Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

[calcyman]

Interestingly enough, the beehive gets moved at exactly forty-five degrees! That means a diagonal puffer would do the trick for stabilization and production. Now if only we could find one of those...

With a displacement of exactly (8,8). Serendipity strikes again!

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#C 10-engine Cordership LWSS backrake
#C by Adam P. Goucher, based on a reaction by 'Extrementhusiast'
#C 10th January 2010
x = 117, y = 141, rule = B3/S23
64b3o$64bobo$64b3o$80boo$79bobboo$66boo11booboo$64booboo14bo$64boobboo
10boo$63boo3boo11bo7boo$64boobboo19boo$65bobo4$81b3o$78b3obo$79booboo
10bo$79booboo9bobo$81bo11bobboo$92b3obbo$69boo14b4o6b3o$69boo14boob3o$
58bo14b3o7bobbobboo$57bobo13bo4bo4b3o3bo$56bo3bo16bobobbobbobbo$57bobo
13bobbo5bobo$58bo19boo3boo$74bobbo$58b4o13b3o$57bo4bo$59bo$56bo3bobbo$
56bob3obo$57b3obo3$48bo6boo$47bobo3bo3bo38bobo$46bo3bobo3boo24bobo7bo
bbobbo$47bobobboboboo23booboo5boboboobo$48bo3bobboo25boboo6bo$52bo4bo
28bo11b3o$53bobbo28bo13boo$55bo29bo12boo7boo$107boo5$108boo$107bobbo$
107bobbo4boo$36bo68bob4o4boo$35bobo66bobbo$34bo3bo65bobo$35bobo49boo9b
o3boo$36bo50boo8bo$99boobbo$36b4o52bo6b4o$35bo4bo49b3o$37bo51bo3bo$34b
o3bobbo32booboo10bobbo$34bob3obo33boo13bobbo$35b3obo34boobobo10boo$77b
obo$59boo17boo$25bo33b3oboo$23booboo34bobbo3boo$26boo35boo4bobbo$23b3o
43bo3bo$25bo3bo40bobo$24bo3bo42bo$25b3obo3boo30bobo$bbo24boo4boo30bo$b
obo22bobo36b3o$ooboo22bo$oo16boo6boo25bo13bo$6boo9bobbo4b3o7bo15boo13b
obo$3obbo12bobbobbooboo6bo16boo12bobo$4boboo15bobb3o6bo31bo$bbobbo17b
oo16boo$5bo11bo23boo$3boo11boo3bo$17bo3boo$3bo13boboboo$booboo11bo3boo
20bo$4bo13b3o22bo$bo16b3o22bo$3bo45boo$49boo$$17bo$16b3o$19bo$16booboo
$15booboo$6boo7booboo37boo$6boo8bobbo37boo$17b3o$17boo5$14boo32bo$14b
oo31b3o$46b3obo$45boo3boo$44boobobboo$45booboboo$46b3oboo$48bo4bo$24b
3o22b4o$23bo3bo23bo$22bo4bo8boo3b3o$22bobbobo7b4o$22boobobo6bo3boo$24b
oobobbo4boobobo$26boobbo$27b3o13bo$40bobbo$41b3o$78bobo$77bo$77bo$77bo
bbo$77b3o5$30boo$30boo7$38boo$38boo!

This new LWSS backrake is only slightly larger than the current record-holder.

[knightlife]

Serendipity strikes again!

Awesome diagonal puffer, calcyman.

I accidentally found this p96 LWSS rake that starts with only 36 cells:

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x = 19, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
16bo$14bo3bo$13bo$13bo4bo$13b5o3$4o$o3bo$o$bo2bo2b2o$6b3o$bo2bo2b2o$o$
o3bo$4o!

[Extrementhusiast]

Technically, it's a puffer. Interestingly enough, I also found that very same puffer! Anyway, a beehive gets moved by a pi heptomino:

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.O....
O.O...
O.O...
.O....
......
...OOO
...O..
...OOO

Glider gets reflected by B-heptomino and leaves some debris:

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x = 10, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$7b2o$9bo$bo$3o$ob2o!

[knightlife]

HWSS demotion to LWSS:

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x = 27, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$16bo4bo$b4o17bo$6o10bo5bo$4ob2o10b6o$4b2o2$24bo$24bobo$24b2o6$
15b4o$14b6o$14b4ob2o$18b2o!

