hotcrystal0 wrote: October 11th, 2025, 12:21 pm
One of them can turn beehives into canoes:
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x = 14, y = 10, rule = B3/S23-a5
2b2o3b2o$2ob2ob2ob2o$bob2ob2obo2$3bo3bo$obo5bobo$4b3o5bo$11bobo$11bob
o$12bo!
You cannot get the beehive there though, so that cannot be used for anything.
I am starting to run some searches for c/9o. Here are some partials:
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x = 11, y = 44, rule = B3/S23-a5
4b3o$2b3ob3o$2bo5bo$o3bobo3bo$bobo3bobo$2b3ob3o2$3bo3bo3$3b5o$2b
o5bo$3bo3bo$4b3o$3b5o$2b3ob3o$bo3bo3bo$bo3bo3bo$5bo$4bobo$3bo3bo
$4bobo$3bobobo2$3b5o$3bo3bo$2bob3obo$3b2ob2o$5bo$4b3o$b2obobob2o
$b3o3b3o$3bo3bo$2b7o$b9o$bob5obo$2bo5bo2$b2o5b2o$2b7o$2o3bo3b2o$
b2o2bo2b2o$o2bobobo2bo$5ob5o!
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x = 13, y = 32, rule = B3/S23-a5
3bo5bo$2bobo3bobo$bo2b2ob2o2bo$2bob2ob2obo$2bo7bo2$bo2b2ob2o2bo
$b2ob2ob2ob2o$b2ob2ob2ob2o$4b2ob2o$3bo5bo$3b2o3b2o$4b2ob2o$bobob
obobobo$2b2obobob2o$4bo3bo$4b2ob2o$b2obo3bob2o$2b2obobob2o$5bobo
$4b2ob2o$2bob2ob2obo$3bo5bo$2bo2bobo2bo$2b2o5b2o$o3bo3bo3bo$bo9b
o$bo9bo$3b3ob3o$3bo5bo$bo2bo3bo2bo$o3b2ob2o3bo!
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x = 12, y = 37, rule = B3/S23-a5
5b2o$4bo2bo$2bo6bo$2bob4obo2$bo2bo2bo2bo$bo2bo2bo2bo$bobo4bobo$
b2o6b2o$4b4o$2bo6bo$3b2o2b2o2$4b4o$3bob2obo$3bob2obo$4bo2bo$4b4o
2$3bo4bo$2bo6bo$5b2o$b2ob4ob2o$b2o6b2o$bo2bo2bo2bo$bo3b2o3bo$3bo
4bo$3bo4bo2$2bo6bo$3b6o$3ob4ob3o$bo8bo$o4b2o4bo$bo8bo$bo2bo2bo2b
o$3bo4bo!
I am going to start a search for gutter w7.
Edit: I just noticed that this c/4o has appeared seminaturally:
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x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23-a5
3o3b3o$bo5bo3$2b2ob2o$3bobo$bobobobo$3o3b3o$2o5b2o$2o5b2o!
Here is a collection of all natural spaceships:
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x = 50, y = 10, rule = B3/S23-a5
3o4bo5bo6b2o5b3o9b2o5bo$6bo4b2ob2o2b2ob2o14b2ob2o2b2ob2o$bo4b3o3bobo4b
ob2o5bo9bob2o3bobo$bo26bo$19bo6bo3bo7bo5bo$25bo5bo4bo8b5o$25bo5bo2b2o
bo7b2obo$27b3o5bobo2$35bo!
And all seminatural spaceships:
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x = 74, y = 15, rule = B3/S23-a5
3bo5bo8bo9bo5b3o3b3o6b3ob3o8b3ob3o$2b3o3b3o5b2ob2o5b2ob2o4bo5bo8bo3bo
10bo3bo$bo2b2ob2o2bo5bo3bo3bo3bo17b2o7b2o4b2o7b2o$5o3b5o6bob2ob2obo19b
o3bobo3bo4bo3bobo3bo$o2b2o3b2o2bo7bobobobo9b2ob2o8b2o3b2o8b2o3b2o$bob
2o3b2obo10bobo12bobo6b2obobobobob2o2b2obobobobob2o$3bo5bo12bobo10bobo
bobo7bobobobo8bobobobo$22bobo9b3o3b3o6bobobobo8bobobobo$21b2ob2o8b2o5b
2o6bobobobo7b2obobob2o$34b2o5b2o5b2obobob2o9bobo$51bobo12bobo$50b2ob2o
11bobo$51bobo10b3ob3o$50b2ob2o$50bo3bo!
