Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 17th, 2017, 11:34 am

muzik wrote:Sometimes it's fun to imagine weird patterns (highlighted) and try to stabilise them into a still life. Can anyone knock down the population on this? 47 cells to stabilise a nonaplet is a bit silly.

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
6.2A$7.A2.2A$6.A4.A$3.2A2.4A$4.3A$2.A5.A$2.7A$5.A$2.2E3.2E$2.E.3E.E2$
11A$A9.A$3.2A.2A$3.2A.2A!
Or this 38-cell 11-plet stabilizer:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E$5.E$4.E3.2A.2A$4.E.A2.A.2A$E.3E.2A.A$2E4.A2.A.2A$3.3A2.2A.2A$4.A
$2.A3.A$2.5A2$2.2A.2A$2.2A.2A!

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x = 7, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
.2A.2A$2.A.A$A5.A$7A$3.A$2E3.2E$E.3E.E2$.2A.2A$.2A.2A!
24:

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x = 7, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
.2A.2A$2.A.A$A5.A$7A$3.A$2E3.2E$E.3E.E2$.2A.2A$.2A.2A!
20:

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x = 11, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E$5.E$4.E4.2A$4.E.A3.A$E.3E.4A$2E$3.2A.2A$4.A.2A$4.A$2.A.A$2.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by drc » August 17th, 2017, 11:47 am

muzik wrote:Sometimes it's fun to imagine weird patterns (highlighted) and try to stabilise them into a still life. Can anyone knock down the population on this? 47 cells to stabilise a nonaplet is a bit silly.

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
6.2A$7.A2.2A$6.A4.A$3.2A2.4A$4.3A$2.A5.A$2.7A$5.A$2.2E3.2E$2.E.3E.E2$
11A$A9.A$3.2A.2A$3.2A.2A!
Or this 38-cell 11-plet stabilizer:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E$5.E$4.E3.2A.2A$4.E.A2.A.2A$E.3E.2A.A$2E4.A2.A.2A$3.3A2.2A.2A$4.A
$2.A3.A$2.5A2$2.2A.2A$2.2A.2A!
Knocked one cell off wwei's version:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2o5b2o$o2bobo2bo$b3ob3o$4bo$b2o3b2o$bob3obo2$2b2ob2o$2b2ob2o!
And another cell with a bigger bounding box:

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x = 7, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$3bo$o5bo$7o$3bo$2o3b2o$ob3obo2$b2ob2o$b2ob2o!
Current record is 31 cells. Someone else could probably do better.

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by muzik » August 17th, 2017, 11:52 am

Another one:

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x = 14, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
9.2A$10.A$8.A$8.2A2.2A$4.2A4.A2.A$3.E.4A.2A$3.E4.A$2A.4E.A$.A4.E.2A$.
A.2A.E2.A$2A.2A.3E2$8.3A$8.A2.A$10.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by praosylen » August 17th, 2017, 11:55 am

muzik wrote:Sometimes it's fun to imagine weird patterns (highlighted) and try to stabilise them into a still life. Can anyone knock down the population on this? 47 cells to stabilise a nonaplet is a bit silly.

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
6.2A$7.A2.2A$6.A4.A$3.2A2.4A$4.3A$2.A5.A$2.7A$5.A$2.2E3.2E$2.E.3E.E2$
11A$A9.A$3.2A.2A$3.2A.2A!
Or this 38-cell 11-plet stabilizer:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E$5.E$4.E3.2A.2A$4.E.A2.A.2A$E.3E.2A.A$2E4.A2.A.2A$3.3A2.2A.2A$4.A
$2.A3.A$2.5A2$2.2A.2A$2.2A.2A!

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x = 23, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
5.A$4.A.A11.2E.2A$A3.A2.A11.E.A$3A.3A11.E3.A$3.A14.E.2A$2E3.2E7.E.3E.
A$E.3E.E7.2E4.A$17.3A$4.2A8.2A.A$4.2A8.A.A!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Gamedziner » August 17th, 2017, 6:00 pm

muzik wrote:Can anyone knock down the population on this? 47 cells to stabilise a nonaplet is a bit silly.

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
6.2A$7.A2.2A$6.A4.A$3.2A2.4A$4.3A$2.A5.A$2.7A$5.A$2.2E3.2E$2.E.3E.E2$
11A$A9.A$3.2A.2A$3.2A.2A!
How about this:

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x = 7, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
3.A$2.A.A$3.A$A5.A$7A$3.A$2E3.2E$E.3E.E2$.2A.2A$.2A.2A!

