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Posted: **August 1st, 2026, 4:56 am**

EvinZL wrote: July 31st, 2026, 9:42 pm [...]

Accidental transparent beehive and almost transparent block:

x = 35, y = 42, rule = LifeHistory
28.B$27.2CB$25.2B2CB4.B$25.7B.2B$25.10B$24.11B$24.10B$20.B2.10B$18.15B
$17.16B$17.17B$17.16B$15.17B$14.5B2D11B$13.B.3BD2BD10B$12.3B.3B2D12B$
12.12B.8B$11.13B.7B$11.3BA18B$11.2BABA17B$12.BABA17B$13.BA18B$12.22B$
11.7B.15B$11.22B$12.20B$11.21B$9.22B$7.19B.2B$7.2BC15B$6.3BCBC4B.7B$7.
2B3C4B.7B4.2A$6.5BC4B2.6B4.A$5.10B4.4B2.BA.A$4.4B9.A.2B.B2.B2A$3.4B9.
A.A.BA.3B$2.4B11.A3.3AB$.4B19.A$4B15.4AB3A$3B16.A2.A4.A$2B22.3A$B22.2A
!

EDIT (unrelated):
Crazy blocker catalysis:

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x = 22, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
bobo$o$o$o2bo$3o3$16b2o$12b2o2b2o2b2o$3b4o5b2o2bo2bobo$2bo3bo11b3o$6b
o11b2o$2bo2bo2$6b4o$6bo3bo$6bo$7bo2bo!

Posted: **August 9th, 2026, 7:49 am**

A glider collides with a B-heptomino and produces a hat:

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x = 7, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
A$2A$.2A$2A14$4.3A$6.A$5.A!

Posted: **August 16th, 2026, 4:33 pm**

Strange coincidence where the transparent block is in the same spot for three unrelated pi-to-x conduits:

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x = 51, y = 33, rule = TripleB3S23
6.2A$6.A.A$4.A.A.A$3.A.A2.A.2A$2.A2.A.A.A2.A$2.2A.A.A3.A.A$5.A.2A3.A$
2.2A.A$A2.A.A41.D$2A2.A4.2A4.2A29.D.D$8.A2.A2.A2.A28.D.D$2A2.A4.2A4.2A
28.2D.2D$A2.A.A38.D2.D$2.2A.A22.3G14.D.D$5.A.2A3.A15.G.G13.2D.D.2D$2.
2A.A.A3.A.A14.G.G12.D2.D.D.D$2.A2.A.A.A2.A30.2D3.D$3.A.A2.A.2A24.2G6.
D.D.D$4.A.A.A27.2G5.D2.2D$6.A.A34.2D$6.2A8.A$16.3A19.2B$19.A17.B2.B2.
2B$18.A2.A15.B.B4.B2.B$17.A.3A16.B5.B.B.B$17.A7.2B14.2B.B2.B$18.4A3.D
F14.B2.B$15.3A3.A.2BFD11.B4.B$15.A2.2A3.B14.5B$18.A4.2A$16.A.A4.A16.B
$16.2A6.3A12.B.B$26.A13.B!

Posted: **August 23rd, 2026, 6:23 pm**

Gun-based, period-tripled p102 traffic stop:

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 x = 55, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
35bo$34bobo$32b3obo$31bo4bob2o$31bobobobobo$26bo5b2obobo$26b3o7bobo$29b
o7bo$28bo$27bo10b3o$27b2o8bo3bo$36bo5bo$36bo5bo$36bo5bo$28b2o7bo3bo$5b
2o22bo8b3o$6bo2b2o18bob2o$6bobobo3bo15bo$7bo6b3o$17bo16bo2bob2obo$3b2o
6bo4b2o14b2o4b2ob2o4b2o$2bo2bo4b2o26bob2obo2bo$2bob2o4bobo$b2o24b2o21b
o$o3b2o6bo14b3o18b2obo$b3o2bo5b2o3b3o4b2o2b2o10b3o8bo$4b2obo4b2o3bob2o
2b3o2b2o9bo3bo7b2o$3bo2bo14bo2b2ob2o9bo5bo$3b2o14b2o4b3o10bo5bo$14bo11b
o11bo5bo$13b3o4b2o17bo3bo8b2o$12b2ob2o2bo20b3o10bo$11b2o2b3o2b2obo9b2o
17bo$11b2o2b2o4b3o9bobo7bo7bo$11b3o21bo6bobo7b3o$12b2o21b2o6bobob2o5b
o$28bobo10bobobobobo$29b2o10b2obo4bo$23b2o4bo14bob3o$23bo20bobo$24b3o
18bo$26bo3$33b2o$33bobo$32bo2bo$34bo!

Sadly, it isn’t eligible for SKOP.

Posted: **August 31st, 2026, 5:11 am**

B + R -> Loaf back tie loaf:

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x = 8, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
bobo$bo2bo$o3bo$bo2bo$b3o3$5b3o$4bo2bo$4bo2bo$5bo!

Posted: **September 2nd, 2026, 12:34 am**

Bizarre catalyst discovered in B3/S238 soup

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x = 12, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
3bo6bo$b2obo4bobo$o4bo3bobo$o4bo4bo$o2bobo$bob2o!

Posted: **September 2nd, 2026, 9:08 am**

I once found this oscillator accidentally

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x = 11, y = 11,  rule = B3/S23
6b2o$2o3bobo$o$bobobo$$b2bobobo$8bo$bobo3b2o$b2o

Posted: **September 2nd, 2026, 9:54 am**

atanisaduts wrote: September 2nd, 2026, 9:08 am I once found this oscillator accidentally
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See xp2_031a080a6z6501058c

EDIT: For an alien variant (B4c triggered), see xp2_03l0k0k26z642020ac

Posted: **September 2nd, 2026, 10:13 pm**

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x = 22, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$obo$bo3$14bo$13bo$13b3o3$13b2o$12bo2bo$13bo2bo$14b2o2$19b3o$
17bob3o$16bobobo$16bo2bo$17b2o!

A pattern that makes 2 LWSSes. I was just messing around with the g+mango, added a dot spark, realised it made a glider, added a mold to try to support it, and out came a LWSS. I tried to clean it up, and out spat another one.

I guess the only thing really notable is this corrolary dirty lwss seed:

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x = 8, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
2o4bo$b2o2bobo$o5b2o14$4b2o$3bobo$4bo!

I don’t know if this fits more in Useless or Accidental.

Posted: **September 3rd, 2026, 3:20 am**

Accidental glider reflecting reaction (though it consumes the block):

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x = 39, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
16b2o$4bobobo2bo3bo2bob2o$3bob2ob4o2bob3obo$b3o10bo6b3o$o3b10ob2ob3o2b
o$b3obo7bobobo2bo7bo$3bo4b3o3b3o2bo9bo$8bo3bo3bo2bo10bo$9bo6b5o2bo5bo$
9bo3bo3bobobo3b4o$9bo3bo3bobobo3b4o$9bo6b5o2bo5bo$8bo3bo3bo2bo10bo5bob
o$3bo4b3o3b3o2bo9bo6b2o$b3obo7bobobo2bo7bo8bo$o3b10ob2ob3o2bo$b3o10bo
6b3o12b2o$3bob2ob4o2bob3obo15b2o$4bobobo2bo3bo2bob2o$16b2o!

EDIT: it's really pi + domino → glider

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
o$o$2b3o$2bobo$2bobo!

Posted: **September 7th, 2026, 12:28 pm**

Found this pattern accidentally while experimenting with a HWSS gun...

