Thread for Your Accidental Discoveries that Aren't in CGOL

[Hdjensofjfnen]

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B36/S23
2b3o$bo2bo$o3bo$o2bo$3o3b3o$5bo2bo$4bo3bo$4bo2bo$4b3o$11bo$10b3o$9b4o$
10b2o!

Look at the ash.

[Hdjensofjfnen]

I see how it is:

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x = 12, y = 11, rule = B37/S2-i34q
5b2o$5b2o2$obo6bobo$o2bo4bo2bo$obo6bobo3$4b4o$4bo2bo$5b2o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Useful... maybe:

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x = 11, y = 7, rule = B37/S2-i34q
4o$o2bo$b2o5bobo$7bo2bo$b2o5bobo$o2bo$4o!

EDIT: Warpgates:

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x = 23, y = 9, rule = B37/S2-i34q
2o3b3o3b2o7b3o$2o3b3o3b2o7b3o6$6bo14bo$5b3o12b3o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Two interesting things in one:

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x = 16, y = 9, rule = B37/S2-i34q
bo$b2o$bo13bo$6b2o6b2o$6b2o7bo2$6b4o$3o3bo2bo$bo!

EDIT: They are an ant to glider converter and... a heisenburp!?

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Diehard:

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x = 9, y = 4, rule = B37/S2-i34q
7bo$8bo$o7bo$b8o!

[toroidalet]

(4,1)c/12:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234q
2bo$o2bo$b2o$bo!

One transition off:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
bo$b2o$o2bo$2bo!

Note the diagonal spaceship, 4c/23.

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Another diehard:

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x = 14, y = 12, rule = B37/S2-i34q
8b2o$8b2o4$o$2o$o$5bo$4b3o4b3o$11bo$12bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Nice and clean:

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = B37/S2-i34q
bo$3o5$5b3o$5bo$6bo!

EDIT: It can eat two, but one has to be offset.

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x = 14, y = 10, rule = B37/S2-i34q
7bo$6b3o5$11b3o$3o8bo$2bo9bo$bo!

EDIT 2: 180 degree reflection:

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x = 14, y = 11, rule = B37/S2-i34q
o$2o5bo$o5b3o5$11b3o$3o8bo$2bo9bo$bo!

EDIT 3: Even better!

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x = 16, y = 10, rule = B37/S2-i34q
o8bo$2o6b3o$o4$13b3o$2b3o8bo$4bo9bo$3bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

POND LAYING SWITCH ENGINE!!!

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x = 4, y = 3, rule = B37/S2-i34q
2o$o2bo$b3o!

EDIT: Here's the closest I can get them:

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x = 104, y = 3, rule = B37/S2-i34q
2o48b2o48b2o$o2bo46bo2bo46bo2bo$b3o47b3o47b3o!

[BlinkerSpawn]

POND LAYING SWITCH ENGINE!!!

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x = 4, y = 3, rule = B37/S2-i34q
2o$o2bo$b3o!

EDIT: Here's the closest I can get them:

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x = 104, y = 3, rule = B37/S2-i34q
2o48b2o48b2o$o2bo46bo2bo46bo2bo$b3o47b3o47b3o!

These have been known for a while, and we don't really like them because they're impossible to clean up after.
See the official tDryLife thread for details.

[FlameandFury]

Messing around with rules, I found this sparky spaceship that can be made into a puffer:

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x = 20, y = 19, rule = B35-a8/S234t
$2bob2o$2b3o$3bo10$3bo$2b3o$2bob2o!

[wildmyron]

(4,1)c/12:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234q
2bo$o2bo$b2o$bo!

One transition off:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
bo$b2o$o2bo$2bo!

Note the diagonal spaceship, 4c/23.

That is fascinating. Somewhere in there is some kind of strange failed replicator and out of the mess emerges a knight puffer.

Here's the smallest quadratic growth I could find with just two copies. This is one of those rules where this kind of thing is embarrassingly common.

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x = 22, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
bo17bo$b2o16b2o$o2bo14bo2bo$2bo17bo!

