Thread For Your Accidental Discoveries

[PkmnQ]

I don't know if this has been discovered yet, but I found that the under-weight spaceship (UWSS)
eventually becomes a fleet:

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x = 7, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
2bo$3bo$o2bo$b3o7$3bo$4bo$o3bo$b4o6$4bo$5bo$o4bo$b5o7$5bo$6bo$o5bo$b6o!

And the extra-underweight spaceship turns into an R-pentomino in the first generation.

Do you think nobody would try to go through the underweight spaceship's evolution?

[JP21]

I like posting something without even thinking whether it is already discovered or not.
I also don't want to post them in the Thread For Your Useless Discoveries or Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread.

In that case, I'm very much can't withstand such an mindless newcomer.
I found an HWSS coming out on the top of the mess! Is it known?

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#C [[ AUTOSTART STEP 3 ]] x = 239, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
98b2o42b2o42b2o42b2o$97b4o40b4o40b4o40b4o$76bo2bobo14bob2ob2obo15bo2bo
bo14bob2ob2obo15bo2bobo14bob2ob2obo15bo2bobo14bob2ob2obo$74b2obob3o19b
2o2bo12b2obob3o19b2o2bo12b2obob3o19b2o2bo12b2obob3o19b2o2bo$75bo6bo13b
2o2b2o2b3o12bo6bo13b2o2b2o2b3o12bo6bo13b2o2b2o2b3o12bo6bo13b2o2b2o2b3o
$74b2o5bo14b4obo2b3o11b2o5bo14b4obo2b3o11b2o5bo14b4obo2b3o11b2o5bo14b
4obo2b3o$95bo2bo3bo2bo33bo2bo3bo2bo33bo2bo3bo2bo33bo2bo3bo2bo$75bo5b2o
11b3o2bob4o14bo5b2o11b3o2bob4o14bo5b2o11b3o2bob4o14bo5b2o11b3o2bob4o$
74bo6bo12b3o2b2o2b2o13bo6bo12b3o2b2o2b2o13bo6bo12b3o2b2o2b2o13bo6bo12b
3o2b2o2b2o$75b3obob2o12bo2b2o19b3obob2o12bo2b2o19b3obob2o12bo2b2o19b3o
bob2o12bo2b2o$75bobo2bo15bob2ob2obo14bobo2bo15bob2ob2obo14bobo2bo15bob
2ob2obo14bobo2bo15bob2ob2obo$100b4o40b4o40b4o40b4o$101b2o42b2o42b2o42b
2o2$2b2o$o4bo$6bo$o5bo$b6o5$97b2o42b2o42b2o42b2o$73b2ob6o15bo19b2ob6o
15bo19b2ob6o15bo19b2ob6o15bo$73b2ob6o14b2o2b3o14b2ob6o14b2o2b3o14b2ob
6o14b2o2b3o14b2ob6o14b2o2b3o$73b2o21bo3bob3o12b2o21bo3bob3o12b2o21bo3b
ob3o12b2o21bo3bob3o$73b2o5b2o14b2obo4bo12b2o5b2o14b2obo4bo12b2o5b2o14b
2obo4bo12b2o5b2o14b2obo4bo$73b2o5b2o16bobo16b2o5b2o16bobo16b2o5b2o16bo
bo16b2o5b2o16bobo$73b2o5b2o12bo4bob2o14b2o5b2o12bo4bob2o14b2o5b2o12bo
4bob2o14b2o5b2o12bo4bob2o$80b2o12b3obo3bo21b2o12b3obo3bo21b2o12b3obo3b
o21b2o12b3obo3bo$73b6ob2o14b3o2b2o14b6ob2o14b3o2b2o14b6ob2o14b3o2b2o
14b6ob2o14b3o2b2o$73b6ob2o19bo15b6ob2o19bo15b6ob2o19bo15b6ob2o19bo$
100b2o42b2o42b2o42b2o!