[TLUL]

Fuse burns but then burns backwards:

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x = 126, y = 126, rule = B3/S23
124b2o$125bo$124bo$123bo$122bo$121bo$120bo$119bo$118bo$117bo$116bo$
115bo$114bo$113bo$112bo$111bo$110bo$109bo$108bo$107bo$106bo$105bo$104b
o$103bo$102bo$101bo$100bo$99bo$98bo$97bo$96bo$95bo$94bo$93bo$92bo$91bo
$90bo$89bo$88bo$87bo$86bo$85bo$84bo$83bo$82bo$81bo$80bo$79bo$78bo$77bo
$76bo$75bo$74bo$73bo$72bo$71bo$70bo$69bo$68bo$67bo$66bo$65bo$64bo$63bo
$62bo$61bo$60bo$59bo$58bo$57bo$56bo$55bo$54bo$53bo$52bo$51bo$50bo$49bo
$48bo$47bo$46bo$45bo$44bo$43bo$42bo$41bo$40bo$39bo$38bo$37bo$36bo$35bo
$34bo$33bo$32bo$31bo$30bo$29bo$28bo$27bo$26bo$25bo$24bo$23bo$22bo$21bo
$20bo$19bo$18bo$17bo$16bo$15bo$14bo$13bo$12bo$11bo$10bo$9bo$8bo$7bo$6b
o$5bo$4bo$b3o$3o$3o!

Accidentally an LWSS is made at the end from a Herschel and a beehive.

I accidentally discovered that another fuse can burn the loaves at a rate of 4c/5.

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#CXRLE Pos=145,-160
x = 141, y = 126, rule = B3/S23
139b2o$140bo$139bo$138bo$137bo$136bo$135bo$134bo$133bo$132bo$131bo$
130bo$129bo$128bo$127bo$126bo$125bo$124bo$123bo$122bo$121bo$120bo$119b
o$118bo$117bo$116bo$115bo$114bo$113bo$112bo$111bo$110bo$109bo$108bo$
107bo$106bo$105bo$104bo$103bo$102bo$101bo$100bo$99bo$98bo$97bo$96bo$
95bo$94bo$93bo$92bo$91bo$90bo$89bo$88bo$87bo$86bo$85bo$84bo$83bo$82bo$
81bo$80bo$79bo$78bo$77bo$76bo$75bo$74bo$73bo$72bo$71bo$70bo$69bo$68bo$
67bo$66bo$65bo$64bo$63bo$62bo$61bo$60bo$59bo$58bo$57bo$56bo$55bo$54bo$
53bo$52bo$51bo$48b3o$47b3o$47b3o2$45bo$46bo$43b3o$44bo2$40b2o$39bo2bo$
39bobo$40bo$36b2o$35bo2bo$35bobo$31b3o2bo$31b3o$28bobo3bo$27bo2b2obo$
27bobo3bo$27b2o$23b3ob2o$26b3obo$21b2o$2o18bob4o$2o20b2o$22bo$18bob2o$
19b2o$19bo$19bo$18b3o$17bo2bo$18b2o!

[knightlife]

Randomly trying symmetrical patterns yielded this:

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x = 22, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
bo$o2$16bo$16bo$16bo$16bo$b21o$6bo$6bo$6bo$6bo!

Two heavyweight spaceships are cleanly formed at generation 34 but crash head-on. Placing a block at the position indicated with two isolated cells will allow one HWSS to escape.

[Extrementhusiast]

Two inductor pairs:

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x = 27, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
7bobo7bobo$8bo9bo2$9bo7bo$3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o$3obob3o9b3obob3o$o3bo
bo5bobo5bobo3bo$4b2o6bobo6b2o$b2o9bobo9b2o$b2ob2o15b2ob2o$5bo15bo!

Block on block on block on block:

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x = 19, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
ob2o11b2obo$3o13b3o$bo15bo!

Easy mango:

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x = 16, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
2$11bo$10bobo$9bo3bo$9bo3bo$9bo3bo$10bobo$11bo5$6bo$5bobo$4bo3bo$4bo3b
o$4bo3bo$5bobo$6bo!

