Snowflakes (B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e)

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I found a nice turning reaction for an R using two of the 2c/19 that might be used for a sawtooth:
The idea is simple:

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x = 348, y = 41, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
8$339bo2$339bo$338b3o$334b2obo$334bo5bo$334b2obo$338b3o$339bo2$339bo3$
18b2o118b2o118b2o66b2o$19b2o118b2o118b2o66bo$19bo119bo119bo65b3o$18bo
119bo119bo73bo$331b3o$331b3o$329bob3o$327b3o4bo$326b2ob3obo$327b3o4bo$
329bob3o$331b3o$331b3o$332bo!

There is a sequence of R's with a certain front R which gets returned by the 2c/19 ships and eliminates the the R-salvo. Then the R which glides back must be again inserted in front of the salvo, then the same starts again, but the repeat time increases as the 2c/19 ships proceed forward which can give us a sawtooth.

The inserting mechanism could look like this (only one R which will be eliminated):

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x = 143, y = 174, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
$20bo$22bo$21b2o3$22bo$20b5o$20bo3bo$19b2obob2o55bo4bo$20bo3bo54bo4bo$
20b5o54b2o3b2o$16bo5bo$8bo5b5o$10bo3bo3bo62bo5b2o$9b2o2b2obob2o67bo$
14bo3bo70bo$14b5o$16bo$75b2o$57bo3bo14bob2o$74bo4bo$77bo17bo4bo$59bo
33bo4bo$93b2o3b2o$56bo5bo13bo$59bo14b5o$55bo7bo10bo3bo16bo5b2o$69b2o2b
2obob2o21bo$70bo3bo3bo24bo$68bo5b5o$76bo5bo$80b5o4b2o$80bo3bo5bob2o$
79b2obob2o2bo4bo$80bo3bo6bo17bo4bo$80b5o22bo4bo$59bo22bo24b2o3b2o$58bo
bo29bo$58b3o27b5o$59bo21b2o5bo3bo16bo5b2o$82bobo2b2obob2o21bo$82b3o3bo
3bo24bo$88b5o$83bo6bo5bo$94b5o4b2o$94bo3bo5bob2o$93b2obob2o2bo4bo$94bo
3bo6bo$94b5o$96bo3$95b2o32bo$96bo$94bo34bo$128b3o$124b2obo$124bo5bo$
124b2obo$128b3o$129bo2$129bo3$48b2o66b2o$49b2o66bo$49bo65b3o$48bo73bo$
121b3o$121b3o$37bo5bo75bob3o$30b2o3bo5bo75b3o4bo$28bo2bo3b2o4b2o73b2ob
3obo$28b2o38bo48b3o4bo$66b5o48bob3o$15bo50bo3bo3b2o45b3o$17bo7bo39b2ob
ob2o2bo46b3o$16b2o48bo3bo5bo45bo$66b5o$28b2o38bo$28bo2bo3b2o2b2o$30b2o
3bo4bo5b2o11bo$37bo2b2o5bo9b5o$45bo11bo3bo$56b2obob2o$57bo3bo$16bo40b
5o$14bo44bo$14b2o26bo4bo$40bo4bo$40b2o3b2o12b2o$15bo44bo$7bo5b5o32bo7b
o$9bo3bo3bo24bo5b3o$8b2o2b2obob2o29bo3bo$13bo3bo33b2o$13b5o$15bo$36b2o
14bo$37bob2o9b5o$35bo4bo9bo3bo$38bo10b2obob2o$50bo3bo$50b5o$37bo14bo$
35b5o$35bo3bo$30b2o2b2obob2o$31bo3bo3bo$29bo5b5o$37bo5bo$41b5o$16bo24b
o3bo$15b3o22b2obob2o$15bobo23bo3bo$16bo24b5o$43bo3$42b2o$43bo$41bo4$
46bo$38bo5b5o$40bo3bo3bo$16bo22b2o2b2obob2o$14b5o25bo3bo$14bo3bo25b5o$
13b2obob2o26bo68bo$14bo3bo94b5o$14b5o94bo3bo$16bo95b2obob2o$113bo3bo$
113b5o$15b2o98bo$15bo$17bo$114b2o$115bo$113bo4$16bo$14b5o$14bo3bo$9b2o
2b2obob2o$10bo3bo3bo$8bo5b5o$16bo5bo83bo$20b5o79b5o$20bo3bo79bo3bo$19b
2obob2o77b2obob2o$20bo3bo79bo3bo$20b5o79b5o$22bo83bo3$21b2o82b2o$22bo
83bo$20bo83bo!

