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[mniemiec]

I have "A" tagalong...

Funny, I just tried looking that up in the LifeWiki yesterday, because of mniemiec's assertion that all known c/2 spaceships with 30 cells or less are now synthesizable. The smallest "Big A" ship turns out to be 32 cells minimum, but it should probably be on the wiki anyway.

There are 10 ways of escorting the "A" with the 3 standard spaceships. I have syntheses for all 10 on my web page: http://codercontest.com/mniemiec/flotilla.htm.

[gmc_nxtman]

Is this glider-dependent B-to-H known?

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x = 39, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$2bo15b2o15bob2o$2bo15b2o15b3o$36bo2$30bo$29bobo4b2o$30b2o4b2o$21b
2o$22bo$22bobo$23b2o6$29b2o$28bobo$30bo!

I think people should run searches like this, where, if the block is destroyed and displaced by (1,2), it comes as a valid solution.

[Sokwe]

@Mark
Do you have syntheses for either of the following ships?

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x = 33, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
22bo2bo$4o2b2o13bo$o3b2o15bo3bo$o5bo2bo11b4o$bo7bo$3bo2bo3bo15b2o$5b2o
2bo16b2o$4bo16bo2bo$2bo4bo12bo$bo18bo3bo2b5o$bo4bo13b4o3bo4bo$b5o21bo$
28bo3bo$30bo!

Neither of them are in your database. The second one seems easy, but the first one looks difficult.

Is this glider-dependent B-to-H known?

I think Extermenthusiast found this a while back.

[mniemiec]

@Mark
Do you have syntheses for either of the following ships? ...

The first one looks difficult, but I do have a synthesis of the second one. In fact, 9 different versions of it. (These will be in the next update.) The basic synthesis (with two LWSS) in fact came from a post of yours on 2009-09-22 (I think on the "Synthesizable Spaceship Guns" thread, in a response to Hartmut). I just reduced it by one glider by using a 3-glider to 2-block reaction. For the others, I just replaced the escorts. All the pre-placed still-lifes are minimal and obvious, except as noted:

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x = 322, y = 206, rule = B3/S23
291bobo$291boo$250bo41bo$248bobo$249boo4$250bo$248bobo8boo$249boo9bo$
260bobo$261boo17bo$277bobbobo$275bobobboo$276boo5$66bo89bo$9boo28boo
23bobobboo83bobobboo15bo$10bo29bo24boo3bo15bo68boo3bo13boo$10bobo27bob
o27bobo11boo74bobo12boo87boo9boo$11boo28boo28boo12boo74boo101boo8boo$
276bo$66bo89bo$64bobo87bobo$65boo88boo4$168boo$48boo28boo87bobo$18bobo
27boo28boo88bo$18boo24boo28boo88boo$19bo24boo28boo88boo$21bo$21boo$20b
obo$178boo$178bobo$87b3o88bo138b3o$87bo22b3o87b3o4b3o100b3o4bobbo$88bo
21bobbo3b3o80bobbo3bobbo99bobbo3bo$110bo6bobbo79bo6bo102bo6bo3bo$19boo
89bo6bo82bo6bo3bo98bo6bo3bo$20boo89bobo3bo83bobo3bo103bobo3bo$19bo98bo
bo87bobo107bobo$114boo88boo108boo$69b3o37b3obboo43b3o37b3obboo53b3o47b
3obboo$68bobbo36bobbo46bobbo36bobbo56bobbo46bobbo$71bo39bo49bo39bo59bo
49bo$67bo3bo35bo3bo45bo3bo35bo3bo55bo3bo45bo3bo$71bo39bo49bo39bo59bo
49bo$68bobo37bobo47bobo37bobo57bobo47bobo15$291bobo$291boo$179bo112bo$
60bobo26bo60bobo24boo$61boo24boo62boo25boo67bobo$54bo6bo26boo54bo6bo
96boo$55bo89bo95bo6bo$53b3o87b3o96bo$240b3o3$49bo89bo$47bobo87bobo96bo
43bo$48boo88boo94bobo40bobbobo$58bo89bo86boo38bobobboo$59boo88boo94bo
30boo$oo28boo26boo10boo76boo10boo6boo76boo$obo27bobo5boo30bobo5boo80bo
bo4bobo75boo$bo6bobo20bo6boo31bo6boo81bo6bo$8boo24boo22boo14boo72boo
14boo$9bo24boo21bobo14boo71bobo14boo94boo$11bo47bo89bo110bobo$11boo
248bo$10bobo251boo9boo$56bo89bo117boo8boo$56boo88boo128bo$55bobo87bobo
97boo$181boo61bobo$181bobo62bo$90b3o88bo$9boo79bo$10boo79bo151bo$9bo
100b3o87b3o40boo$110bobbo86bobbo3b3o32bobo$110bo6b3o80bo6bobbo$110bo3b
obbobbo79bo3bobbo$110bo6bo82bo6bo3bo$111bobo3bo83bobo3bo$118bobo87bobo
$114boo88boo$69b3o37b3obboo43b3o37b3obboo104b3o4b3o$68bobbo36bobbo46bo
bbo36bobbo108bobbo3bobbo$71bo39bo49bo39bo108bo6bo$67bo3bo35bo3bo45bo3b
o35bo3bo108bo3bobbo3bo$71bo39bo49bo39bo108bo6bo3bo$68bobo37bobo47bobo
37bobo110bobo3bo$318bobo$314boo$309b3obboo$308bobbo$259b3o49bo$258bobb
o45bo3bo$261bo49bo$257bo3bo46bobo$261bo$258bobo10$232bo63bobo$233boo
61boo$232boo63bo10$46bo89bo107bo40bo$47boo88boo106bo11bo27bobo$46boo
88boo105b3o10bo15bo12boo$183bo72b3o11boo$93bo87boo88boobboo$91boo89boo
91bobo$92boo181bo6$58bo89bo$59bo3bo85bo3bo$57b3obbo84b3obbo$62b3o87b3o
$264boo$264boo$$5bo$3bobo243bo$4boo162boo79boo29boo$28boo48boo87bobo
78bobo28boo$4booboo19boo48boo88bo112bo$3bobobobo14boo37bo10boo77bo10b
oo$5bobo16boo37boo9boo77boo9boo$62bobo87bobo9$225boo$185boo39boo$185bo
bo37bo$94b3o88bo$39boo53bo34boo$40boo53bo34boo$39bo89bo3$110b3o87b3o
107b3o$110bobbo86bobbo106bobbo3b3o$110bo89bo6b3o100bo6bobbo$110bo3bobb
3o80bo3bobbobbo99bo3bobbo$110bo3bobbobbo79bo3bobbo102bo3bobbo3bo$110bo
6bo82bo6bo3bo98bo6bo3bo$111bobo3bo83bobo3bo103bobo3bo$118bobo87bobo
107bobo$114boo88boo108boo$69b3o37b3obboo43b3o37b3obboo53b3o47b3obboo$
68bobbo36bobbo46bobbo36bobbo56bobbo46bobbo$71bo39bo49bo39bo59bo49bo$
67bo3bo35bo3bo45bo3bo35bo3bo55bo3bo45bo3bo$71bo39bo49bo39bo59bo49bo$
68bobo37bobo47bobo37bobo57bobo47bobo!

