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[JP21]

useless and probably known

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x = 25, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$4bo$2bo$2b5o14b2o$7bo13bo$4b3o12bobo$3bo15b2o$3b4o$b2o3bo3b2o$o2b
3o4b2o$2obo$3bo$3b2o3$5b2o16bo$6bo6bo8b2o$6bobo4bo8bobo$7b2o4bo2$15b3o
2$13bo$13bo$13bo!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

useless and probably known

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x = 25, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$4bo$2bo$2b5o14b2o$7bo13bo$4b3o12bobo$3bo15b2o$3b4o$b2o3bo3b2o$o2b
3o4b2o$2obo$3bo$3b2o3$5b2o16bo$6bo6bo8b2o$6bobo4bo8bobo$7b2o4bo2$15b3o
2$13bo$13bo$13bo!

I remember discovering the P2 CP semi-snark this earlier this year, and it's not useless: it ended up reducing gun_102

[affamatodidio]

hf - toad

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x = 18, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$8bobo$7b2ob2o$5bo$5b4ob2o$2o6bob2o$o2b3o$b2o2bo$3bo$3b2o3b2o
6b2o$7bobo6b2o$7bobo$8bo!

[qqd]

hf - toad

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x = 18, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$8bobo$7b2ob2o$5bo$5b4ob2o$2o6bob2o$o2b3o$b2o2bo$3bo$3b2o3b2o
6b2o$7bobo6b2o$7bobo$8bo!

What a way to use an eater 2! It can also eat a herschel:

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x = 13, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
8bo$7bobo$o6bobo$obo3b2ob2o$3o$2bo3b2ob2o$6b2obo2bo$11b2o!

Sadly, it is just a big version of the block catalysis

[confocaloid]

Is there a sparky glider eater or another way to make this work? Fx289 is a known working H-to-H conduit, but B289 does not seem to be possible, and searching it did not turn anything relevant.

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x = 164, y = 78, rule = LifeHistory
121.5D8.3D3.3D3.3D$121.D11.D3.D.D3.D.D3.D$121.D5.D3.D5.D.D3.D.D3.D$
121.3D4.D.D5.D3.3D3.4D$121.D7.D5.D3.D3.D5.D$121.D6.D.D3.D4.D3.D5.D$
121.D5.D3.D.5D2.3D3.3D6$7.2A$7.A.A$8.AB4.2A53.A$7.2B4.B2AB5.A20.A23.
3A$6.4B.B2.3B4.A.A7.A11.3A20.A48.2A$6.10B5.BA2B4.3A14.A19.2A47.A.A$5.
13B4.2B4.A16.2A16.5B48.AB4.2A$5.18B5.2A15.4B13.4B49.2B4.B2AB5.A$5.19B
3.3B3.7B.B5.3B12.5B47.4B.B2.3B4.A.A7.A$3.2A.3B.3B2A8B2.3B5.13B.4B10.
6B.B45.10B5.BA2B4.3A$3.A3.B.3BA2BA4BD10BD26B3.9B43.13B4.2B4.A$.A.A4.
5B2A5B2D10BD21BC4B2.11B.B39.18B5.2A$.2A6.10B2D11B2D18B3C4B2.12B2A38.
19B3.3B3.7B.B$11.20B2D2B2A15BCBC4B.13B2A36.2A.3B.3B2A8B2.3B5.13B.B$
11.20BD3B2A15BC19B.B37.A3.B.3BA2BA4BD10BD21B$12.30B3.2B2.22B38.A.A4.
5B2A5B2D10BD21BD$13.10B.B3.B2.10B11.20B37.2A6.10B2D11B2D18B3DB$14.7B
11.6B16.20B45.20B2D2B2A15BDBD$14.7B12.3B19.19B2.2A41.20BD3B2A15BD$10.
11B12.B20.2D17B3.A43.30B3.2B2.2B$9.14B9.2A20.2D15B2ABA.A44.10B.B3.B2.
10B$9.14B9.A19.2A.4B.11B2A.2A46.7B11.6B$8.15B10.3A15.A.A7.11B50.7B12.
3B$9.14B12.A15.A8.10B48.11B12.B$9.14B27.2A7.10B48.14B9.2A$9.14B35.12B
47.14B9.A$8.16B34.12B46.15B10.3A$7.18B24.A.2A3.13B5.2A41.14B12.A$6.
21B22.2A.A2.2D13B4.A42.14B$6.22B27.DBD14BA.A42.14B$6.21B28.D7BDBD6B2A
42.16B$6.6B3D10B29.9BDBD6B43.18B$6.6BDBD9B29.10B3D6B42.21B$4.2A6BDBD
7BD28.21B42.22B$3.A.A14BDBD27.22B42.21B$3.A4.13B2D2.A.2A22.21B42.6B3D
10B$2.2A5.13B3.2A.A24.18B43.6BDBD9B$8.12B34.16B42.2A6BDBD8B$8.12B35.
14B42.A.A18B$9.10B7.2A27.14B42.A4.17B$8.10B8.A15.A12.14B41.2A5.17B$6.
11B7.A.A15.3A10.15B46.12B3.4B$2.2A.2A11B.4B.2A19.A9.14B47.12B4.4B$.A.
AB2A15B2D20.2A9.14B38.2A7.10B7.4B$.A3.17B2D20.B12.11B40.A8.10B7.4B$2A
2.19B19.3B12.7B44.A.AB6.11B6.4B$4.20B16.6B11.7B45.2AB.3B.11B2A.2A$6.
20B11.10B2.B3.B.10B46.17B2ABA.A$7.22B2.2B3.30B45.19B3.A$4.B.19BC15B2A
3BD20B45.19B2.2A$3.2A13B.4BCBC15B2A2B2D20B44.20B$3.2A12B2.4B3C18B2D
11B2D10B6.2A32.20B$4.B.11B2.4BC21BD10B2D5B2A5B4.A.A30.21B$8.9B3.26BD
10BD4BA2BA3B.B3.A32.2BD19B.B$9.B.6B10.4B.13B5.3B2.8B2A3B.3B.2A31.3BDB
D4B.13B2A$11.5B12.3B5.B.7B3.3B3.19B34.2B3D4B2.12B2A$12.4B13.4B15.2A5.
18B33.5BD4B2.11B.B$10.5B16.2A16.A4.2B4.13B32.10B3.9B$10.2A19.A14.3A4.
2BAB5.10B32.4B10.6B.B$11.A20.3A11.A7.A.A4.3B2.B.4B32.3B12.5B$8.3A23.A
20.A5.B2AB4.2B31.4B13.4B$8.A53.2A4.BA32.2A16.5B$68.A.A32.A19.2A$69.2A
29.3A20.A$100.A23.3A$126.A!