[ColorfulGalaxy]

I like posting something without even thinking whether it is already discovered or not.
I also don't want to post them in the Thread For Your Useless Discoveries or Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread.

In that case, I'm very much can't withstand such an mindless newcomer.
I found an HWSS coming out on the top of the mess! Is it known?

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#C [[ AUTOSTART STEP 3 ]] x = 239, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
98b2o42b2o42b2o42b2o$97b4o40b4o40b4o40b4o$76bo2bobo14bob2ob2obo15bo2bo
bo14bob2ob2obo15bo2bobo14bob2ob2obo15bo2bobo14bob2ob2obo$74b2obob3o19b
2o2bo12b2obob3o19b2o2bo12b2obob3o19b2o2bo12b2obob3o19b2o2bo$75bo6bo13b
2o2b2o2b3o12bo6bo13b2o2b2o2b3o12bo6bo13b2o2b2o2b3o12bo6bo13b2o2b2o2b3o
$74b2o5bo14b4obo2b3o11b2o5bo14b4obo2b3o11b2o5bo14b4obo2b3o11b2o5bo14b
4obo2b3o$95bo2bo3bo2bo33bo2bo3bo2bo33bo2bo3bo2bo33bo2bo3bo2bo$75bo5b2o
11b3o2bob4o14bo5b2o11b3o2bob4o14bo5b2o11b3o2bob4o14bo5b2o11b3o2bob4o$
74bo6bo12b3o2b2o2b2o13bo6bo12b3o2b2o2b2o13bo6bo12b3o2b2o2b2o13bo6bo12b
3o2b2o2b2o$75b3obob2o12bo2b2o19b3obob2o12bo2b2o19b3obob2o12bo2b2o19b3o
bob2o12bo2b2o$75bobo2bo15bob2ob2obo14bobo2bo15bob2ob2obo14bobo2bo15bob
2ob2obo14bobo2bo15bob2ob2obo$100b4o40b4o40b4o40b4o$101b2o42b2o42b2o42b
2o2$2b2o$o4bo$6bo$o5bo$b6o5$97b2o42b2o42b2o42b2o$73b2ob6o15bo19b2ob6o
15bo19b2ob6o15bo19b2ob6o15bo$73b2ob6o14b2o2b3o14b2ob6o14b2o2b3o14b2ob
6o14b2o2b3o14b2ob6o14b2o2b3o$73b2o21bo3bob3o12b2o21bo3bob3o12b2o21bo3b
ob3o12b2o21bo3bob3o$73b2o5b2o14b2obo4bo12b2o5b2o14b2obo4bo12b2o5b2o14b
2obo4bo12b2o5b2o14b2obo4bo$73b2o5b2o16bobo16b2o5b2o16bobo16b2o5b2o16bo
bo16b2o5b2o16bobo$73b2o5b2o12bo4bob2o14b2o5b2o12bo4bob2o14b2o5b2o12bo
4bob2o14b2o5b2o12bo4bob2o$80b2o12b3obo3bo21b2o12b3obo3bo21b2o12b3obo3b
o21b2o12b3obo3bo$73b6ob2o14b3o2b2o14b6ob2o14b3o2b2o14b6ob2o14b3o2b2o
14b6ob2o14b3o2b2o$73b6ob2o19bo15b6ob2o19bo15b6ob2o19bo15b6ob2o19bo$
100b2o42b2o42b2o42b2o!

Could I post them here instead?

http://conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic. ... 37#p101037

[wwei23]

Purposefully-made still life predecessor from accidentally found reaction between blinker and 51-generation century predecessor (I think this is the right place to put it?):

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x = 15, y = 13, rule = Life
7.A$A5.A.A$A4.2A$A3.3A$5.A4$9.A$8.3A3.A$8.2A4.A$6.A.A5.A$7.A!

EDIT: One-cell glider seed (I play on a multiplayer game of life server where you place cells directly. Stuff like this is useful to me.)

