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[synperiplanar]

p32 partial, very unlikely

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o11bo$11b3o$bo4b2o2bo$obo3b2o3bo$obo7b2o$bo!

[synperiplanar]

sorry for the double post but

showcase of a 16n+13 rephasing:

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x = 26, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
17b2o$16bobo$17bo2$15bo$16bo$14bobo5bo$15bo5b3o$20b2ob2o$13b3o3b3ob3o
$7b2o10b3ob3o$7b2o4bo2bo2b3ob3o$14b3o2b3ob3o$5bo14b2ob2o$4bobo14b3o$22b
o2$4b3o$4b3o$5bo2$11b2o$5bo$4b3o4b2o$4b3o6bo$24bo$10bo11b3o$4bob2ob3o
9bo$5b5obo9b2o$7b2o$8b2obo$9b3o8b2o$10bo9b2o2$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o8b3o$10b
3o$11bo$2b2o7bo7b2o$2bobo5b3o5bobo$4bo5b3o5bo$4b2o2bo5bo2b2o$7bobo3bo
bo$4b4ob2ob2ob4o$4bo6bo6bo$6b11o$5b2o9b2o$9b5o$8bo5bo$9b5o$11bo!

unlikely rephasings:
16n+9

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x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o15b2o$obo13bobo$2bo13bo$2b2o4bobo4b2o$6bo5bo$2b6o3b6o$2bo4bo3bo4bo$
4b5ob5o$3b2o4bo4b2o$7b5o$6bo5bo$7b5o$9bo!

16n+15

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x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o15b2o$obo4b2ob2o4bobo$2bo13bo$2b2o2bo5bo2b2o$5bobo3bobo$2b4ob2ob2ob
4o$2bo6bo6bo$4b11o$3b2o9b2o$7b5o$6bo5bo$7b5o$9bo!

16n+18

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x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o15b2o$obo13bobo$2bo5bobo5bo$2b2o2bo5bo2b2o$7bo3bo$2b5o5b5o$2bo6bo6b
o$4b11o$3b2o9b2o$7b5o$6bo5bo$7b5o$9bo!

[MathAndCode]

I almost found a way to restore the three-quarters traffic light in an odd traffic stop.

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x = 45, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$27b2o10b2o$39bo$37bobo$37b2o2$2o$b2o9b2o26b2o$2o10b2o27bo$o40bo
b2o$39b3o2bo$38bo3b2o$38b4o$41bo$38b2obobo$39bo2b2o$24b2o11bobo$25bo11b
2o$22b3o$22bo!

[WhiteHawk]

H-to-6 blinkers

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x = 36, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
15bo$15b3o10bo$18bo7b3o$17b2o6bo$25b2o4$33bo$31b3o$30bo$5b2o10bo12b2o
$3bo2bo9bobo$b4o11bobo$o4b4o8bo$b3obo2bo$3bobo25b2o$4bo26bobo$33bo$33b
2o3$32bo$31bobo$31bobo$30b2ob2o$6bo27bo$6bobo21b2obo$6b3o21b2obobo$8b
o25b2o7$34b2o$30b2obobo$30b2obo$34bo$30b2ob2o$31bobo$31bobo$32bo!

[B468S02357]

H-to-6 blinkers

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x = 36, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
15bo$15b3o10bo$18bo7b3o$17b2o6bo$25b2o4$33bo$31b3o$30bo$5b2o10bo12b2o
$3bo2bo9bobo$b4o11bobo$o4b4o8bo$b3obo2bo$3bobo25b2o$4bo26bobo$33bo$33b
2o3$32bo$31bobo$31bobo$30b2ob2o$6bo27bo$6bobo21b2obo$6b3o21b2obobo$8b
o25b2o7$34b2o$30b2obobo$30b2obo$34bo$30b2ob2o$31bobo$31bobo$32bo!