[Saka]

Kind-of-c2-greyship-but-not-really found with wls:

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x = 49, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
32bo$8b2o14bo2b2o3bo$7bo3b2o10bo3b2o2bo$7b2o10bobobo4bo3bobo$7bobo7b5o
b4obo10bo4bo$3b3o2b2obob2obo11bobo7bo2b4o$3b2o10b2obo6b2obo4bobob3obob
o$2bobobo3bo2b2obobobo7bob2obobo3bo3bo$b2obobo3bo3bobobobo4bo2bo10b2o
2b2o$2o2bobo8b2obobo2bob3o3bo3b2o2b2o3b3obo$bo2bobobo2bo4bobob2o2b2o5b
o14b2o$2bobobo2bobo5b2o5bo23bo$4bob3o9bo2bob2o$4bob3o9bo2bob2o$2bobobo
2bobo5b2o5bo23bo$bo2bobobo2bo4bobob2o2b2o5bo14b2o$2o2bobo8b2obobo2bob
3o3bo3b2o2b2o3b3obo$b2obobo3bo3bobobobo4bo2bo10b2o2b2o$2bobobo3bo2b2ob
obobo7bob2obobo3bo3bo$3b2o10b2obo6b2obo4bobob3obobo$3b3o2b2obob2obo11b
obo7bo2b4o$7bobo7b5ob4obo10bo4bo$7b2o10bobobo4bo3bobo$7bo3b2o10bo3b2o
2bo$8b2o14bo2b2o3bo$32bo!

Is it just me or does this 2c/4 look a bit strange?

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x = 31, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
18bob2o4bobo$16b6o3bo$15bo6b2o2bo$3b6o5bob6o2bo3b2o$3bo5b2obobobo11b2o
$3bo5b3o2b6o$4bo3bo6b4o2bo$21bo4b4o$4ob2o18b6o$o3b2obo16b2ob4o$o4bobo
2b6o9b2o$bo2bo5bo5bo$10bo$11bo4bo$13b2o!

[Bullet51]

Candelabra from soup search:

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x = 38, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
5b2o24bo$4bo2bo22bobo$5b2o24b2o5$15bo6bo$7b3o5bo6bo5b3o$6bo3bo4bo6bo4b
o3bo$b2o2bo5bo14bo5bo2b2o$obo2bo5bo14bo5bo2bobo$bo3bo5bo14bo5bo3bo$6bo
3bo16bo3bo$7b3o18b3o!

[gmc_nxtman]

Glider-supported, wing-based p436 gun:

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x = 30, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
27bobo$27b2o$28bo30$2bo5bo$b3o4bo$o2bo$obo$bo$7bo$5b2o$6bobo$7bo9$16bo
$14bobo$15b2o!

56c/283 breadcrumb trail fuse:

