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Re: Soup search results

Post by dvgrn » May 4th, 2016, 7:58 pm

calcyman wrote:Cthulhu is asymmetric, has an odd population, and is markedly larger than the next-largest natural still-lifes (which have 42 cells). I would be interested to see what Dave Greene makes of this...
Who, me? If Cthulhu had deigned to make an appearance a few months sooner, it looks like my conjecture would have lasted a lot longer. It's all because I kept forgetting to feed the shoggoth, no doubt.

The trigger sequence only needs two small active regions -- a Herschel plus a pre-honeyfarm or pre-traffic light -- but I guess I can see why it hasn't happened to turn up before now:

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x = 29, y = 60, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$9bo2bo9bo$10b2o9bo$16b2o3bo$10b2o3bobo3b2o$9bo2bo2bobo$10b2o3b2o
2$10b2o$9bo2bo$10b2o7$14bo$13bobo10b3o$bo5b3o4bo$obo3bo3bo11bo$o2bobo
5bo4b3o3bo$b2o3bo3bo11bo$7b3o4bo$13bobo$14bo2$22b3o$23bo$21b3o9$26b3o$
14bo$8b2o3b3o6bo$b3o3bo2bob2ob2o5bo$8b2o3b3o6bo$14bo7$23bo$22b3o$21b2o
bo$24b2o$24b2o$24b2o$21bo$21b2o$22bobo$22bo!
In general, it fits right in with my revised conjecture that new bit counts will appear whenever they darn well feel like it.

Also the likelihood that a new highest bit count will be odd rather than even seems to be heading gradually toward 50% (because as the bit-count goes up, the probability gradually decreases that a Big Enough(TM) empty space will be available for a Big Enough symmetric still life to stabilize, before something asymmetrical touches it and modifies it.)

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Re: Soup search results

Post by mniemiec » May 6th, 2016, 9:25 am

BlinkerSpawn wrote:Fifteen and twenty (EDIT: Sixteen) gliders, respectively: ...
Direct synthesis can reduce trans-Cthulu (and twin cis-Cthulhu) to 12 and 13 gliders respectively. Also, since the left side starts out stable, it's very easy to modify the starting pseudo-still-life configuration to create any number of larger forms, such as 16 with 1-2 loaves and/or mangos (1 shown here), or even large absurdities like push-me-Cthulhus.

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x = 183, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
9bo$10bo$8b3o20boo18boo18boo18boo11bobo14boo18boo28boo$30bobbo16bobbo
16bobbo16bobbo10boo14bobbo8bo7bobbo26bobbo$11bo19boo18boo18boo18boo12b
o15b3o3boob3o8boo11bobo14b3o3boo$11boo64boo18boo10bo16boboo17boo5boo
20bob3obo$10bobo18boo18boo4bobo11boo3bobo12boo3bobo9boo11b6o4boo8boo3b
obo6bo15b6o4boo$30bobbo16bobbo3boo11bobbobboo12bobbobboo10bobo9bo7b3ob
o7bobbobboo11bo10bo7boo$16b3o12boo18boo5bo4bo7boo18boo28b6obo12boo15b
oo11b6obob3o$16bo45bo63boo30bobo15boo4bo$17bo13boo18boo5boobb3o6boo18b
oo9boo17b3o17boo28b3o$30bobbo16bobbo4bobo9bobbo16bobbo8bobo15bobbo16bo
bbo6bo19bobbo$31boo18boo5bo12boo18boo4b3obbo18boo18boo6boo20boo$99bo
49bobo$8b3o87bo$10bo$9bo6boo129b3o$16bobo130bo$16bo131bo$150b3o$150bo$
151bo11$16bo$16bobo$16boo7$31bo59bo29bo$20boo8bobo57bobo11bobo13bobo$
20bobo7bobbo56bobbo10boo14bobbo8bo$20bo10boo58boo12bo15b3o3boob3o$16b
oo79boo10bo16boboo$15boo14boo58boo3bobo9boo11b6o4boo$17bo12bobbo56bobb
obboo10bobo9bo7b3obo$11bo19boo58boo28b6obo$10bo115boo$10b3o18boo58boo
9boo17b3o$15bo14bobbo56bobbo8bobo15bobbo$10bo3boo15boo58boo4b3obbo18b
oo$10boobbobo82bo$9bobo86bo23$12bo$11bo$8bobb3o4boo28boo$6bobo8bobbo
26bobbo24bo$7boo9boo27b3o24bo$boo28boo10boo26bobb3o4boo11bobo24boo$obb
o14boo10bobbo8bob6o19bobo8bobbo10boo24bobbo8bo$boo10boobbobbo10b3o3boo
b3o7bo19boo9boo12bo24b4o3boob3o$7boo3bobo3boo16boboo4b6o37boo10bo16boo
8boboo$boo3bobo3boo17b6o4boobo36boo3bobo9boo15bob10o4boo$obbobboo10boo
10bo7b3oboo3b3o13bobo10boobbobbobboo10bobo10bob3o12b3obo$boo14bobbo10b
6obo8bobbo13boo9bobo3boo28boo4b10obo$18boo16boo10boo14bo10boo37boobo8b
oo$boo9boo17b3o34bo12boo9boo17b3oboo3b4o$obbo8bobo15bobbo34boo10bobbo
8bobo16bo8bobbo$boo4b3obbo18boo34bobo11boo4b3obbo28boo$9bo79bo$8bo79bo
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Re: Soup search results

