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[velcrorex]

Absolutely useless, infinitely long, 3c/11 wave that leaves behind blocks.

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x = 33, y = 273, rule = B3/S23
9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b
3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o
4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob
3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo
2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o
3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o
3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob
3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$
2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bob
obo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o
2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o
$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b
3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o
4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob
3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo
2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o
3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o
3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob
3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$
2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bob
obo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o
2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o
$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b
3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o
4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob
3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo
2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o
3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o
3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob
3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$
2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bob
obo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o
2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o
$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b
3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o
4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob
3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo
2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o
3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o
3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob
3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$
2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bob
obo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o
2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o
$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b
3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o
4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob
3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo
2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o
3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o
2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o
3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3ob3o2b3o4b
o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$2bo2b3ob
3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$9b3o
b3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$
2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bobobo$2o3bobob3ob3o2b3ob3o4bo$2bo2b3ob3ob3o2b3o3bob
obo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o$9b3ob3o2b3o4bo2bo2b2o!

As usual, edge stabilization is left as an exercise for the student.

[codeholic]

Absolutely useless, infinitely long, 3c/11 wave that leaves behind blocks.

That's pretty cool, I must say. It is hard to believe you found it just by pure accident, did you?

[Bullet51]

Just for fun: The 14th natural xs19_699mkk8z0643 is found in a non-standard soup search:

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x = 32, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
3bobo2bo6b2obo2bo3bob3obo$2bo2bob3obo2bo6bobo3bo2b2o$2bo2b2o2bo6bo3b2o
7bo$o7bob2o8bo3bo5bo$bob2obo2b2o3bo5bo2bo3b2ob2o$2bo4b2obo2b2o3bob2o2b
obob2obo$5b4o3bob2o2b2ob2obob2o$obob3obob3obobobobo3b2o4bo$3bo7b3obobo
8b4obo$3bo5bobob2obob2ob3o2bo2bo$3bob3obo3bo2b2o5b2obo2bobo$b3o6bobo5b
2o2bobo5b2o$o2b3o5b2o6b2obo2b2o2bobo$2bobo2b2obo2bo7b2o2b4o$bo8bobo2b
3o2bo6b2ob2o$ob2obo7bobo5b2o2bo$bo4bob2o4b2o2bo2bo2bob2obobo$o4bob2o2b
o6bobo3bo4bo$3bobobob2o3bo3b2o2b2o4b3o$4o2b2o2b2o4bo9bo$6b4obob3o3b2ob
2o2b2o3bo$3bo2bo12b3obobo2bo2bo$b4obob2obob2o2bobobobobo3bo$2bob3o2b2o
6bobo8b3o$ob5o2bo3b2ob2o2bo3bo5b2o$obob2o3b2o2b2o2bobobo6b2o$obobob4o
2bo2bo2bob2ob2o4bo$2obob2o8b3o7bo5bo$bo8bob2o6b2o2b2ob3o$o3bo2bob3o3bo
bobo3b2obobobo$5bo9bo3b2o2bobo2b2o$3b2obo4bob2o2b2o2bo5bo!

[velcrorex]

It is hard to believe you found it just by pure accident, did you?

Nope, used JLS. I knew about the 3c/11 front end, but wanted to see if I could complete it with a periodic boundary condition.

[Sphenocorona]

Almost certainly useless H->Pi:

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x = 24, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory
4.C$4.3C$7.C$6.2C$6.4B$8.4B$7.6B$2C5.7B4.2C$.C5.8B2.B2CB$.C.CB.10B.B.
B$2.2CB.15B$4.17B$4.17B3D$4.19BD$5.16B3D$6.16B$7.11B.B$6.11B$6.11B$5.
11B$6.11B$6.11B$6.11B$4.2CB2.4B3CB$3.C.CB3.4BC2B$3.C6.2B3C2B$2.2C7.6B
!

With current conduits, it's only possible to turn the pi into a B heading back down, and then any reasonable conduit with a B input blocks the original input H when you attempt to attach it.

[wildmyron]

Inspired by the 3c/11 wave, here are two patterns in the same vein: frontend travelling at 2c/9; leaving behind beehives and blinkers at p36 and blocks and beehives at p99.

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x = 100, y = 130, rule = B3/S23:T0,132
o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b
6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o
83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b
2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o
3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o
2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o
3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o
83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob
2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$
5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo
$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo
$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b
2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b6ob2o83b6o$b6ob
2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o3$o3bo90bo3bo$o2b3o88b3o2bo$o3bo90bo3bo3$5b2o86b2o$b
6ob2o83b6o$b6ob2o83b6o$5b2o86b2o!