Random scribble makes eater:

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x = 35, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
23b9o$22bo9b2o$21bo12bo$20bo13bo$19bo13bo$19bo13bo$18bo13bo$9b3o5b4o
11bo$8bo3b6o3b2o8bo$8bo3b4o6bo7bo$3o4bo3bo2b2o7bo6bo$3b5o3bo2bob2o5bo
5bo$7b7o4b2o3bo4bo$6bo2bo3b4o3bo2bo4bo$6bobo3bo4b6o4bo$6bobo3bo9bo3bo$
6b2o3bo10bo3bo$6b2o3bo10bo2bo$6b3obo10bob2o$6bo2b2o10b2o$5bo3bob3o4b3o
$5bo3bo4b6o$4bo3bo6b3o$4bo3bo2b4o$4b7o$7bo$7bo$7bo$6bo$6bo$6bo$6bo$6bo
$5bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$4bo$4bo$4bo$5bo!

[abiessu]

Pre-glider curio:

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x = 7, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o2$2b2o$2b2ob2o$5b2o!

[Axaj]

Two inductor pairs:

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x = 27, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
7bobo7bobo$8bo9bo2$9bo7bo$3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o$3obob3o9b3obob3o$o3bo
bo5bobo5bobo3bo$4b2o6bobo6b2o$b2o9bobo9b2o$b2ob2o15b2ob2o$5bo15bo!

The basic reaction is just two herschels:

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x = 15, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
b3o7b3o$bo11bo$3o9b3o!

[Extrementhusiast]

I know that, but with the two Herschels, the temporary inductor pair is not there.

[Axaj]

I know that, but with the two Herschels, the temporary inductor pair is not there.

Ah, I see.

[knightlife]

Cool way to make a Big S:

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x = 19, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
16bo$15bo$15b3o6$4bo$5bo$o4bo$b5o3$17bo$16b2o$16bobo!

[Extrementhusiast]

OH MY GOODNESS!

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x = 14, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
12bo$11bo$11b3o$3bobo$4b2o$4bo3$b5o$o4bo$5bo$o3bo$2bo!

[Lewis]

Natural Unix from soup (I don't know if anything useful could be done with this):

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = 23/3
3bob4obo$2bo4bo2bob4o3bo$o8b2o5b3o$o2bo2b2o8bo$6b2o5bob2obo$2b
2obo$2o3bo7bo$2o3bobo3bob2o3b2o$b2obo4b2o4b2o2bo$3b3o5bo5bo$o
6bo4bo4b2o$o2bobobo4b2o3b2o$2bo13bobo$8bo3b3o2bo$7b2o2bo$11b2o
3bo$13bobo$15bo$11bo3bo$15bo!

Octagon II Predecessor:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4b3o$7bo$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$3b3o2$2o$2o!

Reaction that leaves a Tub Test Tube Baby in its final census:

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x = 19, y = 16, rule = 23/3
16b2o$17b2o$12bo$11b2o6$13bo$2o11bo$o12bo$o$bo2$16b3o!

[Extrementhusiast]

They're regenerating!

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x = 13, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$10bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$10bo$11b2o2$2o$2bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$2bo$2o!

[calcyman]

That gives a nice p120/2 wick:

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x = 253, y = 143, rule = B3/S23
251boo$250bo$249bo$249bo$249bo$250bo$251boo$$240boo$242bo$243bo$243bo$
243bo$242bo$240boo$$221boo$220bo$219bo$219bo$219bo$220bo$221boo$$210b
oo$212bo$213bo$213bo$213bo$212bo$210boo$$191boo$190bo$189bo$189bo$189b
o$190bo$191boo$$180boo$182bo$183bo$183bo$183bo$182bo$180boo$$161boo$
160bo$159bo$159bo$159bo$160bo$161boo$$150boo$152bo$153bo$153bo$153bo$
152bo$150boo$$131boo$130bo$129bo$129bo$129bo$130bo$131boo$$120boo$122b
o$123bo$123bo$123bo$122bo$120boo$$101boo$100bo$99bo$99bo$99bo$100bo$
101boo$$90boo$92bo$93bo$93bo$93bo$92bo$90boo$$71boo$70bo$69bo$69bo$69b
o$70bo$71boo$$60boo$62bo$63bo$63bo$63bo$62bo$60boo$$41boo$40bo$39bo$
39bo$39bo$40bo$41boo$$30boo$32bo$33bo$33bo$33bo$32bo$30boo$$11boo$10bo
$9bo$9bo$9bo$10bo$11boo$$oo$bbo$3bo$3bo$3bo$bbo$oo!