However, I failed to get everything with the right timing - here it fails in the 2nd cycle. One problem is that did not find a stable inserter, only a periodic one. Still, maybe someone can construct the sawtooth, I think it is feasible.

[toroidalet]

The inserting mechanism could look like this (only one R which will be eliminated):

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RLE

However, I failed to get everything with the right timing - here it fails in the 2nd cycle.

why insert the R in front of the stream when you can add it to the R gun?
That might sound confusing, so here's a proof of concept (a signal adds a G to the output of a p380 gun after 95 generations):

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x = 114, y = 96, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
108bo$106bo$106b2o3$107bo$105b5o$105bo3bo$104b2obob2o$105bo3bo$105b5o$
107bo9$107bobo$107b3o4$7bo$5bo95bo$o98b5o$94b2o3bo3bo$3bo2bo86bob2ob2o
bob2o$94b2o3bo3bo$o98b5o$5bo95bo$7bo80bo$86b5o$86bo3bo$85b2obob2o12b2o
5b2o$86bo3bo14bo5bo$86b5o12bo9bo$88bo18bo38$95bo$94b3o$94bobo$95bo12$
88bo$87b3o$87bobo$88bo!

This doesn't solve the periodicity problem, but that can probably be solved (like how Caber tosser 1 reflects gliders with a p30 oscillator)
Alternatively, just introduce a delay in the creation of the R.


less usefully, new repeat time 68 splitters (the 1st one has lots of variations):

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x = 182, y = 25, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
14bo$12bo$12b2o7bo$19b5o$19bo3bo5bo$14bo3b2obob2o2b5o$12b5o2bo3bo3bo3b
o5bo$6bo5bo3bo2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o134bo$8bo2b2obob2o3bo5bo3bo3bo3bo5bo31b
o15bo15bo15bo15bo15bo14bo$7b2o3bo3bo10b5o2b2obob2o2b5o27b5o11b5o11b5o
11b5o11b5o11b5o12b2o$12b5o12bo5bo3bo3bo3bo5bo15bo5bo3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bo
3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo$14bo20b5o2b2obob2o2b5o11b5o2b2obob2o
2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o$
37bo5bo3bo3bo3bo5bo5bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo
3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo5bo$11b2o30b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b
2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob2o2b5o2b2obob
2o2b5o3b2o$12bo32bo5bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bo
3bo5bo5bo3bo5bo5bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$11b2o38b5o2b2obob2o2b5o11b5o11b5o11b5o
11b5o11b5o11b5o2b2obob2o4bo$53bo5bo3bo5bo15bo15bo15bo15bo15bo15bo5bo3b
o$59b5o107b5o$8bo52bo111bo$6b5o$o5bo3bo$2bo2b2obob2o$b2o3bo3bo$6b5o$8b
o!

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x = 67, y = 45, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
30bo$28bo$28b2o$22bo$20bo$20b2o7bo11bo$14bo12b5o3b2o2bo$12bo14bo3bo3bo
3b2o7bo$12b2o7bo4b2obob2o4bo8b5o$19b5o3bo3bo14bo3bo5bo$19bo3bo3b5o8bo
4b2obob2o2b5o$14bo3b2obob2o4bo8b5o3bo3bo3bo3bo$12b5o2bo3bo8bo5bo3bo3b
5o2b2obob2o$6bo5bo3bo2b5o6b5o2b2obob2o4bo5bo3bo$8bo2b2obob2o3bo8bo3bo
3bo3bo11b5o$7b2o3bo3bo12b2obob2o2b5o13bo$12b5o5b2o2b2o2bo3bo5bo$14bo8b
o3bo2b5o$21bo3bo6bo8b2o$12b2o28bo$13bo26bo$12b2o19b2o$34bo$32bo4$8bo$
6b5o$o5bo3bo$2bo2b2obob2o$b2o3bo3bo$6b5o$8bo54bo$61b5o$61bo3bo$60b2obo
b2o$61bo3bo$61b5o$63bo3$63b2o$64bo$62bo!