[biggiemac]

With a lot of discussion about *WSS-to-G, I tried using a blinker as the bait. It's not better than the beehive bait in terms of recovery or usability, but it exists, so now people can look at it.

p2 odd LWSS-to-G, recovery time 645. (odd means the next LWSS must follow an odd number of ticks behind, since the blinker is restored with the opposite parity). It's actually an LWSS-to-R, but I have it attached to the transparent-pond R-to-G.

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x = 99, y = 73, rule = B3/S23
57b2o$57bobo$59bo4b2o$55b4ob2o2bo2bo$55bo2bobobobob2o$58bobobobo$59b2o
bobo$63bo2$49b2o$50bo7b2o$50bobo5b2o$51b2o7$61b2o$61bo$62b3o$64bo$89bo
$20bo66b3o$18b3o65bo$17bo68b2o$17b2o2$94b2o$95bo$95bob2o$9b2o41bo34b2o
4b3o2bo$9b2o39b3o34b2o3bo3b2o$49bo42b4o$49b2o27b2o15bo$77bobo12b3o$29b
2o46bo13bo$29bo46b2o14b5o$27bobo41bo24bo$27b2o42b3o20bo$74bo19b2o$73b
2o$88b2o$7bo80bo$6bobo76b2obo$7bo76bo2bo$85b2o$70b2o$70b2o4$57b2o3bo$
57bo3bobo$34b2o22bo3bobo$34bo5b2o17bo3bobob2o$o2bo10bo20b3obobo15bob4o
2bob2o$4bo9bo9bo12bobo7b2o7bobo3bobo$o3bo9bo9b3o11b2o7b2o7bobo2bo2b2ob
2o$b4o22bo29bo3b2o2bobo$26b2o37bobo10b2o$66bo11b2o$22b2o$22bo$20bobo$
20b2o3$13b2o$12bo2bo$12bo2bo$13b2o!

[simsim314]

Useless but unexpected:

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x = 30, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory
7$7.2C$8.C$8.C.C$9.2C8$17.2C$17.2C$7.C$6.C.C$5.C2.C$6.2C$13.C$12.3C$
11.2C.C$11.3C$12.2C!

EDIT

Looks useless to me:

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x = 21, y = 28, rule = LifeHistory
$6.2C$7.C$7.C.C$8.2C10$16.2C$16.2C$6.C$5.C.C$4.C2.C$5.2C$12.C$11.3C$
10.2C.C$10.3C$11.2C!

[Kazyan]

Useless but unexpected:

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x = 30, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory
7$7.2C$8.C$8.C.C$9.2C8$17.2C$17.2C$7.C$6.C.C$5.C2.C$6.2C$13.C$12.3C$
11.2C.C$11.3C$12.2C!

Similar kind of doohickey:

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x = 10, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$5bobo$6bo$bo$2bo$3o5b2o$8b2o2$2o$obo$b2o7$b2o$b2o!

[simeks]

Two mostly failed attemps in the ongoing LWSS-to-G search...

On the left the block and the boat seem to be out of reach of any catalysts... They can of course be shot down by gliders.

On the right a LWSS-to-G that need an H to reset. Can't find a way to make a smaller LWSS-to-G with that.

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x = 145, y = 41, rule = LifeHistory
6.2C$6.2C2$6.4C$C.2C.C3.C$2C.C.2C78.E$83.E.E54.4E$4.3C77.2E54.E3.E$3.
C2.C122.2E9.E$3.2C123.E2.E9.E2.E$113.2C14.2E$114.C$114.C.C$104.A10.2C
$102.3A$101.A$101.2A$86.2A$87.A45.2C$23.2C62.A.2A34.E7.2C$4.E18.C64.A
2.A23.D8.E.E$3.E.E18.3C62.2A24.D.D7.E$3.E.E20.C77.2A9.3D$4.E15.2C82.
2A11.D$20.2C3$113.A3.2A12.2C$12.2C98.A.A3.A5.2C5.C.C$13.C97.A.A3.A7.C
7.C$10.3C94.2A.A.A3.A5.3C8.2C$10.C96.2A.A2.4A.A3.C$111.A.A3.A.A$107.
2A.2A2.A2.A.A$108.A.A2.2A3.A$96.2A10.A.A$.3E92.2A11.A$.E2.E$.E$.E$2.E
.E!

[M. I. Wright]

8-cell squiggle lasts an unusually long time (not really notable - lasts 3937 gens and it doesn't create any remotely interesting objects unless beehive-on-block counts)

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x = 8, y = 2, rule = B3/S23
5o$5b3o!