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x = 81, y = 96, rule = LifeHistory
58.2A$58.2A3$59.2A17.2A$59.2A17.2A3$79.2A$79.2A2$57.A$56.A$56.3A4$27.
A$27.A.A$27.2A21$3.2A$3.2A2.2A$7.2A18$7.2A$7.2A2.2A$11.2A11$2A$2A2.2A
$4.2A18$4.2A$4.2A2.2A$8.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 17th, 2017, 6:54 pm

Five cells:

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
2E.A.2E$E.3E.E2$4.2A$4.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 17th, 2017, 6:57 pm

Mr. Kidswatter wrote:Round it up!
Okay:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E.2A.A$5.E.A.2A$4.E2.A$4.E.2A.2A$E.3E.A2.A$2E3.A2.A2.A$3.2A4.3A$4A
$A4.A3.3A$.A.2A.A.A2.A$2A.A2.A.A$5.2A.2A!
EDIT:
23 cells:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E.2A$5.E.2A$4.E$4.E.3A$E.3E.A2.A$2E3.A2.2A$3.2A$2A.A$2A.A.A$4.2A!
Another 23-er:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E.A$5.E.2A$4.E4.A$4.E.3A$E.3E.A$2E3.A$3.2A$2A.A$.A.A$2.A!
Actually this is it but the one above makes 21:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
9.2A$9.A$6.2E.A$7.E.2A$6.E4.A$6.E.3A$2.E.3E.A$2.2E3.A$5.2A$4A.A$A2.A.
A$4.A!
15 cells:

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#C I can't believe that I didn't find this earlier, but just use an Eater 2 case!
x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
4.2E$5.E$4.E$4.E.A$E.3E.3A$2E7.A$3.2A.3A$4.A.A$4.A.A$5.A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 17th, 2017, 7:08 pm

muzik wrote:Another one:

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x = 14, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
9.2A$10.A$8.A$8.2A2.2A$4.2A4.A2.A$3.E.4A.2A$3.E4.A$2A.4E.A$.A4.E.2A$.
A.2A.E2.A$2A.2A.3E2$8.3A$8.A2.A$10.2A!
26 cells:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
A.2A.2A.2A$2A.E.2A.2A$3.E$3.4E.2A$6.E.2A$3.2A.E$3.2A.3EA$9.A$8.A$8.2A
!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Gamedziner » August 17th, 2017, 9:40 pm

wwei23 wrote:26 cells:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
A.2A.2A.2A$2A.E.2A.2A$3.E$3.4E.2A$6.E.2A$3.2A.E$3.2A.3EA$9.A$8.A$8.2A!
Reduced to 22 cells:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
A.2A.A$2A.E.3A$3.E4.A$3.4E.A$6.E.2A$3.2A.E$3.2A.3EA$9.A$8.A$8.2A!

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x = 81, y = 96, rule = LifeHistory
58.2A$58.2A3$59.2A17.2A$59.2A17.2A3$79.2A$79.2A2$57.A$56.A$56.3A4$27.
A$27.A.A$27.2A21$3.2A$3.2A2.2A$7.2A18$7.2A$7.2A2.2A$11.2A11$2A$2A2.2A
$4.2A18$4.2A$4.2A2.2A$8.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by praosylen » August 17th, 2017, 9:52 pm

Gamedziner wrote:Reduced to 22 cells:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
A.2A.A$2A.E.3A$3.E4.A$3.4E.A$6.E.2A$3.2A.E$3.2A.3EA$9.A$8.A$8.2A!
20:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A$3.E.3A$3.E4.A$2A.4E.A$A.A3.E.2A$3.A2.E2.A$4.A.3E$5.A$6.A$5.2A!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by muzik » August 18th, 2017, 3:40 am

Code: Select all

x = 66, y = 66, rule = B3/S23
35bo$35bobo$33bo$38b2o$32b2o$39bo3bo$26bo7bo8bobo$26bobo6bo3bobo$24bo
5bobob2o3b2o5b2o$30bo$23b2o21bo2$17bo7bo18b2o$17bobo6bo$15bo5bobob2o
18bo3bo$21bo27bobo$14b2o29bobo$45b2o5b2o$8bo7bo$8bobo6bo34bo$6bo5bobob
2o$12bo37b2o$5b2o$51bo3bo$7bo47bobo$8bo42bobo$3bobob2o42b2o5b2o$3bo$bo
56bo2$2o5b2o47b2o$6bobo$2bobo52bo3bo$4bo3bo52bobo$57bobo$8b2o47b2o5b2o
2$7bo56bo$62bo$6b2o5b2o42b2obobo$12bobo42bo$8bobo47bo$10bo3bo$59b2o$
14b2o37bo$48b2obobo5bo$13bo34bo6bobo$49bo7bo$12b2o5b2o$18bobo29b2o$14b
obo27bo$16bo3bo18b2obobo5bo$39bo6bobo$20b2o18bo7bo2$19bo21b2o$35bo$18b
2o5b2o3b2obobo5bo$24bobo3bo6bobo$20bobo8bo7bo$22bo3bo$32b2o$26b2o$32bo
$28bobo$30bo!