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo$2o2b2o$2o2bobo$5bo!

EDIT 2: Flipping Rs lol

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x = 12, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bo2bo$2ob2o$2bo$9bo$7b2ob2o$7bo2bo$8b2o!
[[ STOP 16 ]]

EDIT 3: Noticed this in a JLS search.

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x = 119, y = 13, rule = B3/S23:T120,0
5bo11bo11bo11bo11bo11bo11bo11bo11bo11bo$4b3o9b3o9b3o9b3o9b3o9b3o9b3o9b
3o9b3o9b3o$2b2obob2o5b2obob2o5b2obob2o5b2obob2o5b2obob2o5b2obob2o5b2ob
ob2o5b2obob2o5b2obob2o5b2obob2o$bo2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo2bo
bo2bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo2bobo2b
o$o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3b
obo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3b
obo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$obobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$2o7b2ob2o7b2ob2o7b2ob2o7b2ob
2o7b2ob2o7b2ob2o7b2ob2o7b2ob2o7b2ob2o7b2o$o9bobo9bobo9bobo9bobo9bobo9b
obo9bobo9bobo9bobo9bo$ob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o
3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obo$ob2o3b2o
bobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobo
b2o3b2obobob2o3b2obobob2o3b2obo$bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bob
o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$2ob2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o!

[EvinZL]

Interesting herschel catalysis

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x = 19, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
C$C.C$3C$2.C3$17.2C$17.2C!

EDIT: Yes!

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x = 34, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory
14.4B$15.4B$16.4B$17.4B$18.4B$19.4B$20.4B$21.4B$21.4B$21.5B2.B$20.6B.
B2C$20.8B2C$20.6B.2B$19.7B$18.8B$8.2C8.8B$9.C9.8B$9.C.CB4.10B$10.2CB.
14B$12.17B$12.17B$13.17B.B$12.19B2C$10.19B.B2C$8.21B2.B$8.2BD17B$7.3B
DBD4B.9B$8.2B3D4B.8B$7.5BD4B.8B$6.10B.9B$5.4B6.10B.2B$4.4B5.14B2C$3.
4B5.15B2C$2.4B5.17B$.4B7.13B$4B11.10B$3B12.11B$2B13.10B$B15.8B$19.4B$
20.4B$21.4B$22.4B$23.4B$24.4B$25.4B$26.4B$27.4B$28.4B$29.4B$30.4B!

[dvgrn]

Interesting herschel catalysis

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x = 19, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
C$C.C$3C$2.C3$17.2C$17.2C!

EDIT: Yes!

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x = 34, y = 51, rule = LifeHistory...

That one's been around a while. The standard name for that glider output is "SE-2T80".

When you come up with a possibly-new Herschel-to-glider converter, it's a good idea to run this script on it before posting it.

The script will spit out a standard identifier for the H-to-G, like this -- NW31T120, SE-2T80, SW-2T21 -- and then you can do a forum search on the identifier text to see if it's already known:

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x = 68, y = 77, rule = LifeHistory
$12.D3.D.D3.D2.3D4.D3.5D3.D4.3D3.3D$12.2D2.D.D3.D.D3.D2.2D5.D4.2D3.D
3.D.D3.D$12.D.D.D.D3.D5.D3.D5.D5.D7.D.D2.2D$12.D2.2D.D.D.D3.2D4.D5.D
5.D6.D2.D.D.D$12.D3.D.D.D.D5.D3.D5.D5.D5.D3.2D2.D$12.D3.D.2D.2D.D3.D
3.D5.D5.D4.D4.D3.D$12.D3.D.D3.D2.3D3.3D4.D4.3D2.5D2.3D4$13.3D2.5D8.3D
2.5D2.3D3.3D$12.D3.D.D11.D3.D3.D3.D3.D.D3.D$12.D5.D15.D3.D3.D3.D.D2.
2D$13.3D2.3D3.5D4.D4.D4.3D2.D.D.D$16.D.D13.D5.D3.D3.D.2D2.D$12.D3.D.D
12.D6.D3.D3.D.D3.D$13.3D2.5D7.5D3.D4.3D3.3D4$13.3D2.D3.D8.3D2.5D2.3D
4.D$12.D3.D.D3.D7.D3.D3.D3.D3.D2.2D$12.D5.D3.D11.D3.D7.D3.D$13.3D2.D.
D.D.5D4.D4.D6.D4.D$16.D.D.D.D9.D5.D5.D5.D$12.D3.D.2D.2D8.D6.D4.D6.D$
13.3D2.D3.D7.5D3.D3.5D2.3D7$29.4B$30.4B$31.4B$32.4B$33.4B$34.4B$34.4B
$34.5B2.B$33.6B.B2A$33.8B2A$33.6B.2B$32.7B$31.8B$21.2A8.8B$22.A9.8B$
22.A.AB4.10B$23.2AB.14B$25.17B$25.17B$26.17B.B$25.19B2A$23.19B.B2A$
21.21B2.B$21.2BC17B$20.3BCBC4B.9B$21.2B3C4B.8B$20.5BC4B.8B$19.10B.9B$
18.4B6.10B.2B$17.4B5.14B2A$16.4B5.15B2A$15.4B5.17B$14.4B7.13B$13.4B
11.10B$13.3B12.11B$13.2B13.10B$13.B15.8B$32.4B$33.4B!

SW-2T21 and NW31T120 are the Herschel's first and second natural gliders. SE-2T80 also has had a known H-to-G converter since the late 1990s.

As it happens, the exact same set of catalysts can be found in the Elementary Conduits collection, with an extra beehive on top to suppress the NW31 glider. Your rediscovery is a very thorough one!

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x = 66, y = 76, rule = LifeHistory
9$8.D3.D2.3D2.5D8.3D2.5D2.3D3.3D$8.D3.D.D3.D.D11.D3.D3.D3.D3.D.D3.D$
8.D3.D.D5.D15.D3.D3.D3.D.D2.2D$8.5D2.3D2.3D3.5D4.D4.D4.3D2.D.D.D$8.D
3.D5.D.D13.D5.D3.D3.D.2D2.D$8.D3.D.D3.D.D12.D6.D3.D3.D.D3.D$8.D3.D2.
3D2.5D7.5D3.D4.3D3.3D10$34.2B$34.BA2B$33.BABA2B$32.2BABA2B$32.3BA2B$
31.6B$32.7B$33.7B2.B$33.7B.B2A$34.8B2A$34.6B.2B$33.7B$32.8B$22.2A8.8B
$23.A9.8B$23.A.AB4.10B$24.2AB.14B$26.17B$26.17B$27.17B.B$26.19B2A$24.
19B.B2A$22.21B2.B$22.2BD17B$21.3BDBD4B.9B$22.2B3D4B.8B$21.5BD4B.8B$
20.10B.9B$19.4B6.10B.2B$19.3B5.14B2A$17.4B5.15B2A$17.2A6.17B$18.A7.
13B$15.3A11.10B$15.A13.11B$29.10B$30.8B$33.4B$34.4B$35.4B$36.4B$37.4B
$38.4B$39.3B!

[wildmyron]

Have you got a thicket of blocks you would like removed? Would you like some stripey snakes instead? We can do that for you!