[bogartcruz002]

I'm not sure if this is useful or not:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bo$9b3o$5bo$6bo$4b3o2$2o$2o3bo$4bobo$5bobo$7bo$7b2o!

[confocaloid]

I'm not sure if this is useful or not:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
10bo$9bo$9b3o$5bo$6bo$4b3o2$2o$2o3bo$4bobo$5bobo$7bo$7b2o!

Useful, but known; the tub-with-tail eater is used to make a duoplet spark, which reflects another glider.

An example of a pattern where this is used is the smallest known pseudo period 19 glider gun:

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#C https://catagolue.hatsya.com/object/gun_19/b3s23
x = 165, y = 135, rule = B3/S23
24b2o3b2o5b2o63b2o5b2o3b2o$19bo3bobo4bo5b2o63b2o5bo4bobo3bo$18bobobo2b
ob3o79b3obo2bobobo$19b2ob4obo83bo2b3ob2o$25bo86bo$17b4o3bobo32b2o2b2o
9b2o2b2obo32b2ob5o$16bo4b3ob3o28b2o3b3o2bo5bo2bo3bobo20bo9b2o8bo$15bob
ob4o2bobo29bo7b2o5b2o3b3o2bo18b3o6b2obo2bo2b3obo$15bobo9b2o28b2o2bo17b
2o19b2o2bo11b2obobobo$14b2o3bobo2b2obo7b3o17b2o3bo14bo2b2o2bo18b5o4bo
3bob2ob2o2b2o$17bo4b3obobo5bo2bo14bo2b3obo2b3o15bob2ob2o15b4o5b2ob2o4b
2o$18bo4bo4bo5b2obo13bo2b2obo4b3o8bob2o7b3o15b4o4bobo7bo$16bobobo2bobo
2b2o8b2o12bo4b3ob2ob3o6bo2bo3bo6bo10b2obob2o5b2obobo2bobobo$9bo5bobo2b
4obo2b2o8b2o11b4obob2o2bo3bo5bo3bo2b2ob3o13bo4bo6bo2bob4o2bobo5bo$7b3o
3b3obobo5bo2b2o7bo2bo12b2o8b3o7b3o4bob3ob2o10bo2b2o7bo2bo5bobob3o3b3o$
6bo5bo3bo2bo2b2obo2b2o8b2o12b2o4b5o13b4ob2o16b4o7b2obob2o2bo2bo3bo5bo$
5bob2obo2b3o3bobobo4bo24bo8bob2o7b2obo5b2obo9bo4bo9bob2obobobo3b3o5bob
o$2bo2bobob4o7b2o2bobobo13b2o8b2o2b2o2b3obo2bo3bo2bo2bo4bob2o7b4o15bob
o2b2o7b4obobo2bo$bobobob3o4b4o4bobob2ob2o10bo2bo7b2o2b2obo2bobob2o3b2o
bobob2obo3bo7b2o2bo10b3obobobo4b4o2bo2bo2bobobo$2b2obo6b2o4bo3bo2bo5bo
10b2o8b2o2b2obo2bobo9bobob2obo3bo6bo4bo9bo5bo2bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$5bo2b
2o3bo2b2o2bobo3b5o11b2o8b2o2b2o2b3o2b3o3b2obo2bo4bob2o5b2obob2o10b5o3b
obo2b2o2bo7b2o$2b2o3b3o3bobo2b3ob2o4bo15bob2o5bo8bobo2bo3bo4bo5b2obo4b
4o16bo4b2ob3o2bobo2b3o2bob2o$bobobo4bob2ob2o27bo2bo4b2o4b5ob2o7b2ob4ob
2o7b4o28b2ob2o4b3obobo$o2bobo3b2o6b2o25b3o6b2o19b2o4bob3ob2o2b5o25b2o