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$7bobo$5bo$2obobo3bo$o$bo4bo2b2o$5bobo$2b2o2bo4bo$12bo$3bo3bobob2o
$7bo$3bobo$3b2o!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 19th, 2017, 10:22 am

This thing:

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x = 111, y = 111, rule = B3/S23
90b2o$76bo9bo3b3o$76b4o5bobo2bo$76bo3bo5bo3bo2bo$94bo$78b3o10bobo$92b
2o7b2o$101b2o5$102b2o$102b2o$101bo2bo4b2o$101bob2o4b2o$98b3o$99b2o$81b
2o9b2o2bo$81b2o8bo4b2o$92bobob2o$94b2o$85b3o$84b2o$69bobo11b2obo$68b2o
b2o11b2o$69bob2o12bo$73bo$72bo$72bo$60b2o$46bo9bo3b3o$46b4o5bobo2bo$
46bo3bo5bo3bo2bo$64bo$48b3o10bobo$62b2o6$67b2o$70b2o$67b3ob2o$71bo$31b
3o27b2o4bo3bo$32bo30bo3bob2o$32bo2bo15b2o6bo2bo$32bo2bo15b2o5bo12bobo$
33bobo35b2o$48b2o22bo$48b2o3$32bo$31bobo25b2o$32bo26b2o$49bo$48bo7b2o$
30b4o22b2o$30b2o3bo10bo$31bo4bo9bobo$33bob2o10bo$34bo3$42bobob2o$25bo
16bobo$24b3o17bo2bo$43bo3bo$24b3o16b4o2b2o$25b2ob2o14bo5b2o$27bo21bo3$
b3o$2bo$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$3bobo$18b2o$18b2o$24bo$23b3o$2bo19b2ob2o$bobo18b
obo$2bo19bo3$4o$2o3bo13bo$bo4bo11bobo$3bob2o11bo$4bo15b2o$21bo$18b3o$
19b2o$16bo$16b2o$16b2o$6b2o6b2o$6b2o4b2o$12b2obo$14b2o5$14b2o$14b2o!

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x = 112, y = 111, rule = B3/S23
91b2o$77bo9bo3b3o$77b4o5bobo2bo$77bo3bo5bo3bo2bo$95bo$79b3o10bobo$93b
2o7b2o$102b2o5$103b2o$103b2o$102bo2bo4b2o$102bob2o4b2o$99b3o$100b2o$
82b2o9b2o2bo$82b2o8bo4b2o$93bobob2o$95b2o$86b3o$85b2o$70bobo11b2obo$
69b2ob2o11b2o$70bob2o12bo$74bo$73bo$73bo$61b2o$47bo9bo3b3o$47b4o5bobo
2bo$47bo3bo5bo3bo2bo$65bo$49b3o10bobo$63b2o6$68b2o$71b2o$68b3ob2o$72bo
$31b3o28b2o4bo3bo$32bo31bo3bob2o$32bo2bo16b2o6bo2bo$32bo2bo16b2o5bo12b
obo$33bobo36b2o$48b2o23bo$48b2o3$32bo$31bobo26b2o$32bo27b2o$49bo$48bo
7b2o$30b4o22b2o$30b2o3bo10bo$31bo4bo9bobo$33bob2o10bo$34bo3$42bobob2o$
25bo16bobo$24b3o17bo2bo$43bo3bo$24b3o16b4o2b2o$25b2ob2o14bo5b2o$27bo
21bo3$b3o$2bo$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$3bobo$18b2o$18b2o$24bo$23b3o$2bo19b2ob2o$b
obo18bobo$2bo19bo3$4o$2o3bo13bo$bo4bo11bobo$3bob2o11bo$4bo15b2o$21bo$
18b3o$19b2o$16bo$16b2o$16b2o$6b2o6b2o$6b2o4b2o$12b2obo$14b2o5$14b2o$
14b2o!
Debris from a Cordership:

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x = 64, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
31b3o$32bo$32bo2bo$32bo2bo$33bobo$48b2o$48b2o$62bo$61bo$32bo28b3o$31bo
bo$32bo$49bo$48bo7b2o$30b4o22b2o$30b2o3bo10bo$31bo4bo9bobo$33bob2o10bo
$34bo3$42bobob2o$25bo16bobo$24b3o17bo2bo$43bo3bo$24b3o16b4o2b2o$25b2ob
2o14bo5b2o$27bo21bo3$b3o$2bo$2bo2bo$2bo2bo$3bobo$18b2o$18b2o$24bo$23b
3o$2bo19b2ob2o$bobo18bobo$2bo19bo3$4o$2o3bo13bo$bo4bo11bobo$3bob2o11bo
$4bo15b2o$21bo$18b3o$19b2o$16bo$16b2o$16b2o$6b2o6b2o$6b2o4b2o$12b2obo$
14b2o5$14b2o$14b2o!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Hdjensofjfnen » August 19th, 2017, 1:20 pm

M6373:

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x = 3, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
3o$o$o$o$o$o$o$o$o$o$o$o$o!

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 19th, 2017, 2:16 pm

A deathly set, it dies out and any subset of it dies out:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = Life
2o2$b2o!