I'm working on engineering a really stupid herschel eater based on it

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x = 1914, y = 1869, rule = LifeHistory
352.A$352.3A10.A$355.A7.3A$354.2A6.A$362.2A4$370.A$17.2A349.3A$17.A349.
A$11.2A6.A.A320.2A10.A12.2A$7.2A.A.A2.6A.A2.A314.A2.A9.A.A$8.A.A4.A6.
4A312.4A11.A.A$8.A.2A6.4A315.A4.4A8.A$5.2A.A9.A2.A.3A312.3A.A2.A$5.A2.
4A10.2A2.A313.A.A25.2A$6.2A3.A13.2A314.A26.A.A$8.3A359.A$8.A361.2A$6.
A.A$6.2A$369.A$.A366.A.A$.3A6.2A356.A.A$4.A4.A.A16.2A337.2A.2A$3.2A5.
A17.2A313.A27.A$343.A.A21.2A.A$343.3A21.2A.A.A$4.A340.A25.2A$3.A.A$4.
A5$371.2A$8.A358.2A.A.A$7.A.A357.2A.A$8.2A361.A$367.2A.2A$2.2A364.A.A
$.A.A13.2A349.A.A$.A15.2A350.A$2A10.2A$12.A.A$14.A293.A.A$14.2A291.A.
2A$307.A$303.A.2A.3A19.2A$303.2A.A.A2.A14.2A2.A.A$310.2A14.A.A.A2.A$328.
A.A.2A$327.2A.A$312.A17.A.2A$311.A.A16.A.A2.A$310.A2.A11.2A4.A2.2A$311.
2A11.A2.A$325.2A4.A2.2A$308.2A20.A.A2.A$307.A.A20.A.2A$307.A19.2A.A$306.
2A4.2A14.A.A.2A$313.A12.A.A.A2.A$310.3A6.2A5.2A2.A.A$310.A8.2A9.2A4$310.
A$310.3A$313.A$312.A.A$313.A$331.2A$331.A$314.2A13.A.A$314.2A13.2A6$332.
2A$332.A$313.A16.A.A$313.3A14.2A$316.A$315.2A$319.A$318.A.A$318.A2.A$
319.2A3$311.2A$312.A$311.A$311.2A$313.A$311.3A$310.A$310.2A$321.A$320.
A.A$320.A.A6.2A$309.2A10.A5.A2.A$309.2A15.A.2A$327.A2.3A$328.2A3.A$307.
2A22.2A$307.A2.A.2A14.2A.A$309.2A.A.A13.A2.A$310.A2.2A14.2A$308.A.A$308.
2A15.2A$325.A$326.3A$328.A$299.A.A$298.A.2A$298.A$294.A.2A.3A19.2A$294.
2A.A.A2.A14.2A2.A.A$301.2A14.A.A.A2.A$319.A.A.2A$318.2A.A$303.A17.A.2A
$302.A.A16.A.A2.A$301.A2.A11.2A4.A2.2A$302.2A11.A2.A$316.2A4.A2.2A$299.
2A20.A.A2.A40.2A$298.A.A20.A.2A42.A$298.A19.2A.A46.3A$297.2A4.2A14.A.
A.2A45.A$304.A12.A.A.A2.A$301.3A6.2A5.2A2.A.A$301.A8.2A9.2A4$301.A$301.
3A$304.A$303.A.A$304.A$322.2A$322.A$305.2A13.A.A$305.2A13.2A6$323.2A$
323.A$304.A16.A.A$304.3A14.2A$307.A$306.2A$310.A$309.A.A$309.A2.A$310.
2A3$302.2A$303.A$302.A$302.2A$304.A$302.3A$301.A$301.2A$312.A$311.A.A
$311.A.A6.2A$300.2A10.A5.A2.A$300.2A15.A.2A$318.A2.3A$319.2A3.A$298.2A
22.2A$298.A2.A.2A14.2A.A$300.2A.A.A13.A2.A$301.A2.2A14.2A$299.A.A$299.
2A15.2A$316.A$317.3A$319.A$290.A.A$289.A.2A$289.A$285.A.2A.3A19.2A$285.
2A.A.A2.A14.2A2.A.A$292.2A14.A.A.A2.A$310.A.A.2A$309.2A.A$294.A17.A.2A
$293.A.A16.A.A2.A$292.A2.A11.2A4.A2.2A$293.2A11.A2.A$307.2A4.A2.2A$290.
2A20.A.A2.A$289.A.A20.A.2A$289.A19.2A.A$288.2A4.2A14.A.A.2A$295.A12.A
.A.A2.A$292.3A6.2A5.2A2.A.A$292.A8.2A9.2A4$292.A$292.3A$295.A$294.A.A
$295.A$313.2A$313.A$296.2A13.A.A$296.2A13.2A6$314.2A$314.A$295.A16.A.
A$295.3A14.2A$298.A$297.2A$301.A$300.A.A$300.A2.A$301.2A3$293.2A$294.
A$293.A$293.2A$295.A$293.3A$292.A$292.2A$303.A$302.A.A$302.A.A6.2A$291.
2A10.A5.A2.A$291.2A15.A.2A$309.A2.3A$310.2A3.A$289.2A22.2A$289.A2.A.2A
14.2A.A$291.2A.A.A13.A2.A$292.A2.2A14.2A$290.A.A$290.2A15.2A$307.A$308.
3A$310.A12$274.A$274.3A$277.A$276.2A7$286.2A$279.2A5.A.A$279.2A7.A$288.
2A2$275.A$274.A.A.2A$274.A.A.A.A$271.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$271.A2.A2.2A.4A$273.
2A4.A$279.A.A$280.2A406$791.A$789.3A$788.A$788.2A3$796.2A$797.A$797.A
.2A$789.2A4.3A2.A$789.2A3.A3.2A$794.4A$780.2A15.A$779.A.A12.3A$779.A13.
A$778.2A14.5A$798.A$796.A$796.2A425$344.2A$344.2A2$335.2A$331.2A.A.A$
332.A.A$332.A.2A$331.2A2.A$330.A2.2A$331.A.A$330.2A.A$328.A2.A.2A26.2A
$328.2A.A29.2A$331.A$331.2A33.A$364.3A$363.A$330.2A31.2A$330.A2.A.2A6.
2A$331.3A.A.A5.A.A$335.A.A6.A12.2A$331.5A.3A16.A.A$331.A4.A3.A16.A$334.
A.A2.2A$334.2A13.A$344.2A2.A.A$343.A.A3.A10.2A$343.A16.A$342.2A17.3A$
363.A559$1904.A$1902.3A$1901.A$1901.2A3$1909.2A$1910.A$1910.A.2A$1902.
2A4.3A2.A$1902.2A3.A3.2A$1907.4A$1893.2A15.A$1892.A.A12.3A$1892.A13.A
$1891.2A14.5A$1911.A$1909.A$1909.2A93$1791.A$1791.3A$1794.A$1793.2A7$
1803.2A$1796.2A5.A.A$1796.2A7.A$1805.2A2$1792.A$1791.A.A.2A$1791.A.A.
A.A$1788.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$1788.A2.A2.2A.4A$1790.2A4.A$1796.A.A$1797.2A!

