Which is why the pattern in the demonstration grows, an attempt to make the limiting speed some irrational number. It obviously didn't work, but it was just a test anyway. This rule has a MUCH slower decrease in speed:
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@RULE Test
@TABLE
n_states:9
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:none
var a = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
var b = a
var c = a
var d = a
var e = a
var f = a
var g = a
var h = a
var i = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
var j = i
var k = i
var l = i
var m = i
0,4,0,0,0,0,0,6,6,7
6,6,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0
0,0,0,0,0,7,0,2,6,8
0,0,0,0,0,8,6,6,6,7
0,4,0,0,0,0,0,2,6,7
#2,1,0,5,0,2,0,0,0,2
4,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,7
#0,2,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
2,2,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0
0,0,0,0,0,7,a,j,k,7
#2,2,0,7,0,a,0,0,0,0
#2,6,0,7,0,a,0,0,0,0
#6,6,0,7,0,a,0,0,0,3
6,1,0,7,0,3,0,0,0,2
0,0,0,0,0,7,6,1,0,4
0,0,0,0,0,8,a,j,k,8
6,1,0,7,0,6,0,0,0,2
8,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,7
2,2,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0
0,0,0,0,0,7,2,1,0,4
6,2,0,7,0,2,0,0,0,3
6,2,0,7,0,6,0,0,0,2
2,6,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0
#0,0,0,0,0,4,2,6,6,5
0,4,0,0,0,0,0,2,6,5
#6,6,0,5,0,3,0,0,0,3
#6,2,0,5,0,3,0,0,0,3
#2,6,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0
6,6,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,3
6,6,0,8,0,3,0,0,0,3
6,2,0,8,0,3,0,0,0,3
2,2,0,8,0,3,0,0,0,3
0,0,0,0,0,8,2,1,0,4
#2,6,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,6,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
6,2,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,3
2,2,0,7,0,3,0,0,0,3
0,4,0,0,0,0,a,2,k,4
0,4,0,0,0,0,a,3,k,5
0,4,0,0,0,0,a,6,k,4
0,0,0,0,0,5,i,j,k,5
3,a,b,5,c,d,e,f,g,2
2,a,b,5,c,d,e,f,g,3
0,0,0,0,0,5,i,j,0,5
1,0,0,5,0,a,b,c,d,6
0,0,0,0,5,1,0,0,0,1
5,0,0,0,0,0,i,1,0,4
#0,0,0,0,0,5,1,0,0,4
4,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,0
5,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,0
7,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,0
8,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,0
@COLORS
2 0 255 0
3 0 0 255
Still not limiting at any positive speed, but it is kind of neat anyway.