Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

[synperiplanar]

two teardrops make a teardrop and two beehives:

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x = 20, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2$3bo$2b3o$2bo2bo$5b2o$4b2o8$15bo$14b3o$14bo2bo$17b2o$16b2o!

those are butterflies by the way

[I6_I6]

two teardrops make a teardrop and two beehives:

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x = 20, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2$3bo$2b3o$2bo2bo$5b2o$4b2o8$15bo$14b3o$14bo2bo$17b2o$16b2o!

you can also chain them:

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x = 44, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
4$13bo$12b3o$12bo2bo$15b2o$14b2o8$25bo$24b3o$24bo2bo$27b2o$26b2o8$37b
o$36b3o$36bo2bo$39b2o$38b2o!

Wickified (p64):

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23:T24,24
bo$3o$o2bo$3b2o$2b2o8$13bo$12b3o$12bo2bo$15b2o$14b2o!

[Tawal]

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = LifeHistory
7.A$5.3A$4.A$2A3.A$.2A.2A$A!

[synperiplanar]

random kid appears out of HF + 2 banana + G

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x = 13, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
6bo$b2o2b3o2b2o$o3b2ob2o3bo$3b3ob3o$4b2ob2o$5b3o$6bo3$5b2o$6b2o$5bo!

[WhiteHawk]

In what has to be the rarest thing I have ever seen randomly appear, Accidental Quadpole

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x = 107, y = 111, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o80$105bo$77bo26bo$78bo16b3o6b3o$76b3o5$74bo26b3o$75bo8b3o14b
o$73b3o8bo17bo$85bo9bo$78bo15bo$79bo14b3o$77b3o7b3o$70b3o14bo$72bo15b
o$71bo9bo$64bo17bo8b3o$65bo14b3o8bo$63b3o26bo5$88b3o$60b3o6b3o16bo$62b
o26bo$61bo!

Isolated predecessor (the herschel actually appears later in the sequence, unusually)

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x = 18, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
16b2o$16b2o2$7b3o$8bo$8b3o2$b2o$obo$2o!

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p210 glider gun from gosper glider guns

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x = 193, y = 159, rule = B3/S23
9$141bo$139bobo$129b2o6b2o12b2o$128bo3bo4b2o12b2o$117b2o8bo5bo3b2o$117b
2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$127bo5bo7bo$128bo3bo46b2o$129b2o48b2o$70bo$68bobo$58b
2o6b2o12b2o$57bo3bo4b2o12b2o$46b2o8bo5bo3b2o$46b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$56bo
5bo7bo$57bo3bo46b2o$58b2o48b2o68b3o$177bo3bo$176bo5bo$176bo5bo$179bo$
177bo3bo$178b3o$179bo2$107b3o$106bo3bo69b3o$105bo5bo68b3o$105bo5bo67b
o3bo$108bo$106bo3bo67b2o3b2o$107b3o$108bo3$109b3o$109b3o$108bo3bo2$107b
2o3b2o$163b2o16b2o$163b2o16b2o8$92b2o16b2o$92b2o16b2o10$43bo$41bobo$31b
2o6b2o12b2o$30bo3bo4b2o12b2o$19b2o8bo5bo3b2o$19b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$29bo
5bo7bo$30bo3bo$31b2o29$68b2o$68b2o3$72b2o$72b2o3$76b2o$76b2o3$80b2o$80b
2o3$84b2o$84b2o19$69b2o$68bobo$68bo$67b2o!

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thingamabob doohickey that makes a ship you prolly can't get

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x = 99, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
3$8b2o$7bobo$7bo$6b2o18$53b2o3b2o$53bobobo2bo$55bob2obo$54b2obo2b2o$59b
o2bo$60b2o$27bo$26bobo$27bo48b2o$76bo$25b5o44bobo$25bo4bo43b2o$17b2o9b
o2bo$11bob2obobo9b2obo2bo$11b2obobo8bo5bobobo$15b2o7bobo4bo2bo$24bo2b
o2b2o$25b2o$12b2o$12b2o23bo$35b3o$34bo$34b2o11bobo$47b2o$48bo7$45b2o$
45b2o41b2o$88b2o2$15b2o$15b2o2$42b2o$11b2o29bo19b2o$12bo30bo17bobo11b
2o$12bobo22b2o3b2o17bo13b2o7b2o$13b2o22bobo20b2o22bo$39bo45b3o$29b2o8b
2o46bo$29b2o$13b2o$12bobo$12bo$11b2o2$21b2o$21b2o!