Post by dvgrn » May 6th, 2016, 10:15 am

mniemiec wrote:... it's very easy to modify the starting pseudo-still-life configuration to create any number of larger forms, such as 16 with 1-2 loaves and/or mangos (1 shown here), or even large absurdities like push-me-Cthulhus.
What exactly is a push-me-Cthulhu? Google returns zero results, and none of my offline resources help either... I think this might be an instant classic, though, in dire need of a Life Lexicon definition.

It's impressive that adjacent structures don't even have to be coordinated with each other, so you can adjust timings as needed to avoid glider collisions:

[Yes, the two-glider spark would be cheaper, but this was slightly easier to adjust.]

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x = 104, y = 92, rule = LifeHistory
77.A$76.A$76.3A4$54.A$55.A$53.3A3$80.A$79.A$79.3A23$60.2A7.2A7.2A$26.
A33.A.A5.A2.A5.A.A$25.A35.A7.2A7.A$25.3A15.2A7.2A32.2A$9.A33.A.A5.A2.
A14.2A14.A2.A$8.A35.A7.2A10.2A2.A2.A2.2A10.2A$8.3A15.2A7.2A21.2A3.A.A
3.2A3.A.A3.2A$26.A.A5.A2.A14.2A3.A.A3.2A10.2A3.A.A3.2A$27.A7.2A10.2A
2.A2.A2.2A10.2A10.2A2.A2.A$9.2A7.2A21.2A3.A.A3.2A14.A2.A14.2A$9.A.A5.
A2.A14.2A3.A.A3.2A21.2A$10.A7.2A10.2A2.A2.A2.2A10.2A7.A16.A7.2A$.2A
21.2A3.A.A3.2A14.A2.A5.A.A14.A.A5.A2.A$A2.A14.2A3.A.A3.2A21.2A7.2A14.
2A7.2A$.2A10.2A2.A2.A2.2A10.2A7.A$7.2A3.A.A3.2A14.A2.A5.A.A$.2A3.A.A
3.2A21.2A7.2A$A2.A2.2A10.2A7.A$.2A14.A2.A5.A.A$18.2A7.2A$.2A7.A$A2.A
5.A.A$.2A7.2A15.3A$29.A$28.A$10.3A$12.A$11.A9$41.3A$43.A$42.A3$101.3A
$101.A$102.A10$10.3A$12.A$11.A!

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Re: Soup search results

Post by Scorbie » May 6th, 2016, 10:18 am

dvgrn wrote:What exactly is a push-me-Cthulhu?
It's a witty pun from push-me-pullyu, a species with only two heads that appears in Dr. Dolittle. Gosh, how did I know this kinda thing!