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x = 86, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2o$36bobo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obobo33b2o2b2ob2ob2o$2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo32b2ob2o3b2ob2obo$40bo27b2o5bo$2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo4bo24b2o2b13o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2obob5o17b2ob2o15bo$41bob2o16b2o5b15o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o20b2ob2o6bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
18b2o5b2o5b15o$38bo2bo3bo7b2ob2o12bo6bo7bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob3obo2bo3b2o2b2o5b2o10b7o2b2ob2obo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2o2bo2bo5bob2o13bobo4b3o2b2ob2obo$39bo4bob2o5b2o3b2o3b2obo$2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo2bo3b3o10b2o3b2o5bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo2bo3b3o10b2o3b2o5bo$39bo4bob2o5b2o3b2o3b2obo$2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o2bo2bo5bob2o13bobo4b3o2b2ob2obo$2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob3obo2bo3b2o2b2o5b2o10b7o2b2ob2obo$38b
o2bo3bo7b2ob2o12bo6bo7bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o18b2o5b
2o5b15o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o20b2ob2o6bo$41bob2o16b2o
5b15o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obob5o17b2ob2o15bo$2ob2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo4bo24b2o2b13o$40bo27b2o5bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo32b2ob2o3b2ob2obo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
b2ob2obobo33b2o2b2ob2ob2o$36bobo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o!

[MathAndCode]

I was wondering whether or not there's a way to make a queen bee shuttle last for four or five iterations before exploding. Instead, a set of three or four observations led to this.

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x = 22, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
8bo$7bobo$5b2o3bo8b2o$6bo3bo7bo2bo$2o3b2o3bo8bobo$2o5bobo10bo$8bo!

Also, here's the most iterations that I achieved.

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x = 23, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$13bo5bo2bo$12bobo4bobo$11bo3b2o3bo$2o9bo3bo$2o9bo3b2o$12bobo$13bo!

[wwei23]

Purposely-made oscillator from accidentally-found reaction:

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x = 83, y = 112, rule = B3/S23
25b3o$27bo$26bo4b3o$31bo$32bo$62bo$61b2o$44bo16bobo$44b2o$43bobo2$14b
2o$13bobo$15bo27b2o$43bobo$22b2o19bo18b2o7bo$21bo2bo36bo2bo6b2o$20b2o
2bo35b2o2bo8bo$3b2o16bo2bo14b2o20bo2bo4bob2o5b2o$3b2o17bo9b2o4bo2b2o
19bo6b3o6b2o$33b2o2b6o$22bo9bo6b4o19bo6b3o$21bo2bo36bo2bo4bob2o$5bo3b
2o9b2o2bo35b2o2bo5b5o5bo$4bobo2b2o10bo2bo36bo2bo9b2o3bobo$5b3o14b2o15b
4o19b2o9bob2ob2ob2o$6b4o20bo6b6o31bobobo$7b3o20bo7bo2b2o32b2ob2o$31bo
7b2o4$73b3o3b3o$72bo9bo$2bo5bo63bo3bobo3bo$b3o3b3o63b3o3b3o$o3bobo3bo
63bo5bo$o9bo$b3o3b3o4$42b2o7bo$3b2ob2o32b2o2bo7bo20b3o$4bobobo31b6o6bo
20b4o$2ob2ob2obo9b2o19b4o15b2o14b3o$bobo3b2o9bo2bo36bo2bo10b2o2bobo$2b
o5b5o5bo2b2o35bo2b2o9b2o3bo$10b2obo4bo2bo36bo2bo$11b3o6bo19b4o6bo9bo$
40b6o2b2o$3b2o6b3o6bo19b2o2bo4b2o9bo17b2o$3b2o5b2obo4bo2bo20b2o14bo2bo
16b2o$9bo8bo2b2o35bo2b2o$10b2o6bo2bo36bo2bo$11bo7b2o18bo19b2o$37bobo$
38b2o27bo$67bobo9bo$67b2o8b3o$76bo$37bobo35bobo$37b2o37bo$19bobo16bo$
20b2o$20bo45bo7b2o$50bo15b2o6b2o$51bo13bobo$49b3o4bo$55bo$55b3o4$65bo$
55b2o6bo2bo$53bob3o5b5o10b2o$51b3o4bo4b3ob2o9b2o$53bob3o6b2obo$55b2o8b
2o2$55b2o8b2o$52bob3o7b2obo$52bo2bobo5b3ob2o9b2o$52b3obo6b5o10b2o$49b
2ob2obobo5bo2bo$48bo2bob5o7bo$48bo2bob2ob2o$49b2o3b2o$51b2o$52bo3$49b
2o5b2o2$48bo9bo$48bo3bobo3bo$48bo3bobo3bo$49bobo3bobo$50bo5bo11$49b2o
5b2o$49b2o5b2o!