7b3obo4bo$3o3b2o4b5o2bo31b4obob2ob2o11bob2ob2ob3o6bo2b2o23bo2bob2obob
3o3b4o$4bobo3b2o4b3obo31bo7bo3bobo5b3obo10bo4b3o23bob2o2b2o2bo$2b2o3bo
2bobo2bo4bo30bo2b2o5b2o2bobo3bobo2b2o6b3o6bo24bobo2b4o3bob2ob2o$2bo4bo
bob6obob2o12b2o16bo2b3o2bo6bo3bo3bo2bo3b2ob2o16b2o12b2ob3o4b2obo5bo$ob
o15bobo14bo19b3o2b2ob4o5b6o2bobo20bo14bobo15bobo$2o16bobo14bobo19b3obo
15bo23bobo14bobo3b2o11b2o$19bo16b2o12b2o7bobob2o9b2obob2o6b2o12b2o16bo
$50b2o7b2o2bobo7bobo2bo8b2o$9b3o43b2o6bobo7bobo6b2o$8b5o14bo13bo13bo8b
o9bo8bo27bo12b3o4b2o$7bob5o13b3o10b3o10bobo27bobo23b3o18b2ob2o$2o4b2ob
3o2b2o14bo22b2o29b2o22bo16bo8bo2b2o$2o5b3o2bob2o13b2o18b2o6b2o4bo24b2o
18b2o15bobobo4bo2b2o$8bo6b2o23b3o6bobo4bobo4b3o21bobo30bo3bo8bo$12bo2b
o22b2o2bo7b2o3bo10bo20b2o29b4o7b3o$12b3o39bob2o7b2o30bobo17bo2b2o6bobo
$18b3o17b3o9b5o3bo38b2o15bobo6b2o2bo$17bo2bo29bo4b3o10b2o28bo14b3o7b4o
$16b2o6bo26b3obo5bo6b2o41bo8bo3bo$17b2obo2b3o27bo6b2o48bo4bobobo$17b2o
2b3ob2o27bobobo51bo8bo13bo3b2o$19b5obo30b2o2bo49b2ob2o17bobo2bo18b2o2b
2o$20b5o32bob2o51b2o4b3o9b3obo4bo5b2o9bobo2bo$21b3o33bobo10b2o6bo50bo
3bo4b2o6bo11bobo$36b2o18b2o2bo8b2o7b3o20b2o25bo2bo14bobo8b2ob2o$30b2o
4bobo4bo15b2o10bo9bo13bob2obobo4b2o22bo5bo6b2obobo6bobo2bo$12bobo8bobo
4b2o5b2o3bobo35b2o13b2obob2o5b2o3bob2o3b2o3b2obo3b2o3b5o2bo3bo2bob5ob
2o$10b2o2bo8bo2b2o13bo2bo67bo3bo6bo3bobobob2o4b3o2bo2b2obobob2o2bo$10b
2o4b6o4b2o6b2o16bobo57bo14bo7bobob2o7bobo7bo$11bob2o2bo2bo2b2obo8bo5bo
bo9b2o28bo17b2o9bobo2b6o2bobob2o2b3o2b2o4bob3obobo2b3o$10bo2b2obo4bob
2o2bo4b3o5b2o3b2o6bo6bo22bobo11b2o2b2o7bobob2o3b2o3b2obobo4b3o3bo3b2ob
2o6bo$7bob2o2b5o2b5o2b2o3bo7b2o3b2o12b3o2b3o16b2o11bobo8bo10bo2bo5b3ob
ob2o4bo2bobo2bo3b3obob3o$5b2o8bo2b2o2bo18bobobo16b2o2bo29bo10bobobo3bo
b2o2b2obo2bo5bobo3bob2ob2o2bob2o3bobo2bo$8bobob3o8b2o3bobo14b2o12bo2bo
7b2o18b2o3b2o10bobobo5b2o2b2o3b2o4b2obob2o2bob3o5bo8bo$5b5o3bobo2b2o2b
obo5bo10bo4bo12bo4b2o4bobo10b2o5bobo17bob3obo2b2o2bobobob3obobo3bo7b3o
b3obob3o$5bobobo5bo2b2o2bo4bo3bo11b3o14bob2o8bo10b2o7bo13b2o2bob3obobo
2bobobobo2bo2b2ob2o2bo3b2o5bo2b2o$7bo7bobo2bobobobob3o3b2o4bob2o17b2o
