The Hunting of the New Herschel Conduits

[praosylen]

A possibly new H-to-B:

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x = 30, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory
15.C$13.3C$12.C$7.2C3.2C15.C$5.2B2CB3.B13.3C$5.4B4.4B9.C$5.15B6.2C$.B
3.16B2.5B$2CB.22B$2C23B2C$.B.22B2C$4.20B.B$5.19B$5.18B$6.16B$6.15B$5.
19B$4.2C17BDB$4.2CB.16BD$5.B2.16B2D$10.11B3CD$11.11BCDB$12.B2.5B3C2B$
14.3B2.6B$13.C2.CB.7B$13.4C4.B.4B$24.4B$13.2C10.4B$13.2C11.4B!

Actually an H-to-R, but there is only one connection that I know of.

The boat and loaf variants of the R->B work equally well here. Unfortunately, the only B->X that connects to the output seems to be BBx187H. Even this only works in a limited number of cases. e.g.,

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x = 80, y = 58, rule = LifeHistory
51.2A$B49.B2AB$2B49.2B$3B47.2B$4B38.2A5.4B$.4B36.B2AB2.10B$2.4B29.A2B
4.15B$3.4B27.ABAB5.13B2A$4.4B26.A2BAB2.15B2A$5.4B26.2A2B2.14B.B$6.4B
26.19B$7.4B7.A7.2A9.4BD13B$8.4B6.3A6.A9.4B3D11B2.2A$9.4B8.A5.A.AB6.5B
D14BA.A$10.4B6.2A6.A.AB.B3.19B3.A$11.4B5.6B3.A3B2A3.18B3.2A$12.4B6.5B
.3B.B2A2.19B$13.4B4.9B3.B4.17B$14.4B2.11B7.17B$15.18B2.20B$16.22BD15B
$12.2A3.21BDBD4B.7B$13.A4.20B3D4B2.6B$13.A.AB.21B2D2BDB3.6B$14.2A24B
3D2B5.4B$15.17B.5B.2BD4B3.B2A2B$17.30B3.2A.B2A$8.A10.16B.12B5.BA.A$8.
3A8.15B3.12B7.A$11.A7.14B5.7B.4B6.2A$10.2A3.B3.13B7.6B2.4B$10.8B.12B
8.7B2.4B$12.18B9.7B3.4B$12.17B10.8B.6B22.B$11.17B11.16B20.3D$9.18B12.
17B19.BDB$7.19B13.18B17.2B3D$7.2BE15B15.18B16.5B$6.3BEBE4B.9B17.11B.
4B14.7B$7.2B3E4B2.7B17.13B.4B5.2A5.8B$6.5BE4B4.5B16.20B3.B2AB3.8B$5.
10B3.5B16.B.21B3.3B2.9B$4.4B10.2A15.2A.2A23B3.B2.4B.6B$4.3B12.A16.A.A
.B.30B.7B$2.4B10.3A15.A.A.A.A38B$2.2A12.A17.2A3.2A.B.35B$3.A39.32B2A
3B$3A40.32B2A2B$A41.36B$40.A35B$38.3A2.7B.22B2.2B$37.A5.7B3.7B.8B.2B
2.B2AB$37.2A4.7B4.5B5.6B5.2A$43.5B6.4B8.4B$41.2AB.2B7.4B7.B2A2B$40.A.
AB10.B2AB8.2A$40.A14.2A$39.2A!

I didn't know about the loaf, but the only boat I know of blocks the incoming B.

[Sokwe]

the only boat I know of blocks the incoming B.

