Minor discoveries

[Sokwe]

This is for patterns that don't really go in any other topic, but also don't seem to warrant a topic of their own.

To start things off, here's a p5 domino sparker that provides quite a bit of clearance on one side:

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x = 30, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$6o$2ob5o$o3bo3bo12bo3b2o$9bo9b3o2bobo$bob2o2b4obob2o2bo3b3o$b4o6b
ob3o2b2obo3bo$2b3o3b2o3bo2b2obob2obobo$7bo5bo5bobo2bobo$4b2ob2o3b2o2bo
2b4o4b2o$2b2obo4bobobo4bo2bobo4bo$3bobo5bo2b4ob3o4b3o$bobob2o5b2o4bo3b
4o$b2o7bobo2b2o2bo2bo3bo$10b2o2b2ob2o6b2o!

It's no shorter than David Eppsteins domino sparker, but it may be useful in a few situations. It can at least reduce the true-period p50 gun to only one engine (has this been done before?):

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x = 112, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
32b2o6b2o28b2o6b2o$26bob2obobo6bobob2obo16bob2obobo6bobob2obo$26b2obob
o10bobob2o16b2obobo10bobob2o$30b2o10b2o24b2o10b2o$31bo10bo26bo10bo$51b
2o6b2o$33b2o4b2o10b2o6b2o10b2o4b2o$34bo4bo32bo4bo$30bo3bo4bo3bo24bo3bo
4bo3bo$7b2o20bo4bo4bo4bo22bo4bo4bo4bo20b2o$6bo2bo19bo3bo2b2o2bo3bo22bo
3bo2b2o2bo3bo19bo2bo$5bo4bo19bo3bob2obo3bo24bo3bob2obo3bo19bo4bo$4bo6b
o21bo6bo30bo6bo21bo6bo$4bo6bo88bo6bo$5bo4bo90bo4bo$6bo2bo32b2o24b2o32b
o2bo$7b2o33b2o24b2o33b2o$33b3o40b3o$2ob2o5bo90bo5b2ob2o$o8bobo13bo5bo
5bo14b3o2b3o14bo5bo5bo13bobo8bo$b2o2bo6bo11bobo4bo5bo13bo8bo13bo5bo4bo
bo11bo6bo2b2o$2b3o3b2obo11bo3bo3bo5bo14b3o2b3o14bo5bo3bo3bo11bob2o3b3o
$2b3o5bo13bobo58bobo13bo5b3o$b2o2bo19bo7b3o40b3o7bo19bo2b2o$o41b2o24b
2o41bo$2ob2o37b2o24b2o37b2ob2o2$72bo$33bo6bo19b3o8bo6b2o$30bo3bob2obo
3bo16b2ob2o7b2ob2ob3o12bo3b2o$29bo3bo2b2o2bo3bo15b2obobo9b2o2bo2bo8b3o
2bobo$29bo4bo4bo4bo19b2o7bo2bo3b5o2bo2bo3b3o$30bo3bo4bo3bo5b2o13b2o7bo
3bobo3bo7bobo3bo$34bo4bo10bo22bo2bo3bo4bob3obob4obo$33b2o4b2o6b3o27b3o
bo3b2ob2obo6bo$47bo13b2o5b2o5b3ob2o2b2obo3b2o2bo2bob2o$31bo10bo17bob2o
4bobo3b2obo6bobo2bo4b2o2bo2bo$30b2o10b2o8b2o6bo3bo5bo4bobo5bo2b4ob3o4b
3o$26b2obobo10bobob2o4b2o7b3o6b2obobob2o5b2o4bo3b4o$26bob2obobo6bobob
2obo14bo8bob2o7bobo2b2o2bo2bo3bo$32b2o6b2o29bo10b2o2b2ob2o6b2o$70b2o$
54b2o$53bobo$53bo$52b2o!

Entirely unrelated is this period-32 c/4 orthogonal spaceship that seems fairly useless since period-32 rakes already exist (the wings can certainly be reduced):