9b2o18b2o12b3ob2ob2obo6bobo2b3o4bo2bobo2bo2bobo4bo3b3o$11b3ob2ob2ob2ob
3obo4bobo3b2o66bo2b2o2bobob4obobo5b4o3bobobo2bo3b4ob3o2bo$5b2o2bobo2bo
8bo3b2ob4o45bo26b2o2bo4bo8bo5bo4b4o2bob2o8bo2bo$5bo8bob5ob4o2bobo3bo7b
2o34bobob2o22bo4bobobob7o6b2o2bo4bobo3b3o3bobo$7bo3b2obobo5bo2b2obo3bo
bo5bo3bo15bobo15bobobobo22bo7bobo17b3obo2bobo2bo3b2o$6b2o5bo4bobo4bo2b
o2b2obob2o2bo3bo6b2o8b2o12b2obobobobo2bo18b2o5b2o5b2o15bobob2ob2o$17b
2ob2o4b2o7bo3bo5b2o3bo2bo7bo6bo6bo2bo2b2ob4o32b2o21bo$42bo4bo3b2o13bob
o8b2o4bo53bo2b8o$17b2ob2o4b2o13bobo3bo19b2o14bobo11b2o5b2o31bo3bo6bo$
6b2o5bo4bobo4bo2bo8bo4bo4bo36b2o11bobo3bo26bo8b3o2bob2obo$7bo3b2obobo
5bo2b2obo2b2o5b2o5b2o7b2o44bo2bobobo16bo3bo2bo4b2ob2obo2bo3bo$5bo8bob
5ob4o2bobo2bo6bo3bo9bo16bobo24b2obobo5bo13bobobo11b2obo3bo2b2o$5b2o2bo
bo2bo8bo3b2ob3o7bo3bo10b3o14b2o23bobobo2bo2bo18b2o2bo5bobo3bo3bo$11b3o
b2ob2ob2ob3obo12b3o13bo14bo24b2ob2ob2o4b5o10b2obob2o5bo2bo5b2o$7bo7bob
o2bobobobob3o63b2obobo4b2o17b3o2bobo6bo3bo2bobobo$5bobobo5bo2b2o2bo4bo
3bo30b2o30b2obobo3b3o3b2o2bo6b2obo4b2obo2bo2b3ob4o2bobo5bo$5b5o3bobo2b
2o2bobo5bo31bo34bo9bobo3bo8bobo4b2o3bo2b3o5bobob3o3b3o$8bobob3o8b2o3bo
bo21b2o10bo32bob2ob4o6bo17bo6bo3b2o2bo2bo3bo5bo$5b2o8bo2b2o2bo21b2o5b
2o7b5o11bo18b2o3b2o4b2o2bo25bo2bobobobo3b3o2bob2obo$7bob2o2b5o2b5o2b2o
3bo12bo7bo5bo14bobo14bo2bo2b3o2bobob3obo6bo18bobobo2b2o7b2o5bo2bo$10bo
2b2obo4bob2o2bo4b3o10bobo12bobo12b2o4bo9b4o2bo3b2o2bo3b2o2bo3b2o4bobo
8b5obobo4b4o4bobobobobo$11bob2o2bo2bo2b2obo8bo10b2o13bobo18b2o17b2o2bo
3b2o2bo2bob2o4bob2o5bo5bo2bo3bo4b2o4bobob2o$10b2o4b6o4b2o6b2o26b2o17b
2o10b7o2bobob3obo6bobo2b3o9b5o3bobo2b2o2bo3bob2o$10b2o2bo8bo2b2o27b2ob
2obo2b2o26bo7b2o4b2o2bo6b2obob2o12bo4b2ob3o2bobo2bo2b2o2b2o$12bobo8bob
o4b2o5b2o17b2o4b2o2bo25bob4ob2ob4o6bo4bo2b2o26b2ob4o3bo2bobo$29bo2bo3b
obo18bo5bob2o20bo5bobobo9bobo3bo6bobobo21b2o6b2o3bobo2bo$36b2o25bo21bo
bo7bobobo3b3o3b2o2bo2bo2bo3bo21bo3b4o2bob2ob5o$17bo9bo4bo29b2o22b2o6b
2obobo4b2o11bo26bob2o6bo3b2o$19b3o72bo2b2ob2ob2o4b5o30bobo8b4o2b2o$16b
o3b2o4bo3bob3o60bo3b3o2bo2bo21b2o12b2o2b8obo5bo$13bo13bo6b2o7b2o9b2o
40b3ob2obo5bo19bo14bobo2b4o9bobo$12bo3bo3bo2b2o3b5obo7bobo9bo43b2o3bob