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Re: Soup search results

Post by mniemiec » May 6th, 2016, 11:05 am

Scorbie wrote:
dvgrn wrote:What exactly is a push-me-Cthulhu?
It's a witty pun from push-me-pullyu, a species with only two heads that appears in Dr. Dolittle. Gosh, how did I know this kinda thing!
After I noticed that it was equally easy to create Cthulu's twin cis, the obvious pun quickly ran out of control and spawned several others (involving several different breeds (breads?) and mangled (mangoed?) forms), and when the two-headed version came up, one on pushme-pullyu was almost inevitable. I plead insanity. A wasted mind is a terrible thing.

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Re: Soup search results

Post by Apple Bottom » May 6th, 2016, 3:16 pm

A neat four-fold version of Tim Coe's p8 appeared in C4_4:

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
oboobbboboobobobbooooobbooobbbbo$
boobooooobboobbobboooooobbbbobob$
bboobboobbboobboboobbobooooboooo$
boobbobobooboobooboboobbboobbobo$
bbbboooobboobboboboboobbobbobbob$
obooboobbboooooooobbbbbbooooobob$
oboobooooobbbbooobbbboobboooboob$
oboboobboooobbobobbobobbbobooooo$
boobbbbbbobboobboobooboboobbbbob$
bobbbboboooobobboooobboooobbobbo$
oooooboobbbbobbbbbobbbobobooobbo$
ooboobbbobbbbbbobbobbbobobooboob$
oobbbbbooobboobooooobobobboboooo$
ooooobbbbooooobboboobboobbobobbb$
obobbobboobbobobbobbbbbboooobbbo$
bbbooooooobbooboobboobbbboobooob$
boooboobbbboobbooboobbooooooobbb$
obbboooobbbbbbobbobobboobbobbobo$
bbbobobboobboobobbooooobbbbooooo$
oooobobboboboooooboobbooobbbbboo$
booboobobobbbobbobbbbbbobbbooboo$
obbooobobobbbobbbbbobbbboobooooo$
obbobboooobboooobboboooobobbbbob$
bobbbboobobooboobboobbobbbbbboob$
ooooobobbbobobbobobboooobboobobo$
boobooobboobbbbooobbbboooooboobo$
bobooooobbbbbboooooooobbbooboobo$
bobbobbobboobobobobboobboooobbbb$
obobboobbbooboboobooboobobobboob$
ooooboooobobboobobboobbboobboobb$
bobobbbboooooobbobboobboooooboob$
obbbbooobbooooobboboboobobbboobo!
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Re: Soup search results

Post by Apple Bottom » May 9th, 2016, 11:19 am

Calcyman found a new natural variant of the glider-producing switch engine -- two overlapping switch engines, to be precise:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
oboooobboobbbobo$
bboobooooooboooo$
bbbobbbbobbobooo$
bobobbboboboobbo$
obbooobooooboobb$
bbbbbbbbbbobobbb$
bbbooobbobooboob$
obobbbooobobbbob$
ooooobobbobobobo$
oobbobbbboobbobb$
ooobbbbbobboobbb$
bbobbbobobobooob$
bbboboooooboobob$
oboooboooobooobo$
oobbboboobbobboo$
ooboobbboobooobb!
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Re: Soup search results

Post by drc » May 9th, 2016, 4:12 pm

There should be a bounty for the GGG (or any first gun really)

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Re: Soup search results

Post by BlinkerSpawn » May 9th, 2016, 5:14 pm

drc wrote:There should be a bounty for the GGG (or any first gun really)
The p156 hasn't been found yet?
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Re: Soup search results

Post by drc » May 9th, 2016, 5:18 pm

BlinkerSpawn wrote: The p156 hasn't been found yet?
Not yet in C1

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Re: Soup search results

Post by BlinkerSpawn » May 9th, 2016, 7:36 pm

drc wrote:
BlinkerSpawn wrote: The p156 hasn't been found yet?
Not yet in C1
You never specified C1 symmetry.
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Re: Soup search results

Post by drc » May 9th, 2016, 8:44 pm

BlinkerSpawn wrote: You never specified C1 symmetry.
Please don't get technical.