[Timelord Missionary]

p210 glider gun from gosper glider guns

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x = 193, y = 159, rule = B3/S23
9$141bo$139bobo$129b2o6b2o12b2o$128bo3bo4b2o12b2o$117b2o8bo5bo3b2o$117b
2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$127bo5bo7bo$128bo3bo46b2o$129b2o48b2o$70bo$68bobo$58b
2o6b2o12b2o$57bo3bo4b2o12b2o$46b2o8bo5bo3b2o$46b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$56bo
5bo7bo$57bo3bo46b2o$58b2o48b2o68b3o$177bo3bo$176bo5bo$176bo5bo$179bo$
177bo3bo$178b3o$179bo2$107b3o$106bo3bo69b3o$105bo5bo68b3o$105bo5bo67b
o3bo$108bo$106bo3bo67b2o3b2o$107b3o$108bo3$109b3o$109b3o$108bo3bo2$107b
2o3b2o$163b2o16b2o$163b2o16b2o8$92b2o16b2o$92b2o16b2o10$43bo$41bobo$31b
2o6b2o12b2o$30bo3bo4b2o12b2o$19b2o8bo5bo3b2o$19b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$29bo
5bo7bo$30bo3bo$31b2o29$68b2o$68b2o3$72b2o$72b2o3$76b2o$76b2o3$80b2o$80b
2o3$84b2o$84b2o19$69b2o$68bobo$68bo$67b2o!

Just so you know, this has period 180.

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whoopsies

also idk what significance this has

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x = 252, y = 329, rule = B3/S23
36$119bo$119bobo$108b2o12b2o6b2o$108b2o12b2o4bo3bo$122b2o3bo5bo8b2o$119b
obo4b2obo3bo8b2o$119bo7bo5bo$80b2o46bo3bo$80b2o48b2o$190bo$190bobo$179b
2o12b2o6b2o$179b2o12b2o4bo3bo$193b2o3bo5bo8b2o$190bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$190b
o7bo5bo$151b2o46bo3bo$80b3o68b2o48b2o$79bo3bo$78bo5bo$78bo5bo$81bo$79b
o3bo$80b3o$81bo2$151b3o$78b3o69bo3bo$78b3o68bo5bo$77bo3bo67bo5bo$152b
o$76b2o3b2o67bo3bo$151b3o$152bo3$149b3o$149b3o$148bo3bo2$147b2o3b2o$78b
2o16b2o$78b2o16b2o8$149b2o16b2o$149b2o16b2o10$217bo$217bobo$206b2o12b
2o6b2o$206b2o12b2o4bo3bo$220b2o3bo5bo8b2o$217bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$217bo7b
o5bo$226bo3bo$228b2o29$191b2o$191b2o3$187b2o$187b2o3$183b2o$183b2o3$179b
2o$179b2o3$175b2o$175b2o15$160b2o$160b2o3$164b2o$164b2o3$168b2o$168b2o
3$172b2o$172b2o3$176b2o$176b2o29$213b2o$211bo3bo$202bo7bo5bo$202bobo4b
2obo3bo8b2o$205b2o3bo5bo8b2o$191b2o12b2o4bo3bo$191b2o12b2o6b2o$202bob
o$202bo10$134b2o16b2o$134b2o16b2o8$63b2o16b2o$63b2o16b2o$132b2o3b2o2$
133bo3bo$134b3o$134b3o3$137bo$136b3o$61b2o3b2o67bo3bo$137bo$62bo3bo67b
o5bo$63b3o68bo5bo$63b3o69bo3bo$136b3o2$66bo$65b3o$64bo3bo$66bo$63bo5b
o$63bo5bo$64bo3bo$65b3o68b2o48b2o$136b2o46bo3bo$175bo7bo5bo$175bobo4b
2obo3bo8b2o$178b2o3bo5bo8b2o$164b2o12b2o4bo3bo$164b2o12b2o6b2o$175bob
o$175bo$65b2o48b2o$65b2o46bo3bo$104bo7bo5bo$104bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$107b
2o3bo5bo8b2o$93b2o12b2o4bo3bo$93b2o12b2o6b2o$104bobo$104bo!