Edited to add:

A 4c/23 diagonal puffer (p92) using two copies of the diagonal ship:

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x = 15, y = 15, rule = B34i5eiy_S234qy
11bo2bo$11bo2bo$10b2o2bo$11b3o$11b3o7$4bo$2bobo$2o3bo$4b3o!

[Rhombic]

A familiar 12 comes from the r-pentomino in 186 ticks. Since 8 ticks into the evolution you can find the 1st tick evolution of the wing, the wing itself is also a predecessor:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S2-i34y5r7e
bo$3o$2bo!

[toroidalet]

(4,1)c/12:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234q
2bo$o2bo$b2o$bo!

One transition off:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
bo$b2o$o2bo$2bo!

Note the diagonal spaceship, 4c/23.

That is fascinating. Somewhere in there is some kind of strange failed replicator and out of the mess emerges a knight puffer.

Here's the smallest quadratic growth I could find with just two copies. This is one of those rules where this kind of thing is embarrassingly common.

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x = 22, y = 4, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
bo17bo$b2o16b2o$o2bo14bo2bo$2bo17bo!

Edited to add:

A 4c/23 diagonal puffer (p92) using two copies of the diagonal ship:

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x = 15, y = 15, rule = B34i5eiy_S234qy
11bo2bo$11bo2bo$10b2o2bo$11b3o$11b3o7$4bo$2bobo$2o3bo$4b3o!

A rake:

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x = 112, y = 101, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
15b3o$15bo2bo$15bo$19bo$16bo$20bo$20bo$19bo$12bo2bo$15bo$8bobobo2$12bo
b4o$3o5b2o2bo3bo$o3bo7b2o$o11bo$bo$3bo3bo$5b2o4$17b2o$17b2o2$20b2o$20b
3o5bo$19b2o2bo4bo$19bob2o5bo$19bobo9bo$30bobo$29b2ob2o$31bo$49bo$35bo
12bobo$19bobo11bobo11b2obo$22b3o9b2o12bo2b2o$22b4o26bo$11b3o5b5obo24b
3o$11bo3bo7b2o$11bo11bo$12bo$14bo3bo25bo$16b2o26bo$44bo4$38bo$37bobo$
38b2o4$55bobo6b2o$53b2o2b2obo3b2o$53b2obob3o$56b2o9b2o$52b2ob2o9b3o$
55bo6b2ob2o$53b2ob2ob2obo2b2o$54b4ob3obo2b2o$56bo3bob2o$60bo3bob3o2b2o
$54bo5bo3bo$53bobo4bobo$54b2o5$68b2o$44b3o21b2o$44bo2bo31b2o$48bo30b2o
$44bobobo$43bob2obo57bobo$43bo32bo$44bo2b3o22b6o4bo27bo$44b2ob3o21b4o
6bobo14b3o5b2o2bo$45bo2bo22b2obob2o3bobo14bo3bo7b2o$46b2o23b2o8b3o14bo
11bo$72b3o24bo$75b3o23bo3bo$103b2o4$58bo$57bo$57b3o4$98bo3b2o$97bo4b2o
$100bobo$101bo$96bo4bo$96bo$97b3o!

EDIT: Diagonal breeder, period 552

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x = 89, y = 82, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
15b3o$15bo2bo$15bo$19bo$16bo$20bo$20bo$19bo$12bo2bo$15bo$8bobobo2$12bo
b4o$3o5b2o2bo3bo$o3bo7b2o$o11bo$bo$3bo3bo$5b2o4$17b2o$17b2o2$20b2o$20b
3o5bo$19b2o2bo4bo$19bob2o5bo$19bobo9bo$30bobo$29b2ob2o$31bo$49bo$35bo
12bobo$19bobo11bobo11b2obo$22b3o9b2o12bo2b2o$22b4o26bo$11b3o5b5obo24b
3o$11bo3bo7b2o$11bo11bo$12bo$14bo3bo25bo$16b2o26bo$44bo4$38bo$37bobo$
38b2o5$52b2o$52b2o8$86b3o$86bo$86bo$87bo5$44b3o$44bo2bo$48bo$44bobobo$
43bob2obo$43bo$44bo2b3o$44b2ob3o$45bo2bo$46b2o!