[knightlife]

Accidentally found this catalyst speed-up for the boat 90 degree reflector:

Compare:

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x = 38, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
b2o28b2o$obo27bobo$bo29bo3$25b2o$25b2o4$12b2o21b2o$12bobo20bobo$12bo
22bo!

[Axaj]

Accidentally found this catalyst speed-up for the boat 90 degree reflector:

Compare:

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x = 38, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
b2o28b2o$obo27bobo$bo29bo3$25b2o$25b2o4$12b2o21b2o$12bobo20bobo$12bo
22bo!

Adding a fishhook makes a pulsar. Is this the best slow salvo formula?

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x = 13, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o2$9b2o$9b2o3$4bo4b2o$3bobo3bobo$3b2o6bo$11b2o!

That gives a nice p120/2 wick:

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x = 253, y = 143, rule = B3/S23
251boo$250bo$249bo$249bo$249bo$250bo$251boo$$240boo$242bo$243bo$243bo$
243bo$242bo$240boo$$221boo$220bo$219bo$219bo$219bo$220bo$221boo$$210b
oo$212bo$213bo$213bo$213bo$212bo$210boo$$191boo$190bo$189bo$189bo$189b
o$190bo$191boo$$180boo$182bo$183bo$183bo$183bo$182bo$180boo$$161boo$
160bo$159bo$159bo$159bo$160bo$161boo$$150boo$152bo$153bo$153bo$153bo$
152bo$150boo$$131boo$130bo$129bo$129bo$129bo$130bo$131boo$$120boo$122b
o$123bo$123bo$123bo$122bo$120boo$$101boo$100bo$99bo$99bo$99bo$100bo$
101boo$$90boo$92bo$93bo$93bo$93bo$92bo$90boo$$71boo$70bo$69bo$69bo$69b
o$70bo$71boo$$60boo$62bo$63bo$63bo$63bo$62bo$60boo$$41boo$40bo$39bo$
39bo$39bo$40bo$41boo$$30boo$32bo$33bo$33bo$33bo$32bo$30boo$$11boo$10bo
$9bo$9bo$9bo$10bo$11boo$$oo$bbo$3bo$3bo$3bo$bbo$oo!

I'd love to see a stabilization of this.

[calcyman]

Adding a fishhook makes a pulsar. Is this the best slow salvo formula?

No, fish-hooks are quite expensive to construct using slow-salvo technology. This glider + 2 blocks synthesis (H. Koenig, I believe) is much easier to construct.

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x = 28, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
oobboo$oobboo28$26bo$25boo$25bobo!

[knightlife]

Changes the phase of the blinkers:

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x = 21, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
7bo$8bo$6b3o3$o$o19bo$o19bo$20bo$9bo$9b2o$8bobo!

Edit:
Do just one blinker:

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x = 25, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
7bo$8bo$6b3o3$o$o$o2$9bo$9b2o$8bobo2$21b2o$21bo$22b3o$24bo!

or

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x = 25, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
20bobo$20b2o$21bo11$o$o$o6$21b2o$21bo$22b3o$24bo5$22b3o$22bo$23bo!

[knightlife]

Delete a blinker regardless of phase:

Using a Herschel to delete a blinker:

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x = 25, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
24bo$2b3o19bo$24bo6$3o18b3o$bo20bo$b3o18b3o!

I noticed in my previous post that if the blinker is in the other phase initially, it will be deleted. Therefore a double application of the phase change reaction will delete the blinker regardless of its initial phase. The Herschel does it with a single stage reaction.

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It is also possible, with proper synchronization, to keep re-inverting the phase of the blinker with the glider collision reaction.

[Extrementhusiast]

That's what I *tried* to do in my avatar, but it didn't work. It also moves the blinker.

[knightlife]

B heptomino converts a biblock to a p26 salvo (2 gliders on the same track separated by 26 tics):

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x = 7, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2b2ob2o$2b2ob2o9$2bo$b3o$2obo!

[Extrementhusiast]

Area of random soup cleaned with debris all around:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
2o2b2o3b2o2b3obo$b2obo2bo3b2o3b4o$2bo2bobo2bob4o3bo$bobobo2b2o5b2obo$b
o4b2o4b2obo2bo$b5o4bob2o2bo2bo$bo2b2o3bob3o2b2o$2o5b3obo2bobo$2bo2b3o
2bo2bob2ob2o$b2o3bo5bo2b3o$bobo3b2ob3obob4o$ob3ob3o2bo4b3o$ob4o2bob2ob
obo$2o2bobobobo5b2o$2b2o2bo4b3obo3bo$2b2o2b2ob4o2bo2b2o$bob2o3bobob2o
4b2o$2b4o2bobob2obobobo$2bobo7bo2b2o$2ob3obob2o3bo4bo!