or this

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x = 260, y = 311, rule = B3/S23
28$68bo$68bobo$57b2o12b2o6b2o$57b2o12b2o4bo3bo$71b2o3bo5bo8b2o$68bobo
4b2obo3bo8b2o$68bo7bo5bo$29b2o46bo3bo$29b2o48b2o$139bo$139bobo$128b2o
12b2o6b2o$128b2o12b2o4bo3bo$142b2o3bo5bo8b2o$139bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$139b
o7bo5bo$100b2o46bo3bo$29b3o68b2o48b2o$28bo3bo$27bo5bo$27bo5bo$30bo$28b
o3bo$29b3o$30bo2$100b3o$27b3o69bo3bo$27b3o68bo5bo$26bo3bo67bo5bo$101b
o$25b2o3b2o67bo3bo$100b3o$101bo3$98b3o$98b3o$97bo3bo2$96b2o3b2o$27b2o
16b2o$27b2o16b2o8$98b2o16b2o$98b2o16b2o10$166bo$166bobo$155b2o12b2o6b
2o$155b2o12b2o4bo3bo$169b2o3bo5bo8b2o$166bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$166bo7bo5b
o$175bo3bo$177b2o29$140b2o$140b2o3$136b2o$136b2o3$132b2o$132b2o3$128b
2o$128b2o3$124b2o$124b2o21$124b2o$124b2o3$128b2o$128b2o3$132b2o$132b2o
3$136b2o$136b2o3$140b2o$140b2o29$177b2o$175bo3bo$166bo7bo5bo$166bobo4b
2obo3bo8b2o$169b2o3bo5bo8b2o$155b2o12b2o4bo3bo$155b2o12b2o6b2o$166bob
o$166bo10$98b2o16b2o$98b2o16b2o8$27b2o16b2o$27b2o16b2o$96b2o3b2o2$97b
o3bo$98b3o$98b3o3$101bo$100b3o$25b2o3b2o67bo3bo$101bo$26bo3bo67bo5bo$
27b3o68bo5bo$27b3o69bo3bo$100b3o2$30bo$29b3o$28bo3bo$30bo$27bo5bo$27b
o5bo$28bo3bo$29b3o68b2o48b2o$100b2o46bo3bo$139bo7bo5bo$139bobo4b2obo3b
o8b2o$142b2o3bo5bo8b2o$128b2o12b2o4bo3bo$128b2o12b2o6b2o$139bobo$139b
o$29b2o48b2o$29b2o46bo3bo$68bo7bo5bo$68bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$71b2o3bo5bo8b
2o$57b2o12b2o4bo3bo$57b2o12b2o6b2o$68bobo$68bo!

and also something weird happens around gen 2600 here

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x = 241, y = 321, rule = B3/S23
25$85bo$85bobo$74b2o12b2o6b2o$74b2o12b2o4bo3bo$88b2o3bo5bo8b2o$85bobo
4b2obo3bo8b2o$85bo7bo5bo$46b2o46bo3bo$46b2o48b2o$156bo$156bobo$145b2o
12b2o6b2o$145b2o12b2o4bo3bo$159b2o3bo5bo8b2o$156bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$156b
o7bo5bo$117b2o46bo3bo$46b3o68b2o48b2o$45bo3bo$44bo5bo$44bo5bo$47bo$45b
o3bo$46b3o$47bo2$117b3o$44b3o69bo3bo$44b3o68bo5bo$43bo3bo67bo5bo$118b
o$42b2o3b2o67bo3bo$117b3o$118bo3$115b3o$115b3o$114bo3bo2$113b2o3b2o$44b
2o16b2o$44b2o16b2o8$115b2o16b2o$115b2o16b2o10$183bo$183bobo$172b2o12b
2o6b2o$172b2o12b2o4bo3bo$186b2o3bo5bo8b2o$183bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$183bo7b
o5bo$192bo3bo$194b2o29$157b2o$157b2o3$153b2o$153b2o3$149b2o$149b2o3$145b
2o$145b2o3$141b2o$141b2o23$139b2o$139b2o3$143b2o$143b2o3$147b2o$147b2o
3$151b2o$151b2o3$155b2o$155b2o29$192b2o$190bo3bo$181bo7bo5bo$181bobo4b
2obo3bo8b2o$184b2o3bo5bo8b2o$170b2o12b2o4bo3bo$170b2o12b2o6b2o$181bob
o$181bo10$113b2o16b2o$113b2o16b2o8$42b2o16b2o$42b2o16b2o$111b2o3b2o2$
112bo3bo$113b3o$113b3o3$116bo$115b3o$40b2o3b2o67bo3bo$116bo$41bo3bo67b
o5bo$42b3o68bo5bo$42b3o69bo3bo$115b3o2$45bo$44b3o$43bo3bo$45bo$42bo5b
o$42bo5bo$43bo3bo$44b3o68b2o48b2o$115b2o46bo3bo$154bo7bo5bo$154bobo4b
2obo3bo8b2o$157b2o3bo5bo8b2o$143b2o12b2o4bo3bo$143b2o12b2o6b2o$154bob
o$154bo$44b2o48b2o$44b2o46bo3bo$83bo7bo5bo$83bobo4b2obo3bo8b2o$86b2o3b
o5bo8b2o$72b2o12b2o4bo3bo$72b2o12b2o6b2o$83bobo$83bo!

unrelated but a blinker makes a queen bee into a ship, ships can be used for queen bee making by hitting it with a glider.