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Known gun periods:
For G: 15,16,17,19,20,21,24,28,30,32 and above (unknown: 11,12,13,14,18,22,23,25,26,27,29,31)
For R: 15,16,17,19,20,21,24,28,30,32 and above (unknown: 9,10,11,12,13,14,18,22,23,25,26,27,29,31)

p27 G gun:

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x = 23, y = 29, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
10bo$4bo9bo$6bo5bo$5b2o5b2o6$8b3o3$8b5o$8bo3bo$7b2obob2o$8bo3bo$8b5o3$
10b3o3$5bo11bo$2bo2b3o7b3o2bo$3o4bo7bo4b3o$o21bo$4bo13bo$3b3o11b3o$4bo
13bo!

An R-gun is trivial, just using the 3G to R synthesis.

[BlinkerSpawn]

Known gun periods:
For G: 15,16,17,19,20,21,24,28,30,32 and above (unknown: 11,12,13,14,18,22,23,25,26,27,29,31)
For R: 15,16,17,19,20,21,24,28,30,32 and above (unknown: 9,10,11,12,13,14,18,22,23,25,26,27,29,31)

p27 G gun:

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p27 sparked-G gun using p9 sparkers

An R-gun is trivial, just using the 3G to R synthesis.

Or using the p25+2N G-to-R:

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x = 42, y = 23, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
24b2o$24bo$23b2o$27bo$26b3o$22b2o3bo8b2o$23bo12bo$23b2o10b2o$bo$3bo10b
o$2b2o8b5o2bo19b2o$12bo3bo2bo19bo$o8bo2bobobo2bo21bo$9bo2bo3bo22b3o$9b
o2b5o22bo$14bo8b2o$2b2o19bo$3bo18b2o3bo$bo24b3o$27bo$23b2o$24bo$24b2o!

[dani]

Apologies for the inactivity! My computer broke.

Shrunk the p2 G->R by one cell:

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x = 11, y = 9, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
2bo3bo$4bo3$2o6b2o$bo6bo$2o5bo2bo$8b3o$8bo!

[BlinkerSpawn]

Apologies for the inactivity! My computer broke.

Shrunk the p2 G->R by one cell:

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x = 11, y = 9, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
2bo3bo$4bo3$2o6b2o$bo6bo$2o5bo2bo$8b3o$8bo!

As I suspected, it applies to both valid timings of the p21+3N as well:

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x = 38, y = 11, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
3bo3bo19bo3bo$5bo23bo$11bo23bo$11b3o21b3o$2o11bo10b2o11bo$bo7bo15bo9bo
$2o5bo2bobo11b2o5bo3b2o$9bo25bo$13bo23bo$11b3o21b3o$11bo23bo!

[dani]

Oh, swanky! I'm glad my three-dot grouping could be applied elsewhere.

Here's a new, weakish catalyst I found when I was pondering about this rule away from the computer:

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x = 11, y = 31, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
2bo$3o$o5bo$2bobo3bo$b2ob2o$2bobo3bo$o5bo$3o$2bo3$2bo$3o$o5bo$2bobo3b
2o$b2ob2o2bo$2bobo3b2o$o5bo$3o$2bo3$2bo$3o$o5bo$2bobo3b2o$b2ob2o2bo$2b
obo3b3o$o5bo$3o$2bo!

[BlinkerSpawn]

In unrelated news, managed to randomly tidy up a component:

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x = 70, y = 16, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
62bo$36bo24bobo$35bobo23b3o$35b3o24bo$36bo2$27b2o36bo$17bo10bo12bo27bo
$b2o12b3o9b2o10b3o25b3o$ob2o2b3o6bo23bo25bobo$b2o3bobo58b2o$34b2o9b2o$
35bo8b2obo$2b2o30b2o9b2o$bob2o$2b2o!