The boat seems to work in this example:

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x = 80, y = 58, rule = LifeHistory
51.2A$B49.B2AB$2B49.2B$3B47.2B$4B38.2A5.4B$.4B36.B2AB2.10B$2.4B36.15B
$3.4B36.13B2A$4.4B15.2A16.15B2A$5.4B15.A16.14B.B$6.4B14.A.AB12.15B$7.
4B7.A6.A.AB.B8.2BD13B$8.4B6.3A5.A3B2A6.3B3D11B2.2A$9.4B8.A3.3B.B2A7.
3BD14BA.A$10.4B6.2A3.2B3.B8.17B3.A$11.4B5.8B6.2A.19B3.2A$12.4B6.7B5.A
.A19B$13.4B4.9B5.AB.17B$14.4B2.11B7.17B$15.18B2.20B$16.22BD15B$12.2A
3.21BDBD4B.7B$13.A4.20B3D4B2.6B$13.A.AB.21B2D2BDB3.6B$14.2A24B3D2B5.
4B$15.17B.5B.2BD4B3.B2A2B$17.30B3.2A.B2A$8.A10.16B.12B5.BA.A$8.3A8.
15B3.12B7.A$11.A7.14B5.7B.4B6.2A$10.2A3.B3.13B7.6B2.4B$10.8B.12B8.7B
2.4B$12.18B9.7B3.4B$12.17B10.8B.6B22.B$11.17B11.16B20.3D$9.18B12.17B
19.BDB$7.19B13.18B17.2B3D$7.2BE15B15.18B16.5B$6.3BEBE4B.9B17.11B.4B
14.7B$7.2B3E4B2.7B17.13B.4B5.2A5.8B$6.5BE4B4.5B16.20B3.B2AB3.8B$5.10B
3.5B16.B.21B3.3B2.9B$4.4B10.2A15.2A.2A23B3.B2.4B.6B$4.3B12.A16.A.A.B.
30B.7B$2.4B10.3A15.A.A.A.A38B$2.2A12.A17.2A3.2A.B.35B$3.A39.32B2A3B$
3A40.32B2A2B$A41.36B$40.A35B$38.3A2.7B.22B2.2B$37.A5.7B3.7B.8B.2B2.B
2AB$37.2A4.7B4.5B5.6B5.2A$43.5B6.4B8.4B$41.2AB.2B7.4B7.B2A2B$40.A.AB
10.B2AB8.2A$40.A14.2A$39.2A!

[Kazyan]

A new Bellman result for the R-pentomino allows, uh, this:

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x = 39, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory
12.A$11.A.A$11.A.A4.A$9.3A.2A3.3A$8.A4.B7.A$9.3AB2A5.2A$11.A.2A.B3.6B
$13.5B4.5B$14.5B2.6B$14.13B$10.B3.13B$8.19B$4.22B$2.24B$.26B$2.26B$2.
27B$.D23B.4B$2D23B2.4B$.2DB.B.B.16B3.4B$9.16B4.4B$8.21B.4B$7.29B$8.
29BD$10.5B2C18B3DB$12.4B2C17BDBD$13.3BC18BD$14.10B4.2B2.2B$14.10B$14.
6B$15.5B$14.4B.B$13.4BA4B$13.2ABABA.2A$14.ABA.A.A$14.A.A.A2.3A$15.2A.
A4.A$17.A$17.A.A$18.2A!

[praosylen]

the only boat I know of blocks the incoming B.

The boat seems to work in this example:

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rle

Sorry, that's because I was stupid and didn't actually check with the live objects.

[Extrementhusiast]

Meanwhile, a very different C-to-Pi:

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x = 32, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory
10.A$9.A.A4.2A3.A$9.A.A5.A2.A.A$A7.2A.2A2.A4.A.A$3A12.5A.A$3.A4.2A.4A
4.A$2.2A4.2A.A2.A.A3.A$15.A.A3.A$16.A3.2A5$25.2A$6.3C15.A.A$5.C2.C15.
2A$5.2C21.2A$28.A.A$30.A$30.2A7$9.D.D$9.D.D$9.3D!

This C-to-G is also possible:

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x = 24, y = 28, rule = LifeHistory
10.A$9.A.A$9.A.A$A7.2A.3A$3A11.A$3.A4.2A.3A$2.2A4.2A.A2$22.2A$22.A$
20.A.A$20.2A3$6.3C$5.C2.C$5.2C10$12.2A$12.2A!