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 #C [[ ZOOM 2.2 GRID COLOR GRID 192 192 192 COLOR DEADRAMP 255 220 192 COLOR ALIVE 0 0 0 COLOR ALIVERAMP 0 0 0 COLOR DEAD 192 220 255 COLOR BACKGROUND 255 255 255 GPS 1200 WIDTH 937 HEIGHT 600 ]]

#C [[ AUTOSTART ]]

#C [[ LOOP 6000 ]]

x = 411, y = 77, rule = B3/S23

11$12b3o$15bo$11bo3bo$10bobo2bo$8bo2bobo$8bo3bo$8bo16b2o$9b3o13bo$23b

obo$2b2ob2o16b2o$2bo12bo$3b2o2bo6b4o$4b3o6bo2b2o$4b3o6bo4bo$3b2o2bo5b

2obob2o$2bo14b4o$2b2ob2o10b4o$16b5o386bo$15b2o2bo387bobo$16b3o388b2o$

8b2o7bo$9bo$9bobo$10b2o$6b2o$7bo$7bobo$8b2o2$11b2o$11b2o3$35b6o34b6o34b

6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o$34bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33b

o5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo$6bo2bobo28bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39b

o$4b2obob3o22bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34b

o4bo$5bo6bo23b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o$4b2o5bo$17b2o

$5bo5b2o3bobo$4bo6bo5bo$5b3obob2o$5bobo2bo!

Posted: **September 7th, 2026, 1:25 pm**

gangdol wrote: September 7th, 2026, 12:28 pm Found this pattern accidentally while experimenting with a HWSS gun...

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 #C [[ ZOOM 2.2 GRID COLOR GRID 192 192 192 COLOR DEADRAMP 255 220 192 COLOR ALIVE 0 0 0 COLOR ALIVERAMP 0 0 0 COLOR DEAD 192 220 255 COLOR BACKGROUND 255 255 255 GPS 1200 WIDTH 937 HEIGHT 600 ]]
#C [[ AUTOSTART ]]
#C [[ LOOP 6000 ]]
x = 411, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
11$12b3o$15bo$11bo3bo$10bobo2bo$8bo2bobo$8bo3bo$8bo16b2o$9b3o13bo$23b
obo$2b2ob2o16b2o$2bo12bo$3b2o2bo6b4o$4b3o6bo2b2o$4b3o6bo4bo$3b2o2bo5b
2obob2o$2bo14b4o$2b2ob2o10b4o$16b5o386bo$15b2o2bo387bobo$16b3o388b2o$
8b2o7bo$9bo$9bobo$10b2o$6b2o$7bo$7bobo$8b2o2$11b2o$11b2o3$35b6o34b6o34b
6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o34b6o$34bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33b
o5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo33bo5bo$6bo2bobo28bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39bo39b
o$4b2obob3o22bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34bo4bo34b
o4bo$5bo6bo23b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o38b2o$4b2o5bo$17b2o
$5bo5b2o3bobo$4bo6bo5bo$5b3obob2o$5bobo2bo!

A pattern which moves up a spaceship stream like that is called a Crystal.

Posted: **September 11th, 2026, 11:58 am**

I tried to destroy this still life and I found this pentadecathlon producing reaction:

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x = 46, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
2bo40bo$obo40bobo$b2o40b2o14$22b2o$21bo2bo$21bo2bo$19b2ob2ob2o$18bo2b
o2bo2bo$18bo2bo2bo2bo$16b2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$15bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$15bo2bo2b
o2bo2bo2bo$13b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$12bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$12bo2bo2b
o2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$10b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$9bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2b
o2bo2bo$9bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$10b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$
12bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$12bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$13b2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
b2ob2o$15bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$15bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$16b2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$18bo
2bo2bo2bo$18bo2bo2bo2bo$19b2ob2ob2o$21bo2bo$21bo2bo$22b2o!

Posted: **September 11th, 2026, 11:31 pm**

This is one of the weirdest Gourmet catalyses I have seen

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x = 10, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bob2ob2o$2bobobo2bo$3bo4b2o2$3bo$2bobo$bo$2b2ob2o$7bo$4bobo$5bo!