[Timelord Missionary]

[edited] Apparently, the B-heptonimo can absorb a glider here:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
11bobo$11b2o$12bo4$b2o$3bo$3bo$b3o!

It looks quite trippy when you see it at full speed.

[WhiteHawk]

Apparently, the B-pentonimo can absorb a glider here:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
11bobo$11b2o$12bo4$b2o$3bo$3bo$b3o!

It looks quite trippy when you see it at full speed.

*heptomino

[synperiplanar]

this pattern is 2 cells (in each copy) from being a dirty quadratic replicator:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
4.A$6.DA$4.A3.A$5.A3.A$A.A4.3A$3.A$.D$.A2.A7.D$2.A.A$3.2A3$7.D!
[[ STOP 20 ]]

[Anivec]

A version of an existing conduit (I think), but with extra garbage.

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x = 24, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory
11.2D$12.2D$12.D10$22.2A$21.A.A$21.2A12$C$C.C18.2A$3C17.A2.A$2.C18.A.
A$22.A!

[C_R_116]

This was going to be a dependent H-to-W but the spark from the loaf predecessor screws up the evolution to make a different object: (see generation 15)

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x = 18, y = 18, rule = LifeHistory
16.2A$.2A13.A$3A.2A8.A.A$.2A.3A7.2A$3A.2A3.A$2A6.A.A$7.A2.A$8.2A3$6.2A
.2A$5.A.A.A.A$3.3A3.A.A$2.A4.A.A.3A$3.3A.2A.A3.A$5.A4.A2.2A$7.3A$6.2A
!

Extra loaf + block that makes somewhat inaccessible chaos:

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x = 18, y = 26, rule = LifeHistory
5.2A$4.A2.A$5.A.A$6.A$11.2A$11.2A3$16.2A$.2A13.A$3A.2A8.A.A$.2A.3A7.
2A$3A.2A3.A$2A6.A.A$7.A2.A$8.2A3$6.2A.2A$5.A.A.A.A$3.3A3.A.A$2.A4.A.A
.3A$3.3A.2A.A3.A$5.A4.A2.2A$7.3A$6.2A!

[hotcrystal0]

Two copies of BRx236H, HLx111R, and RF28B can be combined into a P750 loop:

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x = 87, y = 69, rule = B3/S23
83b2o$75b2o6b2o$39b2o34b2o$40bo$39bo$39b2o2b2o39bo$42bobo38bobo$37b4o
bo40bobo$37bo2bob2o40bo4$4b2o$5bo14b2o$5bobo12b2o$6b2o4$2bob2o74b2o$2b
2obo74b2o4$2o2b2o$o2bobo$bobo$2ob2o29bo11b2o$33bobo10b2o$33b2o$78b3o$
66b2o12bo$66b2o11b3o4$19b2o$19b2o2$52b2o$39b2o10bobo$39b2o11bo29b2ob2o
$83bobo$81bobo2bo$81b2o2b2o4$5b2o74bob2o$5b2o74b2obo4$79b2o$65b2o12bo
bo$65b2o14bo$81b2o4$2bo40b2obo2bo$bobo40bob4o$bobo38bobo$2bo39b2o2b2o
$47bo$46bo$10b2o34b2o$2b2o6b2o$2b2o!

[MathAndCode]

I found a way to make a cis-boat on dock that is one glider more expensive than the cheapest known synthesis.

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x = 47, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
44bo$44bobo$44b2o9$31bo$20bo10bobo$18bobo10b2o$19b2o6$41b3o$41bo$42bo
2$3o$2bo$bo!

Sure, maybe it would be useful in certain clearance cases, but I don't see anyone needing to do this anytime soon.