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x = 160, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
49bo60bo$47b2obobob2o6bo34bo6b2obobob2o$50bobob2o4b5o2bo24bo2b5o4b2obo
bo$47b3o2bo3bo2bo4bo2b2obo18bob2o2bo4bo2bo3bo2b3o$4b2o14b3o14b2o8b2o2b
o3b3o4bo4bob2o18b2obo4bo4b3o3bo2b2o8b2o14b3o14b2o$3bob2o12bob3ob2o9bob
o8bo6bob2o3bob3obo3bo16bo3bob3obo3b2obo6bo8bobo9b2ob3obo12b2obo$2bo5bo
10bo5b2o8b2o3b3o2bobo6bo3b2o4bob2o3bo16bo3b2obo4b2o3bo6bobo2b3o3b2o8b
2o5bo10bo5bo$2b4o2b2o10b4obob2o6b2o2b4o2bo8bo3b2o3bo3b4ob2ob4o2b4ob2ob
4o3bo3b2o3bo8bo2b4o2b2o6b2obob4o10b2o2b4o$o2b4ob8ob2o3bo6bo9bo3bo2b2o
15bo5b5ob4o2b4ob5o5bo15b2o2bo3bo9bo6bo3b2ob8ob4o2bo$bo3bo2bob2o3bob2o
10b2obo3bo5bo29bo2b2obo2bob2o2bo29bo5bo3bob2o10b2obo3b2obo2bo3bo$6b2o
3bo4b3o10b4o42b2obo2bob2o42b4o10b3o4bo3b2o$11b2obo15b2o2bo90bo2b2o15bo
b2o$75bo3b2o3bo$76b8o4$79b2o$79b2o!

[skomick]

It's no shorter than David Eppsteins domino sparker, but it may be useful in a few situations. It can at least reduce the true-period p50 gun to only one engine (has this been done before?)

David Bell made one, though a bit differently. From Jason Summers' "all-osc" collection:

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x = 118, y = 93, rule = B3/S23
85b2o$84bo2bo$79b2o2bob2obo$79bo3bo2bobo$80b3o2bo2b2o$82bobobo2bo$84b
2ob2o$84b2o$73b2o9bo2b2o2b2o$73b2o9bobo2bo2bo$75bobo4bo5b2obo$78bo3b3o
5bob3o$74bo2bo2b3o7bo4bo$74bo2bo2b2o7b2ob2ob3o$75b2o12bo2bobo3bo$83bo
5b2o5bo2bo$82bobo4b9obo$78b2o2b2o5bo2bobo4bobo$78b2o9b2obob2ob2ob2o$
89bo2bobo3bo$90b2o2bobobo$91bobobobo$91bobo2bo$92b2o2$87bobo18b2o$75b
3o10b2o14bo2bobo$77bo10bo14bo4bo$76bo26bo2bo$104b3o$99b2o4b2o$99b2o4bo
8b2o$104b2o7bobo$113bo$100b2o2bo2bo4b2o$100bobo5b3o3b2o$101bo5bobo2b2o
2bo$93bo13b2o4bobobo$63b2o28bobo13bo2b4obo$62bobo28b2o14bobo4bo$52b2o
10bo34b5o3bobobob3o$53bo44b2o4bo2b2o3b2o$53bobo41bobo4b3o$54b2o39b3o9b
obo$94bo3b2obob2obob2o$32b2o6b2o52b3o7bobo$26bob2obobo6bobob2obo49b3ob
obo2bo$26b2obobo10bobob2o4b2o16b2o24bo2bo4b2o$30bobo8bobo8b2o16bo24bob
2o2b2obo$68bobo10bo14bo2bobo2bo$31bo2bo4bo2bo4bo20b2o10bo16b3o3bo$32bo
3b2o3bo5b3o9bo20b3o17b3o$34b6o10bo7b3o38bo$35b4o10b2o6b2o2bo37b2o$29b
3o10b3o12b2o2b2o$6b4o19b5ob4ob5o13bob2o$5bob2obo21bo8bo17b2o$5b2o2b2o
22bo6bo$5b2o2b2o23bo4bo$5bob2obo25b2o$6b4o32b2o$42b2o$12b3o21b3o11bo
10bo5b3o$2o2bo16b3o25bo2bo6bo2bo4b3o5b2o$o2b2o5bo5bo17bo5bo2bobo7bo4bo
8bo7b2o$b5o4bo5bo2bo5bo8bo5bo2bo2bo6bo4bo7bo$10bo5bo2bo5bo8bo5bo2bobo
7bo4bo7b2o$19bo5bo23bo2bo6bo2bo$b5o6b3o21b3o11bo10bo$o2b2o16b3o18b2o$
2o2bo37b2o$36b2o$34bo4bo$33bo6bo$32bo8bo17b2o$29b5ob4ob5o13bob2o$29b3o
10b3o12b2o2b2o$35b4o10b2o6b2o2bo$34b6o10bo7b3o$32bo3b2o3bo5b3o9bo$31bo
2bo4bo2bo4bo20b2o$68bobo$30bobo8bobo8b2o16bo$26b2obobo10bobob2o4b2o16b
2o$26bob2obobo6bobob2obo$32b2o6b2o2$54b2o$53bobo$53bo$52b2o10bo$62bobo
$63b2o!