Posted: **September 14th, 2026, 11:45 am**

Haycat2009 wrote: September 14th, 2026, 10:44 am
muzik wrote: August 17th, 2026, 6:35 am Are there any independent reflectors that become dependent the second you overclock them?
SIlver’s reflector? AT p250 it becomes dependent

Funny p249. Backwards gliders cleanly destroy the eater, but also destroy the block that otherwise appears.

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x = 325, y = 325, rule = B3/S23
186b2o$186b2o2$154bo$152b3o$136bo14bo$136b3o12b2o$139bo$138b2o$156b3o
4b2o$162b2ob2o$139b2o16bo8bo$139b2o16bobobo4bo$156bo8bo$156bo4b3o$155b
o4bobo33b2o$155bo3bo36b2o$158bo2$155b2o$155bo19b2o$157bo16bobo$156b2o
16bo$152b2o19b2o$152bo$153b3o$155bo6$161b2o$161bo$142b2o15bobo$142b2o
15b2o3$128bo$127bo$127b3o7$141b2o$140bobo$140bo$139b2o9$151b2o$151b2o
6$140b2o$141bo8bo10b2o$141bobo5bo11bo$142b2o5b3o7bobo$146b2o6bo4b2o$145b
o2bo4bobo$146b2o5bobo$142b2o10bo$141bobo$141bo$140b2o3b3o$147bo7b2o$146b
o8bo$156b3o$158bo3$184bobo$185b2o$185bo42$15b2o267b2o$15b2o267bobo$284b
o7$318b2o$2o316bo$2o81b2o231bobo$84b2o188bo37b2o2b2o$83bo164bo9bo15b3o
35b2o$248b3o5b3o18bo$251bo3bo20b2o11b2o$250b2o3b2o32b2o2$248bo4bo$246b
obo3bobo$247b2o3bobo$20b2o231bo$20bo234b2o$21b3o231bobo$23bo231bo8b2o
52b2o$264b2o34b2o16bobo$252b2o45bobo18bo$251bo2bo44bo20b2o$246b2o4b2o
44b2o4b2o2b2o$245bobo54bo2bo4b2o3bo$245bo56b2o8b2obo$10b3o231b2o61bo7b
o$10bo2bo240b2o33b2o17bo3bo$9bo244bo34bo19bo$9b2o3bo240b3o32b3o17bobo
$10bo3b2o16bo34bo189bo34bo16b2o3bo$12bobo17b3o32b3o240bo3b2o$15bo19bo
34bo244bo$12bo3bo17b2o33b2o240bo2bo$9bo7bo61b2o231b3o$9bob2o8b2o56bo$
9bo3b2o4bo2bo54bobo$15b2o2b2o4b2o44b2o4b2o$3b2o20bo44bo2bo$4bo18bobo45b
2o$4bobo16b2o34b2o$5b2o52b2o8bo231bo$67bobo231b3o$68b2o234bo$71bo231b
2o$70bobo3b2o$70bobo3bobo$71bo4bo2$34b2o32b2o3b2o$34b2o11b2o20bo3bo$47b
o18b3o5b3o$11b2o35b3o15bo9bo164bo$7b2o2b2o37bo188b2o$6bobo231b2o81b2o
$6bo316b2o$5b2o7$40bo$38bobo267b2o$39b2o267b2o42$139bo$138b2o$138bobo
3$166bo$166b3o$169bo8bo$168b2o7bo$177b3o3b2o$183bo$181bobo$170bo10b2o
$169bobo5b2o$169bobo4bo2bo$164b2o4bo6b2o$163bobo7b3o5b2o$163bo11bo5bo
bo$162b2o10bo8bo$183b2o6$172b2o$172b2o9$184b2o$184bo$182bobo$182b2o7$
195b3o$197bo$196bo3$164b2o15b2o$163bobo15b2o$163bo$162b2o6$169bo$169b
3o$172bo$150b2o19b2o$150bo16b2o$148bobo16bo$148b2o19bo$168b2o2$166bo$
127b2o36bo3bo$127b2o33bobo4bo$161b3o4bo$159bo8bo$158bo4bobobo16b2o$158b
o8bo16b2o$158b2ob2o$160b2o4b3o$185b2o$185bo$172b2o12b3o$173bo14bo$170b
3o$170bo2$137b2o$137b2o!