Also, perhaps we should look for Pi-to-Xs with a certain transparent block:

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x = 123, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
118.A$15.2A99.3A$15.2A59.2A37.A6.A$76.2A37.2A3.3A$119.A$4.2C16.2A45.
2C3.4A34.2C5.2A$4.2C16.A46.2C3.A2.A34.2C$20.A.A$20.2A2$3D62.3D40.3D7.
2C$D64.D12.2C28.D8.2C$3D62.3D9.2C29.3D7.2C$78.C40.C8$8.3C7.2A$9.C8.A.
A$9.3C8.A$20.2A!

[praosylen]

I think this is a new H-to-G, SW18?T140? (I'm not sure where the zero-points are):

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x = 29, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory
6.A$5.A.A$5.A.A$3.3A.2A$2.A4.B$3.3AB2AB4.3B$5.A.2AB.2B.4B$9.9B$9.9B$
9.10B$9.10B$9.10B2.2A$7.12B2.A.A.2A$7.12B4.A.A$7.13B2.2A.A$8.11B.4B.A
.2A$9.13B4A2.A$8.12B.BAB2.2A$6.16B.3A$5.18B2.A$5.17B3.A.A$6.16B4.2A$
5.16B$3.18B$.21B$.2BC19B$3BCBC4B.7B2.4B$.2B3C4B2.6B3.4B$5BC4B3.6B3.4B
$9B6.4B4.4B$2B12.B2A2B5.4B$B14.2A.B2A4.4B$18.BA.A4.3B$21.A5.2B$21.2A
5.B!

[thunk]

I think this is a new H-to-G, SW18?T140? (I'm not sure where the zero-points are):

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rle

HSE19T106, actually.

And I'm pretty sure I don't have one of those in the collection. Same mod-8 timing as the last compound H->G (SE19T42).

[gmc_nxtman]

Pretty sure it's actually a HSE19T134.

[thunk]

Pretty sure it's actually a HSE19T134.

No. The timings are measured from when the (proleptic) output glider crosses the vertical line through the initial object. In this case, the glider forms at 134 ticks, but it is 7fd to the east of this line. 134-(4*7)=106, and that's the timing.

[dvgrn]

Pretty sure it's actually a HSE19T134.

Yeah, thunk has it right -- HSE19T106. It's probably safer not to calculate the statistics manually at all. The H-to-G analyzer script is right about what name should be assigned, pretty much by definition, unless someone finds a bug in the code.

You can select an H-to-G and run the script from the clipboard. The only caveat is that at the moment you have to have run something like pop-plot.py since the last time you opened Golly, so that Golly has the glife module already loaded. Golly doesn't know where to find the glife module when it's starting from clipboard.py stored in one of Golly's temporary file locations.

I should really patch the recognizer script to remove that annoying dependency. Will put it on the short To-Do list. EDIT: Done. If anyone sees any errors when running H-to-Gstats16November2015.py, please let me know.

-- That "H-to-G converter collection" thread is still a good place to put new H-to-Gs, by the way. This thread is already pretty long, and H-to-Gs seem to turn up several times more often than other X-to-Y conduits.

[Kazyan]

No conduit today, but an odd Spartan catalyst (from Bellman) for the back of an R-pentomino:

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x = 13, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
6bo$5b3o$7bo3$6b2o3bo$3bobobo2bobo$b3ob2o4bo$o$2o!

It works for the natural R pointing the "wrong way" during the Herschel's evolution. I've also seen a few R-pentominoes pointing the wrong way when trying to make conduits, so this might be useful for perturbations somewhere.

It may be a little unwieldy because of the pseudo eater-on-ship, but at least it's the "easy" orientation.

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x = 30, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
27bobo$27b2o$28bo2$26b2o$26b2o2$7bo$5b2o19bo$3bo2b2o15bobobo$b3o17b3ob
2o$o19bo$2o18b2o!