Edit 2: I forgot to post this, amling found a minpop 24 2c/4o:
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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3/S23-a5
7b2o$6b2ob2o$6b2obo2$9bo$6b2o$b2obobo$2obo$2obobo$3bo!
The period 4 part is very small.
Edit 3: I finished the c/9 gutter w7 search. No result, longest partial:
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x = 15, y = 59, rule = B3/S23-a5
3b3o3b3o2$3bobo3bobo$5bo3bo$6bobo$6bobo$5b2ob2o$3bo2bobo2bo$3bo
b2ob2obo$2bo2bo3bo2bo$2b3o5b3o$2b2obo3bob2o$4b3ob3o$4bobobobo$4b
obobobo2$b2ob2o3b2ob2o$4b2o3b2o$bobob2ob2obobo$2bo3bobo3bo$2bobo
bobobobo$2b3obobob3o$4bo5bo$4bo5bo$4bo5bo3$bo11bo$3b2obobob2o$2o
2b2o3b2o2b2o$5b2ob2o$5bo3bo$3b2obobob2o$3bo7bo$3bo7bo$6bobo$4b3o
b3o$3bo7bo$4bo5bo$2bo3bobo3bo$3bobo3bobo$2b2o7b2o2$b3o7b3o$3bo7b
o$4b2o3b2o$3bobo3bobo$3bo2bobo2bo$3bo2bobo2bo$2b2o2bobo2b2o$b2ob
obobobob2o$2bobobobobobo$b2obo5bob2o$3bo2bobo2bo$2b4o3b4o$4bobob
obo$b2obo5bob2o$5b2ob2o$o4b2ob2o4bo!
Edit 4: here is the O(log(N)) growth pattern, but starting much smaller in bounding box:
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x = 395, y = 2013, rule = B3/S23-a5
204b10o$205b8o$202b2o2b6o2b2o$202bob3o4b3obo$203bobo6bobo$203b2o8b2o$
200bob2o10b2obo$200bobo12bobo$200b3o12b3o2$225b8o$224bob6obo$190b10o23b
obo6bobo$191b8o23b2o4b2o4b2o$188b2o2b6o2b2o20bo5b2o5bo$188bob3o4b3obo
20bo3bo4bo3bo$189bobo6bobo$189b2o8b2o21bobo8bobo$186bob2o10b2obo15b2o
16b2o$186bobo12bobo16bobo12bobo$186b3o12b3o17bo14bo187$308b2o$307bo2b
o$306bo4bo$304b2o6b2o$303b2obo4bob2o$303bo10bo$301bo2b4o2b4o2bo$301bo
2b2o6b2o2bo$301b2o12b2o2$285b2o$284bo2bo$283bo4bo$281b2o6b2o$280b2obo
4bob2o$280bo10bo$278bo2b4o2b4o2bo$278bo2b2o6b2o2bo19b2o$278b2o12b2o18b
o2bo$311bo4bo$309b2o6b2o$308b2obo4bob2o$308bo10bo$306bo2b4o2b4o2bo$306b
o2b2o6b2o2bo$306b2o12b2o107$209b3o$208b2ob2o$208b2ob2o203$186b2o$185b
obo$185bo$182b2obo$182bob2obo$187bo$182bob2obo$182b2obo$185bo5bo$185b
obo3bo$186b2o2bobo69$110b3o$109b2obo$108bo3bo$108b2o$108b2obo$109bobo
3$92bo$92bo$91bo2bobo$92b2o2b3o$92bob3o$93bo15$48bo$48b2o2bo22bo$47bo
5bo20b2o$48bo2b2o22bo$48b4o$99bo$100b2o$99b3o$101b2o$97b3ob2o$97b2ob2o