[ColorfulGalaxy]

Have you got a thicket of blocks you would like removed? Would you like some stripey snakes instead? We can do that for you!

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x = 86, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2o$36bobo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obobo33b2o2b2ob2ob2o$2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo32b2ob2o3b2ob2obo$40bo27b2o5bo$2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo4bo24b2o2b13o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2obob5o17b2ob2o15bo$41bob2o16b2o5b15o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o20b2ob2o6bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
18b2o5b2o5b15o$38bo2bo3bo7b2ob2o12bo6bo7bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob3obo2bo3b2o2b2o5b2o10b7o2b2ob2obo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2o2bo2bo5bob2o13bobo4b3o2b2ob2obo$39bo4bob2o5b2o3b2o3b2obo$2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo2bo3b3o10b2o3b2o5bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo2bo3b3o10b2o3b2o5bo$39bo4bob2o5b2o3b2o3b2obo$2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o2bo2bo5bob2o13bobo4b3o2b2ob2obo$2ob
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob3obo2bo3b2o2b2o5b2o10b7o2b2ob2obo$38b
o2bo3bo7b2ob2o12bo6bo7bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o18b2o5b
2o5b15o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o20b2ob2o6bo$41bob2o16b2o
5b15o$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obob5o17b2ob2o15bo$2ob2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo4bo24b2o2b13o$40bo27b2o5bo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
b2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2obo32b2ob2o3b2ob2obo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o
b2ob2obobo33b2o2b2ob2ob2o$36bobo$2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o$
2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2ob2o!
[[ STOP 46 ]]

The Stripey Snakes wickstretcher started to burn backward.
Anyone managed to stop it?
EDIT: I edited your RLE

[EvinZL]

Useless 5c/7 fuse

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x = 87, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
85b2o$o9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo3bobo$o3b3o3bo3b3o3bo3b3o3bo3b3o3bo3b3o
3bo3b3o3bo3b3o3bo3b3o3bo3bo$o9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo9bo3bobo$85b2o!

[PC101]

That reminds me... here is a blinker fuse that I found almost 2 years ago

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x = 133, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
131bo$o3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo
5bo3bo6bo8bo$o3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3b
o5bo3bo5bo3bo5b2o7b2o$o3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5b
o3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo5bo3bo6bo8bo$131bo!

EDIT (Oct. 22, 2020):
Probably useless 4g loaf synth (yes this was an accidental discovery)

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x = 62, y = 58, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$2o$8bo$9b2o$8b2o48$4b2o$3bobo$5bo54b2o$59b2o$61bo!

[MathAndCode]

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x = 62, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o3$60bo$59b2o$58b2o$59b2o4$5b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$5b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o!

[EvinZL]

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x = 62, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o3$60bo$59b2o$58b2o$59b2o4$5b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o$5b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o8b2o!

The block streams can be generated by 10c/20 puffers, which would probably be based off of puffer 2

Also, the B+transparent block reaction can connect to HR44Bc, which can be used to make things like this HSW34T69 (i think)