[Extrementhusiast]

I'm not exactly sure what to call it, but whatever it is, it looks pretty useful:

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x = 97, y = 67, rule = LifeHistory
42.2A$42.2A11.2A$54.A.A$55.A9$46.2D$45.3D$46.3D$46.2D7.2A$55.2A3$51.C
$50.3C$50.C.2C$43.2A$43.2A16$5.2A35.2A35.2A$4.B2AB10.2A21.B2AB10.2A
21.B2AB10.2A$4.5B8.A.A21.5B8.A.A21.5B8.A.A$5.5B7.BA23.5B7.BA23.5B7.BA
$5.6B7.2B22.6B7.2B22.6B7.2B$6.6B5.4B22.6B5.4B22.6B5.4B$A.A4.15B15.A.A
4.15B15.A.A4.15B$.2A4.15B16.2A4.15B16.2A4.15B$.A5.16B15.A5.16B15.A5.
16B$7.16B21.16B21.16B$7.16B21.16B21.16B$6.16B21.16B21.16B$6.3B2C10B
22.3BCD10B22.3B2D10B$7.BC2D9B24.BD2C9B24.B3D9B$7.2B2DC8B24.2B2CD8B24.
2B3D8B$6.3B2C7B2A23.3BDC7B2A23.3B2D7B2A$7.11B2A24.11B2A24.11B2A$8.11B
26.11B26.11B$10.8B29.8B29.8B$11.3BD3B30.3BD3B30.3BD3B$11.2B3D2B30.2B
3D2B30.2B3D2B$7.B3.2BDB2DB26.B3.2BDB2DB26.B3.2BDB2DB$6.2AB.9B24.2AB.
9B24.2AB.9B$6.2A10B25.2A10B25.2A10B$7.2B.8B26.2B.8B26.2B.8B$10.8B29.
8B29.8B$14.4B33.4B33.4B$15.B36.B36.B!

[dvgrn]

I'm not exactly sure what to call it, but whatever it is, it looks pretty useful...

Huh. A parity-testing toad-switch! ... or something like that. It does look useful, but my imagination is failing me when it comes to specifics.

I suppose it could allow incoming data, in the form of a stream of gliders, to be pre-tested before being sent into P2 circuitry, if we actually had enough P2 circuitry to make it anything but a bother to do that. Or, possibly more interesting, we could use it to retrieve parity information from the glider stream, and use some other variation in the relative timing of the gliders to store a completely independent series of bits.

It's a little tricky to get the "completely independent" part to work in practice, though. Really it's much easier to just send two gliders in series or in parallel, through regular boring old P1 circuits.

[Kazyan]

Very compact nonspartan B-to-B:

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x = 24, y = 24, rule = LifeHistory
4$12.A$11.A.A$10.A.A.A$10.A3.A$8.2A.3A$7.A.A.A$6.A.A2B$6.BA.B$7.5B$6.
8B$4.B.7B2D$3.A5BC4B2D$2.A.A3B3C2B2D$3.AB2.BCB2CBD$7.6B$8.4B$9.2B!

EDIT: Spartan backwards H-to-B.

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x = 26, y = 24, rule = LifeHistory
22.A$20.3A$19.A$19.2A$17.4B$16.3B$15.5B$12.9B$11.11B$11.5BD4B2.BA$12.
3B2D6BA.A$11.3B2D8B2A$9.6B2D6B$7.17B2A$7.2BC11B.BA.A$6.3BCBC4B.3B3.BA
$7.2B3C4B2.B$6.5BC4B$5.10B$4.4B$3.4B$2.4B$.4B$4B!

[BlinkerSpawn]

Slightly less complicated catalyst:

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x = 14, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
9.2A$8.A.A$8.A$6.2A.4A$5.A.A.A2.A$4.A.A2B$4.BA.B$5.5B$4.8B$2.B.7B2D$.
A5BC4B2D$A.A3B3C2B2D$.AB2.BCB2CBD$5.6B$6.4B$7.2B!

[praosylen]

It seems like there should be some way to get a signal out of this:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
7.C$6.C.C$7.C4$7.C$6.3C$2C3.2C2.C$2C!

[Extrementhusiast]

R-to-glider:

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x = 16, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
2.A$2.3A$5.A$4.2A14$8.C$7.3C$7.C2$12.2A$12.A.A$14.A$2.2A10.2A$3.A$3A
6.2A$A8.A$10.3A$12.A!