obo9b2obo6bobo14bobo16b2o$13bo2bo3bo9b4o10bo10b3o31bo11bobo9b2o2bo2bo
6b2o16bo$13bo2bo2bo11bo25bo32b2o7bo2bob2o7b2o3b3o29b2o$14bob2o71b2o5bo
3bobo5b2o$15b2obo78bo3b2o6bo27bo11b2o$13bo2bo2bo30b2o43b3o11bobo23b3o
11bo2b2o$12bo3bo2bo29bobo58b2o22bo14bo3bob2o6b2o$2o6b2o2bo3bo3bo8b2o
18b2o63b2o18b2o8b3o3bob5o6b2o$2o17bo10bo22b2o45bo12bobo28b2obo2bo2bobo
$11b2o3bo10b3o23bobo45b2o10b2o35b3o$11b3o13bo27bo8bo35b2o42b3o3bo$15bo
28b3o8b2o6bobo80bo3b3o$43bo2bo3b2o7b2o2bobo55bo22b3o$19bo16b2o5bo3bo2b
2o7bobob2o55bo11b3o6bobo2bo2bob2o$2o16bobo14bobo6b4o9b3obo58b3o8b2o3bo
3b5obo3b3o$obo15bobo14bo10bo8b3o2b2ob4o37bo25b2o2bobo3b2obo3bo$2bo4bob
ob6obob2o12b2o16bo2b3o2bo6bo37bo25bo5bo5b2o2bo$2b2o3bo2bobo2bo4bo30bo
2b2o5b2o2bobo35b3o26b2o2bo9b2o$4bobo3b2o4b3obo31bo7bo3bobo42bobo24bo$
3o3b2o4b5o2bo21b2o8b4obob2ob2o47b2o15b2o4bobo9b2o$o2bobo3b2o6b2o22b6o
6b2o55bo15bobo4b2o$bobobo4bob2ob2o24bo2bob3o3b2o4b5ob2o60b2o5b2o3bobo
10bobo$2b2o3b3o3bobo2b3ob2o4bo10b3o2bobobo4bo8bobo2bo47bo21bob2obob4ob
ob2obo$5bo2b2o3bo2b2o2bobo3b5o8b2obob2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b3o2b3o48bo12b2o9b
12o$2b2obo6b2o4bo3bo2bo5bo6bo3bo2bob3o2b2o2b2obo2bobo49b3o12bo8bob2o8b
2obo$bobobob3o4b4o4bobob2ob2o7b2o5bo2bo3b2o2b2obo2bobob2o37b2o23b3o3b
3o14b3o$2bo2bobob4o7b2o2bobobo10bo6b2o4b2o2b2o2b3obo2bo37b2o3bo21bo3b
2o2bo3b4o3bo2b2o2bo$5bob2obo2b3o3bobobo4bo24bo8bob2o43bobo7bo15b3o6b4o
4b3ob3o$6bo5bo3bo2bo2b2obo2b2o4b2o6bo9b2o4b5o47bobo7b2o13bo4bobo6bob2o
3bo$7b3o3b3obobo5bo2b2o3bo2bo5b2o9b2o8b3o46bo6b2o12b3o4bobo2b2o2bob2ob
o4bo$9bo5bobo2b4obo2b2o2b3obo2bo3bo7b4obob2o2bo3bo45b2o19bo2b2obo2bobo
2bobo5bo3bo$16bobobo2bobo2b2o2b2o2b2obob2o9bo4b3ob2ob3o67b3obobobobo2b
obo2bo3bobo$18bo4bo4bo4bobobo2b3o8bo2b2obo4b3o60bo12bobob8ob4o3bo$17bo
4b3obobo4b3obo2bo11bo2b3obo2b3o58bobo6b3obo13bo2b2o3b2o$14b2o3bobo2b2o
bo7b6o14b2o3bo63b2o5bo2bobo2bo2b2ob4obob3o4bo$15bobo9b2o10b2o16b2o2bo
70b2o2bobo3bobo3bobobo4bo$15bobob4o2bobo29bo7b2o69bo2bo4bobo4b2o4b2o$
16bo4b3ob3o28b2o3b3o2bo61bobo6b2o4b2ob2o$17b4o3bobo32b2o2b2o64b2o$25bo
103bo$19b2ob4obo$18bobobo2bob3o104bo$19bo3bobo4bo5b2o97bo$24b2o3b2o5b
2o95b3o!
#C [[ MAXGRIDSIZE 9 ]]

