The Hunting of the Elementary Conduits

[hotcrystal0]

Thumb-emitting snark variant by Calcyman (unfortunately, low clearance):

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x = 32, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
12bo$13bo$11b3o3$28bo$26b3o$25bo$25b2o3$8b2o$7bo2bo3b2o$8b2obo2b2o$9b
obo$8bo2b2o$8bobo2bo8b2o$9bobobo8b2o$10bo2bobo2bo$13bob4o$12b2o13bo$3b
2o10b2o6b2obobo$3bo2bob2o6bo5bobobobo$2obob2obobo5bob2o2bobobobob2o$o
2bo4bobo3b2obob4ob2o2bo2bo$2b2ob4obobo2bobo5bo4b2o$4bo4bob4o2bo3bobo$
4bobo2bo7b2o2b2o$5b2o3bobo$11b2o!

[affamatodidio]

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x = 18, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
7bo$6bobo$6bobo$4b3ob2o$3bo$4b3ob2o$6bob2o3$o$3o$3bo$2b2o7$8b2o$9b2o$
9bo4$9b2ob2o$10bobobo$9bo2bob3o$10b2o5bo$16b2o!

stable r-g

[rayansh1234]

H-to-X partial

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x = 27, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$7b2o4b2o3b2o$7bo2b2o2bo$8b3ob2o2$6b5ob2o$5bo4bob2o11b2o$4bo2bo17b
2o$bo2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o6$9bo$9bobo$9b3o$11bo5$
2b2o$3bo$3o5b2o$o7b2o!

EDIT by dvgrn: Moved the FNG-catching eater out one diagonal step to standard position -- it interfered with the input where it was before.

[MathAndCode]

H-to-X partial

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x = 27, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$7b2o4b2o3b2o$7bo2b2o2bo$8b3ob2o2$6b5ob2o$5bo4bob2o11b2o$4bo2bo17b
2o$bo2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o6$9bo$9bobo$9b3o$11bo5$
2b2o$3bo$3o5b2o$o7b2o!

I almost got a glider. I just need a fishhook replacement that recovers more slowly.

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x = 28, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$7b2o4b2o3b2o$7bo2b2o2bo$8b3ob2o2$6b5ob2o$5bo4bob2o11b2o$4bo2bo17b
2o$bo2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o6$9bo$9bobo$9b3o$11bo5$
2b2o$3bo$3o$o2$24b2o$16bobo5bo$16b2obo5b3o$19bo7bo$19b2o!

[rayansh1234]

H-to-X partial

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x = 27, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$7b2o4b2o3b2o$7bo2b2o2bo$8b3ob2o2$6b5ob2o$5bo4bob2o11b2o$4bo2bo17b
2o$bo2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o6$9bo$9bobo$9b3o$11bo5$
2b2o$3bo$3o5b2o$o7b2o!

EDIT by dvgrn: Moved the FNG-catching eater out one diagonal step to standard position -- it interfered with the input where it was before.

Maybe something with this?

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x = 27, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$7b2o4b2o3b2o$7bo2b2o2bo$8b3ob2o2$6b5ob2o$5bo4bob2o$4bo2bo$bo2bo
b2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o6$9bo$9bobo$9b3o$11bo4$23b2o$2b
2o19bo$3bo20b3o$3o23bo$o!

[Period1GliderGun]

H-to-X partial

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x = 27, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$7b2o4b2o3b2o$7bo2b2o2bo$8b3ob2o2$6b5ob2o$5bo4bob2o11b2o$4bo2bo17b
2o$bo2bob2o$obobo5bo$bo2bo4bobo$4b2o2bo2bo$9b2o6$9bo$9bobo$9b3o$11bo5$
2b2o$3bo$3o5b2o$o7b2o!

EDIT by dvgrn: Moved the FNG-catching eater out one diagonal step to standard position -- it interfered with the input where it was before.