Some sort of signal could also potentially be gotten from the front end.

EDIT: P110 gun showcasing a periodic B110:

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x = 43, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
29bo$28bobo$29bo$41b2o$15b2o24b2o$15b2o2$3b2o$3bobob2obo$5bobob2o$4b2o
bo$7bo$8b2o$4bo5bo$3bobo3b3o$4bo5bo$8b2o$7bo$4b2obo16b3o$5bobob2o12bo
3bo$3bobob2obo17bo$3b2o29b2o$23b2o3bo5bo$25b3o7b3o$37bo$5bo$5b3o7b3o$
8bo5bo3b2o$7b2o29b2o$14bo17bob2obobo$15bo3bo12b2obobo$16b3o16bob2o$35b
o$33b2o$32bo5bo$31b3o3bobo$32bo5bo$33b2o$35bo$35bob2o$32b2obobo$32bob
2obobo$38b2o2$26b2o$2o24b2o$2o$13bo$12bobo$13bo!

Although for a single Herschel, it requires something more like this:

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x = 57, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
47b2o$36bo10b2o$35bobo$36bo10b4o$46bo4bobo$22b2o22b2o2b2ob3o$22b2o32bo
$50b2ob3o$10b2o38b2obo$10bobob2obo$12bobob2o$11b2obo$14bo$15b2o33b2o$
11bo5bo32bobo$10bobo3b3o33bo$11bo5bo34b2o$15b2o$14bo$11b2obo16b3o$12bo
bob2o12bo3bo$10bobob2obo17bo$10b2o29b2o$30b2o3bo5bo$32b3o7b3o$44bo$12b
o$12b3o$15bo$14b2o29b2o$39bob2obobo$39b2obobo$42bob2o$42bo$40b2o$3b2o
34bo5bo$4bo33b3o3bobo$4bobo32bo5bo$5b2o33b2o$42bo$42bob2o$39b2obobo$
39bob2obobo$3bob2o38b2o$b3ob2o$o32b2o$b3ob2o2b2o22b2o$3bobo4bo$6b4o10b
o$19bobo$8b2o10bo$8b2o!

Also, a relatively iffy R-to-B:

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x = 24, y = 21, rule = LifeHistory
A$3A$3.A$2.2A3$22.2A$22.2A5$18.C$17.3C.2D$17.C4.2D$21.2D$21.D3$15.2A$
15.2A!

[praosylen]

What appears to be a new R-to-G, given that there appear to be no drifter catalyses in the conduit collection:

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
6.2C$3.2C2.C$.3C.2C6.2C$C4.B7.C.C2.2C$.3CB2C8.C3.C$3.C.2C4.4C.3C$5.4B
2.C2.C.C$7.2B3.B.CBCB3C$5.5B.4B2CBC2.C$5.13B2.2C$4.14B$3.14B$3.B2C12B
$3.2B2C10B$3.2BC13B$3.10B4.2C$3.10B4.C$4.9B5.3C$5.2B3.4B6.C$4.4B3.4B$
4.B2CB4.4B$5.2C6.4B!

[Extrementhusiast]

A possible start for an R-to-LWSS:

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x = 19, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
9.A$8.A.A$8.A.A$7.2A.2A$7.A$8.A.2A$6.A.A.2A$A.2A.A.A$2A.A.A$3.A.A$3.
2A2$6.2A$6.2A3$16.2C$17.2C$17.C!

It looks to me like the block will have to be made transparent.