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x = 51, y = 23, rule = Life
o8bo9b2o8b2o2$2o8b2o8bo10bo8$10bo9bo8bo9bo9b2o2$2o9bo8bo10bo8bo8$20bo
8bo2$bo8bo!
The P-pentomino lives if any cell is removed:

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x = 43, y = 2, rule = Life
2o8b2o8b2o8bo10bo$2o8bobo8b2o7b3o7b3o!
Anything like these two?
Also, this was easy:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = Life
2b2o$3o$bo$3bo!
EDIT:
The table also lives if you remove any cell from it:

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x = 4, y = 2, rule = Life
4o$o2bo!
(Reflections omitted for compactness)

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x = 64, y = 2, rule = Life
4o26b3o27b2obo$o29bo2bo26bo2bo!
Another deathly set:

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x = 52, y = 33, rule = Life
2o$2bo$bo8$bo8bo9b2o8b2o$2bo9bo19bo$bo9bo9bo8$11bo9bo8bo9bo9b2o$2bo19b
o19bo$bo9bo19bo8$21bo8bo$12bo$bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Rhombic » August 19th, 2017, 2:20 pm

wwei23 wrote:previous message
What is the largest diehard for which the removal of any of its cells always gives a living result?
What is the largest pattern that gives a living result for which the removal of any of its cells always produces a diehard?
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 19th, 2017, 2:27 pm

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x = 8, y = 3, rule = Life
6bo$bo$2o3b3o!
is the new record. If you remove a cell from the pre-block, it dies out and you get a traffic light. If you remove a cell from the traffic light predecessor, you get a blinker+block or a block:

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x = 67, y = 13, rule = Life
6bo19bo19bo$21bo19bo$2o3b3o13bo3b3o12bo4b3o8$26bo19bo19bo$bo19bo19bo
19bo$2o3b3o12b2o4b2o12b2o3bobo12b2o3b2o!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » August 19th, 2017, 2:31 pm

wwei23 wrote: is the new record. If you remove a cell from the pre-block, it dies out and you get a traffic light. If you remove a cell from the traffic light predecessor, you get a blinker+block or a block:
Try this one:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6bo3bo4bo$bo3bobob3o2bo$obo8bobo$2bo3bo2bo6bo$b2o10bo4b2o$b2o5b2o2bo2b
2ob2o$b2o6bo2bo3b2o$2bo2bob2o5bobo$3b2o2b2obo6bo$bo4b2o2bobo5bo$2bo3bo
bo$bobo3b2ob3o3bo$3bo3bo2b2o2bo$2bo4bo3bo2bo$3bo2bo2bobobob2o2bo$o2bo
15bo$b2o4b2obo2bo3b3o$4bo4bo2b4o2bo$bo4bobo2bo5b2o$10bo2bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 19th, 2017, 2:39 pm

Nope:

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x = 190, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
6.A3.A4.A160.A3.A4.A$.A3.A.A.3A2.A156.A3.A.A.3A2.A$A.A8.A.A156.D.A8.A
.A$2.A3.A2.A6.A155.A3.A2.A6.A$.2A10.A4.2A151.2A10.A4.2A$.2A5.2A2.A2.
2A.2A151.2A5.2A2.A2.2A.2A$.2A6.A2.A3.2A153.2A6.A2.A3.2A$2.A2.A.2A5.A.
A155.A2.A.2A5.A.A$3.2A2.2A.A6.A155.2A2.2A.A6.A$.A4.2A2.A.A5.A152.A4.
2A2.A.A5.A$2.A3.A.A163.A3.A.A$.A.A3.2A.3A3.A154.A.A3.2A.3A3.A$3.A3.A
2.2A2.A158.A3.A2.2A2.A$2.A4.A3.A2.A157.A4.A3.A2.A$3.A2.A2.A.A.A.2A2.A
153.A2.A2.A.A.A.2A2.A$A2.A15.A150.A2.A15.A$.2A4.2A.A2.A3.3A151.2A4.2A
.A2.A3.3A$4.A4.A2.4A2.A155.A4.A2.4A2.A$.A4.A.A2.A5.2A152.A4.A.A2.A5.
2A$10.A2.A166.A2.A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by 83bismuth38 » August 19th, 2017, 4:54 pm

predecessors to squares (above 3x3, because that's just boring.):4x4

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
o2bo$2bo2bo$bo2bo$o2bo$2bo2bo$bo2bo!
5x5:

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
bo2bo$o2bo2bo$2bo2bo$bo2bo$o2bo2bo$2bo2bo$bo2bo!
...wait, this is too easy. (possibly can be condensed)
looking to support hive five (n+18) and charity's oboo reaction (2n+18)

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x = 28, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
19bo$3bo15bo4b2o$2bobo14bo4bobo$2bobo20b2o$3bo11b3o2$25b3o$b2o22b3o$o
2bo$b2o12b2o$10b2o2bobo$bo8b2o2b2o$obo7b2o!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 20th, 2017, 4:07 pm

R2D2 can be embedded in chicken wire, as so can the Gray counter:

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x = 27, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$10bo2bo$11b2o$8b3o2b3o$7bo3b2o2bo$8b3o2b2o$11b2o$6b5o2b4o$5bo5b
2o4bo$6b5o2b4o$3b3o5b2o10b2o$2bo3b5o2b6o4bo$3b3o5b2o6bo4bo$6b5o2b6o4b
2o$b5o5b2o6b3o$o5bo3bo2b6o3b3o$b5o5b2o6b3o3bo$6b5o2b2o3bo3b3obo$b5o5b
2o6b3o3bo$o5b5o2b6o3b3o$b5o5b2o6b3o$6b5o2b6o4b2o$3b3o5b2o6bo4bo$2bo3b
5o2b6o4bo$3b3o5b2o10b2o$6b5o2b4o$5bo5b2o4bo$6b5o2b4o$11b2o$8b3o2b2o$7b
o3b2o2bo$8b3o2b3o$11b2o$10bo2bo$11b2o!
Extending Gray counter and R2D2 gives us... a still life.

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x = 11, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
3b2ob2o$3bo3bo$4b3o2$2b7o$bo3bo3bo$obo5bobo$bo3bo3bo$2b7o2$4b3o$3bo3bo
$3b2ob2o!
EDIT:
Extendible P4:

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x = 24, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
4bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo$4b16o2$2b20o$bo2bo5bo5bo5bo$ob2obo3bobo3bobo3bobo$b
o2bo5bo5bo5bo$2b20o2$4b16o$4bo2bo2bo2bo2bo2bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Hdjensofjfnen » August 20th, 2017, 10:04 pm

Five gliders produce two familiar four predecessors that interact at gen 40 to produce a straight line at gen 53:

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x = 18, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
A.A6.A$.2A5.A7.A$.A6.3A4.A$15.3A3$8.D$4.2A2.D$3.A.A2.D$5.A2.D$8.D2.3A
$8.D2.A$8.D3.A$8.D$8.D$8.D$8.D!

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x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3-jqr/S01c2-in3
3bo$4bo$o2bo$2o2$2o$o2bo$4bo$3bo!

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x = 7, y = 5, rule = B3/S2-i3-y4i
4b3o$6bo$o3b3o$2o$bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Rhombic » August 23rd, 2017, 1:17 pm

Interesting growth!!!

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x = 44, y = 38, rule = 236/34/5
7$13.BA$12.C.2A$13.D.CA$12.CBCBCD$13.B2C$15.D2.D2A$13.D2.C.ABCA$14.CB
2.2A2D2A$20.C2.3A$21.D.A2BA$24.A2CA$25.B2D2A$26.C2.2A$29.C2A$27.A2CA$
24.D.A2BA$23.C2.3A$22.B2D2A$21.A2CA$9.2A9.A2BA$8.A.A8.2ABA$8.2A8.AC2A
$18.2A!
Orthogonally GROWING SPACESHIP!! (it becomes wider)

