(Fun writing) Let's prefer CGOL has just been discovered!

[Aleph]

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x = 90, y = 27, rule = B3/S23:T90,100
8bo19bo9bo19bo9bo19bo$7bobo7b3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo$17b2o9bo18b
2o9bo18b2o9bo$9bo8b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o$bo6b2o8bo12bo6b2o8bo12b
o6b2o8bo$2bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo$2bo5b2ob2o5b2obo10b
o5b2ob2o5b2obo10bo5b2ob2o5b2obo$o8bo9bo8b3o8bo9bo8b3o8bo9bo8b2o$19bo29b
o29bo3$11bo3bob2o$10b2o4b2o$9b2o5b3o$10b2o4$4bo29bo29bo$4bo8b3o8bo9bo
8b3o8bo9bo8b3o8bo$3b2obo10bo5b2ob2o5b2obo10bo5b2ob2o5b2obo10bo5b2ob2o
$6b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o$3bo12bo6b2o8bo12bo6b2o8bo
12bo6b2o$3b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o9bo$2b2o9bo18b2o9bo18b2o9bo$2b
3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo8bobo$13bo9bo19bo9bo19bo9bo!

Interesting thing I (OOC: not me, obviously) found with a P3 repeater tube allowing a halfcar and ant pair to move through. Is there any way to allow it to move through space?

There's something I like to call "raw intuition". It rarely works, but when it does, it can strike a huge amount of metaphorical gold.

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x = 12, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
5o$o4bo$o$bo3bo$3bo2$4b2o$2b5o$bo4bo3bo$bo2b3o2bo$b2o2bo3b3o$3b2o5$5o$
o4bo$o$bo3bo$3bo!

[hth3]

Growing mover:

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x = 39, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
7b3o4b3o5b3o4b3o$7bo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo2bo$b3o3bo9bo3bo9bo3b3o$o2bo3bo
4bo2bobo3bobo2bo4bo3bo2bo$3bo3bo3bobobob2ob2obobobo3bo3bo$3bo3bo3bo2b
o2bo3bo2bo2bo3bo3bo$obo4bo4b6o3b6o4bo4bobo$7bo3b4obobobobob4o3bo$7bo3b
o5b2ob2o5bo3bo$7bo9b2ob2o9bo$8bobo17bobo$18bobo$18bobo$11bobo2bobobob
o2bobo$10b4o2bobobobo2b4o$14bobo5bobo$11b4obo5bob4o$10b5o2bo3bo2b5o$14b
2o7b2o$14b2o7b2o$15b3o3b3o$18bobo$15b2obobob2o$15b3obob3o$19bo$18bobo
$14bo3bobo3bo$13b2o9b2o$12bobob3ob3obobo$10b3o2bo2bobo2bo2b3o$10b2o4b
2o3b2o4b2o$10b2o6bobo6b2o$11bo3b2obobob2o3bo$10b2ob2o3bobo3b2ob2o$10b
o2bo3b2ob2o3bo2bo$9bobo15bobo$10bo3b4o3b4o3bo$14bob7obo$14bob7obo$18b
obo$17b2ob2o$16bo5bo$14bob3ob3obo$12b2o11b2o$15bob2ob2obo$19bo$19bo$16b
7o$18bobo$17bo3bo$18bobo$17b2ob2o$18b3o$18b3o2$16b2obob2o$16b3ob3o$15b
2o5b2o$15b3o3b3o$14b2o7b2o2$14bo2bo3bo2bo$13b2o2b2ob2o2b2o$13b2o2b2ob
2o2b2o$13bo2bo5bo2bo!

Very large mover:

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x = 105, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
14b3ob3o63b3ob3o$13bo2bobo2bo5b3o5b3o5b3o5b3o5b3o5b3o5b3o5bo2bobo2bo$
12bo3bobo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bobo3bo$7b3o
bo2bobobobo2bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo2bobobobo2bob3o$6b
o2bobo4bobo4bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo4bobo4bobo2bo$5bo3b
obobobo3bobobobob3obobob3obobob3obobob3obobob3obobob3obobob3obobobobo
3bobobobo3bo$5bo21bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo5bobo21bo$7bo89bo$4bob
o19b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2ob2o3b2ob2o19bobo$3b2obob3o83b
3obob2o$2bobobo3bo21b9o7b9o7b9o21bo3bobobo$b2obo25b2obo5bob2o3b2obo5b
ob2o3b2obo5bob2o25bob2o$o3bo5b2o18bo11bo3bo11bo3bo11bo18b2o5bo3bo$32b
o2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo$2ob2o24b2o2bo2bo2bo2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b
2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b2o24b2ob2o$33bobobobo9bobobobo9bobobobo$26b3o3bo2bobo
2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3b3o$26bo17bo15bo17bo$34b2ob2o11b2ob2o
11b2ob2o$25b2o51b2o$32b9o7b9o7b9o$30b2obo5bob2o3b2obo5bob2o3b2obo5bob
2o$30bo11bo3bo11bo3bo11bo$32bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo$29b2o2bo
2bo2bo2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b2o$33bobobobo9bobobobo9bobobo
bo$26b3o3bo2bobo2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3b3o$26bo17bo15bo17bo$
34b2ob2o11b2ob2o11b2ob2o$25b2o51b2o$32b9o7b9o7b9o$30b2obo5bob2o3b2obo
5bob2o3b2obo5bob2o$30bo11bo3bo11bo3bo11bo$32bo2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo7bo2b
obo2bo$29b2o2bo2bo2bo2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b2o$33bobobobo9b
obobobo9bobobobo$26b3o3bo2bobo2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3b3o$26b
o17bo15bo17bo$34b2ob2o11b2ob2o11b2ob2o$25b2o51b2o$32b9o7b9o7b9o$30b2o
bo5bob2o3b2obo5bob2o3b2obo5bob2o$30bo11bo3bo11bo3bo11bo$32bo2bobo2bo7b
o2bobo2bo7bo2bobo2bo$29b2o2bo2bo2bo2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b2ob2o2bo2bo2bo2b
2o$33bobobobo9bobobobo9bobobobo$26b3o3bo2bobo2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo3bo2b
obo2bo3b3o$26bo17bo15bo17bo$34b2ob2o11b2ob2o11b2ob2o$25b2o51b2o!

Five ant AT for 12 cell thingy

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x = 38, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
8bo$6bobo$7b2o15$29bo$4bo23bo$3bobo22b3o$3bobo$bobob2o$obo$bo2$31b2o$
31bobo$31bo9$35b2o$35bobo$35bo2$10bo$10b2o$9bobo!

[BokaBB]

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x = 90, y = 27, rule = B3/S23:T90,100
8bo19bo9bo19bo9bo19bo$7bobo7b3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo$17b2o9bo18b
2o9bo18b2o9bo$9bo8b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o$bo6b2o8bo12bo6b2o8bo12b
o6b2o8bo$2bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo$2bo5b2ob2o5b2obo10b
o5b2ob2o5b2obo10bo5b2ob2o5b2obo$o8bo9bo8b3o8bo9bo8b3o8bo9bo8b2o$19bo29b
o29bo3$11bo3bob2o$10b2o4b2o$9b2o5b3o$10b2o4$4bo29bo29bo$4bo8b3o8bo9bo
8b3o8bo9bo8b3o8bo$3b2obo10bo5b2ob2o5b2obo10bo5b2ob2o5b2obo10bo5b2ob2o
$6b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o8b2o4bo4bo5b5o$3bo12bo6b2o8bo12bo6b2o8bo
12bo6b2o$3b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o9bo8b2o8b2o9bo$2b2o9bo18b2o9bo18b2o9bo$2b
3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo8bobo7b3o8bo8bobo$13bo9bo19bo9bo19bo9bo!

Interesting thing I (OOC: not me, obviously) found with a P3 repeater tube allowing a halfcar and ant pair to move through. Is there any way to allow it to move through space?

There's something I like to call "raw intuition". It rarely works, but when it does, it can strike a huge amount of metaphorical gold.

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x = 12, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
5o$o4bo$o$bo3bo$3bo2$4b2o$2b5o$bo4bo3bo$bo2b3o2bo$b2o2bo3b3o$3b2o5$5o$
o4bo$o$bo3bo$3bo!

I suggest actually naming this mover 'gold', to show that you proverbially found gold.

[b-engine]

Reduced using normal movers:

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x = 13, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
4o$o3bo$o$bo2bo2$5b2o$3b5o$2bo4bo3bo$2bo2b3o2bo$2b2o2bo3b3o$4b2o4$4o$
o3bo$o$bo2bo!
 

[hth3]

Probably known ant to four:

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x = 41, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o10$25bo$23b3o$22bo$22b2o$7b2o$8bo$8bob2o$9bo2bo23bo$10b2o24b
o$25b2o9b3o$25b2o11bo4$34bo3b2o$33bobo3bo$32bobo3bo$28b2obobo3bo$28b2o
bo2b4obo$32bobo3bobo$28b2ob2o2bo2bobo$29bobo2b2o3bo$17b2o10bobo$17b2o
11bo!