EDIT: Found a way to let the FNG through for a P220 gun:

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x = 58, y = 50, rule = LifeHistory
38.A8.2A4.A$37.A.A7.A.A2.A.A$38.A10.4A2.A$48.A4.A.A$24.2A22.2A2.2A.2A
$24.2A30.A$52.2A.A$12.2A38.2A.A.A$12.A.A.2A.A36.2A$14.A.A.2A$13.2A.A$
15.2A$17.2A33.2A$13.A3.A2.A31.A.A$12.A.A3.A.A33.A$13.A3.A2.A33.2A$17.
2A$15.2A$13.2A.A$14.A.A.2A$12.A.A.2A.A$12.2A29.2A$43.A$44.3A$46.A$14.
A$14.3A$17.A6.2A$16.2A5.A.A21.2A$8.A16.A15.A.2A.A.A$7.A.A11.A19.2A.A.
A$7.A.A10.A23.A.2A$5.3A.2A9.A2.2A19.2A$4.A16.3A18.2A$5.3A.2A11.A17.A
2.A3.A$7.A.2A29.A.A3.A.A$40.A2.A3.A$2A40.2A$.A42.2A$.A.A40.A.2A$2.2A
37.2A.A.A$6.2A33.A.2A.A.A$5.A.A39.2A$5.2A$35.2A$35.2A2$8.A13.A$7.A13.
A.A$7.3A12.A!

The P110 gun has a three-way tie for smallest stabilization (in terms of area):

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x = 52, y = 186, rule = LifeHistory
35.A$34.A.A$35.A$47.2A$21.2A25.A$20.A2.A12.3A$21.2A12.A3.2A$9.2A23.A
5.A$9.A.A.2A.A8.2A7.A4.A9.A.A$11.A.A.2A8.A.A9.A7.A5.A$10.2A.A11.A.2A
8.A9.A3.A$11.3A8.6A8.A10.A2.A$14.2A5.A4.A21.A$10.A3.A6.A2.A9.2A$9.A.A
2.2A.2A3.2A11.A$10.A3.A$14.2A$11.3A$10.2A.A$11.A.A.2A$9.A.A.2A.A$9.2A
29.2A$40.A$41.3A$43.A$11.A$11.3A$14.A$13.2A29.2A$38.A.2A.A.A$38.2A.A.
A$41.A.2A$41.3A$39.2A$2.2A36.A3.A$3.A15.A11.2A3.2A.2A2.A.A$3.A.A13.2A
9.A2.A6.A3.A$4.2A22.A4.A5.2A$18.A8.6A8.3A$17.A8.2A.A11.A.2A$17.A9.A.A
8.2A.A.A$2A13.A4.A7.2A8.A.2A.A.A$A.A.2A8.A5.A23.2A$2.A.2A8.2A3.A12.2A
$.A14.3A12.A2.A$.2A.2A26.2A$2.A.A$2.A.A14.A$3.A14.A.A$19.A21$35.A$34.
A.A$35.A$47.2A$21.2A25.A$20.A2.A12.3A$21.2A12.A3.2A$9.2A23.A5.A$9.A.A
.2A.A8.2A7.A4.A9.A.A$11.A.A.2A8.A.A9.A7.A5.A$10.2A.A11.A.2A8.A9.A3.A$
11.3A8.6A8.A10.A2.A$14.2A5.A4.A21.A$10.A3.A6.A2.A9.2A$9.A.A2.2A.2A3.
2A11.A$10.A3.A$14.2A$11.3A$10.2A.A$11.A.A.2A$9.A.A.2A.A$9.2A29.2A$40.
A$41.3A$43.A$11.A$11.3A$14.A$13.2A29.2A$38.A.2A.A.A$38.2A.A.A$41.A.2A
$41.3A$39.2A$2A38.A3.A$.A17.A11.2A3.2A.2A2.A.A$.A.A15.2A9.A2.A6.A3.A$
2.2A24.A4.A5.2A$7.A10.A8.6A8.3A$7.A9.A8.2A.A11.A.2A$9.A7.A9.A.A8.2A.A
.A$8.3A4.A4.A7.2A8.A.2A.A.A$2.2A4.A.A3.A5.A23.2A$.A.A3.2A5.2A3.A12.2A
$.A6.2A6.3A12.A2.A$2A6.2A22.2A$8.A.A$9.A9.A$18.A.A$19.A17$35.A$34.A.A
$35.A$47.2A$21.2A25.A$20.A2.A12.3A$21.2A12.A3.2A$9.2A23.A5.A$9.A.A.2A
.A8.2A7.A4.A9.A.A$11.A.A.2A8.A.A9.A7.A5.A$10.2A.A11.A.2A8.A9.A3.A$11.
3A8.6A8.A10.A2.A$14.2A5.A4.A21.A$10.A3.A6.A2.A9.2A$9.A.A2.2A.2A3.2A
11.A$10.A3.A$14.2A$11.3A$10.2A.A$11.A.A.2A$9.A.A.2A.A$9.2A29.2A$40.A$
41.3A$43.A$11.A$11.3A$14.A$13.2A29.2A$38.A.2A.A.A$38.2A.A.A$41.A.2A$.
A39.3A$.3A35.2A$4.A35.A3.A$3.2A14.A11.2A3.2A.2A2.A.A$19.2A9.A2.A6.A3.
A$5.2A21.A4.A5.2A$4.A2.A10.A8.6A8.3A$2A5.A9.A8.2A.A11.A.2A$A.A6.A7.A
9.A.A8.2A.A.A$.A2.2A9.A4.A7.2A8.A.2A.A.A$14.A5.A23.2A$14.2A3.A12.2A$
16.3A12.A2.A$6.A25.2A$6.2A$19.A$18.A.A$19.A!