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Not sure if this stable 180° degree R to G reflector with a +1 shift is known:

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x = 23, y = 31, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
6bo$8bo$7b2o$12bo$10b5o$10bo3bo3b2o$3o6b2obob2o2bo$2bo7bo3bo5bo$b2o7b
5o$12bo$5b2o$5bo$7bo4$6bo$8bo$7b2o$12bo$10b5o$10bo3bo3b2o$b2o6b2obob2o
2bo$2bo7bo3bo5bo$3o7b5o$12bo$5b2o$5bo$7bo!

It also allows for

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x = 64, y = 22, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
6bo44bo$4bo44bo$4b2o43b2o3$4bo44bo$2b5o40b5o$2bo3bo40bo3bo$b2obob2o5bo
32b2obob2o$2bo3bo4bo35bo3bo$2b5o4b2o34b5o$4bo11bo32bo5bo$14b5o34b5o5bo
$14bo3bo3b2o29bo3bo3bo$3o10b2obob2o2bo22b3o4b2obob2o2b2o$2bo11bo3bo5bo
22bo5bo3bo$b2o11b5o27b2o5b5o$16bo38bo$9b2o$9bo$11bo!

But it only useful if a +24+8N delay in the reflector is required

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A smaller trivial version works only for one colour of the R:

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x = 22, y = 7, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
13bo$3o8b5o5bo$2bo8bo3bo3bo$b2o7b2obob2o2b2o$11bo3bo$11b5o$13bo!

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A diagonal sparking p9:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
4b2o3b2o$4bo2bo2bo$2b3ob3ob2o$2bo$3o$o$2bo$b2o$2bo$o$3o$2bo!

it might help for a p18 gun.

The circular extension such as the failed 3-sided version:

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x = 39, y = 15, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
4b2o3b2o18b2o3b2o$4bo2bo2bo18bo2bo2bo$2b3ob3ob3o14b3ob3ob2o$2bo9bo14bo
$3o9b3o10b3o$o13bo10bo$2bo9bo14bo$b2o9b2o12b2o$2bo9bo14bo$o13bo10bo$3o
9b3o10b3o$2bo9bo14bo$2b3ob3ob3o14b3ob3ob2o$4bo2bo2bo18bo2bo2bo$4b2o3b
2o18b2o3b2o!

[Rhombic]

A diagonal sparking p9:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
4b2o3b2o$4bo2bo2bo$2b3ob3ob2o$2bo$3o$o$2bo$b2o$2bo$o$3o$2bo!

it might help for a p18 gun.

The circular extension such as the failed 3-sided version:

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x = 39, y = 15, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
4b2o3b2o18b2o3b2o$4bo2bo2bo18bo2bo2bo$2b3ob3ob3o14b3ob3ob2o$2bo9bo14bo
$3o9b3o10b3o$o13bo10bo$2bo9bo14bo$b2o9b2o12b2o$2bo9bo14bo$o13bo10bo$3o
9b3o10b3o$2bo9bo14bo$2b3ob3ob3o14b3ob3ob2o$4bo2bo2bo18bo2bo2bo$4b2o3b
2o18b2o3b2o!

The 3-sided version has a very likely potential for catalysis. Here is a failed reaction, but the symmetry will allow very likely interactions with these Ts and potentially snowflakes.

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x = 37, y = 15, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
4b2o3b2o18b2o3b2o$4bo2bo2bo18bo2bo2bo$2b3ob3ob3o14b3ob3ob2o$2bo9bo14bo
$3o9b3o10b3o$o13bo10bo10bo$2bo9bo14bo$b2o9b2o12b2o8bo$2bo9bo14bo$o13bo
10bo10bo$3o9b3o10b3o$2bo9bo14bo$2b3ob3ob3o14b3ob3ob2o$4bo2bo2bo18bo2bo
2bo$4b2o3b2o18b2o3b2o!