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x = 7122, y = 7122, rule = B3/S23
7057bo55b3o$7056bobo56bo$7056bo2bo54b3o$7057b2o3$7119bo$7118bobo$7118b
o2bo$7119b2o47$7001bo$7000bobo$7000bo2bo$7001b2o3$7063bo$7062bobo$
7062bo2bo$7063b2o47$6945bo$6944bobo$6944bo2bo$6945b2o3$7007bo$7006bobo
$7006bo2bo$7007b2o47$6889bo$6888bobo$6888bo2bo$6889b2o3$6951bo$6950bob
o$6950bo2bo$6951b2o47$6833bo$6832bobo$6832bo2bo$6833b2o3$6895bo$6894bo
bo$6894bo2bo$6895b2o47$6777bo$6776bobo$6776bo2bo$6777b2o3$6839bo$6838b
obo$6838bo2bo$6839b2o47$6721bo$6720bobo$6720bo2bo$6721b2o3$6783bo$
6782bobo$6782bo2bo$6783b2o47$6665bo$6664bobo$6664bo2bo$6665b2o3$6727bo
$6726bobo$6726bo2bo$6727b2o47$6609bo$6608bobo$6608bo2bo$6609b2o3$6671b
o$6670bobo$6670bo2bo$6671b2o47$6553bo$6552bobo$6552bo2bo$6553b2o3$
6615bo$6614bobo$6614bo2bo$6615b2o47$6497bo$6496bobo$6496bo2bo$6497b2o
3$6559bo$6558bobo$6558bo2bo$6559b2o47$6441bo$6440bobo$6440bo2bo$6441b
2o3$6503bo$6502bobo$6502bo2bo$6503b2o47$6385bo$6384bobo$6384bo2bo$
6385b2o3$6447bo$6446bobo$6446bo2bo$6447b2o47$6329bo$6328bobo$6328bo2bo
$6329b2o3$6391bo$6390bobo$6390bo2bo$6391b2o47$6273bo$6272bobo$6272bo2b
o$6273b2o3$6335bo$6334bobo$6334bo2bo$6335b2o47$6217bo$6216bobo$6216bo
2bo$6217b2o3$6279bo$6278bobo$6278bo2bo$6279b2o47$6161bo$6160bobo$6160b
o2bo$6161b2o3$6223bo$6222bobo$6222bo2bo$6223b2o47$6105bo$6104bobo$
6104bo2bo$6105b2o3$6167bo$6166bobo$6166bo2bo$6167b2o47$6049bo$6048bobo
$6048bo2bo$6049b2o3$6111bo$6110bobo$6110bo2bo$6111b2o47$5993bo$5992bob
o$5992bo2bo$5993b2o3$6055bo$6054bobo$6054bo2bo$6055b2o47$5937bo$5936bo
bo$5936bo2bo$5937b2o3$5999bo$5998bobo$5998bo2bo$5999b2o47$5881bo$5880b
obo$5880bo2bo$5881b2o3$5943bo$5942bobo$5942bo2bo$5943b2o47$5825bo$
5824bobo$5824bo2bo$5825b2o3$5887bo$5886bobo$5886bo2bo$5887b2o47$5769bo
$5768bobo$5768bo2bo$5769b2o3$5831bo$5830bobo$5830bo2bo$5831b2o47$5713b
o$5712bobo$5712bo2bo$5713b2o3$5775bo$5774bobo$5774bo2bo$5775b2o47$
5657bo$5656bobo$5656bo2bo$5657b2o3$5719bo$5718bobo$5718bo2bo$5719b2o
47$5601bo$5600bobo$5600bo2bo$5601b2o3$5663bo$5662bobo$5662bo2bo$5663b
2o47$5545bo$5544bobo$5544bo2bo$5545b2o3$5607bo$5606bobo$5606bo2bo$
5607b2o47$5489bo$5488bobo$5488bo2bo$5489b2o3$5551bo$5550bobo$5550bo2bo
$5551b2o47$5433bo$5432bobo$5432bo2bo$5433b2o3$5495bo$5494bobo$5494bo2b
o$5495b2o47$5377bo$5376bobo$5376bo2bo$5377b2o3$5439bo$5438bobo$5438bo
2bo$5439b2o47$5321bo$5320bobo$5320bo2bo$5321b2o3$5383bo$5382bobo$5382b
o2bo$5383b2o47$5265bo$5264bobo$5264bo2bo$5265b2o3$5327bo$5326bobo$
5326bo2bo$5327b2o47$5209bo$5208bobo$5208bo2bo$5209b2o3$5271bo$5270bobo
$5270bo2bo$5271b2o47$5153bo$5152bobo$5152bo2bo$5153b2o3$5215bo$5214bob
o$5214bo2bo$5215b2o47$5097bo$5096bobo$5096bo2bo$5097b2o3$5159bo$5158bo
bo$5158bo2bo$5159b2o47$5041bo$5040bobo$5040bo2bo$5041b2o3$5103bo$5102b
obo$5102bo2bo$5103b2o47$4985bo$4984bobo$4984bo2bo$4985b2o3$5047bo$
5046bobo$5046bo2bo$5047b2o47$4929bo$4928bobo$4928bo2bo$4929b2o3$4991bo
$4990bobo$4990bo2bo$4991b2o47$4873bo$4872bobo$4872bo2bo$4873b2o3$4935b
o$4934bobo$4934bo2bo$4935b2o47$4817bo$4816bobo$4816bo2bo$4817b2o3$
4879bo$4878bobo$4878bo2bo$4879b2o47$4761bo$4760bobo$4760bo2bo$4761b2o
3$4823bo$4822bobo$4822bo2bo$4823b2o47$4705bo$4704bobo$4704bo2bo$4705b
2o3$4767bo$4766bobo$4766bo2bo$4767b2o47$4649bo$4648bobo$4648bo2bo$
4649b2o3$4711bo$4710bobo$4710bo2bo$4711b2o47$4593bo$4592bobo$4592bo2bo
$4593b2o3$4655bo$4654bobo$4654bo2bo$4655b2o47$4537bo$4536bobo$4536bo2b
o$4537b2o3$4599bo$4598bobo$4598bo2bo$4599b2o47$4481bo$4480bobo$4480bo
2bo$4481b2o3$4543bo$4542bobo$4542bo2bo$4543b2o47$4425bo$4424bobo$4424b
o2bo$4425b2o3$4487bo$4486bobo$4486bo2bo$4487b2o47$4369bo$4368bobo$
4368bo2bo$4369b2o3$4431bo$4430bobo$4430bo2bo$4431b2o47$4313bo$4312bobo
$4312bo2bo$4313b2o3$4375bo$4374bobo$4374bo2bo$4375b2o47$4257bo$4256bob
o$4256bo2bo$4257b2o3$4319bo$4318bobo$4318bo2bo$4319b2o47$4201bo$4200bo
bo$4200bo2bo$4201b2o3$4263bo$4262bobo$4262bo2bo$4263b2o47$4145bo$4144b
obo$4144bo2bo$4145b2o3$4207bo$4206bobo$4206bo2bo$4207b2o47$4089bo$
4088bobo$4088bo2bo$4089b2o3$4151bo$4150bobo$4150bo2bo$4151b2o47$4033bo
$4032bobo$4032bo2bo$4033b2o3$4095bo$4094bobo$4094bo2bo$4095b2o47$3977b
o$3976bobo$3976bo2bo$3977b2o3$4039bo$4038bobo$4038bo2bo$4039b2o47$
3921bo$3920bobo$3920bo2bo$3921b2o3$3983bo$3982bobo$3982bo2bo$3983b2o
47$3865bo$3864bobo$3864bo2bo$3865b2o3$3927bo$3926bobo$3926bo2bo$3927b
2o47$3809bo$3808bobo$3808bo2bo$3809b2o3$3871bo$3870bobo$3870bo2bo$
3871b2o47$3753bo$3752bobo$3752bo2bo$3753b2o3$3815bo$3814bobo$3814bo2bo
$3815b2o47$3697bo$3696bobo$3696bo2bo$3697b2o3$3759bo$3758bobo$3758bo2b
o$3759b2o47$3641bo$3640bobo$3640bo2bo$3641b2o3$3703bo$3702bobo$3702bo
