Gliders to Bits

[gmc_nxtman]

This topic is for discussing the ratio of initial gliders to eventual cell population in glider constructions of still lifes, oscillators or spaceships.

Oscillators and spaceships count, but spaceships might be in a category of their own.

Extensible syntheses are not allowed, nor are infinite growth patterns.

The goal is to get the highest ratio of gliders to bits possible. Ratios should be presented as in gliders:bits or verbally.

Here are some to get the thread started:

23:120 (Roughly 1 to 5)

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#C credit to chris_c
x = 141, y = 141, rule = B3/S23
14bo111bo$15b2o107b2o$14b2o109b2o12$obo135bobo$b2o25bo83bo25b2o$bo27b
2o79b2o27bo$28b2o81b2o4$32bo75bo$33b2o71b2o$32b2o73b2o4$33bobo$15bobo
16b2o87bobo$16b2o16bo88b2o$16bo107bo2$21bobo93bobo$22b2o89bo3b2o$22bo
88b2o5bo$112b2o12$91bo$49bo20bobo17bo$47bobo20b2o18b3o$48b2o21bo$77bo$
76bo$76b3o6$74bo$72b2o$73b2o$53bo$51bobo$52b2o4$48bo19bo$49b2o13bob2o
8b2o$48b2o12bobo2b2o3b2o2bobo12b2o$63b2o8b2obo13b2o$72bo19bo4$87b2o$
87bobo$87bo$66b2o$67b2o$66bo6$62b3o$64bo$63bo$69bo21b2o$48b3o18b2o20bo
bo$50bo17bobo20bo$49bo12$27b2o$22bo5b2o88bo$22b2o3bo89b2o$21bobo93bobo
2$16bo107bo$16b2o88bo16b2o$15bobo87b2o16bobo$105bobo4$32b2o73b2o$33b2o
71b2o$32bo75bo4$28b2o81b2o$bo27b2o79b2o27bo$b2o25bo83bo25b2o$obo135bob
o12$14b2o109b2o$15b2o107b2o$14bo111bo!

1:6

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#C credit to Brett Berger
x = 59, y = 59, rule = B3/S23
53bo$53bobo$53b2o$bo$2bo$3o2$27bo$26bo$26b3o2$28bo$19bo7b2o$20bo6bobo$
18b3o4$44bo$44bobo$44b2o2$32bo$30bobo$31b2o2$22b3o24b2o$24bo20b2o2bobo
$23bo22b2obo$13bo31bo$9bob2o22bo$7bobo2b2o20bo$8b2o24b3o2$26b2o$26bobo
$26bo2$13b2o$12bobo$14bo4$38b3o$29bobo6bo$30b2o7bo$30bo2$30b3o$32bo$
31bo2$56b3o$56bo$57bo$4b2o$3bobo$5bo!

1:8

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x = 65, y = 60, rule = B3/S23
obo59bobo$b2o59b2o$bo61bo31$33bobo$34b2o$34bo2$33b3o$35bo$34bo18$47b3o
$47bo$48bo!

Some oscillators (which have higher ratios)

7:80 (roughly 1 to 11:5)

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x = 34, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
32bo$31bo$31b3o4$o$b2o$2o4bo$7bo$5b3o$26bo$25bo$25b3o13$10bo$8bobo$9b
2o2$11bo8b2o$11bobo6bobo$11b2o7bo!

1:24:

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x = 13, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
3$7bobo$7b2o$8bo10$b2o$obo$2bo$4b3o$4bo$5bo!

[Extrementhusiast]

I think you'll have to disallow methuselahs, as ratios could otherwise get as high as 348.8 (or even higher):

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x = 22, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
21bo$o18b2o$b2o17b2o$2o$19bo$18b2o$18bobo3$17bo$10b2o4b2o$10bobo3bobo$
10bo!

[BlinkerSpawn]

...and switch engines...