By the way, I found the post that towerator was referring to here (for the record, I've found two fuses - one dirty one and one that leaves behind an HF+block). I think all diagonally symmetric SLs have that property, though.

[gmc_nxtman]

Useless transparent block:

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x = 8, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o3bobo$5b3o$4bo2bo$4bo$4b3o!

Weird boat catalysis:

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x = 6, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$3bobo$4bo4$3b3o$3bo$3b3o2$3o$bob2o$bo3bo$2bobo$3bo!

Also, might it be possible to collide some object or constellation with a glider to produce a herschel, and then have the herschel's FNG hit the remaining debris to reconstruct the constellation?

And does anyone have some sort of collection of low-period ways to make glider salvos? Working at about p20-p25 would be fine.

[codeholic]

Describing it would be too complicated anyway. Just take a look at it. (I found it while checking if the syringe could make a dependent G-to-H.)

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x = 61, y = 73, rule = B3/S23
2bo$obo$b2o23$25bobo$26b2o$26bo4$41bo$41b3o$44bo$43bobo$43bobo$44bo5$
59b2o$59b2o4$39b2o$38bobo$38bo$37b2o7b2o$46b2o2$54b2o$54b2o17$41b2o$
40bo2bo$41b2o!

[praosylen]

Weird non-conduit adds an eater to another eater:

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x = 17, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
9bo$3b2o4b3o$4bo7bo$4bobo4b2o$5b2o4$14bo$13bobo$12bo3bo$2o10b4o$2o8$
13b2o$13b2o!

[Scorbie]

Here's my best attempt to use the sparky hwss eater, but not too successful...

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x = 34, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10b2o$29bo$27b3o$26bo$26b2o4b2o$32bo$30bobo$30b2o2$2b2o$o4bo26b
2o$6bo17b2o5bobo$o5bo17b2o6bo$b6o5$15b2o$16bo$13b3o$13bo!

[simeks]

Not very close, but it shows they are out there:

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x = 29, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory
6.C$6.3C3.2E$9.C2.2E$8.2C$24.D2.D$28.D$24.D3.D$C24.4D$3C$3.C$2.2C2$7.
3D$7.D.D$9.D3$.E$.E.E$.3E$3.E4$10.C2.C2.2C$10.4C3.C$17.C.C$12.2C4.2C$
12.2C!

[Scorbie]

Cool output, not so cool input:

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x = 13, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$5bobo$5bo$4b2o6$2b3o$bo2bo$o$bo2bo6b2o$2b3o3b2ob2o$8b2ob2o!

@simeks Found by Kazyan a while before, but I like your version of the bottom catalyst.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1599#p16580

[Sphenocorona]

I found a reburnable fuse! It moves at (22,3)c/53 and runs on gliders. I think a helix would be able to support it too, though the first concern comes due to it moving very close to the speed limit, but that's workable.

So why post in useless discoveries?

The sparks are incredibly pathetic, and you have to cram the B's so close together to make them interact that I think it probably is impossible to actually do any work using the reaction without destroying the glider necessary to keep it going:

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x = 34, y = 64, rule = LifeHistory
2.A$A.A$.2A33$17.C$18.2C$17.2C2$28.D$27.3D$26.D2.2D20$31.C$30.3C$29.C
2.2C!

[simeks]

@simeks Found by Kazyan a while before, but I like your version of the bottom catalyst.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1599#p16580

Thanks for the link, I even remember having read that post before...

Also, if someone can figure out a clever way to provide one of these gliders in addition to the H, it could make a working H-to-LWSS:

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x = 218, y = 57, rule = LifeHistory
E.E$.2E$.E14$28.C79.C79.C$28.3C77.3C77.3C$31.C79.C79.C$30.2C78.2C78.
2C2$42.D2.D76.D2.D76.D2.D$46.D79.D79.D$42.D3.D75.D3.D75.D3.D$18.C24.
4D51.C24.4D51.C24.4D$18.3C77.3C77.3C$21.C79.C79.C$20.2C78.2C78.2C2$
202.2C$202.2C4$19.E79.E79.E$19.E.E77.E.E77.E.E$19.3E77.3E77.3E$21.E
79.E79.E4$28.C2.C2.2C72.C2.C2.2C72.C2.C2.2C$28.4C3.C72.4C3.C72.4C3.C$
35.C.C77.C.C77.C.C$30.2C4.2C72.2C4.2C72.2C4.2C$30.2C78.2C78.2C9$134.
2E79.3E$134.E.E78.E$134.E81.E!