Big S from Random Soup:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
2o2bo2b2ob2ob3ob3o$o4b3obo4bo2bobo$b3obo2bobob3o4bo$ob3obobobo8bo$3o2b
o2b2ob2o6bo$obo3bob2obo2b2o3bo$o5bob2o2bo4b3o$2bobo2b2o2b2ob3o2bo$b3ob
2ob2o4bo3bo$b2o2b6ob3o4bo$2bo3b3o3b2ob4o$b3o2b3ob2o2b2obobo$2bobo2bobo
bob2obob2o$obob4o2b4obo$2o3bob2obob2ob2o$obo2bobob4o2b3o$4ob3ob3ob5obo
$bo3bo2bo2bobo2bob2o$o4b2ob6o2bo2bo$3b2o2b3obob4o!

Sparse results:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
o2b2o2b2obobobobo$ob4obobo3b3ob3o$3o3bob2o2b6obo$o2bo2b3obo4bo3bo$b2ob
obobob2o4b3o$o2b5ob2o3b2o2bo$2bob2o3bobo2b2obo$o5bo3bo3b2ob3o$b2ob3obo
2b2ob2o2bo$2b8obo5bo$b2ob3o2b2o2b3obo$o3bobo2b3obobo2bo$2b4o2bob5obo2b
o$4bobob2o2bo5bo$2obob6ob2o3b2o$2bob3o2bob3o2b2obo$2bobo2b2o2bob5o$2o
6bo2bo2b4o$obobob2o2b2o3b2o$obob3obobo3bob2obo!

Eater:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
4o3bo2b2ob3obo$o5b4obo3b3o$2bobobo5bo$o2b11obo$3obobo2b5o3b3o$3b2ob3o
3bobobob2o$o3b2ob2obo3bob2obo$2bobo4bobobobobobo$2obob3o2b2o2bob3o$2ob
2o4bob2o2b2ob2o$b3o3bo2bobo2b3o$5b2o4bo2b5o$2bo2bob4obob5o$obo2b3ob2ob
2obob2o$2o4bo3b2ob2o2bo$3o5b4ob4ob2o$b3o3bobo2bo3b2obo$4bob3o3b2ob3obo
$bob3o2b3o5bobo$2ob2ob2o2b3o3b3o!

Sparse with glider:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
bo4bobob4o2bobo$bob3o4b4o5bo$o2b2o3b4o4b3o$bo2b3obo2bo3bo$bobob3o3bob
2o$o2bobob4obobo2bo$3b3obobob3ob3obo$b2o4b3obobo$bo2bo3b5obob4o$2ob3ob
obo2b3o4bo$b7obobo3bo2bo$bobo3b2ob6obo$bob3obo5bob3o$4o3bob5o3bo$bo2b
4obo2bob3ob2o$o3b2o2b2o2b3o2b2o$2bo2bo3b5ob2obo$5o2bo3bo3bobo$3o4b2obo
bo4bobo$o6b2obob3ob3o!

Low population:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
o3bobobo7b2o$b2o2b3o2b7obo$b3obobo6bo2bo$bo2b4ob2o3bo$o5b3o3bob2ob3o$
2bo2bo4b4o$bo4bob4obob2obo$3ob5o2bo2bo2b2o$5bo3bo2b8o$bobo6b3obo4bo$ob
ob3o2b2ob3ob2o$bobo4b2o2bo5bo$5b2o3bo2b2o2bo$o4bobo3b2o2bob3o$o4bo2b2o
bobo2bob2o$4obo2b3o2bob2ob2o$bo2b4ob3o5bobo$bo2bo3bo5b2o2bo$5bo2b3obob
2o3bo$bob2o4b2ob2o3bobo!

[Extrementhusiast]

(Different subtopic) Potential front of a c/4 spaceship:

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
3bobo$o2bobo$o2bo2bo$bo2b2o2$b3o$3bo!

Makes LWSS:

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x = 11, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
o$4bo$b4o3b2o$obo5b3o$2bobo3b2o$3b2o!