bo3bo8b
obo33b2o10bobobo15b2o4bo4b2o10bo$o17b2o4bobo10bo5bo29b2o28b5o2b2ob4o8b
3o$3o16bo5bo18bo11bo22b2o5bo14b4ob2o2b5o9bo$3bo8bo5bo22bo2bo2b2o5bobo
22b2o5bo14b2o4bo4b2o10b2o$2b2o7bobo4b2o21b3o3b2o6b2o$10bo3bo100b3o$10b
o3bo63bo5bo8b2ob2o17b3o6bo$3bo6bo3bo15b2ob2o8bo6bo25bobo4bobo7bob2obo
bo22bobo$2bobo6bobo13bobob2obo7bobo3bobo29bobobo13b2obo22bo$3bo8bo13b
ob2o13bobo6bo21b2o5b2obobo7b2obo3b3o3b2ob2o$16b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o7bobob3o
31bo5b2o7bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$13bobob2obo2bo3b3o3bo7b2o9b2o21bo19b3o3b
3o8b2obo$12bob2o8b3o3b3o14b2o30b2o17bo2bo6b2obo3b3o$10b3o3bob2o6bo2bo
21bo24b2o19b2o9bo3b3o3bo$9bo3b3o3bo9b2o16bo2bo27b2o29b3o3bobo$10bobo3b
3o30bobo25bo33bo2b2ob2o$9b2ob2o2bo32bo!
Currently working to improve Life's guns and work on updating SKOPs and Isotropic rules most similar to B3/S23 to Life standards. Will get software to begin searches eventually.

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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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As edited to Whitehawk's specifications.
WhiteHawk wrote: September 27th, 2026, 9:34 pm ...
EDIT: Alas the septupler barely fails

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x = 128, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
81b2o3bo$41bo3b2o32b3obobobo$40bobobob3o29bo4bobobo17b2o$21b2o17bobob
o4bo28bobobobobo15bo2bo$22bo2bo15bobobobobo23b2o7bobo15b3o3b3o$19b3o3b
3o15bobob2o4b2o19bo4b2o3b2o13bo3b3o3bo9b2o$7b2o9bo3b3o3bo13bobo8bo20b
obo5bo2bo14b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$8bo2bo6b2obo3b3o15bo7bobo17bo3b2o7bo17bob2o
8b3o3b3o$5b3o3b3o8b2obo25b2o16b3o11b3o17bobob2obo2bo3b3o3bo$4bo3b3o3b
o2bob2obobo43bo15b2o20b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o$4b2obo3b3o3b2ob2o20bobo11b2o10b
2o10b2o3bo5bo24bob2o$8b2obo13bo10bo5bobob3o8bo33b3o23bobob2obo$3bob2o
bobo13bobo8bobo5bobo2bo8bobo4b2o14bo4bo2b2obo8b3o17b2ob2o$3b2ob2o15bo
3bo7bo2bo8bo10b2o4b2o15b2o4bob2o9b3o$23bo3bo7b2ob2o34bo9b5o$23bo3bo8b
obo33b2o10bobobo15b2o4bo4b2o10bo$o17b2o4bobo10bo5bo29b2o28b5o2b2ob4o8b
3o$3o16bo5bo18bo11bo22b2o5bo14b4ob2o2b5o9bo$3bo8bo5bo22bo2bo2b2o5bobo
22b2o5bo14b2o4bo4b2o10b2o$2b2o7bobo4b2o21b3o3b2o6b2o$10bo3bo100b3o$10b
o3bo63bo5bo8b2ob2o17b3o6bo$3bo6bo3bo15b2ob2o8bo6bo25bobo4bobo7bob2obo
bo22bobo$2bobo6bobo13bobob2obo7bobo3bobo29bobobo13b2obo22bo$3bo8bo13b
ob2o13bobo6bo21b2o5b2obobo7b2obo3b3o3b2ob2o$16b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o7bobob3o
31bo5b2o7bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$13bobob2obo2bo3b3o3bo7b2o9b2o21bo19b3o3b
3o8b2obo$12bob2o8b3o3b3o14b2o30b2o17bo2bo6b2obo3b3o$10b3o3bob2o6bo2bo
21bo24b2o19b2o9bo3b3o3bo$9bo3b3o3bo9b2o16bo2bo27b2o29b3o3bobo$10bobo3b
3o30bobo25bo33bo2b2ob2o$9b2ob2o2bo32bo!
This one works:

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x = 128, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
81b2o3bo$41bo3b2o32b3obobobo$40bobobob3o29bo4bobobo17b2o$21b2o17bobob
o4bo28bobobobobo15bo2bo$22bo2bo15bobobobobo23b2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$19b
3o3b3o15bobob2o4b2o19bo8bobo13bo3b3o3bo9b2o$18bo3b3o3bo13bobo8bo20bob
o7bo15b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$7bo2b2ob2o3b2obo3b3o15bo7bobo21b2o25bob2o8b3o3b
3o$5b3o3bobo8b2obo25b2o50bobob2obo2bo3b3o3bo$4bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo46bo
15bo18b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o$4b2obo3b3o3b2ob2o18b3o26b3o6bo7b2o4b2o22bob2o$
8b2obo27bo3bo24bo7b2o8bo3bo4bo21bobob2obo$3bob2obobo27bo5bo23b2o7b2o8b
5o5bo22b2ob2o$3b2ob2o31bo3bo8bo35b3ob2o3bo$10b3o27b3o7bobo62bo$9bo3bo
11b3o23b2o61bo2bo9bo$o7bo5bo9bo3bo71bobo11bo2bo7b3o$3o5bo5bo8bo5bo49b
2o19bo2bo11bobo6bo$3bo4bo5bo8bo5bo17b2o14bo15b2o19bo2bo20b2o$2b2o5bo3b
o9bo5bo17b2o14bo38bo$10b3o11bo3bo34bo$25b3o50bo5bo8b2ob2o26bo$3bo26b2o
b2o8bo6bo10bo14bobo4bobo7bob2obobo22bobo$2bobo22bobob2obo7bobo3bobo11b
o17bobobo13b2obo22bo$3bo22bob2o13bobo6bo7b3o11b2o5b2obobo7b2obo3b3o3b
2ob2o$16b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o7bobob3o31bo5b2o7bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$13bobob2o
bo2bo3b3o3bo7b2o9b2o21bo19b3o3b3o8b2obo$12bob2o8b3o3b3o14b2o30b2o17bo
2bo6b2obo3b3o$10b3o3bob2o6bo2bo21bo24b2o19b2o9bo3b3o3bo$9bo3b3o3bo9b2o
16bo2bo27b2o29b3o3bobo$10bobo3b3o30bobo25bo33bo2b2ob2o$9b2ob2o2bo32bo
!

Actually, it's just a quadrupler, so I suppose this is a p152 gun, but if it septupled, it would be a p266 gun.
Last edited by Timelord Missionary on September 27th, 2026, 11:15 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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Timelord Missionary wrote: September 27th, 2026, 11:03 pm This one works:I suppose this is a p 266 gun, then.
Remember to trim long quotes.

Alas, this one is p152 (the left eater is unnecessary)
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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hotcrystal0 wrote: September 24th, 2026, 7:41 pm P38 suicide gun:

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x = 59, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
3b2o8b2o$4bo8bobo$4bobo7b2o$2o3b2o$obo$2bo$2b2o$4bo4bobo$2b3o3bo2bo$b
o7bobo$b2o2$10bo$10b2o$3b4obo2b5o$3bob2o3b2ob3o$4b2o4bo5$4b2o4bo31b2o
$3bob2o3b2ob3o27bo2bo$3b4obo2b5o24b3o3b3o$10b2o16b2o9bo3b3o3bo$10bo18b
o2bo6b2obo3b3o$26b3o3b3o8b2obo$b2o22bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$bo7bobo13b2ob
o3b3o3b2ob2o$2b3o3bo2bo17b2obo22bo$4bo4bobo12bob2o4bo21bobo$2b2o20b2o
b3o25bo$2bo26bo4bo11b3o$obo26bo5bo9bo3bo$2o3b2o21bo3bo3bo7bo5bo4b2o$4b
obo21bo2bobo2bo6bo3bo3bo3bo$4bo23bo3bo3bo6bo2bobo2bo4b3o$3b2o24bo5bo7b
o3bo3bo6bo$16b3o11bo3bo9bo5bo$15bo3bo11b3o11bo4bo$14bo5bo29b3ob2o$14b
o5bo26bo4b2obo$14bo5bo26bob2o$15bo3bo17b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o$16b3o15bobob2o
bo2bo3b3o3bo$6b2o25bob2o8b3o3b3o$5bobo7bo15b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$5bo8bobo13b
o3b3o3bo9b2o$4b2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$9bobobobobo15bo2bo$9bo4bob2o18b2o$
10b3obo$12bobo$13bo!
Technically, a new p29 oscillator:

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x = 59, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
3b2o8b2o$4bo8bobo$4bobo7b2o$2o3b2o$obo$2bo$2b2o$4bo4bobo$2b3o3bo2bo$bo
7bobo$b2o2$10bo$10b2o$3b4obo2b5o$3bob2o3b2ob3o$4b2o4bo5$4b2o4bo31b2o$
3bob2o3b2ob3o27bo2bo$3b4obo2b5o24b3o3b3o$10b2o16b2o9bo3b3o3bo$10bo18bo
2bo6b2obo3b3o$26b3o3b3o8b2obo$b2o22bo3b3o3bo2bob2obobo$bo7bobo13b2obo
3b3o3b2ob2o$2b3o3bo2bo17b2obo22bo$4bo4bobo12bob2o4bo21bobo$2b2o20b2ob
3o25bo$2bo26bo4bo11b3o$obo26bo5bo9bo3bo$2o3b2o21bo3bo3bo7bo5bo4b2o$4bo
bo21bo2bobo2bo6bo3bo3bo3bo$4bo23bo3bo3bo6bo2bobo2bo4b3o$b2obo24bo5bo7b
o3bo3bo6bo$b2obobo9b3o11bo3bo9bo5bo$5b2o8bo3bo11b3o11bo4bo$14bo5bo29b
3ob2o$14bo5bo26bo4b2obo$14bo5bo26bob2o$15bo3bo17b2ob2o3b3o3bob2o$16b3o
15bobob2obo2bo3b3o3bo$6b2o25bob2o8b3o3b3o$5bobo7bo15b3o3bob2o6bo2bo$5b
o8bobo13bo3b3o3bo9b2o$4b2o4b2obobo15b3o3b3o$9bobobobobo15bo2bo$9bo4bob
2o18b2o$10b3obo$12bobo$13bo!
Edit1: p38 of course.
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2718281828 wrote: September 28th, 2026, 7:58 am Technically, a new p29 oscillator:
p38?
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x = 10, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bobo$5b2o$7b2o$2o2b2obobo$obob2o2b2o$b2o$3b2o$3bobo$4b2o!
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g0t0 wrote: September 29th, 2026, 9:19 pm The block is eaten.
Please read the Fleet page. Known
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Three quarters traffic light can act as a one time 0 degree glider reflector:

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x = 17, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
16bo$14b2o$15b2o12$2b3o2$o5bo$o5bo$o5bo!
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Post by MDA »

A pattern which produces a clean loafer, found after modifying a G1 soup with a loafer:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
5b2o2bo3b3o$2b2ob3obo3b2o$bo7bob4o$2o2b3obo2b2ob2o$bo2bobob2obob3o$o4b
ob3o2b4o$3o3bo2bo2b2o$o2bob4obobob2o$b3o5b2o3bo$obobobob2ob4o$obob6o3b
2o$o2b3ob3ob2obo$bob2o2bo3b3obo$bo3b3o2b2o$3bo2bo2b2obo$ob4o5bo2bo!
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x = 5, y = 17, rule = B3-ry4acenqt5eir6-ek/S2-a3-a4nq5aeknr6-akHistory
C$2C$.2C$2C11$.3D$3.D$2.3D!
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A glider can hit the two close boats in that one three boats constellation to make...another three boats constellation.

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x = 19, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
b2o$obo$bo14bo$14bobo$15b2o2$17bo$16bobo$17b2o$13b2o$12bobo$13bo!
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x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
bbb3o$3obbbo$bbb3o
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That joins the pi-heptomino sequence after a few generations.
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Periods discovered:

All evens ≤128 except 52,58,78,82,92,94,98,104,118,122

5-15,㉕-㉛,㉟㊺,51,63,65,73,75
1㊳㊵㊹㊼㊽,54,56,72,74,80,90,92
217,240,300,486,576

Guns: 20,21,32,54,55,57,114,117,124,126
SKOPs: 32,74,76,102,196
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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MDA wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 11:39 am A pattern which produces a clean loafer, found after modifying a G1 soup with a loafer:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
5b2o2bo3b3o$2b2ob3obo3b2o$bo7bob4o$2o2b3obo2b2ob2o$bo2bobob2obob3o$o4b
ob3o2b4o$3o3bo2bo2b2o$o2bob4obobob2o$b3o5b2o3bo$obobobob2ob4o$obob6o3b
2o$o2b3ob3ob2obo$bob2o2bo3b3obo$bo3b3o2b2o$3bo2bo2b2obo$ob4o5bo2bo!
Pointless reduction (might not be most optimal):