Apparently, these are new size records for guns of these periods (admittedly, not by that much).

[praosylen]

A maybe-salvageable transparent block:

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x = 17, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
16.A$5.2A7.3A$5.2A6.A$13.2A2$.C$3C$C!

I haven't found any way to keep the eater from getting destroyed, though.
Edit: Another one:

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x = 20, y = 6, rule = LifeHistory
2A16.2A$2A16.2A2$8.C$7.3C$7.C!

This time it's the transparent block that I can't salvage:

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x = 20, y = 6, rule = LifeHistory
2A16.2A$2A16.2A2$8.C$7.3C$7.C!

[praosylen]

Another D-to-G:

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x = 24, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory
13.C$.2C8.3C$C2BC6.C$BCBC2B4.2C$2BC9B$2.8B$4.11B2.B5.B$4.11B.3B3.2B$
4.15B2.3B$5.19B$3.20B$2.20B$3.4B3C11B$3.3BC2BC11B$3.2BC2BC13B$3.3B2C
14B$3.18B$2.19B$.21B$.7B.13B$2.19B$2.21B$2.22B$2.13B2.6B$4.12B2.3B$5.
10B$5.8B$11.B$10.3B$10.B2CB$11.2C!

[praosylen]

A D-to-R:

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x = 29, y = 21, rule = LifeHistory
19.B$7.B2.2B.B4.3B$5.11B2.3B$.B2.18B$2CB.20B$2C23B$.B.11BD10B$3.10B3D
9B$2.13BD7B.B2C$3.20B.BC.C$3.19B5.C$2.21B4.2C$3.19B$3.18B$4.5B3C9B$4.
4BC2BC9B$6.BC2BC8B.B2C$6.2B2C8B2.BC.C$8.7B.B6.C$8.3B.2B9.2C$9.B!

Not sure if there's an output, though.

[Extrementhusiast]

A very simple periodic conduit, HFx55Bp4/5/6/7/8/others:

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x = 186, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
11.D39.D39.D39.D39.D$10.3D37.3D37.3D37.3D37.3D$10.D.2D36.D.2D36.D.2D
36.D.2D36.D.2D5$3.2A38.2A38.2A38.2A38.2A$3.A39.A39.A39.A39.A$A4.A34.A
4.A34.A4.A34.A4.A34.A4.A$6A34.6A34.6A34.6A34.6A2$2.2A38.2A38.2A38.2A
38.2A$2.A39.A39.A39.A39.A$A.A16.2A19.A.A16.2A19.A.A16.2A19.A.A16.2A
19.A.A16.2A$2A16.A2.A18.2A16.A2.A18.2A16.A2.A18.2A16.A2.A18.2A16.A2.A
$19.2A38.2A38.2A38.2A38.2A3$7.3D37.3D37.3D37.3D37.3D$8.D39.D39.D39.D
39.D$8.3D6.A.A28.3D7.2A28.3D6.A2.A27.3D37.3D6.A.A$20.A36.4A39.A34.2A
43.A$16.A2.A36.A4.A34.A4.A33.2A39.A4.A2.2A$15.A.A.A35.2A4.2A33.2A2.A.
A33.A3.A.3A31.2A.A2.A.2A$15.A2.A36.2A4.2A38.A.2A30.A3.6A35.2A$16.2A
38.A4.A72.A6.A$57.4A74.5A$58.2A41.A2.A$101.2A34.5A$136.A6.A$137.A3.6A
$138.A3.A.3A$137.2A$137.2A3$9.2A38.2A38.2A38.2A38.2A$9.2A38.2A38.2A
38.2A38.2A2$8.C7.A.2A28.C7.A.2A28.C7.A.2A28.C7.A.2A28.C7.A.2A$7.3C6.
2A.A27.3C6.2A.A27.3C6.2A.A27.3C6.2A.A27.3C6.2A.A$7.C.2C36.C.2C36.C.2C
36.C.2C36.C.2C!

Replacing the sparker with a hook with tail turns it into a period-tripler:

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x = 103, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
12.D39.D39.D$11.3D37.3D37.3D$11.D.2D36.D.2D36.D.2D5$4.2A38.2A38.2A$4.
A39.A39.A$.A4.A34.A4.A34.A4.A$.6A34.6A34.6A2$3.2A38.2A38.2A$3.A39.A
39.A$.A.A16.2A19.A.A16.2A19.A.A16.2A$.2A16.A2.A18.2A16.A2.A18.2A16.A
2.A$20.2A38.2A38.2A$54.2A$A39.A13.2A24.A11.2A$3A5.3D29.3A5.3D29.3A5.
3D.2A$3.A5.D33.A5.D33.A5.D$2.A6.3D30.A6.3D30.A6.3D$2.2A38.2A38.2A15$
10.2A38.2A38.2A$10.2A38.2A38.2A2$9.C7.A.2A28.C7.A.2A28.C7.A.2A$8.3C6.
2A.A27.3C6.2A.A27.3C6.2A.A$8.C.2C36.C.2C36.C.2C!

But I just want a stable way to remove that darn block!

[dvgrn]

A very simple periodic conduit, HFx55Bp4/5/6/7/8/others...
Replacing the sparker with a hook with tail turns it into a period-tripler...
But I just want a stable way to remove that darn block!

That's a very nice new straight-line period tripler -- easy to chain together to make high-period guns with very small bounding boxes (long and narrow). But yes, a stable version would be nice.

It's technically within the reach of current technology. You just have to route a signal around to rebuild a block:

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x = 22, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
11.D$10.3D$10.D.2D5$3.2A$3.A$A4.A$6A2$2.2A$2.A$A.A16.2A$2A16.A2.A$19.
2A3$7.3D$8.D9.2A$8.3D7.2A16$9.2A$9.2A2$8.C7.A.2A$7.3C6.2A.A$7.C.2C!

... or convert a pond back into a beehive in the same location, or any number of other similarly unlikely transformations. Is there enough room for Bellman to find a better solution?

[BlinkerSpawn]

Or any number of other similarly unlikely transformations.

Like turning a LOM into a hive?

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x = 22, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
11.D$10.3D$10.D.2D5$3.2A$3.A$A4.A$6A2$2.2A$2.A$A.A16.2A$2A16.A2.A$19.
2A3$7.3D$8.D$8.3D5.2A$15.A2.A$16.2A14$9.2A$9.2A2$8.C7.A.2A$7.3C6.2A.A
$7.C.2C!

Another potential bait reaction, although I don't like the idea of replacing periodic conduits with periodic conduits:

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x = 22, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
11.D$10.3D$10.D.2D5$3.2A$3.A$A4.A$6A2$2.2A$2.A$A.A16.2A$2A16.A2.A$19.
2A3$7.3D$8.D8.A$8.3D6.A$17.A15$9.2A$9.2A2$8.A7.A.2A$7.3A6.2A.A$7.A.2A
!