Something along these lines:

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x = 21, y = 15, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
4b2o3b2o$4bo2bo2bo$2b3ob3ob2o$2bo$3o9bo$o9b5o$2bo4bo2bo3bo4b2o$b2o3bo
2b2obob2o3bo$2bo4bo2bo3bo4b2o$o9b5o$3o9bo$2bo$2b3ob3ob2o$4bo2bo2bo$4b
2o3b2o!

[Saka]

I know this is useless, but since I got bored:

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x = 54, y = 14, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
30b2o$30bo22bo$16b2o12b2o20bo$16bo19b2o13b2o$16b3o17bo15b2o$36b2o2$3bo
$b5o$bo3bo$2obob2o$bo3bo$b5o$3bo!

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I know this is useless, but since I got bored:

Something which falls into the same category:

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x = 64, y = 258, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
3$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo
36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo
8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo
36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo
10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3b
o36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo8$8bo3bo36bo3bo10$8bo3bo36bo3bo
6$4bo11bo28bo11bo$3b3o9b3o26b3o9b3o$3bo2bobo3bobo2bo26bo2bobo3bobo2bo
6$51b2o$51bo$53bo!

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This reaction:

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x = 21, y = 34, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
10bo$9bobo$9b3o$10bo10$9bobo$9b3o8$10bo$8b5o$2bo5bo3bo5bo$3o4b2obob2o
4b3o$o7bo3bo7bo$2bo5b5o5bo$b2o3bo3bo3bo3b2o$2bo15bo$o19bo$3o15b3o$2bo
15bo!

gives e.g. this p58 oscillator:

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x = 29, y = 48, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
6$14bo$16bo$15b2o$17bo$16bo$14b5o$14bo3bo$13b2obob2o$14bo3bo$14b5o$16b
o7$15bobo$15b3o8$16bo$8bo5b5o5bo$6b3o5bo3bo5b3o$6bo6b2obob2o6bo$8bo5bo
3bo5bo$7b2o2bo2b5o2bo2b2o$8bo7bo7bo$6bo19bo$6b3o15b3o$8bo15bo2$16b2o$
16bo$18bo!

But I am not sure if this reaction is really useful.

[dani]

New p2:

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x = 13, y = 11, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
bo5b2o$3bobobo2bo$2b2ob3ob2o$o7bo3bo$2bo4bo2bo$b2ob5ob2o$2bo2bo4bo$o3b
o7bo$2b2ob3ob2o$3bobobo2bo$bo5b2o!

Adjustable R-wave:

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x = 19, y = 26, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
3o$2bo$b2o3$2bo3$2bo2$3bo3bo3$7bo2$8bo3bo3$12bo2$13bo3bo3$17bo2$18bo!

Possible growing rake component:

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x = 26, y = 8, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
10bo2bo6bo2bo$15bo9bo3$10bo9bo$o2bobo2bo6bo2bo$3o$bo!

Sadly I'm not good enough at puffer crafting to get it done. Here's the closest I've gotten:

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x = 65, y = 45, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
42b2o$43bo$13b2o27b2o$12bob2o33bo$13b2o35bo$42bo7b2o$20b3o18b3o5b2o$
22bo18bo$21b2o25b2o$42b2o3bob2o$20b2o21bo4b2o$17bo3bo21bo2bo10b2o$13b
2o2bo2b2o20bobo11bob2o$13bo4bo23b3o3b2o7b2o3b2o$13bo2bo26bo5b2o12b2o$
14b3o3b2o27bo13bo$21bo26bo11bo$19b3o35bo3b2o$10bobo47bob2o$10b3o48b2o$
58bo$61bo$62bo$32bo29b2o$6bo48b2o4b2o$o3bo51bo$10bo44b2o$9b3o36b2o$9bo
bo7bo21b3o5bo$10bo9bo14b2o4bobo3b3o$14bo5b2o14b2o$15bo3b2o15bo8bo$15bo
17bo9bo4b2o$11bo18bo3b2o5b2o6bo$12b2o5b2o12bob2o11b2o$18bob2o12b2o4bo$
19b2o10bo8bobo5b3o6b2o$34bo5b3o7bo7bo$20b2o13bo13b2o6b2o$21b2o12b2o$
21bo12b2o5b2o$20bo9b2o8bob2o$13b2o14bob2o8b2o$14bo15b2o$13b2o!

