Soup search results

[praosylen]

This diagonally-symmetric p4 showed up in C1 earlier this month, found by rliston:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
booobobbbboboobo$
bbbobobbbobobbbb$
ooobooobobbooooo$
bbooobbobbobbooo$
oooooooboobbboob$
obooobbbobboobbb$
boboobobbbooobbb$
bobbbboobobooboo$
boooobobobbobobo$
bbbbooboooobbooo$
bobobbboobobobbb$
bbbobbbobobooooo$
ooooobooobbobbbo$
obbbbboobbobboob$
boboooboobobbobb$
boobbbobbooboooo!

Forms at gen 17.

[mniemiec]

This diagonally-symmetric p4 showed up in C1 earlier this month, found by rliston: ... Forms at gen 17.

I believe the original 19-glider synthesis was found by Jason Summers, although I don't know when, since it was from earlier than when I started keeping track of dates. Catagolue lists a 13-glider one, but I don't know where that's from. This could be reduced to 12, if one could make the loaf+ship constellation from 3 gliders.

[otismo]

This diagonally-symmetric p4 showed up in C1 earlier this month, found by rliston: ... Forms at gen 17.

I believe the original 19-glider synthesis was found by Jason Summers, although I don't know when, since it was from earlier than when I started keeping track of dates. Catagolue lists a 13-glider one, but I don't know where that's from. This could be reduced to 12, if one could make the loaf+ship constellation from 3 gliders.

awesome soup - nice osc - would make a great pet - so soothing and relaxing

x4-1cell-SEP

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
5bo5bo$2bo3b2ob2o3bo$bob2o7b2obo$2bobob2ob2obobo$2b2o2b2ob2o2b2o$o5bo
3bo5bo$bob3o5b3obo$bob2o7b2obo2$bob2o7b2obo$bob3o5b3obo$o5bo3bo5bo$2b
2o2b2ob2o2b2o$2bobob2ob2obobo$bob2o7b2obo$2bo3b2ob2o3bo$5bo5bo!

[GUYTU6J]

I believe the original 19-glider synthesis was found by Jason Summers, although I don't know when, since it was from earlier than when I started keeping track of dates. Catagolue lists a 13-glider one, but I don't know where that's from. This could be reduced to 12, if one could make the loaf+ship constellation from 3 gliders.

Reduced by one:

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x = 38, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$2o3$23bo$22bobo$22bo2bo$23b2o$16bo13b2o$17b2o11bobo$16b2o13b2o6$
35bo$35bobo$23bobo4b3o2b2o$24b2o4bo$24bo6bo4$4b2o$5b2o$4bo!

Note that loaf, ship and pi are all producible from blinker+glider, which might lead to further reduction. The idea doesn't help to reduce the loaf+ship, though:

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x = 73, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
9bo25bo$9bobo24b2o$9b2o24b2o3$4bo53bo8bo$2b2o53bobo5b2o$3b2o52bo2bo5b
2o$58b2o$51bo$b2o49b2o$2o49b2o12b3o$2bo5$70bo$70bobo$14b2o42bobo4b3o2b
2o$13b2o44b2o4bo$15bo43bo6bo4$39b2o$40b2o$39bo!

[John Goodman]

Today, the third-longest messless soup appeared in C1 (1202 generations):

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oobobooobbbobooo$
ooooooobbooobbob$
bbobbooobbbbooob$
bbbbobbbbbbbbbbb$
obooobboboobobbo$
bobooobobbbbbobb$
oobooobbbobooboo$
obbbbooboooooobb$
obbbobbbooboobob$
oobobbbbboobbooo$
ooooooboobobbboo$
oobobobbobobobob$
obbobbobobobobob$
boobbboooooobobo$
boobbboobbboobbb$
obbooobbboobobob!

[Ian07]

1277-tick diehard that never got posted:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oboobobboobobbbb$
oobooooobboboooo$
obobooooooooobbb$
oooobbbboooobobb$
bobbbobobobobobb$
ooobooooobbobobo$
boooobbobbbbbboo$
obbbooobooboboob$
bobbbooooboboooo$
bobobobbboooooob$
bobbbobbboooobbb$
bbbobobobbbooooo$
obobbobobboobobo$
bobbbbooobbboobb$
ooobboboboobbooo$
ooobboobbbbobbob!