Maybe we should make a thread for this?

[BlinkerSpawn]

Smaller rake:

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x = 50, y = 57, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
14b3o$12b2o$12b2o$12b5o$14bo6$b3o$b3o$o2b2o$o2bo$o2bo$15b2o$15b2o$12b
3ob2o$11bo2bo3bo$11b3o$18bo$16b5o$16bo4bo$21bo$17bo2bo6$13b2o10bo$12b
2o10bobo$13bo10b2o$11bobo$11bobo$11b3o3$35b3o9b3o$45bo3bo$44b6o$35b3o
6bo6$39b2o$38bo2bo$41bo$37bo3bo2$38b2o2$15bo$15bobo$15b2o!

[wildmyron]

A 4c/23 diagonal puffer (p92) using two copies of the diagonal ship:

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rle

<snip>
Diagonal breeder, period 552

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rle

I couldn't resist posting the obvious backwards glider puffer.

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x = 50, y = 54, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
19b2o$18b2o$19bo$17bobo$17bobo$17b3o9$16b2o$3b3o10b3o$bo3bo10bo$6o10b
3o$o14bo3bo2$14bo4bo$14bo3bo$14bo3bo$15b2o4$22bo$22bo$20b2o3$23bo2bo5b
3o8b3o$22bo21bo3b2o$22bo4bo17bobo$22bo22bo$23bo2bo2$26b3o$25bo3bo$14b
3o$12bo3bo$11b6o8bo3bo$11bo14b3o14bo$44b2o$43b2o5$24b3o$25bo3b2o$26bob
o$26bo!

Maybe we should make a thread for this?

Possibly, there's a lot of potential in this rule. However, there's so many rules with potential it's difficult to judge which to post new threads for.

[toroidalet]

A 4c/23 diagonal puffer (p92) using two copies of the diagonal ship:

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rle

<snip>
Diagonal breeder, period 552

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rle

I couldn't resist posting the obvious backwards glider puffer.

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x = 50, y = 54, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
19b2o$18b2o$19bo$17bobo$17bobo$17b3o9$16b2o$3b3o10b3o$bo3bo10bo$6o10b
3o$o14bo3bo2$14bo4bo$14bo3bo$14bo3bo$15b2o4$22bo$22bo$20b2o3$23bo2bo5b
3o8b3o$22bo21bo3b2o$22bo4bo17bobo$22bo22bo$23bo2bo2$26b3o$25bo3bo$14b
3o$12bo3bo$11b6o8bo3bo$11bo14b3o14bo$44b2o$43b2o5$24b3o$25bo3b2o$26bob
o$26bo!

Maybe we should make a thread for this?

Possibly, there's a lot of potential in this rule. However, there's so many rules with potential it's difficult to judge which to post new threads for.

The 2 ships which create and delete the boat can be removed to make a smaller one. The back ship is rephased.

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x = 46, y = 46, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
19b2o$18b2o$19bo$17bobo$17bobo$17b3o9$16b2o$3b3o10b3o$bo3bo10bo$6o10b
3o$o14bo3bo2$14bo4bo$14bo3bo$14bo3bo$15b2o3$40bo$22bo17bo$22bo17b2o$
20b2o$42b2o$38b3obo$23bo8b3o3b2ob2o$22bo18b2o$22bo17b2obo$22bo18b2o$
23bo18bo7$43bo$44b2o$43b2o!

[shouldsee]