I didn't use any of AbhpzTa's awesome 180* reflection reactions in this puffer.

[dani]

Interesting 2c/12 R+S-producing wave:

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x = 58, y = 74, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
53bo$52bo3$50bo2bo$55b3o$53bob3o3$50bo$49b3o$52bo2$49bo2bo$45bo3$43b2o
2bo$43b3o$43b2obo$40bo5b2o$39bo6bo3$37bo2bo$42b3o$40bob3o3$37bo$36b3o$
39bo2$36bo2bo$32bo3$30b2o2bo$30b3o$30b2obo$27bo5b2o$26bo6bo3$24bo2bo$
29b3o$27bob3o3$24bo$23b3o$26bo2$23bo2bo$19bo3$17b2o2bo$17b3o$17b2obo$
14bo5b2o$13bo6bo3$11bo2bo$16b3o$14bob3o2$2o$bo9bo$2o8b3o$13bo2$10bo2bo
!

[dani]

Final step for a p3 synth:

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x = 10, y = 15, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
7bo$6bobo$6b3o$7bo3$2bo$3o$o$8b2o$8bo$8b2o$o$3o$2bo!

The upper glider can have tons of placements, this one was just the first I found.

I couldn't synthesize the double Z p3, the synthesis didn't have enough clearance, but I could do with the snowflake p3:

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x = 13, y = 17, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
o10bo$bo8bobo$b2o2b2o3b3o$2o2b2obo3bo$5b2o3$10b2o$10bo$10b2o3$5b2o$2o
2b2obo$b2o2b2o$bo$o!

The incomplete R+G perpendicular collisions may reveal a Z synthesis, but I doubt it.

[BlinkerSpawn]

This works well enough:

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x = 37, y = 22, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
34bo$33bobo$33b3o$34bo3$14bo14bo$12b3o12b3o$12bo14bo$35b2o$35bo$9b2o
24b2o$8b2obo15bo$9b2o16b3o$29bo$8b2o19b2o$9bo$8b2ob3o$11bobo$b2o$ob2o$
b2o!

[dani]

Is this p36 gun known?:

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x = 14, y = 11, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
8b2o$6bo2bo$6b2ob2o$o2$2bobobobo4bo2$o$6b2ob2o$6bo2bo$8b2o!

I found it under the xp144 section of 1x256.

I wonder if it can be p18-ized.

3 new shuttles using a variant of the 'buzzer' catalyst:

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x = 44, y = 53, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
ob3o17bo5bo3bo5bo$obobo15b3o3b3o3b3o3b3o$obobo15bo5bo7bo5bo$obobo17bob
o11bobo$ob3o16b2ob2o2bobo5bob2o$22bobo11bobo$20bo5bo7bo5bo$20b3o3b3o3b
3o3b3o$22bo5bo3bo5bo12$ob3o17bo5bo$obo17b3o3b3o7bo$ob3o15bo5bo11bo$o3b
o17bobo6bo$ob3o16b2ob2o4b2o$22bobo6bo$20bo5bo11bo$20b3o3b3o6b2o$22bo5b
o7bo$34bo11$3ob3o26bo$2bo3bo24bo$3ob3o15bo5bo2b2o2bo5bo$2bobo15b3o3b3o
6b3o3b3o$3ob3o13bo5bo10bo5bo$22bo5bo10bobo$21b2o10bo4b2ob2o$22bo5bo10b
obo$20bo5bo10bo5bo$20b3o3b3o6b3o3b3o$22bo5bo2b2o2bo5bo$31bo$33bo!

EDIT: Reduced central osc by 2 cells.

[2718281828]

Is this p36 gun known?:

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x = 14, y = 11, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
8b2o$6bo2bo$6b2ob2o$o2$2bobobobo4bo2$o$6b2ob2o$6bo2bo$8b2o!