$98b3o4$49b2o$48bobo$48bo$47b2o$85bo$85bo$81bobo2bo$79b3o2b2o$81b3obo
$84bo3$116b2o$108bo9b2o$108b2o6bo3b2o$108bo7b2o2$119b2o4$87b2o$87bo$88b
3o$90bo19$76bo$76b3o$79bo$78b2o2$97b4o$95b4o2bo$93bobo6b2o$47bo44bo3b
2o5bo$44bo2bo44bo3bo4bobo$44bo3bo43b2ob4o3bo$48bo48b3o$46bo2bo47b2o$46b
2obo33bo13b3o$83bo13b2o$82b3o$84bo$82bobo$83bobo$80b2ob2o$82bo7$66b2o
51bo$66b3o51bo$62bobobobo49b3o$63b2o2b2o$63b5o$65b2o51bo$117bobo$116b
2o$116bo$116bo2bo$116b2ob2o$118bo14$72bo$72bo$71b3o$71bo$58bo12bobo$58b
2o10bobo$58bo12b2ob2o$73bo3$55b3o$54bob3o$53b2o$53bo3b2o$53b3o26$123b
2o$122bobo$122bo$121b2o46$300b2o$57bo242bobo$57bo2bo53b2o7bo178bo$56b
o3bo52bobo3bo2b2o177b2ob2o$56bo58bo2bo5bo176b3obo$55bo2bo60b2o2bo177b
o$55bob2o61b4o177b3obo$301b2ob2o$302bo$300bobo$3o297b2o$o3b2o184b2o7b
2o$2o188bo2b5o2bo$bob3o51bo133b4ob4o$2b3o51b3o135bobo$193bo3bo$193b2o
b2o3$93b3o$36b2o55bo2bo$34b5o53bo2bo$34b2o2b2o51bo$33bobobobo51bo5bob
o$11bo25b3o51b2o3b5o$11bo25b2o52b2obob5o$10b3o79bob3o$12bo79b2o2bo$10b
obo$11bobo79bo2bo$8b2ob2o81b3o$10bo$66b2o$66bo$64bobo$64b2o$49bo$47b2o
b2o52bo$50bobo48b3obo$49bobo47b3o2b2o$51bo49bobo2bo$49b3o53bo$50bo54b
o$50bo37b2o$87bobo$87bo$86b2o$29b3o112bo$30bo113bo$140bobo2bo$138b3o2b
2o$140b3obo$143bo2$114b3o$113b2ob2o$113b3ob2o$117b2o$115b3o$116b2o$115b
o3$143bo$142b3o4bobo$148b2obo$148b2o$148bo3bo$149b2obo$30bo119b3o$29b
obo$31b2o$32bo10b2o$29bo2bo10bo54b2o$28b2ob2o11b3o49b2o$30bo15bo47b2o
3bo$98b2o2$95b2o41$209b3o$208b2ob2o$208b2ob2o208$209b3o$208b2ob2o$208b
2ob2o208$209b3o$208b2ob2o$208b2ob2o208$209b3o$208b2ob2o$208b2ob2o61$115b
o$115b2o$114bo2bo$113b4o$111bo3b2o$111bo2bo$113bo2$95b3o$95bob2o$95bo
3bo$98b2o$96bob2o$96bobo4b3o$104bo15$50b3o$49b2ob2o$49b3ob2o$53b2o$51b
3o$52b2o$51bo50bo$101bob3o$101b2o2b3o$100bo2bobo$101bo$101bo3$52b2o$51b
obo$51bo$50b2o$60bo25b3o$59b2o24b2obo$59bobo22bo3bo$84b2o$84b2obo$85b
obo2$121b3o$120bo2bo$68bobo49b3o$68b3o50b2o$68bo52b2o$69b2o$68bo4$90b
2o$90bo$91b3o$93bo19$79bo$79b3o$82bo$81b2o6$52b2o$49b3obo$49b3obo$51b
2o3$85b3o$84bob3o$57b3o23b2o$58bo24bo3b2o$83b3o8$70bo$68b2ob2o$67bobo
$68bobo$68bo$68b3o$69bo$69bo49b2o$117b5o$104b2o11b2o2b2o$103b3o10bobo
bobo$104b2o14b3o$120b2o15$74b3o$73b3obo$77b2o$73b2o3bo$76b3o3$209b3o$