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x = 24, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2$10bo$10b2o$5b2o4b2o$b2o2b2o4b3o7b2o$b2o2b2o4b2o8b2o$10b2o4b3o$10bo!

also unrelated, herschel chain

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x = 137, y = 92, rule = B3/S23
10$126bo$125bo$125b3o28$110b3o$111bo$109b3o37$16b3o$18bo$17bo!

another version:

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x = 36, y = 68, rule = B3/S23
11$23bo$22bo$22b3o36$5b3o$6bo$4b3o!

another another version:

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x = 47, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
12$34bo$33bo$33b3o43$15b3o$16bo$14b3o!

another one:

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x = 50, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
6$35bo$34bo$34b3o25$11b3o$12bo$10b3o!

[MDA]

An accidental drifter found while minimizing a p3:

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x = 7, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$bob3o$bobo$2obo$2bob2o$2o4bo$bob3o$bobo$2bo!

[J5L]

Ooh....

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x = 32, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
b2o$3ob2o$b2ob3ob2o20b2o$3ob2o2b2o20b2o$2o!

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g2lwss loop that I find funny

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x = 136, y = 162, rule = B3/S23
15$53bo20bo$32b2o17b3o20b3o17b2o$33bo16bo26bo16bo$33bobo3bo10b2o24b2o
10bo3bobo$34b2o2bobo46bobo2b2o$24b2o13bo48bo13b2o$24bobo2b2o66b2o2bob
o$21bo4bo3bo16bo32bo16bo3bo4bo$21b5ob3o16bobo30bobo16b3ob5o$25bobo6bo
12b2o30b2o12bo6bobo$21b3obobo5bobo56bobo5bobob3o$20bo2bob2o6b2o58b2o6b
2obo2bo$20b2o31b2o18b2o31b2o$53bo20bo$54b3o14b3o$21b2o33bo14bo33b2o$21b
o84bo$18b2obo29b2o22b2o29bob2o$18bo2bob2o26b2o22b2o26b2obo2bo$20b2obo
80bob2o$21bobo80bobo$20bo2b2o78b2o2bo$21b2o2bo76bo2b2o$22bob2o76b2obo
$22bobo78bobo$21b2obobo74bobob2o$25b2o74b2o2$34b2o56b2o$34b2o56b2o7$57b
o$56b2o$56bobo23$45b3o$47bo$46bo2$46bo$47bo$45b3o23$56bobo$56b2o$57bo
7$34b2o56b2o$34b2o56b2o2$25b2o74b2o$21b2obobo74bobob2o$22bobo78bobo$22b
ob2o76b2obo$21b2o2bo76bo2b2o$20bo2b2o78b2o2bo$21bobo80bobo$20b2obo80b
ob2o$18bo2bob2o26b2o22b2o26b2obo2bo$18b2obo29b2o22b2o29bob2o$21bo84bo
$21b2o33bo14bo33b2o$54b3o14b3o$53bo20bo$20b2o31b2o18b2o31b2o$20bo2bob
2o6b2o58b2o6b2obo2bo$21b3obobo5bobo56bobo5bobob3o$25bobo6bo12b2o30b2o
12bo6bobo$21b5ob3o16bobo30bobo16b3ob5o$21bo4bo3bo16bo32bo16bo3bo4bo$24b
obo2b2o66b2o2bobo$24b2o13bo48bo13b2o$34b2o2bobo46bobo2b2o$33bobo3bo10b
2o24b2o10bo3bobo$33bo16bo26bo16bo$32b2o17b3o20b3o17b2o$53bo20bo!	

[I6_I6]

Is there anything that can activate this reaction?

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x = 6, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$2bo2bo$o2b2o$bo$2bo!

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honey farm mover

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x = 64, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
4$54bo$53bo$53b3o6$6b6o$5bo5bo30b2o$11bo29bobo$5bo4bo30bobo$42bo11$57b
3o$57bo$58bo!

someone should definitely make an oscillator out of this as I can't be bothered to do it

[Timelord Missionary]

Is there anything that can activate this reaction?

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x = 6, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$2bo2bo$o2b2o$bo$2bo!

This brand-spankin' new sparker can do it:

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x = 29, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
$4b2o$8bo$3b2o2bobo$2bo2b3obobo$3b6o2bo$4b2ob2o10bo$bo2b6o8bobo$bobob
3o2bo7bobo$3bobo2b2o4b2o3bo$4bo8b4o$7b2o3b2o2b2o$12b3o2b2o$13b2o2b2o$
9bo6b3o$8bobo5b2o3bo$7bo3bo7b2obo$6bo3bo8bo3bo$5bo3bo7bo5bo$4bo3bo8bo
5bo2bo$5bobo9bo7bobo$6bo12b4o2b2o2$19b4o2b2o$17bo7bobo$17bo5bo2bo$17b
o5bo$19bo3bo$19b2obo$21bo!