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
5b2o2bo6b$2b2ob3obo3b2ob$bo7bob4ob$2o2b3obo2b2ob2o$bo2bobob2obobobo$o4bob3o2b4o$3o3bo2bo2b2o2b$o2bob4obobob2o$b3o5b2o3bob$obobobob2ob4ob$obob4obo3b2ob$o2bobob3ob2obob$bob2o2bo3b3obo$bo3b3o2b2o4b$3bo2bo2b2obo3b$ob4o5bo4b!
Edit: Further reduction:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
6bo2bo6b$2b2ob2o2bo3b2ob$bo7bob4ob$2o2bobobo2b2ob2o$bo2bobob2obobobo$o6b3o2b4o$3o3bo2bo2b2o2b$o2bob4obobob2o$b3o5b2o3bob$obobobob2ob4ob$2bob4obo3b2ob$o2bobob3ob2obob$bob2o2bo3b3obo$bo3b3o2b2o4b$3bo2bo2b2obo3b$ob4o5bo4b!
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I studied blinker+2G reactions, here the most interesting ones. Maybe someone finds some of them useful. There are a few which output again blinker+2glider. And a few other ones, long lifetime + 1G, a large blinker pull (obviously there are many options to displace the blinker), blinker at the same position and a blinker+pulsar

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x = 175, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
4$114bo$115bo$113b3o2$24bo143bobo$22b2o144b2o$23b2o144bo5$bo3b2o29bo3b
2o23bo10b2o$bo3bobo28bo3bobo22bo10bobo$bo3bo30bo3bo24bo3b2o5bo$69bobo$
69bo46b3o24b3o2$45bo$44b2o74b2o25b2o$44bobo73bobo24bobo$120bo26bo16$
62bo$63bo$44bobo14b3o$44b2o$45bo3$100b3o$36bo3b2o25bo$bo3b2o29bo3bobo
24bo$bo3bobo28bo3bo26bo3b2o31b2o$bo3bo65bobo30bobo$71bo32bo4$23b2o$22b
2o115bo28b3o$24bo114bo12b2o5b2o$116bo22bo11b2o7b2o$115b2o36bo5bo12b2o$
115bobo54bobo$143b2o27bo$142b2o$144bo8$29bobo$29b2o$30bo58bo$87bobo$
38bo49b2o$39b2o24bobo$38b2o26b2o$66bo$bo43b2o77bo$bo39bo2b2o78bo$bo3b
2o14b3o17bo4bo24bo20bo31bo3b2o$5bobo33bo29bo3b2o15bo35bobo$5bo65bo3bob
o14bo35bo$25b2o48bo20bo$25bobo67b2o$25bo69bobo$120b2o$119bobo$121bo!
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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Aleph wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 5:08 pm A glider can hit the two close boats in that one three boats constellation to make...another three boats constellation.

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x = 19, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
b2o$obo$bo14bo$14bobo$15b2o2$17bo$16bobo$17b2o$13b2o$12bobo$13bo!
Introducing the BoatRotator 6900™, also a useless discovery.

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x = 95, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
15bo$15b3o$18bo$17b2o$18b3o52b2o$19bobo49bo2bo$18bo3bo$18b5o47bo$17b2o
3b2o$18b5o48b2o$19b3o51bo$20bo2$70b2o3b2o$70b2o3b2o$27b2o9b2o14b2o15b
5o17b2o$27b2o8b2o15b2o16bobo18bo$38b5o43bo4bobo$13b2o24b4o29b3o10b4ob
3o$13b3o68b2obob2o$4b2o9b2obo20b4o40b3obo2bo$4bo5bo4bo2bo19b5o41b2obo
bo$9bo5b2obo18b2o15b2o29b4o$5bo3bo3b3o22b2o14b2o30bo$7bo5b2o3$78b2o$78b
2o4$53b2o$53b2o6$15b2o5b2o48bo5bo$15b2o5b2o8b2o37b3o3b3o$32b2o36b2ob2o
b2ob2o$41bo27b3o7b3o$40bobo$41b2o5bo22bo7bo$47bo$44bo2b3o$43bobo$43b2o
5$15b2o5b2o37b2o$15bob2ob2obo37b2o8b2o5b2o$16bobobobo48b2o5b2o$16bobo
bobo$15bo7bo4$17b2ob2o18b2o$15bo2bobo2bo16b2o$15b3o3b3o$16bo5bo2$15b2o
$15b2o3$49b2o9b3ob3o14bo$10bobo26b2o6b2ob2o7bob2ob2obo13bobo$10bo3bo24b
2o6bo2bo7b2o7b2o4b2o7bobo$14bo5b3o24bo2bo8bob2ob2obo4bo2bo6bo2bo3b2o$
10bo4bo4b3o25b2o10b3ob3o5bo2bo6bobo4b2o$14bo60bo5bobo$2b2o6bo3bo33b2o
25bo5bo$bobo6bobo34bo2bo22bobo$bo16b2o3b2o14b2o6bo2bo15b2o5bobo$2o17b
5o15b2o6b2ob2o14b2o6bo$20b3o26b2o$21bo$71b2o3b2o$71bo5bo2$72bo3bo$73b
3o3$20b2o$20b2o$76b2o$76bo$77b3o$79bo!
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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Aleph wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 5:08 pm A glider can hit the two close boats in that one three boats constellation to make...another three boats constellation.