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x = 97, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
94bo$94bobo$94b2o9$81bo$20bo60bobo$18bobo60b2o$19b2o42b2o$63bo$42bob2o
19bo3bo$42b2obo18b2o2bobo$62bo2bobo2bo$33b2o7b3o17b2o3bobo$32bo2bo5bo
2bo21bobo$33bobo4bobo4bo6b2o3b2o4bobo$34bob2o2bob6o5bo2bo3bo3bobo$24b
o10bo2bob2o10bo2bo2bo4bobo$23bobo10bobo4b2obobo2bob2ob4o2bobo$24bobo10b
ob3obob2ob4o2bo6bobo$25bobo10bo2bobo8bobob5obo$26bobo10bobo2b6obobobo
5bo$27bobo10bob2o2bo2bobobobob2obo$28bobo10bo2bo7bo3bob2o$29bobo10b2o
$22b2ob2o3bobo$21bobobo2bobo2bo$21bobo3b2o2b2obo$22bobo3bo4bobo$24bo2b
o5bobo$23b2obo4b2obo$23bo2b2o2bo2bo$25bo4bobo$24b2ob3obo$22bo2bobo2bo
10bo$22b2o3bobo10bobo$26bobo10bobobo13b2o$25bobo11bobo2bo11bo2bo$24bo
bo10bobo2b2o11bob3o$23bobo10bobobobo12bo4b2o$22bobo10bobo2bo2bo12b3ob
obo$21bobo10bobo3b2obo14bobobo$20bobo10bobo5bob2o13bobobobo$21bo10bob
o4bo16bobobob2obo$31bobo5b6o10bobo2bo4bo$30bobo12bo8bobo3bob3o$29bobo
7b2ob2o2bo6bobo5b2o$28bobo6bo2b2ob3obo2bobobo$29bo7b2o8bo2b2obo$45b2o
b2o3bobo$44bo2bo3b2o2b3o$44bo2bo4bobo3bo$45b2o5bobo2b2o$53bo11$91b3o$
91bo$92bo2$3o$2bo$bo!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Fox catalysis:

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2b3o$o$o3bo$obo$2bo2b2o$4bo4bo$9b3o$7bobo$6b3o$5b2o!

(the catalyzed object is a almost-claw-with-tail)

[Aleph]

How to remove mold from a loaf:

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x = 147, y = 102, rule = B3/S23Super
6.O$7.2O$6.2O5$O$.2O$2O12$102.A$102.A.A$102.2A2$24.A77.A$25.A$23.3A10$
68.M$68.M$52.2H13.M.M$52.2H10.M2.2M$63.M5.M$63.M5.M$48.2H14.M4.M$48.2H
15.M$66.3M2$44.2H$44.2H20.2M.2M73.2O$65.M77.4O$52.H16.2M71.2O.2O$51.H
.H12.3M74.2O$37.2A$37.2A11.H2.H$50.2H$50.H4.I.I10.2H$58.I9.2H$54.I2.I
$53.3I10.B3A$64.HAB3A$64.AHABAB$39.2A23.A2BAH$39.2A24.2A2BH$67.H2.H$68.
H2.H$69.H$65.H$63.H2.H$62.H.H2.H$60.H2.H.H2.H$55.2A4.H2.H.H$55.2A5.H2.
H$63.H$64.H26$4.2O$5.2O$4.O!

EDIT: Glider hits P14 sparker; makes temporary quadpole

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x = 19, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3b3o$6bo$5b2o2$8b2o$7bobo$7b2o3$5b3o$5b3o$4bo2b3o$4b3o3bo5b3o$4b2o
bo3bo4bo$2b2o3bo2bo6bo$bo2bo3b2o$o3bob2o$bo3b3o$2b3o2bo$4b3o$4b3o3$3b
2o$2bobo$2b2o2$5b2o$5bo$6b3o$8bo!

Edit 2: MWSS pushes glider

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x = 38, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$2o10$20bo$21b2o$20b2o11b2o$32b2ob3o$33b5o$17bo16b3o$18b2o$17b2o
!

[Howard_Milano]

Just learned about 180 degree reflectors, so to practice I made an oscillator:

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x = 59, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
53b2o$53b2o$2o$1b1o8b1o$1b1o1b1o6b3o$2b2o2b2o5b1o$5b1o1b1o4b2o$5b1o
$5b1o2b1o6b2o$15b2o$7b2o$2b2o3b1o42b2o3b2o$2b1o2b2o$3b3o1b1o43b1o3b
1o$6b1o45b3o$3b3o46b3o$3b1o$1$21b2o$20b2o$22b1o$11b3o1b1o33b1o5b1o
$10b2o1b3o32b1o5b3o$9b2o1b2o34b3o3b3o$10b1o1b1o4b2o$11b2o4b1o1b1o32b
2o3b2o$19b1o32b2o3b2o$19b2o$1$41b1o13b1o$41b1o1b1o10b1o1b1o$41b2o10b
2o$53b2o$36b2o15b3o$35b2o17b1o1b1o$16b1o20b1o17b2o$17b2o$16b2o$1$55b
1o$44b1o9b1o1b1o$43b2o8b1o3b1o$43b1o1b1o8b3o$52b2o3b2o$4$51b2o$50b
2o$31b1o20b1o$32b2o$31b2o$4$53b1o$52b3o$51b5o$50b2o3b2o$3$52b3o$46b
1o5b3o$47b2o$46b2o$53b2o$53b2o$!