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x = 561, y = 1873, rule = 236/34/5
95$259.2A$259.2A4$262.A$260.2AC2A$260.ABDBA$260.A2B.BA$261.2BD2A73.CB
$261.2AC2A73.2DB$263.A75.C2DC$340.B2D$332.4A5.BC$257.2A73.2B.BA$257.
2A73.2A.2BA$333.CD2B$332.D.D2A$334.A$332.3A$251.2A4.2A72.ABA$251.2A4.
ACA70.BCBA$258.3A68.CDCA$258.A2BA66.D.DA$259.ABCB67.A$260.ACDC64.3A$
261.AD.D62.ABA13.2A$262.A63.BCBA13.2A$262.3A60.CDCA$263.ABA58.D.DA$
263.ABCB59.A$264.ACDC56.3A$265.AD.D54.ABA$266.A55.BCBA$249.2A15.3A52.
CDCA$249.2A16.ABA50.D.DA$267.ABCB51.A$268.ACDC48.3A$269.AD.D46.ABA$
270.A47.BCBA$270.3A44.CDCA24.2A$271.ABA42.D.DA25.2A$271.ABCB43.A$272.
ACDC40.3A$273.AD.D38.ABA$274.A39.BCBA$274.3A36.CDCA$275.ABA34.D.DA$
247.2A26.ABCB35.A$247.2A27.ACDC32.3A$277.AD.D30.ABA$278.A31.BCBA$278.
3A28.CDCA$279.ABA26.D.DA$279.ABCB27.A36.2A$280.ACDC24.3A36.2A$281.AD.
D22.ABA$282.A23.BCBA$282.3A20.CDCA$283.ABA18.D.DA$283.ABCB19.A$284.AC
DC16.3A$245.2A38.AD.D14.ABA$245.2A39.A15.BCBA$286.3A12.CDCA$287.ABA
10.D.DA$287.ABCB11.A$288.ACDC8.3A$289.AD.D6.ABA47.2A$290.A7.BCBA47.2A
$290.3A4.CDCA$291.ABA2.D.DA$291.ABCB3.A$292.ACD.3A$293.A2DBA$294.A2BA
$243.2A49.3A$243.2A5$351.2A$351.2A7$241.2A$241.2A5$353.2A$353.2A7$
239.2A$239.2A5$355.2A$355.2A7$237.2A$237.2A5$357.2A$357.2A7$235.2A$
235.2A5$359.2A$359.2A7$233.2A$233.2A5$361.2A$361.2A7$231.2A$231.2A5$
363.2A$363.2A7$229.2A$229.2A5$365.2A$365.2A7$227.2A$227.2A5$367.2A$
367.2A7$225.2A$225.2A5$369.2A$369.2A7$223.2A$223.2A5$371.2A$371.2A7$
221.2A$221.2A5$373.2A$373.2A7$219.2A$219.2A5$375.2A$375.2A7$217.2A$
217.2A5$377.2A$377.2A7$215.2A$215.2A5$379.2A$379.2A7$213.2A$213.2A5$
381.2A$381.2A7$211.2A$211.2A5$383.2A$383.2A7$209.2A$209.2A5$385.2A$
385.2A7$207.2A$207.2A5$387.2A$387.2A7$205.2A$205.2A5$389.2A$389.2A7$
203.2A$203.2A5$391.2A$391.2A7$201.2A$201.2A5$393.2A$393.2A7$199.2A$
199.2A5$395.2A$395.2A7$197.2A$197.2A5$397.2A$397.2A7$195.2A$195.2A5$
399.2A$399.2A7$193.2A$193.2A5$401.2A$401.2A7$191.2A$191.2A5$403.2A$
403.2A7$189.2A$189.2A5$405.2A$405.2A7$187.2A$187.2A5$407.2A$407.2A7$
185.2A$185.2A5$409.2A$409.2A7$183.2A$183.2A5$411.2A$411.2A7$181.2A$
181.2A5$413.2A$413.2A7$179.2A$179.2A5$415.2A$415.2A7$177.2A$177.2A5$
417.2A$417.2A7$175.2A$175.2A5$419.2A$419.2A7$173.2A$173.2A5$421.2A$
421.2A7$171.2A$171.2A5$423.2A$423.2A7$169.2A$169.2A5$425.2A$425.2A7$
167.2A$167.2A5$427.2A$427.2A7$165.2A$165.2A5$429.2A$429.2A7$163.2A$
163.2A5$431.2A$431.2A7$161.2A$161.2A5$433.2A$433.2A7$159.2A$159.2A5$
435.2A$435.2A7$157.2A$157.2A5$437.2A$437.2A7$155.2A$155.2A5$439.2A$
439.2A7$153.2A$153.2A5$441.2A$441.2A7$151.2A$151.2A5$443.2A$443.2A7$
149.2A$149.2A5$445.2A$445.2A7$147.2A$147.2A5$447.2A$447.2A7$145.2A$
145.2A5$449.2A$449.2A7$143.2A$143.2A5$451.2A$451.2A7$141.2A$141.2A5$
453.2A$453.2A7$139.2A$139.2A5$455.2A$455.2A7$137.2A$137.2A5$457.2A$
457.2A7$135.2A$135.2A5$459.2A$459.2A7$133.2A$133.2A5$461.2A$461.2A7$
131.2A$131.2A5$463.2A$463.2A7$129.2A$129.2A5$465.2A$465.2A7$127.2A$
127.2A5$467.2A$467.2A7$125.2A$125.2A5$469.2A$469.2A7$123.2A$123.2A5$
471.2A$471.2A7$121.2A$121.2A5$473.2A$473.2A7$119.2A$119.2A5$475.2A$
475.2A7$117.2A$117.2A5$477.2A$477.2A7$115.2A$115.2A5$479.2A$479.2A7$
113.2A$113.2A5$481.2A$481.2A7$111.2A$111.2A5$483.2A$483.2A7$109.2A$
109.2A5$485.2A$485.2A7$107.2A$107.2A5$487.2A$487.2A7$105.2A$105.2A5$