[eaglgenes101]

What I think is the smallest billiard table configuration possible (in terms of bounding box) (though not proven).

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o2b2o$o2bo2bob2o$bobo2bobo$2obo2bo2bo$4b2o2b2o!

[Tropylium]

What I think is the smallest billiard table configuration possible (in terms of bounding box) (though not proven).

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o2b2o$o2bo2bob2o$bobo2bobo$2obo2bo2bo$4b2o2b2o!

5×10=50. Fore and back has that beat at 7×7=49.

If nonrectangular bounding boxes are allowed, that one can be argued to be 42 while F&B is 43, but this thing proceeds to beat them both with a mere 32:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$bo2bo$o4b2o$b2o4bo$3bo2bo$3bobo$4bo!

(In terms of rotor/bushing, the 2-bit on-offs are well kno'n to be minimal, tho.)

[Tropylium]

P112 pi agar:

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x = 80, y = 80, rule = life:T80,80
3$b2o35b2ob2o35b2o$2bo35bo3bo35bo$2o37b3o37bo$o34b2o3bo34b2o$35bobo37b
obo$37b2o38b2o$35bobo37bobo$35b2o38b2o2$10b2o38b2o$9bobo37bobo$8b2o38b
2o$9bobo37bobo$6bo3b2o34bo3b2o$5b3o37b3o$4bo3bo35bo3bo$4b2ob2o35b2ob2o
4$18b2ob2o35b2ob2o$18bo3bo35bo3bo$19b3o37b3o$15b2o3bo34b2o3bo$15bobo
37bobo$17b2o38b2o$15bobo37bobo$15b2o38b2o2$30b2o38b2o$29bobo37bobo$28b
2o38b2o$29bobo37bobo$26bo3b2o34bo3b2o$25b3o37b3o$24bo3bo35bo3bo$24b2ob
2o35b2ob2o4$b2o35b2ob2o35b2o$2bo35bo3bo35bo$2o37b3o37bo$o34b2o3bo34b2o
$35bobo37bobo$37b2o38b2o$35bobo37bobo$35b2o38b2o2$10b2o38b2o$9bobo37bo
bo$8b2o38b2o$9bobo37bobo$6bo3b2o34bo3b2o$5b3o37b3o$4bo3bo35bo3bo$4b2ob
2o35b2ob2o4$18b2ob2o35b2ob2o$18bo3bo35bo3bo$19b3o37b3o$15b2o3bo34b2o3b
o$15bobo37bobo$17b2o38b2o$15bobo37bobo$15b2o38b2o2$30b2o38b2o$29bobo
37bobo$28b2o38b2o$29bobo37bobo$26bo3b2o34bo3b2o$25b3o37b3o$24bo3bo35bo
3bo$24b2ob2o35b2ob2o!

[cloudy197]

P112 pi agar

That's P56.

[Sokwe]

Here's a small tagalong for a dragon that can be supported in two different ways:

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x = 47, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
19b3o4b3o$19b3o4b3o2$5bo$o3b2o$ob2ob2o11b5o2b5o$o2b2o17bo2bo$8bo11bo2b
2o2bo$8b2o9b2o6b2o$10bo7bo10bo$10b3o4bo12bo$10b3o27b2o$11b2o2b3o12b3o
9bobo$16b3o10b3o7bo3bob2o$18bo10bo10b5o$18b3o6b3o6b2o$21bo4bo9b2o$19bo
8bo6bo$18bo2bo4bo2bo3bo2bo$17bo2bo6bo2bobo$23b2o8bobo$17bo2bobo2bobo2b
o$23b2o$18b3o6b3o$19bo8bo$19bo8bo$17bo3bo4bo3bo$17bo3bo4bo3bo$16bo2bo
2bo2bo2bo2bo!

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be useful for anything.

[Tropylium]

The "5blink" oscillator can be used to support a harbor quadrant:

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x = 21, y = 21, rule = life
18bo$17bobo$18bo$8b2o4b2o$8bobo3bo$9bo3bo3b2o$8b2o3bo4bo$8b2o2bo4bo$3b
2ob2obo3b2ob2o$3bob4o8b2o$4bo14bo$18bobo$7bo6b3o2b2o$5b2obo$3b2o3bo3bo
$3bo8bo$8bo3bo$bo3bob3o$obo2b2o2bobo$bo8bobo$11b2o!