[Aleph]

Glider hits some switch engines and catalysts; makes heavyweight spaceship

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x = 41, y = 37, rule = B3/S23Super
24.M$22.2M2.2M.M6.2M.2M$24.5M.M8.2M$23.2M4.M5.M.M.2M$21.M.M11.M.M$7.H
27.2M$7.2H12.3M$8.2H$9.2H6.3M$10.2H8.M$11.2H3.M3.M$.2G9.2H2.2M3.2M$2.
G10.H.M2.M.M2.M$2.G.2G8.2M2.M.M2.M$3.G2.G7.M2.2M.2M$5.2G8.M4.M$13.2M.
2M$2G13.4M$G.G13.2M$.G$10.H$10.H$10.H$8.2H14.2H$7.3H15.2H$7.H.H14.H.2H
$14.3H10.2H$4.3M4.3H14.2H$6.M5.2H15.2H$5.M5.2H17.2H$21.2G$21.G.G$23.G
$22.G$18.G4.3G$17.G.G5.G$18.2G!

[synperiplanar]

"partial" monomer of mvr's p61 pi hassler probably not worth searching, i spent 2 hours by hand. you have to remove the leftmost junk and block and also restore the block that was used to perturb the pi. there is a very slim chance that a single perturbation could turn the junk into the restored block though, since it kills the leftover block after a bit. but i wouldnt bet all my money ($0) on it

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x = 27, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
18bo$16b3o$15bo$15b2o6$3b2o$3b2o19bo$22b3o$21bo$7bo3bo9b2o$6b2o3b2o$5b
2o5b2o$6b2o3b2o$7b5o$8b3o$9bo13b2o$23bobo$25bo$2b2o21b2o$bobo$bo$2o2$
6b2o$7bo$4b3o$4bo!

[Mecejide]

Two gliders (from the same direction) plus a block makes a bakery.

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 x = 10, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bobo$b2o6bo$2bo4b2o$8b2o$2o$2o!

[rabbit]

Alternate 9G synthesis of LWSS on HWSS 2 after I noticed it was the most common flotilla in D2_x by a wide margin:

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x = 39, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
37bo$36bo$36b3o2$21bo$19b2o$9bo10b2o$7bobo$8b2o$20bo$20bobo$20b2o7$30b
o$29bo4bobo$29b3o2b2o$35bo10$3o29b3o$2bo29bo$bo31bo$25bo$24b2o$24bobo!

The best synthesis for this object is 7G, so this is not competitive, but I find the method of construction delightfully simple.

Most of the synthesis dies out if the bottom-left glider is removed (see below), leaving only one of the original gliders, so perhaps it could lend some use to a periodic G->LH2 converter. However, I bet it would be more efficient to construct something out of the 7G synthesis instead.

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x = 45, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
43bo$42bo$42b3o2$o26bo$3o22b2o$3bo11bo10b2o$2b2o9bobo$14b2o$26bo$26bob
o$26b2o7$36bo$35bo4bobo$35b3o2b2o$41bo8$9bo2$6b3o29b3o$8bo29bo$7bo31bo
$31bo$30b2o$30bobo!

[PK22]

Alternate 9G synthesis of LWSS on HWSS 2 after I noticed it was the most common flotilla in D2_x by a wide margin:

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x = 39, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
37bo$36bo$36b3o2$21bo$19b2o$9bo10b2o$7bobo$8b2o$20bo$20bobo$20b2o7$30b
o$29bo4bobo$29b3o2b2o$35bo10$3o29b3o$2bo29bo$bo31bo$25bo$24b2o$24bobo!

The best synthesis for this object is 7G, so this is not competitive, but I find the method of construction delightfully simple.

Most of the synthesis dies out if the bottom-left glider is removed (see below), leaving only one of the original gliders, so perhaps it could lend some use to a periodic G->LH2 converter. However, I bet it would be more efficient to construct something out of the 7G synthesis instead.

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x = 45, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
43bo$42bo$42b3o2$o26bo$3o22b2o$3bo11bo10b2o$2b2o9bobo$14b2o$26bo$26bob
o$26b2o7$36bo$35bo4bobo$35b3o2b2o$41bo8$9bo2$6b3o29b3o$8bo29bo$7bo31bo
$31bo$30b2o$30bobo!

The two R-pentominos can be synthesised in 4G, giving a tied best 7G synthesis:

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x = 80, y = 83, rule = B3/S23
4bo$5b2o$4b2o24$46bo6bo$45bo7bobo$45b3o5b2o3$27bo$25bobo$26b2o13$43bo$
42b2o$42bobo20$3o$2bo$bo10$78b2o$77b2o$79bo!

I bet there is at least one 7G flotilla that can be reduced to 6G somehow.

[NNlk05]

Possibly the most useless thing I've done. I cataloged (or shall I say catagolued) every p2 and p3 within an 8x8 BB. They can be found at b3s23/all8x8p3stdin and b3s23/all8x8p2stdin/. In total, there are 110 p3's and 864 p2's. I will attach the haul files and the input files for your use later.