[gmc_nxtman]

16,16c/342 B-heptomino fuse:

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x = 105, y = 93, rule = B3/S23
23b2o$23b2o6$2o$2o8$39b2o$39b2o6$16b2o$16b2o8$55b2o$55b2o6$32b2o$32b2o
8$71b2o$71b2o6$48b2o$48b2o8$87b2o$87b2o6$64b2o$64b2o8$103b2o$103b2o6$
80b2o13bo$80b2o12bobo$93b2ob2o$94bo2bo$94bo3bo$94bo!

16,35c/124 B-heptomino fuse:

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x = 207, y = 438, rule = B3/S23
205b2o$205b2o34$189b2o$189b2o34$173b2o$173b2o34$157b2o$157b2o34$141b2o
$141b2o34$125b2o$125b2o34$109b2o$109b2o34$93b2o$93b2o34$77b2o$77b2o34$
61b2o$61b2o34$45b2o$45b2o34$29b2o$29b2o34$13b2o$13b2o11$2bo$bobo$2ob2o
$bo2bo$bo3bo$bo!

82c/388 B-heptomino fuse:

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x = 42, y = 1042, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$
2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o
40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$
40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b2o$40b2o40$2o$2o40$40b
2o$40b2o10$20bo$19bobo$18b2ob2o$19bo2bo$19bo3bo$19bo!

7,34c/156 B-heptomino fuse:

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x = 39, y = 197, rule = B3/S23
37b2o$37b2o33$30b2o$30b2o33$23b2o$23b2o33$16b2o$16b2o33$9b2o$9b2o33$2b
2o$2b2o20$2bo$bobo$2ob2o$bo2bo$bo3bo$bo!

[Sphenocorona]

7,34c/156 B-heptomino fuse

This fuse is known, having been already discovered independently twice, the first time by Dave Greene (while investigating blockic splitters) and the second time by me (looking for glider collisions that could be used as reburnable fuses). It can also be supported by gliders (which is how I found it), as well as blocks.

This fuse is actually not useless, since it produces a glider in both directions and it's (fairly) clean, leaving behind the fuel it consumes.

These are the same properties that made the 31c/240 spaceship possible. (!!)

It's definitely not very convenient though, as it appears to take at least 4 rows of these things to make a properly reburnable fuse, and almost certainly more rows will be needed in order to make a full spaceship.

Not much work has gone into trying to make a spaceship with this though, as it was pointed out while work was still going on towards much easier spaceship velocities. Nobody seems interested in building a (13,1)c/31 ship due to the ridiculously high period multiple the helix has (15~16x), which basically just leaves the adjustable period caterpillar-style HBK, the engineless design, and this fuse as likely candidates for reaching a spaceship velocity via non-trivial means.

[velcrorex]

Fairly useless symmetric p5.

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
12bo$11bobo$9bo2bo$8bo4bo$8bo4bo$8bo5bo$12b3o$11bobob2o$3b3o2bo2bo2b2o
b2obo$2bo7bo4bo3bobo$9bo3b2o5bo$bo5b2o3bo$obo3bo4bo7bo$bob2ob2o2bo2bo
2b3o$5b2obobo$7b3o$7bo5bo$8bo4bo$8bo4bo$9bo2bo$8bobo$9bo!

[Scorbie]

Fairly useless symmetric p5.

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
12bo$11bobo$9bo2bo$8bo4bo$8bo4bo$8bo5bo$12b3o$11bobob2o$3b3o2bo2bo2b2o
b2obo$2bo7bo4bo3bobo$9bo3b2o5bo$bo5b2o3bo$obo3bo4bo7bo$bob2ob2o2bo2bo
2b3o$5b2obobo$7b3o$7bo5bo$8bo4bo$8bo4bo$9bo2bo$8bobo$9bo!

Hmm. it has a pretty high voltality.

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[gmc_nxtman]

35,35c/280 R-pentomino fuse:

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x = 160, y = 125, rule = B3/S23
105b2o$105b2o17$158b2o$158b2o16$70b2o$70b2o17$123b2o$123b2o16$35b2o$
35b2o17$88b2o$88b2o16$2o$2o10$17bo$16bobo$15b2ob2o$15bo2bo$14bo3bo$18b
o2$53b2o$53b2o!

[velcrorex]

Another useless volatile p5. Supported by two fumaroles.

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x = 25, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
12bo$12bo$2o10bo10b2o$o2b2o3bo2b3o2bo3b2o2bo$b2ob2o2bob5obo2b2ob2o$4b
2o3b7o3b2o$4b2o3b7o3b2o$b2ob2o2bob5obo2b2ob2o$o2b2o3bo2b3o2bo3b2o2bo$
2o10bo10b2o$12bo$12bo!