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Re: Soup search results

Post by Sphenocorona » May 9th, 2016, 8:55 pm

Thing is that the distinction between something arising in C1 and arising in another symmetry type is considered to be important, but at the same time it's still often considered as having 'appeared' if it shows up in any symmetry. It's just that it's considered to be a 'natural' appearance (as opposed to semi-natural) and thus more important if it shows up in C1.

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Re: Soup search results

Post by drc » May 10th, 2016, 10:13 pm

http://catagolue.appspot.com/object/xs2 ... rahr/b3s23
Sounds like somebody talking with their mouth full

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Re: Soup search results

Post by Apple Bottom » May 18th, 2016, 7:42 am

p24 shuttle (beacon shuttle?) in D2_x (previously appeared in D4_x1 and D4_x4) -- this one's in jslife and Mark Niemiec's database, and was apparently originally found by Karel Suhajda:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bbbboobbbobobbbb$
bobobbbbooobbobo$
bbooobbobooobboo$
boobooobobobboob$
obooobbbbboooobo$
obboboooobobboob$
bbbobobooobobbbo$
bbobboooobooobbb$
boboboooooobbobb$
ooobbboboobbboob$
booooobooboobbbb$
oboboboobboboboo$
bbbbobbobbboobob$
bobooobboobbbbbo$
bboobobbboboobbb$
boobobobbbbobobb!
Bi-buckaroo on bookends in D4_+1:

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x = 31, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
obooobbboobbbooooobbboobbbooobo$
obobobbbbbobobbobbobobbbbbobobo$
ooboobobooooobbbbbooooobobooboo$
booboooooobbobooobobbooooooboob$
booobobooooobobbbobooooobobooob$
oobooboobbboobbbbboobbboobooboo$
booooooboooboobbbooboooboooooob$
booobbobbobooobbbooobobbobbooob$
bbobbbobbbooboobooboobbbobbbobb$
bbbobobooooboooooooboooobobobbb$
boobobbbooooooobooooooobbboboob$
bbobbbooboooobbbbbooooboobbbobb$
obbbooobbbbbooboboobbbbbooobbbo$
bbbooooboobbobbobbobbooboooobbb$
obooboobbbbobobobobobbbbooboobo$
obooboobboobobbbbboboobbooboobo$
obooboobbbbobobobobobbbbooboobo$
bbbooooboobbobbobbobbooboooobbb$
obbbooobbbbbooboboobbbbbooobbbo$
bbobbbooboooobbbbbooooboobbbobb$
boobobbbooooooobooooooobbboboob$
bbbobobooooboooooooboooobobobbb$
bbobbbobbbooboobooboobbbobbbobb$
booobbobbobooobbbooobobbobbooob$
booooooboooboobbbooboooboooooob$
oobooboobbboobbbbboobbboobooboo$
booobobooooobobbbobooooobobooob$
booboooooobbobooobobbooooooboob$
ooboobobooooobbbbbooooobobooboo$
obobobbbbbobobbobbobobbbbbobobo$
obooobbboobbbooooobbboobbbooobo!
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Re: Soup search results

Post by muzik » May 18th, 2016, 12:10 pm

drc wrote:http://catagolue.appspot.com/object/xs2 ... rahr/b3s23
Sounds like somebody talking with their mouth full
If I have to say, that sl looks like a birds eye view of a frog

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Re: Soup search results

Post by calcyman » May 23rd, 2016, 5:09 am

A new 14-bit still life has appeared. Only 7 remain undiscovered:

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x = 46, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
7b2o17b2o$7bobobo14bobo$10b2o17bob2o$12b2o16b2obo$12bobobo17bobo$15b2o
18b2o8$17b2o$2o15bobo16b2o5bobo$obo17bo15bobo3bob2o$3bo17bo17bo2bo$4bo
17bo17bobo$5bo3b2o12bo17bo$6bo2bo14bo$7bobo15bo$8bo17bobo$27b2o6$12b2o
$13bo17bo$12bo17bobo$13b3o14bo2bo3b2o$16bo12b2o3bo2bo$15bo2b2o15bobo$
16b2obo16bo!
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Re: Soup search results

Post by dvgrn » May 23rd, 2016, 7:48 am

calcyman wrote:A new 14-bit still life has appeared. Only 7 remain undiscovered...
I've been checking on that statistic for a couple of months now, I think -- it's been stuck at 611 out of 619 for a long time. At that rate, unless Catagolue recruits some significant new computing power, it's going to be years before the last 14-bit still life shows up.

At least we know that the soups are out there somewhere...!

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Re: Soup search results

Post by calcyman » May 25th, 2016, 8:29 am

What do you do with ill crystallographers? Take them to the mono-clinic!

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Re: Soup search results

Post by gmc_nxtman » May 25th, 2016, 10:39 am

Base reaction:

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x = 37, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo32bo$o2bo30b2o$b2o8bo23b2o$10bobo$10bobo$11bo$7b2o$7b2o3$10b2o
$10bo$9bo$9b2o3$10b2o$10b2o10$17bo$16bobo$16b2o!

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Re: Soup search results

Post by praosylen » May 25th, 2016, 2:51 pm

Cis-quadpole on quadpole on ship:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bbbobbbobbbbooob$
boboboboboobobbo$
obbbobboboobooob$
bobbboobbbbboobb$
obobooboooobobbb$
ooobbooboooboobb$
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oooooobbbooooboo$
bobobbbbbboobbbb$
bbooobbobobobboo$
bbbbbboobboobobo$
bboooooboooobobb$
ooobobbbooobbobb$
oooboooobbbbobbb$
bobbbboboobobbob$
oobbooboooobobbo!
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Re: Soup search results

Post by chris_c » May 25th, 2016, 4:23 pm

calcyman wrote:Natural asymmetric heart:

https://catagolue.appspot.com/object/xp ... v0rr/b3s23
gmc_nxtman wrote:Base reaction:
Synthesis in 13 gliders:

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x = 48, y = 96, rule = B3/S23
42bo$42bobo$42b2o35$9bo10bo$9bobo8bobo$9b2o9b2o4$5bobo$6b2o4bo$6bo6bo$
11b3o2$3o$2bo16bo$bo10bo4b2o$10bobo5b2o3b2o$11b2o10bobo$3b2o18bo$4b2o$
3bo4$15b2o$15bobo$15bo$9b2o$8bobo$10bo29$46b2o$45b2o$47bo!

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Re: Soup search results

Post by calcyman » May 28th, 2016, 7:19 pm

Queen bee shuttle supported by pentadecathlon:

https://catagolue.appspot.com/object/xp ... 7757/b3s23
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Re: Soup search results

Post by BlinkerSpawn » May 28th, 2016, 11:48 pm

calcyman wrote:Queen bee shuttle supported by pentadecathlon:

https://catagolue.appspot.com/object/xp ... 7757/b3s23

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x = 21, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9b2o8$16bo$16b2o$16b3o$13bo$11b2ob2o$11b2ob2o2$18b3o13$10b2o$10b
2o4$6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo$bo$obo$obo$bo3$2o$2o!
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Re: Soup search results

Post by Scorbie » May 29th, 2016, 8:31 am

BlinkerSpawn wrote:
calcyman wrote:Queen bee shuttle supported by pentadecathlon:

https://catagolue.appspot.com/object/xp ... 7757/b3s23

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x = 21, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9b2o8$16bo$16b2o$16b3o$13bo$11b2ob2o$11b2ob2o2$18b3o13$10b2o$10b
2o4$6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo$bo$obo$obo$bo3$2o$2o!
There is another queen bee near gen 200 that gets turned into a PD.

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