EDIT: Here you go.

hauls.zip

Catagolue haul files

(706.42 KiB) Downloaded 13 times

raw.zip

The raw listing used for Catagolue stdin

(3.06 MiB) Downloaded 11 times

[I6_I6]

Weird catalyst, found using Bellman:

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x = 27, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
9.E$7.3E$3.E2.E$2.E.E2.E17.2E$3.E.3E16.E.E$4.E19.E$5.3E15.2E$7.E$.A3.
2E3.2E7.A3.2E$A.A3.E.E2.E6.A.A3.E$2.2A.E2.2E10.2A.E$A5.2E10.A5.3E$8.
2E16.E$8.E$9.E$8.2E!

Useless because the catalyst on the right is smaller and does the exact same thing.
(Edit: Probably already known and/or not minimal)

EDIT 2:
Clock??

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#C Look at bottom left
x = 335, y = 351, rule = LifeHistory
195.4A$194.A3.A$184.2A12.A$185.2A7.A2.A15.A2.A$184.A32.A$213.A3.A$
172.2A5.3A32.4A$172.2A7.A$180.A52.4A$232.A3.A$160.2A27.A46.A$160.2A
26.3A41.A2.A15.A2.A$187.2A.A64.A$181.A5.3A61.A3.A$181.2A5.2A62.4A$
158.3A19.A.A$161.A109.4A$162.A13.2A92.A3.A$158.2A3.A11.A.A96.A$158.A
4.A13.A92.A2.A15.A2.A$158.A134.A$158.A2.A127.A3.A$290.4A2$309.4A$177.
2A129.A3.A$178.2A132.A$177.A130.A2.A2$151.2A.2A16.3A$142.A11.A.A17.A$
139.A4.A9.3A16.A151.2A$139.A5.A4.A2.A171.2A$139.A4.A$142.A6.A4.A$148.
2A178.3A.2A$149.A.A3.A18.A150.2A4.3A$133.3A14.2A2.A19.2A25.A123.3A.A
4.A$134.A16.3A19.A.A24.3A121.A4.A.3A$140.A59.A.2A121.3A4.2A$140.2A2.A
24.2A30.3A121.2A.3A$136.A5.A2.A22.A.A30.2A115.2A$135.A2.2A5.A24.A146.
A2.A$135.A5.2A2.A170.2A$135.A2.A5.A171.A5.A$127.2A7.A2.2A174.2A.A.3A$
126.A2.A10.A175.A.A$127.A.A186.3A$126.A3.2A38.2A$125.3A2.2A39.2A$170.
A$125.A.A$126.A38.3A$167.A140.3A$166.A128.2A3.2A5.A.3A$293.2A2.A2.2A
8.2A$298.A$292.A5.A8.3A$293.A4.A8.3A$167.A124.3A2.A10.A$167.2A123.A
10.3A$166.A.A123.2A2.A5.A2.3A$296.A5.A5.A$162.2A130.2A10.A.A$161.A.A
49.A93.A$163.A48.3A$211.2A.A$211.3A99.A$212.2A98.3A$311.2A.2A$312.A.
3A$163.2A146.A.A.A$164.2A148.A$163.A147.2A2$158.3A133.2A$160.A133.2A$
159.A$312.A$282.2A28.A2.A$282.2A31.A$312.A2.A$160.A150.2A.2A$160.2A
108.2A15.2A4.A17.A2.A$159.A.A108.2A15.2A4.A18.A$287.A29.A$155.2A117.
3A11.A27.A.A$154.A.A131.A6.A22.A$156.A136.4A18.3A$292.2A.A.A$291.A.A
3.2A$225.A52.2A10.2A3.A.A$224.3A50.A2.A10.A.A.2A$224.A.2A50.2A12.4A$
156.2A67.3A65.A$157.2A66.2A$156.A2$151.3A130.A$153.A128.2A.2A7.A$152.
A132.2A7.A$281.A3.2A9.A$263.A17.A2.A11.A$263.A.A16.2A12.A4.A.A$263.2A
27.2A10.2A$153.A122.2A13.A.A12.A$153.2A135.A2.A10.A.A$152.A.A129.A.A
3.A.A10.A2.A$284.2A4.A12.A.A$148.2A134.2A5.2A10.2A$147.A.A143.A.A$
149.A125.2A$275.2A3$263.2A$263.2A$149.2A$150.2A85.A$149.A86.3A12.2A$