2bo$3703b2o47$3585bo$3584bobo$3584bo2bo$3585b2o3$3647bo$3646bobo$3646b
o2bo$3647b2o47$3529bo$3528bobo$3528bo2bo$3529b2o3$3591bo$3590bobo$
3590bo2bo$3591b2o47$3473bo$3472bobo$3472bo2bo$3473b2o3$3535bo$3534bobo
$3534bo2bo$3535b2o47$3417bo$3416bobo$3416bo2bo$3417b2o3$3479bo$3478bob
o$3478bo2bo$3479b2o47$3361bo$3360bobo$3360bo2bo$3361b2o3$3423bo$3422bo
bo$3422bo2bo$3423b2o47$3305bo$3304bobo$3304bo2bo$3305b2o3$3367bo$3366b
obo$3366bo2bo$3367b2o47$3249bo$3248bobo$3248bo2bo$3249b2o3$3311bo$
3310bobo$3310bo2bo$3311b2o47$3193bo$3192bobo$3192bo2bo$3193b2o3$3255bo
$3254bobo$3254bo2bo$3255b2o47$3137bo$3136bobo$3136bo2bo$3137b2o3$3199b
o$3198bobo$3198bo2bo$3199b2o47$3081bo$3080bobo$3080bo2bo$3081b2o3$
3143bo$3142bobo$3142bo2bo$3143b2o47$3025bo$3024bobo$3024bo2bo$3025b2o
3$3087bo$3086bobo$3086bo2bo$3087b2o47$2969bo$2968bobo$2968bo2bo$2969b
2o3$3031bo$3030bobo$3030bo2bo$3031b2o47$2913bo$2912bobo$2912bo2bo$
2913b2o3$2975bo$2974bobo$2974bo2bo$2975b2o47$2857bo$2856bobo$2856bo2bo
$2857b2o3$2919bo$2918bobo$2918bo2bo$2919b2o47$2801bo$2800bobo$2800bo2b
o$2801b2o3$2863bo$2862bobo$2862bo2bo$2863b2o47$2745bo$2744bobo$2744bo
2bo$2745b2o3$2807bo$2806bobo$2806bo2bo$2807b2o47$2689bo$2688bobo$2688b
o2bo$2689b2o3$2751bo$2750bobo$2750bo2bo$2751b2o47$2633bo$2632bobo$
2632bo2bo$2633b2o3$2695bo$2694bobo$2694bo2bo$2695b2o47$2577bo$2576bobo
$2576bo2bo$2577b2o3$2639bo$2638bobo$2638bo2bo$2639b2o47$2521bo$2520bob
o$2520bo2bo$2521b2o3$2583bo$2582bobo$2582bo2bo$2583b2o47$2465bo$2464bo
bo$2464bo2bo$2465b2o3$2527bo$2526bobo$2526bo2bo$2527b2o47$2409bo$2408b
obo$2408bo2bo$2409b2o3$2471bo$2470bobo$2470bo2bo$2471b2o47$2353bo$
2352bobo$2352bo2bo$2353b2o3$2415bo$2414bobo$2414bo2bo$2415b2o47$2297bo
$2296bobo$2296bo2bo$2297b2o3$2359bo$2358bobo$2358bo2bo$2359b2o47$2241b
o$2240bobo$2240bo2bo$2241b2o3$2303bo$2302bobo$2302bo2bo$2303b2o47$
2185bo$2184bobo$2184bo2bo$2185b2o3$2247bo$2246bobo$2246bo2bo$2247b2o
47$2129bo$2128bobo$2128bo2bo$2129b2o3$2191bo$2190bobo$2190bo2bo$2191b
2o47$2073bo$2072bobo$2072bo2bo$2073b2o3$2135bo$2134bobo$2134bo2bo$
2135b2o47$2017bo$2016bobo$2016bo2bo$2017b2o3$2079bo$2078bobo$2078bo2bo
$2079b2o47$1961bo$1960bobo$1960bo2bo$1961b2o3$2023bo$2022bobo$2022bo2b
o$2023b2o47$1905bo$1904bobo$1904bo2bo$1905b2o3$1967bo$1966bobo$1966bo
2bo$1967b2o47$1849bo$1848bobo$1848bo2bo$1849b2o3$1911bo$1910bobo$1910b
o2bo$1911b2o47$1793bo$1792bobo$1792bo2bo$1793b2o3$1855bo$1854bobo$
1854bo2bo$1855b2o47$1737bo$1736bobo$1736bo2bo$1737b2o3$1799bo$1798bobo
$1798bo2bo$1799b2o47$1681bo$1680bobo$1680bo2bo$1681b2o3$1743bo$1742bob
o$1742bo2bo$1743b2o47$1625bo$1624bobo$1624bo2bo$1625b2o3$1687bo$1686bo
bo$1686bo2bo$1687b2o47$1569bo$1568bobo$1568bo2bo$1569b2o3$1631bo$1630b
obo$1630bo2bo$1631b2o47$1513bo$1512bobo$1512bo2bo$1513b2o3$1575bo$
1574bobo$1574bo2bo$1575b2o47$1457bo$1456bobo$1456bo2bo$1457b2o3$1519bo
$1518bobo$1518bo2bo$1519b2o47$1401bo$1400bobo$1400bo2bo$1401b2o3$1463b
o$1462bobo$1462bo2bo$1463b2o47$1345bo$1344bobo$1344bo2bo$1345b2o3$
1407bo$1406bobo$1406bo2bo$1407b2o47$1289bo$1288bobo$1288bo2bo$1289b2o
3$1351bo$1350bobo$1350bo2bo$1351b2o47$1233bo$1232bobo$1232bo2bo$1233b
2o3$1295bo$1294bobo$1294bo2bo$1295b2o47$1177bo$1176bobo$1176bo2bo$
1177b2o3$1239bo$1238bobo$1238bo2bo$1239b2o47$1121bo$1120bobo$1120bo2bo
$1121b2o3$1183bo$1182bobo$1182bo2bo$1183b2o47$1065bo$1064bobo$1064bo2b
o$1065b2o3$1127bo$1126bobo$1126bo2bo$1127b2o47$1009bo$1008bobo$1008bo
2bo$1009b2o3$1071bo$1070bobo$1070bo2bo$1071b2o47$953bo$952bobo$952bo2b
o$953b2o3$1015bo$1014bobo$1014bo2bo$1015b2o47$897bo$896bobo$896bo2bo$
897b2o3$959bo$958bobo$958bo2bo$959b2o47$841bo$840bobo$840bo2bo$841b2o
3$903bo$902bobo$902bo2bo$903b2o47$785bo$784bobo$784bo2bo$785b2o3$847bo
$846bobo$846bo2bo$847b2o47$729bo$728bobo$728bo2bo$729b2o3$791bo$790bob
o$790bo2bo$791b2o47$673bo$672bobo$672bo2bo$673b2o3$735bo$734bobo$734bo
2bo$735b2o47$617bo$616bobo$616bo2bo$617b2o3$679bo$678bobo$678bo2bo$
679b2o47$561bo$560bobo$560bo2bo$561b2o3$623bo$622bobo$622bo2bo$623b2o
47$505bo$504bobo$504bo2bo$505b2o3$567bo$566bobo$566bo2bo$567b2o47$449b
o$448bobo$448bo2bo$449b2o3$511bo$510bobo$510bo2bo$511b2o47$393bo$392bo
bo$392bo2bo$393b2o3$455bo$454bobo$454bo2bo$455b2o47$337bo$336bobo$336b
o2bo$337b2o3$399bo$398bobo$398bo2bo$399b2o47$281bo$280bobo$280bo2bo$
281b2o3$343bo$342bobo$342bo2bo$343b2o47$225bo$224bobo$224bo2bo$225b2o
3$287bo$286bobo$286bo2bo$287b2o47$169bo$168bobo$168bo2bo$169b2o3$231bo
$230bobo$230bo2bo$231b2o47$113bo$112bobo$112bo2bo$113b2o3$175bo$174bob
o$174bo2bo$175b2o47$57bo$56bobo$56bo2bo$57b2o3$119bo$118bobo$118bo2bo$
119b2o47$bo$obo$o2bo$b2o3$63bo$62bobo$62bo2bo$63b2o53$7bo$6bobo$6bo2bo
$7b2o!