Yes, I think it was known, at least it is contained in my small gun list:

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x = 12, y = 61, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
8bo$10bo$6bo2b2o$4b3o$4bo$7bo2$7bo$4bo$4b3o$6bo2b2o$10bo$8bo5$7b2o$4bo
3bo$6bob2o$5b2o$bo2$2bobo6bo2$bo$5b2o$6bob2o$4bo3bo$7b2o5$9b2o$7bo2bo$
7b2ob2o$bo7bo2$5bobo2$bo7bo$7b2ob2o$7bo2bo$9b2o6$8b2o$8bo2bo$10b2o3$3b
obobo2$2bo2$9bo!

Concerning the p3 synthesis and the 2 Z's. The Z has only one 3G synthesis. However, there are a couple of 4G synthesis which work with the 3G Z, so that we have 7G, e.g.:

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x = 11, y = 19, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
7b2o$2bobo2bo$2b3o2b2o2$2o$bob3o$2obobo5$9b2o$9bo$9b2o$2bo$b3o$bobo4b
2o$2bo5bo$8b2o!

meaning 9G in total. I also checked my (incomplete) 4G collision list for such a 2Z constellation but is was negative.

[2718281828]

I wonder if it can be p18-ized.

Two p18 oscillators, which could be regarded as failed/temporary p18 guns:

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x = 19, y = 26, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
8b2o$6bo2bo4bo$6b2ob2o3b3o$o3bo11bo$2b2obo3bo$2bobobobo4bo$2b2obo3bo$o
3bo$6b2ob2o$6bo2bo$8b2o5$8b2o$6bo2bo$6b2ob2o7bo$o3bo11bo$2b2obo3bo6b2o
$2bobobobo4bo$2b2obo3bo$o3bo$6b2ob2o$6bo2bo$8b2o!

Edit1:
something related, turning a still life constellation with a G into a the p36 gun:

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x = 16, y = 11, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
7b2o$5bo2bo$5b2o$15bo$2o$bo4bo$2o$15bo$5b2o$5bo2bo$7b2o!

[dani]

I heavily theorize no non-trivial D2_+2 still lifes exist. Can anyone prove/disprove this?

[BlinkerSpawn]

I heavily theorize no non-trivial D2_+2 still lifes exist. Can anyone prove/disprove this?

Even-bilateral neighbourhoods are 1e2ik3ary4aqrt5ijq6ac78.
Exactly one of these, S7e, is present in Snowflakes.

[2718281828]

Is this p36 gun known?:

Two more oscillators, related to the p36 gun, a p18 and a p144:

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x = 40, y = 27, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
8b2o12b2o$6bo2bo12bo2bo$6b2ob2o10b2ob2o$o7bo14bo7bo$12b2o4b2o$4bobo6bo
4bo6bobo$12b2o4b2o$o7bo14bo7bo$6b2ob2o10b2ob2o$6bo2bo12bo2bo$8b2o12b2o
6$8b2o20b2o$6bo2bo20bo2bo$6b2ob2o18b2ob2o$o7bo22bo7bo2$4bobo6bo3bo4bo
3bo6bobo2$o7bo22bo7bo$6b2ob2o18b2ob2o$6bo2bo20bo2bo$8b2o20b2o!

Moreover, I found this interesting p2:

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x = 5, y = 11, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
2b2o$o2bo$2ob2o3$3o3$2ob2o$o2bo$2b2o!

[dani]

I was playing with rakes when I found a dirty SQRT-growth puffer:

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x = 15, y = 16, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
b2o$2bo$3o5bo$8b2o$7b2o$11b2o$10bob2o$11b2o2$13bo$13b2o$7bo4b2o$7b2o$b
o4b2o$b2o$2o!

EDIT: Predecessor used:

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x = 11, y = 8, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
5bo$4b3o3$o9bo$5bo2$5bo!

EDIT2: Smaller form:

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x = 10, y = 3, rule = B2ci3ai4c8/S02ae3eijkq4iz5ar6i7e
6bobo$o5b4o$6bobo!