235.2A.A12.2A$144.3A88.3A$146.A89.2A$145.A2$249.3A$248.A3.A$248.A4.A$
146.A106.A$146.2A101.2A2.A$145.A.A100.A.2A2$141.2A$140.A.A$142.A2$
250.A$244.A5.A$243.A2.A$232.A.A7.A3.A$142.2A87.A2.A7.A3.2A$143.2A86.A
3.A5.2A$142.A88.A2.A9.A$232.A.A6.A.A$137.3A100.2A2.A$139.A83.2A.2A13.
2A.2A$138.A103.A.A$224.A.A16.A$225.A$231.2A.A$228.A.2A.3A$139.A87.3A.
A4.A$139.2A85.A4.A.3A$138.A.A86.3A.2A.A$228.A.2A$134.2A81.3A$133.A.A
84.A$135.A85.A$217.2A3.A$217.A4.A$217.A$217.A2.A2$135.2A$136.2A$135.A
2$130.3A89.A$132.A89.A$131.A90.3A$225.A$223.2A3$132.A93.2A$132.2A91.A
.2A$131.A.A89.2A.2A$225.A$127.2A$126.A.A$128.A74.2A$203.2A3$191.2A$
191.2A24.2A$128.2A86.A2.A$129.2A84.2A.2A$128.A50.2A23.2A11.A$179.2A
23.2A21.A$123.3A100.4A$125.A97.2A2.A.A.A$124.A42.2A23.2A27.A.A2.2A4.
2A$167.2A23.2A25.2A4.2A2.A.A$221.A.A.A2.2A$223.4A$155.2A23.2A43.A$
125.A29.2A23.2A$125.2A$124.A.A$143.2A23.2A$120.2A21.2A23.2A$119.A.A
26.A75.A$121.A26.A75.2A$131.2A15.A77.A$131.2A90.2A.A$136.A25.2A59.3A$
136.A24.A2.A$136.A14.2A8.A2.A53.2A$121.2A27.A2.A6.2A.2A44.2A.A4.A$
122.2A27.2A8.A.A44.A.A7.3A$121.A17.A.A20.A45.A10.A3.2A$138.A2.A67.2A
10.A2.A$116.3A19.A3.A12.A2.A51.A11.2A$118.A19.2A3.A11.A2.A$117.A20.2A
3.A12.A.A2.2A29.2A$140.A2.A16.A.A29.2A$142.A.A16.A41.3A$143.A62.A$
149.2A.A50.2A.A$118.A27.A.2A.3A50.2A$118.2A25.3A.A4.A$117.A.A24.A4.A.
3A44.2A$145.3A.2A.A33.A11.2A$113.2A31.A.2A35.A.A10.2A.A$112.A.A69.A2.
A15.2A$114.A70.2A13.4A$192.2A8.A$189.2A$119.A60.2A10.A.2A$117.2A56.2A
2.A2.A4.2A.A3.2A$113.3A2.2A56.2A2.2A5.2A3.A.2A$113.A73.2A.A$114.A77.
2A$169.2A18.2A$169.2A$109.3A$111.A$110.A46.2A23.3A$157.2A23.A2.A$172.
3A6.A4.A$183.A.A$141.2A37.A.3A$141.A.A37.2A$141.A18.3A4.2A$166.A2.A$
167.2A$106.2A63.3A9.A$105.A.A74.A2.A$107.A75.2A$169.2A$167.2A.A$167.
2A$173.A$166.2A2.A.2A$169.A2.A$167.A.A$168.A2$102.3A$104.A$103.A3$
158.2A$158.2A2$165.A$165.2A2.A$161.A5.A2.A$99.2A59.A2.2A5.A$98.A.A59.
A5.2A2.A$100.A59.A2.A5.A$161.A2.2A$145.2A18.A$145.2A4$150.3A$150.A.A$
135.A3.A9.A2.A$95.3A36.A5.A7.A2.A$97.A36.2A3.A9.2A$96.A38.5A4.2A$137.
A5.A$144.2A5.2A$153.A$138.A11.A.A$138.A12.A$140.A$139.A$139.A$92.2A
28.2A$91.A.A28.2A$93.A2$110.2A$110.2A4$93.2A$92.A2.A$92.A.A$93.A$104.
3A$104.A2.A$104.2A.2A$91.A17.A$90.2A11.3A2.A$89.A.A10.A$103.3A$77.2A
25.A$77.2A11.A2.2A$90.A2$65.2A$65.2A14.A13.2A$81.A12.A.A$48.2A31.A11.
3A$34.A12.2A45.2A$22.2A10.2A13.A19.A$18.2A.A.2A9.A.A32.A5.2A$16.A19.
2A31.A4.A2.A$21.2A10.A2.A38.2A3.A$14.2A16.2A.A40.A.3A$18.A14.2A42.A$
13.A2.A58.2A3.A$14.A.A58.2A$15.A59.A2.2A$22.A$20.4A57.A$19.2A3.A57.A$
18.A3.2A55.A2.A$19.4A28.2A27.2A$20.A29.A.A27.A$52.A2$8.A$6.2A.2A$9.2A
$5.A3.2A$5.A2.A$6.2A2$2A2$8.A.A$8.2A$8.2A!