[bogartcruz002]

Uhhhhhh, I didn't know that

[hotcrystal0]

??? + toad = shillilagh…?

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 x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$2o$bo3$4b3o$4bo2bo$8bo$8bo$8bo!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

??? + toad = shillilagh…?

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 x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$2o$bo3$4b3o$4bo2bo$8bo$8bo$8bo!

That object is the pre-anvil; when it hits an object like a aircraft carrier, snake, beacon, eater 1 etc, it turns into an anvil:

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x = 6, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
b2o$2bo$o$2o4$b3o$bo2bo$5bo$5bo$5bo!

[galoomba]

This natural active region spawns a queen bee... and then a second one a few hundred generations later.

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x = 28, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
7bo$7bo$7bo4$10b2o14b2o$10b2o14b2o3$26b2o$12bo2bob2o7b2o$12bo2bo3bo$
12b2o2b2o$14bo4bobo$14b3ob2ob2o$14bo2bobobo$15b6o$2b3o14bo$11bo$10bobo
$9b2ob2o$10bo2bo$11bo2bo$11bobo5$2o$2o10b2o4b3o$11bo2bo$11bobo$12b2o$
5b2o$4bobo$5bo!

[get_Snacked]

a simplistic p2 partial based on this component i haven't seen before.

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x = 13, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o$o$2bo9bo$2bobo7bo$5bo4bo$2bob2o4b2o!

[JP21]

a simplistic p2 partial based on this component i haven't seen before.

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x = 13, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o$o$2bo9bo$2bobo7bo$5bo4bo$2bob2o4b2o!