Posted: **September 15th, 2026, 10:26 pm**

here's a p240 oscillator I found by accident:

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x = 71, y = 72, rule = B3/S23
5$54b2o$54b2o9$53b3o$52bo3bo$51bo5bo$51bo5bo$54bo$52bo3bo$53b3o$54bo3$
55b3o$55b3o$54bo3bo$28bo$26bobo24b2o3b2o$16b2o6b2o12b2o$15bo3bo4b2o12b
2o$4b2o8bo5bo3b2o$4b2o8bo3bob2o4bobo$14bo5bo7bo$15bo3bo$16b2o3$56b2o$
56b2o4$63bo7$53b3o$52b3o2$41b2o$42bo$42bobo$38b2o3b2o4bo$38bo9b3o$40b
o6b5o$39b2o11bo$36b2o3b2o10bo$36bob2o3bo4b2o3bo$38bob3o4b2o3bo$38bob3o
$37b2o$38bob2o9b2o$37bo2b2o9bo$37b2o13b3o$54bo!

and also a p120 I also accidentally found by firing a glider at one of the blocks

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x = 70, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
7$13b2o$13b2o8$14bo$13b3o$12b5o$11b2o3b2o4$13b3o$13b3o2$12bo$11bobo$10b
o3bo$11b3o$9b2o3b2o4bo20bo$18bobo20bobo$19b2o8b2o11bobo7bo$29b2o11bo2b
o6b2o$42bobo2b2o4b2o8b2o$41bobo3b2o4b3o7b2o$41bo5b2o4b2o$27bo24b2o$28b
o23bo$26b3o11bo$39bo$11b2o26b3o$11b2o2$29b2o$30b2o$29bo4$23b2o17b2o$24b
2o15bo2bo$14bo8bo18b2o$13bo2bo$13bo2bo21bo$15bo21bobo$26b2o9bobo$19bo
6bo11bo$18b3o3bobo$18bob2ob3o3b2o$21b3o6bo$18bo2b2o5bo$17bob2o7b2o$17b
obo6b2o3b2o$18b3o4bo3b2obo$20bo4bo4bo$26bobobo$26bo3b2o$16b2o9b2obo$17b
o9b2o2bo$14b3o13b2o$14bo!

I forgot when I fired and where I placed the glider tho
and also catagolue said there were no sample soups so these might be my 2nd and 3rd oscillators

Posted: **September 17th, 2026, 11:30 pm**

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x = 98, y = 91, rule = B3/S23
3$89b2ob2o$88bobobobo$87bo3bo2bo$86bo7b2o$85bo$84bo$83bo$82bo$81bo$80b
o$79bo$78bo$77bo$76bo$75bo$74bo$73bo$72bo$71bo$70bo$69bo$68bo$67bo$66b
o$65bo$64bo$63bo$62bo$61bo$60bo$59bo$58bo$57bo$56bo$55bo$54bo$53bo$52b
o$51bo$50bo$49bo$48bo$47bo$46bo$45bo$44bo$43bo$42bo$41bo$40bo$39bo$38b
o$37bo$36bo$35bo$34bo$33bo$32bo$31bo$30bo$29bo$28bo$27bo$26bo$25bo$24b
o$23bo$22bo$21bo$20bo$19bo$18bo$17bo$16bo$15bo$14bo$13bo$12bo$11bo$9b
2o$10bo!

A honey farm is eaten by a block!