Found by Rob Liston on 2020-02-03

Symmetric 1760-tick diehard from C4_4:

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
bobbbbobbbobboboooooobobbboobobb$
boobbobobbboobbbobobbobooooobboo$
obobbboboooobbobboboboooobobboob$
bbbboboboobbooobbbbobooboboobbbb$
oobobboboobobboobbbbboooboobobbb$
oooooobobbbbobbbbobobobobbobbbob$
bobbobbbboooobboobobobbbbbbooobo$
booobbbobboooobbbbobobooobobbbob$
booboobobobbobobboobboobbbbooobb$
obooobboooobbboobboooooobobooobb$
booooobboooobbobbobobooboobbbobo$
obbbbboobobbbboboobbbobbooboboob$
oboobobbboobooooobbobbboooobobob$
oobbbboooobbboobbooobbbbobbbobbo$
obobbobboboobobooboooooobbbooobb$
oobbbbobbbbooboooobobbobbobobbbo$
obbbobobbobbobooooboobbbbobbbboo$
bbooobbboooooobooboboobobbobbobo$
obbobbbobbbbooobboobbboooobbbboo$
boboboooobbbobboooooboobbboboobo$
booboboobbobbboobobbbboboobbbbbo$
obobbbooboobobobbobboooobbooooob$
bboooboboooooobboobbboooobbooobo$
bbooobbbboobboobbobobbobobooboob$
bobbbobooobobobbbboooobbobbbooob$
obooobbbbbboboboobboooobbbbobbob$
bobbbobbobobobobbbbobbbboboooooo$
bbboboobooobbbbboobboboobobboboo$
bbbbooboboobobbbbooobboobobobbbb$
boobboboooobobobbobboooobobbbobo$
oobbooooobobbobobbboobbbobobboob$
bboboobbboboooooobobbobbbobbbbob!

Found by Moth Wingthane on 2020-01-27

[Ian07]

Hooks variant, found by Rob Liston on 2020-02-07:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
obboobobbbobbobo$
bobooobbbobbobob$
ooboobooobbbboob$
obbbbobboobooooo$
obbbboooboobobob$
oobbobboobboobob$
boobbobbobbboobb$
obbooooooboobobo$
bbbbboooobobbobo$
obooboobobobobbo$
booboooobbbbobbb$
bbboooobboobobbb$
obbbboboobobobbo$
bbobobobooobobob$
bbooobbbbobbbobb$
bobooboooooobooo!

Asymmetric soup with final population of 6758, found by Rob Liston on 2020-01-05:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
obbooobooobobobo$
bbobbboobbbooobo$
bbboobbbbbobbooo$
obbbobooobbooobb$
oboboboobbbboobb$
boobbobbobbboobb$
ooooooobbboooooo$
ooobooobobbooobb$
ooobbboobbbbooob$
bobooobooboboobb$
boboboobboboooob$
ooobbbbboooobobo$
oobobbboobbboooo$
bobooboooobbbooo$
bobobbbbobbbbobo$
obbbbboobobooobo!

[John Goodman]

Today the first new xs42 in a year (and 7th overall) appeared in C1:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
obobbbbooobboobo$
oobbboobboobbbbb$
oboboobboboboooo$
obbbobbooboooobo$
oooobbobooooobbo$
obbbbbbobboooooo$
booboooobobbobbo$
bbbobbobobooobbb$
bboobbbooobooooo$
ooboobooooooobbb$
oobbbbbbbooobobo$
bboooooooobboobb$
ooobooobbbbobooo$
bobboooooooobboo$
ooobbboooobbooob$
bbbooobobooobboo!

It's also the first asymmetric xs42 (it is born symmetrically but is shortly thereafter altered).

[praosylen]

Confused eaters in G1, found, as usual, by Rob Liston:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bbboobobbbbooooo$
obobboboooobbbbb$
bbobbboobbbbbobo$
obbbobboobbooboo$
obbbboobooboboob$
bobbobbooboboboo$
obbbbbbobooboobb$
ooooooooobbbooob$
oboboobooobobobb$
bobooooobbbobooo$
obboobboboobboob$
bbboboooooobobob$
oobboooboooobboo$
ooobooobbbbboboo$
oboooobobbobbooo$
ooooooobobboboob!

And one of the remaining 2XWSS flotillas:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
obbbobbbooobbobo$
bobbboobbboobbbo$
boooobobbbbbbooo$
ooobobbbboobboob$
oooobboooboobooo$
oboboboooobooboo$
oobbbbobobooobbb$
obbbboobbooboooo$
bbbooobobbbobbob$
booobbobbbobbooo$
bobbbooobobboobo$
oobbobbobobobbbb$
bbobooooboobbboo$
bboobbboobbbbooo$
oboooobbbooooobo$
obbbbooboooobbob!