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x = 27, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
8b2o15b2o$8bobo2b2o10b2o$5bo4bo3bo$5b5ob3o$9bobo$5b3obobo$4bo2bob2o$4b
2o5$9bo$9bobo$9b3o$11bo4$10b2o$2b2o5bobo$3bo5bo$3o5b2o$o11b2o$11bobo$
11bo$10b2o4bobo$15bob2o$15bo$14b2o!

no, you don't understand, I wanted an eater, not a catalyst shortener

[Jormungant]

clumsy, but working H-to-B:

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x = 79, y = 88, rule = LifeHistory
5$43.2A$27.2A14.A$16.2A8.B2AB10.BA.A$14.2B2AB7.4B7.2B.B2A$14.4B8.4B6.
5B$7.2A5.6B5.5B4.7B4.2A$6.B2AB2.2B.8B.7B3.7B5.A$7.2B2.22B.7B2.3A$8.
35BA$6.36B$5.2B2A32B$4.3B2A32B$5.35B.B.2A3.2A$5.38BA.A.A.A$4.7B.30B.B
.A.A$4.6B.4B2.B3.23B2A.2A$5.9B2.3B3.21B.B$5.8B3.B2AB3.20B$4.8B5.2A5.
4B.13B$4.7B14.4B.11B$5.5B16.18B$5.3D2B17.18B$6.BDB19.17B$6.3D20.16B$
7.B22.6B.8B$31.4B3.7B$32.4B2.7B$33.4B2.6B$34.4B.7B$35.12B$36.12B$37.
12B7.2B$36.6BD2B.4B5.3B$36.5B3D2B.3B4.5B$38.2BD2B2DB2.2B.B.7B$40.6B3.
B.10B5.2A$36.2A2.5B6.10B5.A$35.A.A3B.2B7.10B2.BA.A$35.A3.10B3.10B.B2A
$34.2A3.2B3.5B4.11B$39.2B3.5B.14B$39.2B3.20B$38.3B3.B2D16B$37.4B3.D2B
D14B2A$37.8B2D15B2A3.2A$32.B4.26B3.A2.A$31.3B3.27B.ABA.A$29.6B2.28BA.
A.2A$23.4B2.7B.29BAB.A$21.43B.2B2.A$19.2B2ABD25B3.9B4.B.2A.A$19.B3ABC
AD23B4.5B.2B3.A.A2.A.A$19.2B2AB3CB2A21B5.7B2.2A2.A2.A$19.B3AB2ADB2A
21B6.B.2A.A7.2A$19.B2A30B8.A.5A$25.26B7.A.A5.A$27.B2.20B8.2A2.2A$29.
20B.B.B.4B5.A$28.24B2A8.A$27.25B2A8.2A$22.2A.A24B.2B$22.A.2A.21B$28.
18B$28.18B$28.19B$27.10B4.6B$27.9B6.6B$25.2AB.7B6.3BA3B2.B$24.A.AB5.
2B7.2BABA7B$24.A9.2A6.2BABA7B$23.2A10.A6.3BA9B$32.3A5.2AB.11B$21.B10.
A6.A.AB2.9B$39.A7.7B$38.2A7.6B$48.4B$47.4B!

There is also this h-to-h, but I did not see a way to get that glider out, so that's not working:

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x = 63, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
4$40.B$40.B$22.12B6.2B$21.6BD2B.4B5.3B5.2A$21.5B3D2B.3B4.4B5.A$23.2BD
2B2DB2.2B.B.5B2.BA.A$25.6B3.B.8B.B2A$21.2A2.5B6.10B$20.A.A3B.2B7.10B$
20.A3.10B3.9B$19.2A3.2B3.5B4.7B$24.2B3.5B.9B2A$24.2B3.15B2A3.2A$23.3B
3.B2D13B3.A2.A$22.4B3.D2BD13B.ABA.A$22.8B2D15BA.A.2A$17.B4.26BAB.A$
16.3B3.24B.2B2.A$14.6B2.22B4.B.2A.A$8.4B2.7B.19B.2B3.A.A2.A.A$6.39B2.
2A2.A2.A$4.2B2ABD25B3.3B2A.A7.2A$4.B3ABCAD23B4.2B.A.5A$4.2B2AB3CB2A
21B4.A.A5.A$4.B3AB2ADB2A21B4.2A2.2A$4.B2A30B8.A$10.26B4.B3.A$12.B2.
20B5.B3.2A$14.20B.B.B.2B$13.24B2A$12.25B2A$7.2A.A24B.2B$7.A.2A.21B$
13.18B$13.18B$13.19B$12.10B4.6B$12.9B6.6B$10.2AB.7B6.3BA3B2.B$9.A.AB
5.2B7.2BABA7B$9.A9.2A6.2BABA7B$8.2A10.A6.3BA9B$17.3A5.2AB.11B$6.B10.A
6.A.AB2.9B$24.A7.7B$23.2A7.6B$33.4B$32.4B!