Posted: **September 22nd, 2026, 2:47 pm**

I found this reaction by accident:

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b2o$2o$o3$6b2o$5bo2bo$5bobo$6bo!

A loaf is flipped when hit by a LoM, but instead of the usual block corner interaction, the loaf flips because of an eater-type interaction and the dot at just the right timings. It can't be flipped back using the catalyst from eater 3. However, it is possible to flip it back before it recovers:

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$ob2o$bo$4b2o$3bob2o$3bo$4bo!

Is this known, and has anything been made out of this?

Posted: **September 22nd, 2026, 2:51 pm**

I6_I6 wrote: September 22nd, 2026, 2:47 pm I found this reaction by accident:
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x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b2o$2o$o3$6b2o$5bo2bo$5bobo$6bo!
A loaf is flipped when hit by a LoM, but instead of the usual block corner interaction, the loaf flips because of an eater-type interaction and the dot at just the right timings. It can't be flipped back using the catalyst from eater 3. However, it is possible to flip it back before it recovers:
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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$ob2o$bo$4b2o$3bob2o$3bo$4bo!
Is this known, and has anything been made out of this?

It features in this version of the (12,4)c/62 climber

hibiscus wrote: January 23rd, 2026, 3:32 am N004: glider frontrake, works from B3/S23 to B3/S234c6i8.

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x = 146, y = 67, rule = B3/S238
144b2o$144b2o3$132b2o$132b2o3$120b2o$120b2o3$108b2o$108b2o3$96b2o$96b
2o3$84b2o$84b2o3$72b2o$72b2o3$60b2o$60b2o3$48b2o$48b2o3$36b2o$36b2o2$
19b3o$21bo$20bo2$33bo$32b3o$20b3o8bo2bo$20bobo7bo2bo$20bo2bo7b2o$21bob
o2b2o$17bo3b3o2b2o$16b3o7bo6b2o$16bobo14b2o$3b2o12bobo12b3o$3b2o12b3o$
17b2o$24bobo$15b2o10b2o$7bo6bobo12bo$7bo5bo2bo10bobo$7bo5bobo10bo2bo$
13bo12bobo$14b2o10b2o$b2o13bobo$o2bo$b2o3bo$6bo$6bo!

EDIT: 2 loaves turns the LOM into loaves itself

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x = 15, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o3$8bo$7b2o$6b2o$6bo3$12b2o$11bo2bo$11bobo$12bo!

The singular reaction is equivalent to putting a drifty Eater 3 (note this explodes due to a corner dot at gen 32, a different variant eater/variant suppression is also needed)

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$2b2o2bobo$2bo3bo$3b3ob4o$5bobo2bo$b3obobo$o2bob2o$2o2$12bo$11b2o
$10b2o$10bo!

EDIT 3: With this eater 1 placement, we get an incomplete version of the p124 (AKA (12,4)c/62 engine) LOM reaction - not sure how to stabilize it but probably wouldn't be minimal

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x = 15, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$4b2o2bobo$4bo3bo$5b3ob4o$7bobo2bo$3b3obobo$2bo2bob2o$2b2o2$14bo$
13b2o$12b2o$12bo$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o!

EDIT 4: A very weird way in which that loaf actually appears in the right spot

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x = 31, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$23bo2b2o$24b2ob3o$30bo$24b2ob3o$24b2obo$9b2o$4b2o2bobo$4bo3bo$5b
3ob4o$7bobo2bo$3b3obobo$2bo2bob2o$2b2o2$14bo$13b2o$12b2o$12bo$2b2o$bo
bo$bo$2o!