[Jormungant]

twin two barrel random p240 guns (nope, they are not exactly the same):

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x = 219, y = 93, rule = LifeHistory
10$29.A26.A$28.2A25.A.A$27.A.2A15.2A7.A.A89.A26.A$26.3A2.A14.2A6.2A.
2A87.2A25.A.A$28.A.A.A6.2A104.A.2A15.2A7.A.A$29.A.A.A5.2A13.2A.2A85.
3A2.A14.2A6.2A.2A$30.A2.3A18.2A.A88.A.A.A6.2A$31.2A.A24.A87.A.A.A5.2A
13.2A.2A$32.2A24.2A88.A2.3A18.2A.A$32.A42.2A8.A63.2A.A24.A$44.A30.A.A
5.3A64.2A24.2A14.2A8.A$43.A.A27.A.A.A4.A67.A41.A.A5.3A$43.A2.A25.A.A.
A5.2A78.A27.A.A.A4.A$44.2A26.A.A86.A.A25.A.A.A5.2A$71.2A.A4.2A80.A2.A
24.A.A$70.A2.A.A3.2A.A79.2A24.2A.A4.2A$70.2A2.A2.3A.2A104.A2.A.A3.2A.
A$55.2A20.2A108.2A2.A2.3A.2A$55.2A137.2A$60.A22.2A88.2A$60.3A20.A89.
2A2.A22.2A$63.A17.A.A93.3A20.A$62.2A17.2A97.A17.A.A$179.2A17.2A$78.2A
$65.2A11.2A115.2A$64.A2.A114.2A11.2A$65.2A114.A2.A$44.2A136.2A$68.2A$
42.A3.A23.A90.2A$42.A4.A21.A$44.A.A.A110.A3.A$45.A.A.A109.A4.A$46.A4.
A109.A.A.A$47.A3.A110.A.A.A$163.A4.A$48.2A114.A3.A$27.2A$26.A2.A135.
2A$14.2A11.2A$14.2A128.2A$143.A2.A$11.2A17.2A99.2A11.2A$10.A.A17.A
100.2A$10.A20.3A$9.2A22.A94.2A17.2A$37.2A9.A78.A.A17.A$15.2A20.2A10.A
77.A20.3A$11.2A.3A2.A2.2A23.3A76.2A22.A2.2A9.A$11.A.2A3.A.A2.A129.2A
10.A$13.2A4.A.2A109.2A29.3A$19.A.A26.2A16.A61.2A.3A2.A2.2A$10.2A5.A.A
.A25.A2.A16.A60.A.2A3.A.A2.A$11.A4.A.A.A27.A.A14.2A63.2A4.A.2A24.2A$
8.3A5.A.A30.A86.A.A24.A2.A$8.A8.2A42.A65.2A5.A.A.A25.A.A$34.2A24.2A
66.A4.A.A.A27.A$34.A24.A.2A62.3A5.A.A41.A$36.A.2A18.3A2.A61.A8.2A14.
2A24.2A$35.2A.2A13.2A5.A.A.A85.A24.A.2A$53.2A6.A.A.A86.A.2A18.3A2.A$
35.2A.2A6.2A14.A2.3A83.2A.2A13.2A5.A.A.A$36.A.A7.2A15.2A.A102.2A6.A.A
.A$36.A.A25.2A85.2A.2A6.2A14.A2.3A$37.A26.A87.A.A7.2A15.2A.A$152.A.A
25.2A$153.A26.A!

[MathAndCode]

It's also a spartan H-to-E - the E-to-H conduits I know about don't quite fit:

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x = 29, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
18.2A$18.2A14$C19.2E3.2A$C.C17.2E3.A.A$3C24.A$2.C24.2A4$9.3D$8.2D$9.2D
!

It also suggests a periodic H-to-E using a middleweight or half-middleweight sparker.

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
o$obo$3o3b2o$2bo2bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$6b2o!

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x = 8, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
o$obo$3o3b2o$2bo2bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$6bo$6b2o!

[WhiteHawk]

These catalysts can allow the tub enough clearance for the tub to delete the Herschel:

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Unfortunately, the junk caused by the Herschel are in the path of the output, so any catalysts placed to clean up the mess would likely get in the way. However, the block in the above patten is only used to remove a TL, so it might actually be possible with an alternate catalyst.

Silly use as a termination in a p256 loop to make a big sparker

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x = 75, y = 84, rule = B3/S23
59bo$57b3o$56bo$34bo21b2o$33bobo$33bo2bo$34b2o$70b2o$70b2o6$62bo$61bo
bo$62bo4$57b2o$57bo$58b3o$23b2o36bo$23b2o8b2o23b3o$15b2o17bo21b3o$16b
o17bobo18bo$16bobo3b2o11b2o18b2o$17b2o2bo2bo$bo5b2o13bobo2b2o$obo2b2o
bo14bo3b2o10b3o13bo$obo2bo33bob2o11bobo$bo3bobo32bob2o9bo2bo2b2o$6b2o
2bobo27bobo11b2o3b2o$11b2o22bo4b2o$11bo23bobo$35b2o16b2o$53b2o5$59bo$
57b3o$56bo$56b2o2$17b2o$18bo$15b3o$15bo5$20b2o$20b2o3$14b2o3b2o$14b2o
2bo2bo51bo$18bobo51bobo$19bo26b2o3bo20bobo$46b2o2bobo20bo$50bo2bo2b2o
$18b2o18b2o11b2o3bobo$19bo18bobo17bo$16b3o21bo17b2o$16bo23b2o8b2o$50b
2o12$21b2o$20bo2bo$21b2o!