489.2A$489.2A7$103.2A$103.2A5$491.2A$491.2A7$101.2A$101.2A5$493.2A$
493.2A7$99.2A$99.2A5$495.2A$495.2A7$97.2A$97.2A5$497.2A$497.2A7$95.2A
$95.2A5$499.2A$499.2A7$93.2A$93.2A5$501.2A$501.2A7$91.2A$91.2A5$503.
2A$503.2A7$89.2A$89.2A5$505.2A$505.2A7$87.2A$87.2A5$507.2A$507.2A7$
85.2A$85.2A5$509.2A$509.2A7$83.2A$83.2A5$511.2A$511.2A7$81.2A$81.2A5$
513.2A$513.2A7$79.2A$79.2A5$515.2A$515.2A7$77.2A$77.2A5$517.2A$517.2A
7$75.2A$75.2A5$519.2A$519.2A7$73.2A$73.2A5$521.2A$521.2A7$71.2A$71.2A
5$523.2A$523.2A2$74.A442.2A$73.ADB440.B3A$72.AD.C440.2CACA$73.AD2A
439.2B.2CB$73.A2BA440.D.2C$74.A2CB441.AB$75.ACDC438.3A$76.AD.D436.ABA
$77.A437.BCBA$77.3A434.CDCA$78.ABA432.D.DA$78.ABCB433.A$79.ACDC430.3A
$80.AD.D428.ABA$81.A429.BCBA$81.3A426.CDCA$82.ABA424.D.DA$82.ABCB425.
A$83.ACDC422.3A$84.AD.D420.ABA$85.A421.BCBA$85.3A418.CDCA$86.ABA416.D
.DA$86.ABCB417.A$87.ACDC414.3A$88.AD.D412.ABA$89.A413.BCBA$89.3A410.C
DCA$90.ABA408.D.DA$90.ABCB409.A$91.ACDC406.3A$92.AD.D404.ABA$93.A405.
BCBA$93.3A402.CDCA$94.ABA400.D.DA$94.ABCB401.A$95.ACDC398.3A$96.AD.D
396.ABA$97.A397.BCBA$97.3A394.CDCA$98.ABA392.D.DA$98.ABCB393.A$99.ACD
C390.3A$100.AD.D388.ABA$101.A389.BCBA$101.3A386.CDCA$102.ABA384.D.DA$
102.ABCB385.A$103.ACDC382.3A$104.AD.D380.ABA$105.A381.BCBA$105.3A378.
CDCA$106.ABA376.D.DA$106.ABCB377.A$107.ACDC374.3A$108.AD.D372.ABA$
109.A373.BCBA$109.3A370.CDCA$110.ABA368.D.DA$110.ABCB369.A$111.ACDC
366.3A$112.AD.D364.ABA$113.A365.BCBA$113.3A362.CDCA$114.ABA360.D.DA$
114.ABCB361.A$115.ACDC358.3A$116.AD.D356.ABA$117.A357.BCBA$117.3A354.
CDCA$118.ABA352.D.DA$118.ABCB353.A$119.ACDC350.3A$120.AD.D348.ABA$
121.A349.BCBA$121.3A346.CDCA$122.ABA344.D.DA$122.ABCB345.A$123.ACDC
342.3A$124.AD.D340.ABA$125.A341.BCBA$125.3A338.CDCA$126.ABA336.D.DA$
126.ABCB337.A$127.ACDC334.3A$128.AD.D332.ABA$129.A333.BCBA$129.3A330.
CDCA$130.ABA328.D.DA$130.ABCB329.A$131.ACDC326.3A$132.AD.D324.ABA$
133.A325.BCBA$133.3A322.CDCA$134.ABA320.D.DA$134.ABCB321.A$135.ACDC
318.3A$136.AD.D316.ABA$137.A317.BCBA$137.3A314.CDCA$138.ABA312.D.DA$
138.ABCB313.A$139.ACDC310.3A$140.AD.D308.ABA$141.A309.BCBA$141.3A306.
CDCA$142.ABA304.D.DA$142.ABCB305.A$143.ACDC302.3A$144.AD.D300.ABA$
145.A301.BCBA$145.3A298.CDCA$146.ABA296.D.DA$146.ABCB297.A$147.ACDC
294.3A$148.AD.D292.ABA$149.A293.BCBA$149.3A290.CDCA$150.ABA288.D.DA$
150.ABCB289.A$151.ACDC286.3A$152.AD.D284.ABA$153.A285.BCBA$153.3A282.
CDCA$154.ABA280.D.DA$154.ABCB281.A$155.ACDC278.3A$156.AD.D276.ABA$
157.A277.BCBA$157.3A274.CDCA$158.ABA272.D.DA$158.ABCB273.A$159.ACDC
270.3A$160.AD.D268.ABA$161.A269.BCBA$161.3A266.CDCA$162.ABA264.D.DA$
162.ABCB265.A$163.ACDC262.3A$164.AD.D260.ABA$165.A261.BCBA$165.3A258.
CDCA$166.ABA256.D.DA$166.ABCB257.A$167.ACDC254.3A$168.AD.D252.ABA$
169.A253.BCBA$169.3A250.CDCA$170.ABA248.D.DA$170.ABCB249.A$171.ACDC
246.3A$172.AD.D244.ABA$173.A245.BCBA$173.3A242.CDCA$174.ABA240.D.DA$
174.ABCB241.A$175.ACDC238.3A$176.AD.D236.ABA$177.A237.BCBA$177.3A234.
CDCA$178.ABA232.D.DA$178.ABCB233.A$179.ACDC230.3A$180.AD.D228.ABA$
181.A229.BCBA$181.3A226.CDCA$182.ABA224.D.DA$182.ABCB225.A$183.ACDC
222.3A$184.AD.D220.ABA$185.A221.BCBA$185.3A218.CDCA$186.ABA216.D.DA$
186.ABCB217.A$187.ACDC214.3A$188.AD.D212.ABA$189.A213.BCBA$189.3A210.
CDCA$190.ABA208.D.DA$190.ABCB209.A$191.ACDC206.3A$192.AD.D204.ABA$