Posted: **September 23rd, 2026, 1:38 pm**

I6_I6 wrote: September 22nd, 2026, 2:47 pm I found this reaction by accident:
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x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b2o$2o$o3$6b2o$5bo2bo$5bobo$6bo!
A loaf is flipped when hit by a LoM, but instead of the usual block corner interaction, the loaf flips because of an eater-type interaction and the dot at just the right timings. It can't be flipped back using the catalyst from eater 3. However, it is possible to flip it back before it recovers:
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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o$ob2o$bo$4b2o$3bob2o$3bo$4bo!
Is this known, and has anything been made out of this?

i remember error_6o6 making something out of it, i might try reconstructing it myself

WhiteHawk wrote: September 22nd, 2026, 2:51 pm EDIT 4: A very weird way in which that loaf actually appears in the right spot
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x = 31, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$23bo2b2o$24b2ob3o$30bo$24b2ob3o$24b2obo$9b2o$4b2o2bobo$4bo3bo$5b
3ob4o$7bobo2bo$3b3obobo$2bo2bob2o$2b2o2$14bo$13b2o$12b2o$12bo$2b2o$bo
bo$bo$2o!

this is equivalent to the same reaction with the block in the climber you quoted

Posted: **September 23rd, 2026, 4:55 pm**

This is likely useless, still funny - the first one is well known, but the second one?:

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x = 24, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
11bo18$bobo14bobo$bobo14bobo$b3o14b3o3$18bobo$b3o14bobo$bobo14b3o$bobo!

Posted: **September 24th, 2026, 6:13 pm**

I found this while experimenting with a pentadecathlon itself: two buns can make a pentadecathlon.

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x = 4, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$3o$$$$$3o$o2bo$b2o!

Here is the history of my experiment:

I was playing around with a pentadecathlon when I thought combining the sparks of this phase will be interesting.

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
3b3o$2bo3bo$bo5bo$$o7bo$o7bo$$bo5bo$2bo3bo$3b3o!

Here are the pentadecathlons joined together and the outcome:

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x = 49, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
28bo18bo$27bobo16bobo$27b2o18b2o$3b3o6b3o17b2o8b2o$2bo3bo4bo3bo15bo2bo
6bo2bo$bo5bo2bo5bo15b2o8b2o2$o7b2o7bo$o7b2o7bo2$bo5bo2bo5bo15b2o8b2o$
2bo3bo4bo3bo15bo2bo6bo2bo$3b3o6b3o17b2o8b2o$27b2o18b2o$27bobo16bobo$
28bo18bo!

Then, I decided to make the beehives into buns, just for fun.

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x = 22, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bo18bo$obo16bobo$2o18b2o$5b2o8b2o$4bo2bo6bo2bo$5b3o6b3o5$5b3o6b3o$4bo
2bo6bo2bo$5b2o8b2o$2o18b2o$obo16bobo$bo18bo!

Run it, and then you'll notice two pentadecathlons appearing then getting destroyed. I also realised that, and I figured out that two buns can make a pentadecathlon. Is this already discovered?

Posted: **September 25th, 2026, 3:24 am**

Termite wrote: September 24th, 2026, 6:13 pm I found this while experimenting with a pentadecathlon itself: two buns can make a pentadecathlon.
Code: Select all
x = 4, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$3o$$$$$3o$o2bo$b2o!
Here is the history of my experiment:

I was playing around with a pentadecathlon when I thought combining the sparks of this phase will be interesting.
Code: Select all
x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
3b3o$2bo3bo$bo5bo$$o7bo$o7bo$$bo5bo$2bo3bo$3b3o!
Here are the pentadecathlons joined together and the outcome:
Code: Select all
x = 49, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
28bo18bo$27bobo16bobo$27b2o18b2o$3b3o6b3o17b2o8b2o$2bo3bo4bo3bo15bo2bo
6bo2bo$bo5bo2bo5bo15b2o8b2o2$o7b2o7bo$o7b2o7bo2$bo5bo2bo5bo15b2o8b2o$
2bo3bo4bo3bo15bo2bo6bo2bo$3b3o6b3o17b2o8b2o$27b2o18b2o$27bobo16bobo$
28bo18bo!
Then, I decided to make the beehives into buns, just for fun.
Code: Select all
x = 22, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bo18bo$obo16bobo$2o18b2o$5b2o8b2o$4bo2bo6bo2bo$5b3o6b3o5$5b3o6b3o$4bo
2bo6bo2bo$5b2o8b2o$2o18b2o$obo16bobo$bo18bo!
Run it, and then you'll notice two pentadecathlons appearing then getting destroyed. I also realised that, and I figured out that two buns can make a pentadecathlon. Is this already discovered?