And the first soup in the methuselah_46k bin, lasting 46693 generations:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
obbbobobobobbbob$
boobobobobbobbbo$
oboobbbbbobooobb$
booobbboooobobbb$
bbooooobobboobbo$
ooobobbbbboooobo$
bobboobooboobobo$
oobbooobbooboboo$
boobobobbbbbobbo$
oobooobbooooobob$
bbooooooobobbboo$
obobooobooobbobo$
obobobbobobbboob$
obboobobbboooobb$
ooboboobbobbooob$
bbbbobooobbooooo!

[hkoenig]

Here's the key part (@ 1150) for the Confused Eaters:

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x=10, y=13
o$3o$3bo$2b2o3$6bo2$3bo3b2o$4b2o2b2o$5b2obo2$4bo!

Turning this into a construction would be a useful exercise for those wanting to try and see how it's done. The constructions I have take at least 25 Gliders, and do not attach to an existing Fishhook Eater, so finding this would make possible all sorts of Confused Eater-like oscillators constructions.

[testitemqlstudop]

Half of your prediction is already off, with the appearance of a methuselah_43k in the G1 census:

No, because there are still gaps at 45k and 46k. My prediction is that more gaps will be created (beyond 47k) before you manage to fill those.

Methuselah bin is officially contiguous to 47k.

42k: C1
43k: G1
44k: C1
45k: G1
46k: G1
47k: C1

[Billabob]

It's April 1st, and my notifier has told me about a Loafer soup in C1... I'm still posting it, despite the red flags.

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
ooboboobbobboboo$
bbbbbbbbobobooob$
ooobbobooooboboo$
boobbobbbbbbobbb$
ooobobbbbboooooo$
obobbobooboooobo$
boooobbbbbbobobb$
bbbbbbobobobbooo$
bbboobobbbbbbooo$
bboooboobooobobb$
bobbobobbbobbbob$
oobobbbbobbbbboo$
oooooooobooooboo$
oobbbbbboooboooo$
ooboobbooobobbob$
bboboooobboobbob!

From this soup.

[praosylen]

It's April 1st, and my notifier has told me about a Loafer soup in C1... I'm still posting it, despite the red flags.

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soup

From this soup.

It seems either 1) John Goodman has broken SHA256, or 2) this is legitimately what we've all been waiting for: the first occurrence of a non-c/2 and non-glider spaceship in asymmetry. Congrats to John Goodman for the great find!

[dvgrn]

It's April 1st, and my notifier has told me about a Loafer soup in C1... I'm still posting it, despite the red flags.

What an auspicious day for such a momentous discovery!

The soup seems to be a little too active to make for an easy new synthesis, but at least the loafer has the decency to wait until T=25 or so before making an appearance. Does this give any glider-synth experts any ideas about a new loafer recipe?

Offhand I'm not too hopeful that this will enable a 7G-or-cheaper recipe, but I've been wrong before (once or twice).

[wildmyron]

It's April 1st, and my notifier has told me about a Loafer soup in C1... I'm still posting it, despite the red flags.

What an auspicious day for such a momentous discovery!

Indeed!

Congratulations John Goodman, a remarkable discovery.

[Moosey]

Congratulations, even if the timing is crummy for credibility!

EDIT:
dvgrn humorously suggests this is the perfect timing on the discord:

Nah, it's a perfect date! Just imagine all the extra work J.G. had to go to to make this happen on just the right day -- 1. solve the P=NP problem; 2. hack apgsearch to submit a 25-tick 16x16 predecessor of a loafer found using (1) on April 1st; 3. Profit (?).

[otismo]

the month of March rocked here - but yesterday - April Fool's Day - you will just have to decide for yourself...

[John Goodman]

Thanks, guys. Still waiting for my phoenix!

[HartmutHolzwart]

Did someone go through the pathological results recently? Still only high period switch engine combinations?

[yujh]

Some useless results
xs30_69mgm96zo4q2q4oz01x1

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x = 250, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
o6b5ob4obob3obob4ob5o2b2o4bo3b7ob3obo2bob3ob2ob2obobo2bo6bo2b2obobob2o
5bo2bo2b7o6bob2ob2o2b4obo2bo4b3ob3o2bob2ob4o2bo3bo2bobob2o2b2o3b4ob3o
2b2o2bobo2bo3b2o3bo2b3o2b3obob2o2bob4o7b2o3bo!