24c/127 loaf fuse:

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x = 29, y = 3450, rule = B3/S23
26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$
26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$
b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo
2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o
2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$
25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bo
bo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25b
obo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2b
o$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo
$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o
19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o
19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo
$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo
$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25b
o2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$
o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo
$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$b
obo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$
25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o
19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o
19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo
$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo
$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25b
o2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$
o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo
$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$b
obo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$
25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o
19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o
19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo
$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo
$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25b
o2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$
o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo
$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$b
obo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$
25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o
19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o
19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo
$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo
$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25b
o2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$
o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo
$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$b
obo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$
25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o
19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o
19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo
$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo
$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25b
o2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$
o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo
$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$b
obo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o19$2bo$bobo$o2bo$b2o19$26bo$
25bobo$25bo2bo$26b2o9$15bo$14bobo$13b2ob2o$14bo2bo$14bo3bo$14bo!

[Sphenocorona]

Glider hits wing, is reflect 90º

It's not actually reflecting the glider; the output glider is completely independent from the glider that is spit out. The glider in creates a pi before interacting with the main reaction, and the main reaction has already spit out a glider before the pi has had a chance to interact with the rest of the pattern.

[mniemiec]

Candelabra from soup search: ...

Nice! Here's a fully-intantiated synthesis from 20 gliders:

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x = 189, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
obo134bobo$boo49bo49bo34boo13bo34bo$bo49bobo47bobo34bo12bobo32bobo$52b
oo48boo48boo32boo$b3o69bo49bo12b3o27bo6bo$bo71bo49bo14bo27bo6bo$bbo70b
o49bo13bo28bo6bo$$26boo84boo$26bobo82bobo$26bo86bo$22b3o90b3o$24bo90bo
$23bo92bo12$110bo18bo$108bobo18bobo$109boo18boo$63boo10boo36boo10boo$
55bo7boo10boo7bo20bo7boo10boo7bo$54bobo26bobo18bobo26bobo$bbo6bo20bo6b
o17bo3b3o16b3o3bo20bo3b3o16b3o3bo$bobo6bo18bo6bobo27boo4boo42boo4boo
42boo4boo$bboo4b3o18b3o4boo28bo6bo42bo6bo42bo6bo$16bo6bo29boo8boobobo
bboboboo8boo16boo8boobobobboboboo8boo26boobobobboboboo$16bo6bo28bobbo
7boobobobboboboo7bobbo14bobbo7boobobobboboboo7bobbo25boobobobboboboo$
8boo6bo6bo6boo21boo11bobobbobo11boo16boo11bobobbobo11boo29bobobbobo$7b
obo20bobo33boo4boo42boo4boo42boo4boo$9bo20bo71bo$102boo34bo$101bobo33b
oo$137bobo$31bo$31boo$3bo26bobo$3boo30bo$bbobo29boo$11bo22bobo$10boo$
10bobo!

[gmc_nxtman]

Weekender can eat a glider from the back:

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x = 16, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
13bobo$13b2o$2bo11bo$2ob2o$2bo2bobo$7bo$7bobo$7bo2bo$5b2o3bo$5b2o$5b2o
$5b2o3bo$7bo2bo$7bobo$7bo$2bo2bobo$2ob2o$2bo!

[codeholic]

There is a lot weekender can do with gliders, spaceships and methuselahs: http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1259

[gmc_nxtman]

5c/13 R-pentomino climber (very dirty)

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x = 161, y = 208, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o21$158bobo$158b2o$159bo20$21bo$22bo$20b3o21$140bo$138b2o$
139b2o21$41bo$39bobo$40b2o21$119bobo$119b2o$120bo20$60bo$61bo$59b3o21$
101bo$99b2o$100b2o21$80bo$78bobo$79b2o21$84bo$83b3o$85bo!

EDIT: A Herschel climbs its own ships at a speed of 61c/207:

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x = 179, y = 156, rule = B3/S23
b2o$obo$2o5$55b2o$54bobo$54b2o52$62b2o$61bobo$61b2o5$116b2o$115bobo$
115b2o52$123b2o$122bobo$122b2o5$177b2o$176bobo$176b2o19$175bo$174bobo$
173b2ob2o$174bo2bo$174bo3bo$174bo!