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x = 34, y = 57, rule = LifeHistory
21.A$21.3A$7.2A15.A3.2A$8.A14.2A4.A$8.A.AB11.5B.A.2A$9.2AB.3B9.B2A.A
2.A$11.7B6.BA.A.2A$11.9B.4B2A$12.15B$11.15B$9.17B$7.19B.2B$7.2BD18B2C
$6.3BDBD4B.9B.B2C$7.2B3D4B2.B2D2BDB3.B$6.5BD4B2.2B3D2B$5.10B3.3BD3B$
4.4B10.8B$4.3B10.11B$2.4B10.2C11B$2.2A12.2C12B$3.A12.13B$3A13.13B$A
14.15B$14.16B$13.16B$13.16B$13.16B$14.16B$14.18B$15.4B5.9B$16.2B7.9B$
17.CB5.10B$16.C.C4.11B$16.2C4.12B$21.13B$20.13B$19.4B.2B.6B$18.4B4.6B
$17.4B4.6B$16.4B5.4B$15.4B6.2B2CB$14.4B9.2C$13.4B$12.4B$11.4B$10.4B$
9.4B$8.4B$7.4B$6.4B$5.4B$4.4B$3.4B$3.3B$3.2B$3.B!

[MathAndCode]

The block streams can be generated by 10c/20 puffers, which would probably be based off of puffer 2

Can the blocks be replaced with catalysts that don't have to be regenerated, even transparently?

[EvinZL]

The block streams can be generated by 10c/20 puffers, which would probably be based off of puffer 2

Can the blocks be replaced with catalysts that don't have to be regenerated, even transparently?

The complex interaction makes me think no; and there's none in the ECC. I'd like to be proved wrong though.

[dvgrn]

The complex interaction makes me think no; and there's none in the ECC. I'd like to be proved wrong though.

It does look like the odds are against standard catalysts surviving that passing firestorm, especially catalysts small enough to be stacked together that closely.

It's not really relevant but I'll mention it anyway: at least we have BRx46B, another CatForce discovery --

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x = 101, y = 123, rule = B3/S23
11b2o$2b2o7b2o$2b2o3$o10bo$bo8bobo$b2o7bobo$2o9bo$o13$33b2o$24b2o7b2o$
b2o21b2o$b2o2$33bo$32bobo$32bobo$33bo2$6b2o$2o3bo2bo$2o4b2o10$55b2o$
46b2o7b2o$23b2o21b2o$23b2o2$55bo$54bobo$54bobo$55bo2$28b2o$22b2o3bo2bo
$22b2o4b2o10$77b2o$68b2o7b2o$45b2o21b2o$45b2o2$77bo$76bobo$76bobo$77bo
2$50b2o$44b2o3bo2bo$44b2o4b2o10$99b2o$90b2o7b2o$67b2o21b2o$67b2o2$99bo
$98bobo$98bobo$99bo2$72b2o$66b2o3bo2bo$66b2o4b2o12$89b2o$89b2o7$94b2o$
88b2o3bo2bo$88b2o4b2o!

[EvinZL]

At least there's this

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x = 60, y = 50, rule = B3/S23
10bo2bo$b2o6bo$2ob2o4bo3bo$b4o4b4o$2b2o3$4bo7b3o$3b2o9bo$2b2obo6b3o$3b
obo3b3o$4b2o$26b2o2$25b2o$b2o21b2o$2ob2o$b4o14b2o$2b2o14b2ob2o$19b4o
13b2o8b2o8b2o$20b2o6b4o4b2o8b2o10bo$27b6o23bo2bo$26b2ob4o23bo2bo$27b2o
23b4o3bo$51b3obo3bo$50b2o6bo$51bob5o$39b6o7b4o$39bo5bo8bo$39bo$32bo2bo
4bo4bo5b2o$31bo10b2o7b2o$14bo2bo13bo3bo$13bo17b4o$13bo3bo22b2o$13b4o
24b2o$40bo2$18bobo$17bo3b2ob3o$15b2obob4o4b2o$15bo4b5o5b2o$15bo3bo5bo
4b2o$16b3o8b5o$18bo9b2o2$14bo2bo5b2o$13bo8b4o$13bo3bo3b2ob2o$13b4o5b2o
!