Block laying switch engine

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x = 254, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
6ob2obo3b3o5bo6b2o2b2o3b4ob5o2bob4o2b3ob3o3b3ob2o2bob2o2b4ob4obob3o2b
2obobo3bo4bob2ob3o2bobobob5obob4o4bo3bo3b2o4bob5o2bobobo7bo3b3o3b2o2b
5o5b3obob2obo5b2obo2bo2bo3b2o2bobo2bobob2o2bo3bo!

HWSS

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x = 254, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
obo3bo5bobo3b2o5b4o3b2ob2ob5obob3o2bob3o4bo7bo2b3ob5o2bob7ob5o3bobob3o
bo4bob3ob3o2bob2o2bob3o2bob3o2b2o3b6o3b2obo4bobo2b2o2b2o2bobobob4ob2o
2bo4bobob8ob5o2bobob3o2b4obobo5bobobobob2ob2o!

Tumbler

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x = 255, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
o3b4obob4obo3b3o4bob2obo3b3o2b2obobo6bobo2bo3bo6b2o4bo3b2o2bobo2b4o2bo
bo2b3obo2b5ob7ob2obo2b4o3b3obob9o2bo2bob2ob2o2b5obo9bob2o2bob2ob2ob2ob
obobobob2o5b2o3b2o4b2o3b7obob3o3bobo4b3ob2o!

PD

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x = 255, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
5obobo3bob2obo5bob3o8b2ob4obob11o3b2o9b2obob2obobo2b2ob7o2bob4ob2obo3b
obobobobobob3ob2o2b3obobob7ob2obobo3b2ob4o2b4obo2bobo2b5ob2ob4o2b3ob3o
b5o2bo3b2o2b10o2bob2o2b4o3b2o4bo2b2ob3o!

[John Goodman]

The largest megasized soup so far was found in C1 on 21 April 2020 (6249 cells, reached at generation 19968).

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bbbbbbooobbboobb$
obobobobbbbooboo$
boobbbbbbboooooo$
obobbobbobboobob$
ooboooooooboobbb$
boobobbbbboobboo$
obbbbobbbbboobob$
boobboobboboobbo$
bbbboooboobboboo$
oboboooooooooobo$
bobbobbobooobbbo$
oboobbooobbbooob$
boboobboobbobobo$
booobbobobobbbbo$
oooobboooboobobo$
obboobooobbbooob!

[apg]

The largest megasized soup so far was found in C1 on 21 April 2020 (6249 cells, reached at generation 19968).

This G1 soup has a limsup population of 6758:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
obbooobooobobobo$
bbobbboobbbooobo$
bbboobbbbbobbooo$
obbbobooobbooobb$
oboboboobbbboobb$
boobbobbobbboobb$
ooooooobbboooooo$
ooobooobobbooobb$
ooobbboobbbbooob$
bobooobooboboobb$
boboboobboboooob$
ooobbbbboooobobo$
oobobbboobbboooo$
bobooboooobbbooo$
bobobbbbobbbbobo$
obbbbboobobooobo!

You can see combined C1 and G1 results here: https://catagolue.appspot.com/census/b3 ... ric-soups/

[Ian07]

The methuselah record has been broken once again! 49768 generations:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
boooooobbobboobo$
oobobobboobbobbb$
bbbbbobbbbbobboo$
bobbobooobbooooo$
oobboooooobbbbob$
obbbobooooobobob$
ooboobbbobbbbobo$
bbbobbbbbobobooo$
oooooboboobobobo$
obbbbbbbbooboobo$
bobbobbbbobbbobo$
oobbboobbbbobbob$
oboobbbbbbobbobo$
bbbbbobobbbboobo$
ooobooobbbbbbbbo$
obobobbbooobooob!

Haul: https://catagolue.appspot.com/haul/b3s2 ... 607127a18e (Rob Liston, 2020-04-21)

[Hdjensofjfnen]

The methuselah record has been broken once again! 49768 generations:

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Snip

Haul: https://catagolue.appspot.com/haul/b3s2 ... 607127a18e (Rob Liston, 2020-04-21)

Congratulations to Rob Liston for yet another discovery, and in G1 no less! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to reduce into a bunch of easy-to-remember parts like the last ones.

[Macbi]

wow, congratulations!

(so much for the 42K is the answer to life)

Interestingly, 42 now has a double special significance in Catagolue:

• The last time there was a contiguous range of still-life bit counts was {..., 40, 41, 42};
• The last time there was a contiguous range of methuselah bins was {..., 40, 41, 42};

and, with high probability, that will remain the case forever.

If we count G1 and C1 together then I think this prediction failed. Before this soup appeared we had a methuselah in every bin up to 47.