[dvgrn]

EDIT: A Herschel climbs its own ships at a speed of 61c/207...

Also a good bit too dirty to make a good Caterpillar-type reaction, though -- too bad, it would be nice to be able to re-use those ships somehow.

If you're interested in hunting for this kind of thing, I'd recommend trying out Paul Chapman's Seeds of Destruction Java app (if you aren't using it already). Each common object type has its own signature, and you can kind of wave various orientations of small objects around in the reaction envelope and look for interesting ways to get the same object back again at an offset.

That was how the 31c/240 Caterpillar reaction originally showed up, after just about ten minutes of experimentation with the Seeds of Destruction Game. I seem to remember that it was pretty easy to lead a century around, also, but I don't think I found any likely reburnable fuses there.

[gmc_nxtman]

Can anyone make laptop support for it? (I can't middleclick)

And is this a known component?

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$4bo$5bo$4b2o2$ob6o$2bo4bo$4bo$3b2o!

[Sphenocorona]

There are still a few known re-burnable fuses that haven't been used to make spaceships yet. There's also half-bakeries climbing gliders instead of gliders plowing through halfbakeries, though that reaction has already been used in a ship.

There's the (13,1)c/31 fuse which is actually slightly better than the (23,5)c/79 fuse used in the Waterbear - the (13,1)c/31 fuse has the unfortunate downside, however, of requiring a very large helix due to traveling quite close to the current helix speedlimit. The massive period difference is pretty much the main reason that no ships have been built with this fuse yet.

The other fuse I can think of that has been demonstrated to potentially be usable is a (34,7)c/156 fuse found independently by myself and Dave Greene which can climb both blocks and gliders:

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x = 303, y = 60, rule = B3/S23
302bo$301b2o$300b2o$301b2o6$238b2o$238b2o6$204b2o$204b2o6$170b2o$170b
2o6$136b2o$136b2o104b2o$241bobo$243bo4$102b2o$102b2o6$68b2o$68b2o6$34b
2o$34b2o6$2o$2o!

This one hasn't been explored much yet. Having temporarily generated tracks might be helpful for it.

There's also the project to make a ship without a normal fuse reaction, but instead made with gliders bouncing around off of streams of c/2 spaceships.

There's probably some more fuses out there that can be used that I'm not remembering...

[codeholic]

That 3c/14 (not 6c) pi reaction has had some interesting applications.

Speaking about 3c/14 (though orthogonal) there is an interesting reaction, that has probably been known

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x = 15, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
3b3o3b3o$2bo3bobo3bo$2bo3bobo3bo$2bo3bobo3bo$o2b3o3b3o2bo$o13bo$o13bo!

[simsim314]

Speaking about 3c/14 (though orthogonal) there is an interesting reaction, that has probably been known

Looks unfamiliar to me - and good candidate for the next caterpillar. I think it's more challenging than the original caterpillar in therms of creating the basic glider producing tracks.

[Saka]

WLS time!
A c/3 with parts I have never seen before

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x = 40, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
4bo$2b2o19bo3bobobo$2b2o7bo6b2ob2o2b4ob2o$2bobo5bobo5b2obobob2o4bobo$
10bobo4bo4bo6b2o2b2obo$2obobo4bo5b2o2bobo6b3o2bo3bo$b3obo3b2obobo2bo2b
2o12b2ob2o$2bo9bo9bo14b2o$2b2o2bobo4b2o7bobo10bobo$bob2ob3o26bo3bo$bob
2ob3o26bo3bo$2b2o2bobo4b2o7bobo10bobo$2bo9bo9bo14b2o$b3obo3b2obobo2bo
2b2o12b2ob2o$2obobo4bo5b2o2bobo6b3o2bo3bo$10bobo4bo4bo6b2o2b2obo$2bobo
5bobo5b2obobob2o4bobo$2b2o7bo6b2ob2o2b4ob2o$2b2o19bo3bobobo$4bo!

Kind of like a turtle?

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x = 13, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$8bo$b3o4bo3bo$b2o2bo4bobo$3b3ob2ob2o$bo2bobob3o$o4bo5bo$o4bo
5bo$bo2bobob3o$3b3ob2ob2o$b2o2bo4bobo$b3o4bo3bo$8bo$8bobo$9bo!

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x = 68, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
4bo16bo14b2o$2b2o16bobo2bob3o11bob4ob2obo$2b2o15b2o3b2ob2o5b2o2bo2b3o
3b3o2bo$2bobo6bo8bobo2bo3bo3bo6bob3o5bo7bo5bo$10bo8b4obo7b2o4b2o2bob6o
bo5bobo4bo$2obobo3b2o7b3o2bo2bob2o3bo5b2obo4bo9b3o4b2o$b3obo5bobo8b2ob
3obo14bo4b2obo4bob4o2b3o$2bo6b3o2bobo6bo2bob2o3b2o5bobo6b2o3bo5bobo2bo
$2b2o2bo2bo3b4ob2o4b2o3bobobo6bob2o7b2o2b3o7bobo$bob2ob3o23bobo4bo2b2o
7b2obo2b2o$bob2ob3o23bobo4bo2b2o7b2obo2b2o$2b2o2bo2bo3b4ob2o4b2o3bobob
o6bob2o7b2o2b3o7bobo$2bo6b3o2bobo6bo2bob2o3b2o5bobo6b2o3bo5bobo2bo$b3o
bo5bobo8b2ob3obo14bo4b2obo4bob4o2b3o$2obobo3b2o7b3o2bo2bob2o3bo5b2obo
4bo9b3o4b2o$10bo8b4obo7b2o4b2o2bob6obo5bobo4bo$2bobo6bo8bobo2bo3bo3bo
6bob3o5bo7bo5bo$2b2o15b2o3b2ob2o5b2o2bo2b3o3b3o2bo$2b2o16bobo2bob3o11b
ob4ob2obo$4bo16bo14b2o!