193.A205.BCBA$193.3A202.CDCA$194.ABA200.D.DA$194.ABCB201.A$195.ACDC
198.3A$196.AD.D196.ABA$197.A197.BCBA$197.3A194.CDCA$198.ABA192.D.DA$
198.ABCB193.A$199.ACDC190.3A$200.AD.D188.ABA$201.A189.BCBA$201.3A186.
CDCA$202.ABA184.D.DA$202.ABCB185.A$203.ACDC182.3A$204.AD.D180.ABA$
205.A181.BCBA$205.3A178.CDCA$206.ABA176.D.DA$206.ABCB177.A$207.ACDC
174.3A$208.AD.D172.ABA$209.A173.BCBA$209.3A170.CDCA$210.ABA168.D.DA$
210.ABCB169.A$211.ACDC166.3A$212.AD.D164.ABA$213.A165.BCBA$213.3A162.
CDCA$214.ABA160.D.DA$214.ABCB161.A$215.ACDC158.3A$216.AD.D156.ABA$
217.A157.BCBA$217.3A154.CDCA$218.ABA152.D.DA$218.ABCB153.A$219.ACDC
150.3A$220.AD.D148.ABA$221.A149.BCBA$221.3A146.CDCA$222.ABA144.D.DA$
222.ABCB145.A$223.ACDC142.3A$224.AD.D140.ABA$225.A141.BCBA$225.3A138.
CDCA$226.ABA136.D.DA$226.ABCB137.A$227.ACDC134.3A$228.AD.D132.ABA$
229.A133.BCBA$229.3A130.CDCA$230.ABA128.D.DA$230.ABCB129.A$231.ACDC
126.3A$232.AD.D124.ABA$233.A125.BCBA$233.3A122.CDCA$234.ABA120.D.DA$
234.ABCB121.A$235.ACDC118.3A$236.AD.D116.ABA$237.A117.BCBA$237.3A114.
CDCA$238.ABA112.D.DA$238.ABCB113.A$239.ACDC110.3A$240.AD.D108.ABA$
241.A109.BCBA$241.3A106.CDCA$242.ABA104.D.DA$242.ABCB105.A$243.ACDC
102.3A$244.AD.D100.ABA$245.A101.BCBA$245.3A98.CDCA$246.ABA96.D.DA$
246.ABCB97.A$247.ACDC94.3A$248.AD.D92.ABA$249.A93.BCBA$249.3A90.CDCA$
250.ABA88.D.DA$250.ABCB89.A$251.ACDC86.3A$252.AD.D84.ABA$253.A85.BCBA
$253.3A82.CDCA$254.ABA80.D.DA$254.ABCB81.A$255.ACDC78.3A$256.AD.D76.A
BA$257.A77.BCBA$257.3A74.CDCA$258.ABA72.D.DA$258.ABCB73.A$259.ACDC70.
3A$260.AD.D68.ABA$261.A69.BCBA$261.3A66.CDCA$262.ABA64.D.DA$262.ABCB
65.A$263.ACDC62.3A$264.AD.D60.ABA$265.A61.BCBA$265.3A58.CDCA$266.ABA
56.D.DA$266.ABCB57.A$267.ACDC54.3A$268.AD.D52.ABA$269.A53.BCBA$269.3A
50.CDCA$270.ABA48.D.DA$270.ABCB49.A$271.ACDC46.3A$272.AD.D44.ABA$273.
A45.BCBA$273.3A42.CDCA$274.ABA40.D.DA$274.ABCB41.A$275.ACDC38.3A$276.
AD.D36.ABA$277.A37.BCBA$277.3A34.CDCA$278.ABA32.D.DA$278.ABCB33.A$
279.ACDC30.3A$280.AD.D28.ABA$281.A29.BCBA$281.3A26.CDCA$282.ABA24.D.D
A$282.ABCB25.A$283.ACDC22.3A$284.AD.D20.ABA$285.A21.BCBA$285.3A18.CDC
A$286.ABA16.D.DA$286.ABCB17.A$287.ACDC14.3A$288.AD.D12.ABA$289.A13.BC
BA$289.3A10.CDCA$290.ABA8.D.DA$290.ABCB9.A$291.ACDC6.3A$292.AD.D4.ABA
$293.A5.BCBA$293.3A2.CDCA$294.ABA2.DA$294.ABC2.A$295.A2C2A$296.3A$
297.A!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by drc » August 24th, 2017, 2:33 am

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#C [[ AUTOFIT STOP 65 ]]
x = 3, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$b2o$bo$bo$bo$bo$bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Rhombic » August 24th, 2017, 7:38 am

drc wrote:

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#C [[ AUTOFIT STOP 65 ]]
x = 3, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$b2o$bo$bo$bo$bo$bo!
Extensible spaceship

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x = 62, y = 2, rule = B2a/S2ei3jr4j
b61o$o60bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by fluffykitty » September 1st, 2017, 2:50 pm

Failed HF climber

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x = 22, y = 8, rule = 23/3
14bo$8b2o3b2o$9b2o2bobo$8bo11b2o$2o18b2o$2o9b3o$13bo$12bo!

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