Ant to mover:

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x = 169, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
163b3o$162bo2bo$165bo$165bo$162bobo2$73b2o11bo$73b2o10bobo$85bobo2b2o
3bo$84b2ob2o2bo2bobo$88bobo3bobo$84b2obo2b4obo$84b2obobo3bo$88bobo3bo
$89bobo3bo43bo$90bo3b2o43b3o$109bo32bo$107b3o13bo17b2o$106bo16b3o$81b
2o23b2o18bo$81b2o42b2o$66b2o$65bo2bo$64bob2o$64bo$63b2o$78b2o$78bo36b
2o$79b3o33b2o$13b2o11bo54bo10b2o$13b2o10bobo63bobo$25bobo2b2o3bo55bo$
24b2ob2o2bo2bobo53b2o10b2o$28bobo3bobo66bo$24b2obo2b4obo64b3o9b2o36b2o
$24b2obobo3bo66bo11bo19b2o16bobo$28bobo3bo78bo17bobo18bo$29bobo3bo76b
2o17bo20b2o$30bo3b2o58b2o11bo22b2o$49bo44b2o10bobo$47b3o56bobo2b2o3bo
$46bo58b2ob2o2bo2bobo$21b2o23b2o61bobo3bobo$21b2o82b2obo2b4obo21bo2bo
b2o$6b2o97b2obobo3bo23b4obo$5bo2bo100bobo3bo27bobo$4bob2o102bobo3bo23b
2o2b2o$4bo106bo3b2o23bo$3b2o125bo10bo$18b2o38b2o68b3o9b2o2bo$18bo38bo
2bo66bo16b3o$19b3o36b2o42b2o23b2o18bo$21bo11b2o49b2o16b2o42b2o$34bo49b
o2b2o$31b3o6bob2o17b2o22b2o2bo$31bo6b3ob2o17bo26bo$37bo24b3o20b3o$38b
3ob2o20bo19bo$40bobo41b2o13b2o$3o37bobo4b2o50bo36b2o$2bo38bo6bo51b3o33b
2o$bo43b3o54bo10b2o$45bo66bobo52b2o$112bo54b2o$111b2o10b2o$74b2o48bo$
73bobo5b2o38b3o9b2o$73bo7b2o38bo11bo19b2o$72b2o60bo17bobo$133b2o17bo$
86bo64b2o$82b2obobo$81bobobobo$78bo2bobobobob2o$78b4ob2o2bo2bo$82bo4b
2o$80bobo$80b2o!

[BokaBB]

Reduced using normal movers:

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x = 13, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
4o$o3bo$o$bo2bo2$5b2o$3b5o$2bo4bo3bo$2bo2b3o2bo$2b2o2bo3b3o$4b2o4$4o$
o3bo$o$bo2bo!
 

How about platinum, and we keep calling related patterns by precious substance names?

[hth3]

Weird square perturbation (gen 19-35):

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x = 7, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
o2b2o$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$2b2obo$b2obo2$2bo$bo$3bo2bo$2b2ob2o$2bobo$3bo!

[1and0nlycordershippr]

Growing mover:

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x = 39, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
7b3o4b3o5b3o4b3o$7bo2bo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bo2bo$b3o3bo9bo3bo9bo3b3o$o2bo3bo
4bo2bobo3bobo2bo4bo3bo2bo$3bo3bo3bobobob2ob2obobobo3bo3bo$3bo3bo3bo2b
o2bo3bo2bo2bo3bo3bo$obo4bo4b6o3b6o4bo4bobo$7bo3b4obobobobob4o3bo$7bo3b
o5b2ob2o5bo3bo$7bo9b2ob2o9bo$8bobo17bobo$18bobo$18bobo$11bobo2bobobob
o2bobo$10b4o2bobobobo2b4o$14bobo5bobo$11b4obo5bob4o$10b5o2bo3bo2b5o$14b
2o7b2o$14b2o7b2o$15b3o3b3o$18bobo$15b2obobob2o$15b3obob3o$19bo$18bobo
$14bo3bobo3bo$13b2o9b2o$12bobob3ob3obobo$10b3o2bo2bobo2bo2b3o$10b2o4b
2o3b2o4b2o$10b2o6bobo6b2o$11bo3b2obobob2o3bo$10b2ob2o3bobo3b2ob2o$10b
o2bo3b2ob2o3bo2bo$9bobo15bobo$10bo3b4o3b4o3bo$14bob7obo$14bob7obo$18b
obo$17b2ob2o$16bo5bo$14bob3ob3obo$12b2o11b2o$15bob2ob2obo$19bo$19bo$16b
7o$18bobo$17bo3bo$18bobo$17b2ob2o$18b3o$18b3o2$16b2obob2o$16b3ob3o$15b
2o5b2o$15b3o3b3o$14b2o7b2o2$14bo2bo3bo2bo$13b2o2b2ob2o2b2o$13b2o2b2ob
2o2b2o$13bo2bo5bo2bo!

Well, sci-if is on the craze, so let’s call them “spaceships” or perhaps, “rockets”.

[NNlk05]

This brings back so many memories...

[1and0nlycordershippr]

A phoenix dies, then rises reborn.
Repeaters like this:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4bo$2bobo$6bo$2o$6b2o$bo$3bobo$3bo!

do something similar.
I'll call them phoenices, they are already mentioned.