60b2o146b2ob2o$208b2ob2o$59bo2bo$58b2obo$56b2ob2o$57bob2o$58bo2$164bo
$165b2o$164b2o98$263bo$262b2o$158b3o101bobo$160bo$159bo14$273b2o64b2o
$83bo65bo121b2o65b3o$79bo2b2o63b2obo120b2ob3o61bobobobo$78bo5bo62b2ob
2o120bo3bo61b2o2b2o$79b2o2bo62bob2o123b3o63b5o$80b4o61bo2bo126b2o63b2o
2$146b2o2$391b4o$30b2o256bo101b2o2bo$27b3obo101bo154b2o101bobo$27b3ob
o102b2o152bo103b2o$29b2o102bo7$360b2o$61b2o295b2o$62b3o235bo55b2o3bo$
61bo3bo55bobo175b3o58b2o$61b3ob2o55bo$65b2o55bo234b2o26b3o$35b2obo24b
2o301bo17bo2bo$35bo2bo327bo17b3o$37bo17b3o307bobo17b2o$33bo3bo274bo72b
2o$33bo2bo19bo26bo27bo201bo$36bo19bo26bo25b2o200b3o15b2o7bobo$92b2o16b
2o218bo8bo$82b3o7bo237bobo6bo$90bobo238b2o$90b2o$75bo270b2o$72bo2bo217b
2o51b2o$72bo3bo50b2o162b3obo49b3o$76bo52b2o160b3obo27bo21bo2bo$74bo2b
o20bo28bo3b2o161b2o28b2o20b3o$74b2obo20bobo26b2o194b2o$98b2o207b2o$114b
2o14b2o175bobo$113bobo193bo$113bo195b2o$112b2o55b2o$255b2o$166b2o84b3o
bo$166bo3b2o80b3obo$168b2o84b2o$166b2o$281bo$139b2o140bo2bo$139b3o138b
o3bo$138bo3bo137bo$138bobobo136bo2bo$140bob2o135bob2o$140b2obo4$245bo
$244b3o$176b3o65bo2bo$175bo2bo65bob2o21bo$154bo20b3o66b2o22b2o$152b2o
22b2o91bo$154bo21b2o$300bo$57bo64bo175b2o64bob2o$56bo2bo61bobo174b3o51b
2o10b2obo$54b2o3bo9b2o52b2o172b2o54bo11bobobo$54b4o11bo54bo172b2ob3o47b
3o12bo3bo$53bo2bo13b3o48bo2bo173b2ob2o47bo15b3o$54b2o16bo47b2ob2o174b
3o65b2o$55bo66bo!
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Edit 5: Good 2c/3 against the grain partial:
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x = 52, y = 299, rule = B3/S23-a5:T52,300
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$23o2b3o2b22o2$21o4bobo4b20o$21b
o9bo$22o9b21o$22bo7bo$24o5b23o$23bo5bo$21o2bo5bo2b20o$21bobob3obobo$16o
2b4obobobobob4o2b15o$21bobobobobobo$14o6b2obobobobob2o6b13o$14bo8bobo
bobo8bo$15o8bobobobo8b14o$15bo7bobobobo7bo$17o5b2obobob2o5b16o$17bo7b
obo7bo$18o7bobo7b17o$18bo4bobobobo4bo$20o4b2ob2o4b19o$20bo11bo$21o3b2o
b2o3b20o$21bo9bo$23o7b22o$23bo5bo$24o5b23o$24bo3bo$26ob25o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$
52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o2$52o!
It just refuses to decay.