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x = 19, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
b2o$obo$bo14bo$14bobo$15b2o2$17bo$16bobo$17b2o$13b2o$12bobo$13bo!
Not so sure this is useless. As seen in the boat rotator above, it can create this fun loop. But is there a reaction, some spark or catalyst, that extracts a glider from the residual boat producing region? If so, couldn't one construct a more complex loop?

Edit: Huh?

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x = 23, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
14bo$13bobo$14b2o5bo$20bo$17bo2b3o$16bobo$16b2o3$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o!
Unfortunately, it comes out the wrong way to make a loop... perhaps if it can support a copy of itself it might be possible to build a 10c/166d macroship.
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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

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LuveelVoom wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 8:15 pm
Aleph wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 5:08 pm A glider can hit the two close boats in that one three boats constellation to make...another three boats constellation.

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x = 19, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
b2o$obo$bo14bo$14bobo$15b2o2$17bo$16bobo$17b2o$13b2o$12bobo$13bo!
Not so sure this is useless. As seen in the boat rotator above, it can create this fun loop. But is there a reaction, some spark or catalyst, that extracts a glider from the residual boat producing region? If so, couldn't one construct a more complex loop?

Edit: Huh?

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x = 23, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
14bo$13bobo$14b2o5bo$20bo$17bo2b3o$16bobo$16b2o3$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o!
Unfortunately, it comes out the wrong way to make a loop... perhaps if it can support a copy of itself it might be possible to build a 10c/166d macroship.
cool
so we need a specific configuration of these patterns combined to make an interesting outcome
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parkes24 wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 6:31 pm Further reduction:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
6bo2bo6b$2b2ob2o2bo3b2ob$bo7bob4ob$2o2bobobo2b2ob2o$bo2bobob2obobobo$o6b3o2b4o$3o3bo2bo2b2o2b$o2bob4obobob2o$b3o5b2o3bob$obobobob2ob4ob$2bob4obo3b2ob$o2bobob3ob2obob$bob2o2bo3b3obo$bo3b3o2b2o4b$3bo2bo2b2obo3b$ob4o5bo4b!
Significant reduction:

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x = 16, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$9bob4o$6bobo2b2ob2o$6bob2obo3bo$7b3o2b4o$6bo2bo2b2o$bobob4obobob
2o$bobo5b2o3bo$2bobobob2ob4o$obob4obo3b2o$o2bobob3ob2obo$bob2o2bo3b3ob
o$bo3b3o2b2o$3bo2bo2b2obo$ob4o5bo!
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Reduction by 3 cells:

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x = 16, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$9bob4o$8bo2b2ob2o$6bob2obo3bo$6b4o2b4o$6bo2bo2b2o$2bob5obobob2o
$3bo5b2o3bo$4bobob2ob4o$b2ob4obo3b2o$3bobob3ob2obo$bob2o2bo3b3obo$bo3b
3o2b2o$3bo2bo2b2obo$ob4o5bo!
Edit:What

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 x = 16, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$10b5o$8bo2b2ob2o$6bob2obo3bo$6b4o2b4o$6bo2bo2b2o$4b5obobob2o$9b
2o3bo$4bobob2ob4o$b2ob4obo3b2o$3bobob3ob2obo$bob2o2bo3b3obo$bo3b3o2b2o
$3bo2bo2b2obo$ob4o5bo!
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 x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3aeiq4tz5j6i7e8/S2-ci3-aeky4cei5ain6acin78
3o$o2bo$3bo$b3o!
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