Compacted

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x = 67, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$26b4o$25b2ob2o$9b2o15b2o$8b2ob2o$9b4o$10b2o2$17bo3bo13bobo$12b3o
5b2o13b2o$11b3obo9b2o9bo$10b2o8bo6bo$11bob8o3bo3bo14b2o8b2o8b2o$12b4o
7bo3bo15b2o8b2o10bo$14bo8bo10b2o27bo2bo$33b4o26bo2bo$18bo2bo10b2ob2o
22b4o3bo$4o5b2o6bo15b2o23b3obo3bo$o3bo3b2ob2o4bo3bo3bo2bo28b2o6bo$o8b
4o4b4o3bo33bob5o$bo2bo5b2o12bo3bo30b4o$24b4o33bo$5b2o$3b5o11b2obo15b2o
8b2o8b2o$2bo4bo10bo5bo13b2o8b2o8b2o$2bo2b3o10bo9b3o$2b2o2bo11bo5bo3bo$
4b2o9b2o2bo3bo5bo$15b2o3b3o3$4o$o3bo13bo2bo$o16bo$bo2bo12bo3bo$17b4o!

[praosylen]

At least there's this

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rles

Maximally compacted:

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x = 67, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$26b4o$25b2ob2o$9b2o15b2o$8b2ob2o$9b4o$10b2o2$17bo3bo13bobo$12b3o
5b2o13b2o$11b3obo9b2o9bo$10b2o8bo6bo$11bob8o3bo3bo14b2o$12b4o7bo3bo15b
2o$14bo8bo10b2o$33b4o$18bo2bo10b2ob2o4b4o$4o5b2o6bo15b2o5b2o2bo$o3bo3b
2ob2o4bo3bo3bo2bo10b2o2bo5b3o$o8b4o4b4o3bo15bo2bo3bo2b2o$bo2bo5b2o12b
o3bo12b2o7bo$24b4o$5b2o40bo$3b5o11b2obo15b2o7b3o$2bo4bo10bo5bo13b2o8b
2o$2bo2b3o10bo9b3o$2b2o2bo11bo5bo3bo$4b2o9b2o2bo3bo5bo$15b2o3b3o3$4o$
o3bo13bo2bo$o16bo$bo2bo12bo3bo$17b4o!

I love the shared LWSS trick, it's really lucky it works out like that!

[MathAndCode]

I was wondering what common but not extensively searched methuselahs to search for conduits for, so I tried seeing how this played out.

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
3o$o2bo$bo2bo$2b3o!

To my surprise, it makes two Hershcels minus their first natural gliders, which I had been wondering about ways to make a while back. I decided to look for predecessors, and after finding 3b2o$b2obo$ob2o$2o. I continued looking for predecessors and found this instead.

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2b3o$3b2o$2o$3o!

I then tried to find paperclip predecessors with less than ten cells based on this, and while I did not find any, I did find this.

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
bo$bobo$3bo$4bo$2o2bo$bo$2bo!

Edit: I just found this when I was trying to remember a partial ∏-to-LOM conduit.

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x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo$bo$ob3o$bo!

[praosylen]

I then tried to find paperclip predecessors with less than ten cells based on this, and while I did not find any, I did find this.

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
bo$bobo$3bo$4bo$2o2bo$bo$2bo!

Here's a 9-cell one based on that idea:

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x = 6, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2b2obo$2o$bo$2bo!

I feel like I remember having seen an 8-cell predecessor at some point though. I could be misremembering.

[MathAndCode]

I feel like I remember having seen an 8-cell predecessor at some point though. I could be misremembering.

I'm going to make a thread for predecessors so people won't have to wonder about these things in the future.

[praosylen]

I'm going to make a thread for predecessors so people won't have to wonder about these things in the future.

I made a "minimum predecessors" thread at one point, but it never got any traction — so I don't know how well that's going to work.

[MathAndCode]

I made a "minimum predecessors" thread at one point, but it never got any traction — so I don't know how well that's going to work.

Oh; can you give me the link?

[praosylen]

Oh; can you give me the link?

Here

EDIT: That's where the 8-cell paperclip predecessor was from (I think I might have found it when looking in a soup or something).