Chucklebait

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Chucklebait
x = 9, y = 8, rule = B3/S23 6bo$5bobo$b2obobo$obobobobo$o4bob2o$b3obo$3bobo$4bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
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Pattern type Strict still life
Catalyst
Number of cells 23
Bounding box 9 × 8
Static symmetry n (C1)
Discovered by Luke Kiernan
Year of discovery 2022

Chucklebait is a 23-cell still life mainly known for being a honey farm catalyst.[1][2][3] Its uses can be seen on the honey farm hasslers and honey farm shuttles pages. Known periods using the chucklebait reaction include 24, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 43, 45, 50, 51, 55, 60, and 64-and-up[note 1] for oscillators,[4] and 34, 46, 52, 59, 60, 61, 72, 74, and 143 for guns that can be capped to form oscillators.[note 2]

The name "chucklebait" was first suggested by user confocaloid, as the first part of its apgcode is "4aklb88". Despite the name, it is not a bait object, as it is never destroyed when used as a catalyst.[note 3]

x = 12, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 7b3o$6bo3bo$5bo5bo$5bo5bo$5bo5bo$6bo3bo$7b3o2$6bo$5bobo$b2obobo$obobob obo$o4bob2o$b3obo$3bobo$4bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THEME 6 GPS 20 ZOOM 10 ]]
Chucklebait catalysing a honey farm predecessor
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x = 17, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 12b3o$11bo3bo$10bo5bo$10bo5bo$10bo5bo$11bo3bo$12b3o$2b2o$bobo7bo$bo8bo bo$2o4b2obobo$5bobobobobo$5bo4bob2o$6b3obo$8bobo$9bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THEME 6 GPS 20 ZOOM 10 AUTOSTART T 0 PAUSE 3 T 41 PAUSE 2 LOOP 42 ]]
Animation of the reaction with an additional fishhook, which prevents junk from hitting the chucklebait in addition to releasing a glider
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x = 12, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 4b3o$3bo3bo$2bo5bo$2bo5bo$2bo5bo$3bo3bo$4b3o2$2b2o$3bo3b2o$3o3b3o$o5b 2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THEME 6 GPS 20 ZOOM 10 ]]
An eater and dot spark configuration which can often serve as a replacement for chucklebait
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Glider synthesis

As of October 2024, the cheapest known synthesis costs 11 gliders.[6] A 11-glider synthesis was found in June 2023.[7][8][9] A 18-glider synthesis was found in March 2023.[10][11] The previous synthesis required 24 gliders and used an incremental synthesis, not a soup-based synthesis.[12] However, it has appeared in asymmetric soups extremely rarely, making it natural.

x = 114, y = 107, rule = B3/S23 13bo$14bo$12b3o96bo$111bobo$111b2o2$6bo$4bobo$5b2o14bo$22bo$20b3o10$ 95bo$94bo$94b3o23$42bobo$43b2o$43bo3$42bo$40bobo$41b2o$78b2o$76bo2bo$ 75bob2o$76bo2b3o$77b2o3bo$80b2o$52b2o23b2obo$51bobo23bo2bo$53bo24b2o2$ 66b3o$66bo$39bo27bo$39b2o30b2o$38bobo8b2o19b2o$48bobo21bo$50bo$63b2o$ 63bobo$63bo14$82b2o$28b2o52bobo$27bobo7bo44bo$29bo7b2o$36bobo53b3o$92b o$93bo2$35b2o$34bobo$36bo$107b3o$107bo$b2o14b2o89bo$obo13bobo3b3o75b3o $2bo15bo5bo75bo$23bo77bo2$b2o$obo$2bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 450 THEME 6 GRID OFF ZOOM 8 AUTOSTART GPS 30 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 80 PAUSE 1 T 110 PAUSE 1 T 130 PAUSE 1 T 160 PAUSE 1 T 176 PAUSE 1 T 202 PAUSE 2 LOOP 203 ]]
A 24-glider synthesis[12]
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x = 36, y = 40, rule = B3/S23 o$b2o$2o$9bo16bo$7bobo14b2o$8b2o15b2o8$9bobo$10b2o$10bo$33b2o$32bo2bo$ 5bo24bo2b2o$5b2o22bob2o$4bobo23bo2b2o$31b2o2bo$34b2o$31b2obo$4b3o24bo 2bo$6bo25b2o$5bo$8b2o$7bobo$9bo5$bo$b2o$obo$25b2o$25bobo$25bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ HEIGHT 450 ZOOM 10 AUTOSTART GPS 12 T 0 PAUSE 1 T 20 PAUSE 3 T 35 PAUSE 1 T 67 PAUSE 2 LOOP 68 ]]
A variant of the chucklebait catalyst can be constructed with 9 gliders;[13] a 9G synthesis was found in November 2022.[14]
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Catagolue: here


See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Periods 64 and up can be achieved by Snark64 loops, and oscillators of periods 70, 80, 83, and 102 which don't rely on Snark64 are also known.
  2. ↑ Guns with chucklebaits can be constructed for all periods 61+ using the p61 glider splitter.
  3. ↑ In 2026, a large highway robber was constructed by Entity Valkyrie that uses a minimum population chucklebait as a bait object, merely to show that a chucklebait can, in fact, be used as a bait object under certain circumstances.[5]

References

  1. ↑ David Raucci (November 25, 2022). Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  2. ↑ Luke Kiernan (November 29, 2022). Re: Honey Farm Catalysts (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  3. ↑ Matthias Merzenich (June 27, 2023). Re: Pattern Of The Year 2022 Nominations (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  4. ↑ iNoMed (September 11, 2023). Re:"volmatchstrict" stamp collection (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  5. ↑ Entity Valkyrie (March 10, 2026). Re: Construction Challenges and Ideas (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  6. ↑ xs23_4aklb88gzw6a871 at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue
  7. ↑ shinjuku (#4493862113) (June 18, 2023). Job triggered by Adam P. Goucher at GitLab Catagolue project.
  8. ↑ Chris857 (June 17, 2023). Re: Still Life Synthesis Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  9. ↑ GUYTU6J (June 18, 2023). Re: Still Life Synthesis Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  10. ↑ shinjuku (#3869010760) (March 3, 2023). Job triggered by Adam P. Goucher at GitLab Catagolue project.
  11. ↑ confocaloid (March 3, 2023). Re: Still Life Synthesis Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 xs23_4aklb88gzw6a871 (archived copy)
  13. ↑ affamatodidio (March 31, 2023). Re: Catalyst Discussion Thread (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
  14. ↑ shinjuku (#3350466326) (November 19, 2022). Job triggered by Adam P. Goucher at GitLab Catagolue project.
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