Non-random fractal-ish growth

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = B38/S0145678
5obo2b2ob3ob2o2bob2o2b3o3b5o3bo$b2o2bo3b2ob2o4bob2obo3b7o3bo2bo$ob3obo
bo3bo3bob2ob2obo2bo3b2obob2obo$2ob8ob2o2b5obob2ob3o5b3o2bo$2obobo2b2o
2b5o2bo3bobob3o2b3ob5o$obobo5bo2bobob4o4b2o2bo2bo3bobobo$ob3o3bob2obo
2b5o2bo6bob2o4b3o$o4bob2o2bob7obobo4bo3bobob4o$5obob5ob3o2b3o2b4o3bo2b
2obob2o$o3bobobobob2obo2b3o2b2ob2o2b4obobob2o$2obo2b3ob4obob2o4bob3o9b
obo$bo2b2o2bobob3o2b2o4b2ob3ob2obobo2b3o$3o6b4ob2ob4obo3bobo3bo2bob2o$
3bo4bo2bobo2b2o5bobo3b2o3b2ob2obo$2o2bobobobobo3b4ob2o2bob3ob3obo$b2ob
ob5ob2o2bobobob4o3b2ob3ob3obo$obobob2ob5obobo2b2obo2b3obob2ob6o$ob10o
2b2obob2ob3ob2o3bo3bobo2bo$o2bo2bob2o2bob3obo2bo3bo2b2o5bo3bo$2ob2ob4o
2bo3bo2b2ob4o2bobob7obo$b2o2b5obo2bo2bo2bob2ob4obo2b4ob3o$bo2bob2o2bo
4bob5obo2bo3b4obo2b2o$5bobo2b4o2bo2bo4b3o2b2o4b2ob3o$bob3o3bobo2bo2bob
o4b3o5bob5obo$obobobo3bo4b2ob2ob3o2bobob2obo2bo2bo$b2o2bo2b2o2bo2bo2b
2obobobob5o3b2obobo$5o2bo4b5o4b2o2bo3b4obobo2bo$obo2bobobo2b2o2b2o2bob
o3b2ob2ob3o2b3o$2obo2bob3obobobob2o2bob3o4b3o3bob2o$bo2bo2bo2bo3b2ob5o
bob4o7b3o$o2bobob2o2b3ob6o3bob2o5bo3bo2bo$b2ob3ob2obo2bo2b2o5bo2b3o4bo
2b4o$2ob2obob3ob8obobobobo9bobo!

[_zM]

What?

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B2i3/S23-ck
3o$obo$obo!

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x = 4, y = 3, rule = B2i3/S23-ck
b2o$o2bo$b3o!

[BlinkerSpawn]

Smaller siderake using toroidalet's front:

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x = 45, y = 53, rule = B34i5eiy/S234qy
11b3o2bo$11b3o3b2o3$10bob4o$10bobo$13b2o$12bobo$4b2o7bo$2o$2o2b2obo$2o
2bobobo20bo$4bob2o20b3o$4bo22bo$o27b2o2bo$bo28bobo$bo28b3o3$14b2o$12b
2o2bo$12b2o$12b2o10bo$23bobo$14bo11bo$14bo4bo5bo4b2o10b3o$20bo2b2o4b3o
12bo$30b2o11bo$21b2o2$27b2o$27b2o3$23b3o$25bo9$10b3o2$13bo$13bo$10b2ob
o$9b2obo$12bo2bo$12bo$12b3o!

[gmc_nxtman]

I'm assuming this p3 in HighLife is known?

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B36/S23
4b2o$3bo2bo$5bobo$bobo3bo$o3bobo$obo$bo2bo$2b2o!

[_zM]

And another

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B2-a5/S135
3bo$3bo2$3ob3o2$3bo$3bo!

[GUYTU6J]

I saw a pattern here like this

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x = 9, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2b2obobo$2bo5bo$3b2o3bo$3o2b4o$o2bo$b2o!

I successfully made an growing wick based on the pattern above

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x = 7, y = 12, rule = B3-e/S23:T0,12
$2obobo$o5bo$b2o3bo$o2b4o$2o2$2o$o2b4o$b2o3bo$o5bo$2obobo!

Also

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x = 20, y = 12, rule = B3-e/S23:T0,12
$2obo15bo$o$b2o16bo$o2b16o$2o2$2o$o2b16o$b2o16bo$o$2obo15bo!

[muzik]

This should be used to make a spacefiller, since a two-headed spaceship might be trickier. Just synthesise a still life, hit it with a glider to turn it into a semi-emulator, and done.

[praosylen]

A c/2 diagonal ship in B3/S2V2 (range 2 von Neumann neighborhood):

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S2V2
b2o$2o$ob2o$2bo!