I am fairly certain that that reaction is known, having witnessed it myself a couple of times before. However, the way you discovered it allows for this useless oscillator partial:

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x = 34, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
2o30b2o$obo28bobo$2bo28bo$2b2o26b2o$4bo24bo$2b3o24b3o$bo30bo$b2o8b2o8b
2o8b2o$10bo2bo6bo2bo$11b2o8b2o$14bo4bo3$14bo4bo$11b2o8b2o$10bo2bo6bo2b
o$b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$bo30bo$2b3o24b3o$4bo24bo$2b2o26b2o$2bo28bo$obo28bob
o$2o30b2o!

Posted: **September 25th, 2026, 11:20 am**

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.

Accidental p3 using that catalyst:

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x = 14, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo$5bo$2b4o2bo$2bo3b3o$4b2o$4obob4o$o2bobobo2bo$3bob2o$4b2o$7bob
o$10bo$5b3o2b3o$4bo2b3ob2o$4b2o2bo3bo$10bo$8bo$8bo2bo$9b2obo$12bo$12b
2o!

Posted: **September 25th, 2026, 4:14 pm**

qqd wrote: September 25th, 2026, 3:24 am
Termite wrote: September 24th, 2026, 6:13 pm I found this while experimenting with a pentadecathlon itself: two buns can make a pentadecathlon.
Code: Select all
x = 4, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$3o$$$$$3o$o2bo$b2o!
Here is the history of my experiment:

I was playing around with a pentadecathlon when I thought combining the sparks of this phase will be interesting.
Code: Select all
x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
3b3o$2bo3bo$bo5bo$$o7bo$o7bo$$bo5bo$2bo3bo$3b3o!
Here are the pentadecathlons joined together and the outcome:
Code: Select all
x = 49, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
28bo18bo$27bobo16bobo$27b2o18b2o$3b3o6b3o17b2o8b2o$2bo3bo4bo3bo15bo2bo
6bo2bo$bo5bo2bo5bo15b2o8b2o2$o7b2o7bo$o7b2o7bo2$bo5bo2bo5bo15b2o8b2o$
2bo3bo4bo3bo15bo2bo6bo2bo$3b3o6b3o17b2o8b2o$27b2o18b2o$27bobo16bobo$
28bo18bo!
Then, I decided to make the beehives into buns, just for fun.
Code: Select all
x = 22, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bo18bo$obo16bobo$2o18b2o$5b2o8b2o$4bo2bo6bo2bo$5b3o6b3o5$5b3o6b3o$4bo
2bo6bo2bo$5b2o8b2o$2o18b2o$obo16bobo$bo18bo!
Run it, and then you'll notice two pentadecathlons appearing then getting destroyed. I also realised that, and I figured out that two buns can make a pentadecathlon. Is this already discovered?
I am fairly certain that that reaction is known, having witnessed it myself a couple of times before. However, the way you discovered it allows for this useless oscillator partial:
Code: Select all
x = 34, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
2o30b2o$obo28bobo$2bo28bo$2b2o26b2o$4bo24bo$2b3o24b3o$bo30bo$b2o8b2o8b
2o8b2o$10bo2bo6bo2bo$11b2o8b2o$14bo4bo3$14bo4bo$11b2o8b2o$10bo2bo6bo2b
o$b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$bo30bo$2b3o24b3o$4bo24bo$2b2o26b2o$2bo28bo$obo28bob
o$2o30b2o!

So how do we make it into an oscillator?

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