c/2 p4

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x = 47, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
9bob2o30bo$5bo3bob2o11bo15b5o$5bo3bobobo2bo6b3o9bo3b2o4bo$3b2o2bo2bobo
bo2bo3b2o11bo3b4obob2o$2b2o2bo3bobo4bo3b2o4bobo3b2o3bo2bo$b2ob2o11bo2b
o2bo4bobobobo2bo5b3o$2b5o8bob2ob3obobo5b3o9b3o$5b2o7b2o2b2o2bo3b3o3bo
2b4o$5b3o5b3o3b3o$5b2o7b2o2b2o2bo3b3o3bo2b4o$2b5o8bob2ob3obobo5b3o9b3o
$b2ob2o11bo2bo2bo4bobobobo2bo5b3o$2b2o2bo3bobo4bo3b2o4bobo3b2o3bo2bo$
3b2o2bo2bobobo2bo3b2o11bo3b4obob2o$5bo3bobobo2bo6b3o9bo3b2o4bo$5bo3bob
2o11bo15b5o$9bob2o30bo!

[gmc_nxtman]

Glider collides with Afterjunk from natural R->B, producing a new R.

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x = 15, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
13bo$12b3o$12bo12$3o$2bo$bo!

R reflects glider, unperturbed:

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x = 11, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
10bo$8b2o$9b2o3$2bo$3o$bo!

B reflects glider, perturbed into a honeyfarm. The transient block remains unperturbed.

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2obo$b3o$2bo5$10bo$9b2o$9bobo!

22c/67 Glide-symmetric H climber:

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x = 230, y = 274, rule = B3/S23
126b3o$126bo$121b3o3bo$121bo$120b3o34$101bo$101b2o$100bobo37$160b2o$
160bobo$160bo37$67b2o$68b2o$67bo37$193b3o$193bo$194bo36$34bo$34b2o$33b
obo37$227b2o$227bobo$227bo37$2o$b2o$o!

1,35c/115 H-climber:

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x = 111, y = 145, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$b3o33$b2o$2bo$2b3o33$2b2o$3bo$3b3o33$3b2o$4bo$4b3o16$109b2o$108b
2o$110bo4$81b2o$81bobo$81bo4$54bo$53b2o$53bobo3$4b3o$5bo$5b3o17b3o$25b
o$26bo!

[praosylen]

A catalyst that will be useful approximately never:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$3bo$2bo$o2b3o$3o2bo4bo$3bo4b3o$2bo6b3o$2b2o2b2ob2o$6bo3bo$6b3o$8b
o$6b2o!

[gmc_nxtman]

P24 Gun-stabilized oscillator, roteighting an R-pentomino:

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x = 81, y = 81, rule = B3/S23
49bob2o9b2obo$23bo2bo22b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o$21b6o25bobobobobobo$17b2obo
8bo19b3o2bobobobo2b3o$13b2o3bobob8o2bo16bo15bo$11b3obobo2bobo3bo3b3o
17bob3obobob3obo$10bo4bo4bo3b2o2b2o23bobo3bobo$11b6obob4obobo3b2o17bo
2bo7bo2bo$12bo3b3o5bob3o3bo4b2obo12bo7bo$10bo3b2o3bob2o2b6o5bob2obo8bo
13bo$10b5ob4obo7b2o5bo4bo8bob2ob2ob2ob2obo5b2o2bo$15bo5bo11b2obob2ob2o
8b2o4bo4b2o3bo2bo2bobo$12b2o4b3o4bobobo3bobobobobo12bo5bo5bobobob2obo$
11bo2bo3bo7bo3bo4bobobobo24bobobo2bob2o$12bo4bo5b2obo7bobo4b2o14bo6b3o
bobobo3bo$2ob2o8bobo7b2ob4obo3bob2obo23b3ob2o4b2o$bobo6bo4b2ob2o2b2o2b
2o2bo4bob2obo23bobob3o3b3o$o2bob2ob2obo3b5o2b2o9b3o3bo27bo2bo2b2o2bo$
3o2bobo3bo6bo5bo8b3o19bobo5b3ob2obob2o2b2o$32b2o22bo6bo4bob2o$2b2o4b2o
bo13bobo4b3o21bo11bo4b5o$bob4o4b2o12bo2bo3b2o16b2o17b3obo4bo$b2o9bo6bo
5bobo5b3o13bobo19bobob2obo$9bo2bo5bobo12b3o3bo9bo4bo7b2o2b2o5bo2bob2o$
b2o9bo4bo3bo13bob2obo7b2o4bobo6bob3o4bobobobo$bob4o4b2o5bobo14bob2obo
13b2o7b2o3bo2bobo2bobo$2b2o4b2obo7bo6bo7bobo4b2o22b7o4bob2o$24bobo8bob
obobo16b3o9bo5bo$3o2bobo3bo13b2o6bobobobobo15bo3bo2bo2b4o3bobo$o2bob2o
b2obo9b2o10b2obob2ob2o5bo8bo3bo5b3ob4ob2o$bobo6bo10bo14bo4bo6bobo13bob
o2bobo3bo$2ob2o17b3o11bob2obo6b2o8bobo4bo7bobo$24bo7bo4b2obo31b2ob2o$
30bobo18b2o15b2o$31b2o18bo2b2ob7ob2o2bo$41b2o9b2ob2o2b3o2b2ob2o$40bo3b
o4b3o2b4o5b4o2b3o$48bo3bo3bo7bo3bo3bo$11bo2bo11bo2bo9bo8b2obo2b2obo5bo
b2o2bob2o$9b6o11b6o7bo9bob2obo2bo5bo2bob2obo$8bo6b2o7b2o6bo7b3o5bo6b2o
7b2o6bo$9bob2obo2bo5bo2bob2obo17b6o11b6o$8b2obo2b2obo5bob2o2bob2o18bo
2bo11bo2bo$8bo3bo3bo7bo3bo3bo12b2o$9b3o2b4o5b4o2b3o13bobo$12b2ob2o2b3o
2b2ob2o16bo$11bo2b2ob7ob2o2bo4b2o$11b2o15b2o3bobo$4b2ob2o26bo4bob2o12b
o$5bobo7bo23bob2obo6b2o3b3o17b2ob2o$5bo3bobo2bobo22bo4bo6bobo5bo10bo6b
obo$3b2ob4ob3o7bo16b2ob2obob2o3bo6b2o9bob2ob2obo2bo$4bobo3b4o2bo3b3o5b
2o9bobobobobo21bo3bobo2b3o$4bo5bo8bobobo3bobo9bobobobo$b2obo4b7o6b3o4b
o8b2o4bobo22bob2o4b2o$2bobo2bobo2bo3b2o2b2obo16bob2obo11b2o4b3o2b2o4b
4obo$2bobobobo4b3obo3b3o7b2o7bob2obo11bobo3bobo2bo9b2o$b2obo2bo5b2o2b
2o2bobo7bo9bo3b3o9bo5b3o2bo2bo$2bob2obobo13b3o2b2obo13b3o2b2o16bo9b2o$
2bo4bob3o16bobo16b2ob3o15b2o4b4obo$3b5o4bo8bo24b3ob2o17bob2o4b2o$9b2ob
o4bobobo5b2o18b2o$3b2o2b2obob2ob3obobo5bo17b3o8bo5bo6bo3bobo2b3o$3bo2b
2o2bo2bo27bo3b3o9b2o2b5o3bob2ob2obo2bo$4b3o3b3obobo6b3o14bob2obo4bo2b
2o2b2o2b2ob2o4bo6bobo$5b2o4b2ob3o23bob2obo3bob4ob2o7bobo8b2ob2o$4bo3bo
bobob3o7bo13b2o4bobo7bob2o5bo4bo$4b2obo2bobobo24bobobobo4bo3bo7bo3bo2b
o$5bob2obobobo5bo5bo12bobobobobo3bobobo4b3o4b2o$5bobo2bo2bo3b2o4bo4b2o
8b2ob2obob2o11bo5bo$6bo2b2o5bob2ob2ob2ob2obo8bo4bo5b2o7bob4ob5o$16bo
13bo8bob2obo5b6o2b2obo3b2o3bo$19bo7bo12bob2o4bo3b3obo5b3o3bo$16bo2bo7b
o2bo17b2o3bobob4obob6o$19bobo3bobo23b2o2b2o3bo4bo4bo$16bob3obobob3obo
17b3o3bo3bobo2bobob3o$15bo15bo16bo2b8obobo3b2o$15b3o2bobobobo2b3o19bo
8bob2o$18bobobobobobo25b6o$15b2obo2b2ob2o2bob2o22bo2bo$15bob2o9b2obo!

This collision between a glider and a coe ship makes both a Big S and a beehive-on-dock:

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x = 10, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
7bo$8bo$6b3o4$6o$o5b2o$o5bob2o$bo3bo$3bo$2b2o$b4o$2ob2o$b2o!

[Bullet51]

Candelabra from soup search: ...

Nice! Here's a fully-intantiated synthesis from 20 gliders:

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What about the realcandelabra ?

[gmc_nxtman]

Here are some good places to start bellman-searching:

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x = 36, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o24b2o$bo25bo$bobo23bobo$2b2o24b2o$8bobo22bobo$8b2o23b2o$9bo24bo2$9b
2o23b2o$9b2o23b2o!

And, I found out, that despite the beehive termination not being an edge shooter, the herschel's natural curve makes for allowance for pretty tight glider salvos:

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#C A conduit 1 is shown for demonstration.
#C Perhaps this could improve some guns....?
x = 43, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
40bobo$40b2o$41bo14$2o$obo$2bo$2b2o2$33bo$32bobo$32bobo$33bo$bo3b2o$b
2o2b2o$2b2o$2bo$bo!

[M. I. Wright]

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x = 18, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
3.2A$3.A$2A.A$A.A$.A8$4.2A$4.A.A$4.A$8.2A$8.A.A$8.A2$11.2A$11.A.A$11.
A$15.2A$15.A.A$15.A!

Is there any way at all to get the cell at (3,3) to stay off?
Edit: or rather, to get the cell at (2,3) to stay on?

Transparent beehive from soup:

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x = 37, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$17bo2bo$17bo2bo$b2o15b2o$o2bo$b2o31b3o3$10b2o$11bo$9b3o9b3o$20bo
3bo$20bo$20bo6b3o$21b2ob2ob2obo$29bo!

Edge-shooting boat seed. Would be neat, although reeeally unlikely, if the spark on the left could be perturbed with catalysts to get the beehive back in position (there's a sacrificial block location that shifts the beehive by only one cell):

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x = 6, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$b2o6$3b3o$3bobo$3bobo!

The other day I was asking about honeyfarms in the SL factories thread; this is why:

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x = 37, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
20bo$20bobo$20b2o8$34bo$34bobo$34b2o3$26b2o$25bo2bo$26b2o2$31bo$30bobo
$30bobo$31bo14$b2o$o2bo$b2o2$6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo!

The glider is delayed by one period (4 ticks), but if it's being used in stable circuitry that shouldn't matter.
Kazyan's edge-shooting beehive factory seems like it might work, but I haven't found any conduits that hook up to it - this comes close:

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x = 48, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
29bo$27b3o$6bo19bo$6b3o17b2o$9bo$8b2o$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o$34b2o$34bo$32bob
o$32b2o3$39bo$37b3o$36bo$36b2o7$38bo$36bobo$36b3o$36bo2$28b2o$28bo$29b
3o$31bo12b2o$44bo$45b3o$47bo!

If that blinker is allowed to stay there, deleting the SW part of the honeyfarm and triggering the 'almost-heisenburp' with an NE-traveling glider makes a queen bee, although none of the QB->x conduits hook up to it.
...but anyway, there are better heisenburp reactions that keep the glider's path and timing (for instance, Guam/calcyman's pseudo-heisenburp) hence this thread.

[gmc_nxtman]

B + G = LWSS + FNH:

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x = 7, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b3o$2obo8$5bo$4b2o$4bobo!

2G + Canoe = Nice, edgeshot MWSS:

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x = 15, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$2o6bo4bo$b2o4bo4b2o$o3bobo5bobo$4b2o!

Improved to use a python:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o$2bo3b2o$bo4bobo$o5bo$2o2$2bo$2b2o$bobo!