Here are my handmade solutions:

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x = 50, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
39b2o$39bo$36b2obo$6b2o15bo12bo2b2o$5bobo8b2o4bobo13bo2b2o$3b3o9bo2bo
3bobo9b4o2b4o$2bo3b4o4bo2bo2b2obo10bo5bo$2bo2bo3bo5b2o4bo13b4obo$b2obo
b2o8bob2obobo14bobobo$3b2o11bo2b3o2bo12bob2o2bo$3bo3b2o8b2o5bo11bobo4b
o$2ob2obo13b3o13bo2b3o$2obo11b3o2bo16bobo7b2o$4bobo7bo2bo3bobo3b2o7b2o
2bobo3bobo$6bo7b2o7bo3bobo7bo4bo3bo$8bob2o13bobo2bo5bo7bob2o$4bo2b2ob
2o12b2o2bobo5b2o5b2o2bo$4bobo15b2o2bob2o11b2o2bo$3bob3o13b4o2bo12b4o2b
4o$5bobob2o13bo4b3o11bo5bo$2bo3bo2bo14bob3o2bo11bob4o$2b4o3bo12bobobo
2b2o10bob3o$6b3o12bobobob2o11bobo3bo$4bobo14bobo2bobo11bo2b4o$4b2o16b
2o3bo11b2o$43b2o$43b2o!

[qqd]

I don't know if this is known, but interchange can perform a traffic stop catalysis with repeat time 32 instead of 36. Here is it with 44P38:

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x = 77, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
37b3o30b3o2$o34bo5bo2b2o18b2o2bo5bo$3o32bo4b2o4bo16bo4b2o4bo$3bo31bo11b
o14bo11bo$2b2o42b2o14b2o3$13b2o14b2o42b2o$2bo11bo14bo11bo31bo$2bo4b2o
4bo16bo4b2o4bo32b3o$2bo5bo2b2o18b2o2bo5bo34bo2$4b3o30b3o!

Don't know if this will be useful, though, with the reduced repeat time.

[Period1GliderGun]

I don't know if this is known, but interchange can perform a traffic stop catalysis with repeat time 32 instead of 36. Here is it with 44P38:

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x = 77, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
37b3o30b3o2$o34bo5bo2b2o18b2o2bo5bo$3o32bo4b2o4bo16bo4b2o4bo$3bo31bo11b
o14bo11bo$2b2o42b2o14b2o3$13b2o14b2o42b2o$2bo11bo14bo11bo31bo$2bo4b2o
4bo16bo4b2o4bo32b3o$2bo5bo2b2o18b2o2bo5bo34bo2$4b3o30b3o!

Don't know if this will be useful, though, with the reduced repeat time.

I have already tried to use it to reduce the p32 glider gun, to no avail.

[C_R_116]

Phase-shifting blinker push (8,8):

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x = 43, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
41bo$35bobo2bo$35b2o3b3o$36bo27$11bo$5bobo2bo$3o2b2o3b3o$6bo!

[hotcrystal0]

hf - toad

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x = 18, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$8bobo$7b2ob2o$5bo$5b4ob2o$2o6bob2o$o2b3o$b2o2bo$3bo$3b2o3b2o
6b2o$7bobo6b2o$7bobo$8bo!

Eater 1 that functions as both a eater 1 and a snake:

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 x = 15, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$8bobo$7b2ob2o$5bo$5b4ob2o$2o6bob2o$o2b3o$b2o2bo$3bo$3b2o$12b
2o$12b2o4$11b2o$b2o8bo$2b2o8b3o$bo12bo!

[rutabaga]

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x = 293, y = 651, rule = B3/S23
4o$bo2bo$2b2o2bo$4b3o$2b2o$2bo2b2o$3b2o2bo$6b2o$3b3o$3bo2b2o$5bo2bo$6b
2o2bo$8b3o$6b2o$6bo2b2o$7b2o2bo$10b2o$7b3o$7bo2b2o$9bo2bo$10b2o2bo$12b
3o$10b2o$10bo2b2o$11b2o2bo$14b2o$11b3o$11bo2b2o$13bo2bo$14b2o2bo$16b3o
$14b2o$14bo2b2o$15b2o2bo$18b2o$15b3o$15bo2b2o$17bo2bo$18b2o2bo$20b3o$
18b2o$18bo2b2o$19b2o2bo$22b2o$19b3o$19bo2b2o$21bo2bo$22b2o2bo$24b3o$22b
2o$22bo2b2o$23b2o2bo$26b2o$23b3o$23bo2b2o$25bo2bo$26b2o2bo$28b3o$26b2o
$26bo2b2o$27b2o2bo$30b2o$27b3o$27bo2b2o$29bo2bo$30b2o2bo$32b3o$30b2o$
30bo2b2o$31b2o2bo$34b2o$31b3o$31bo2b2o$33bo2bo$34b2o2bo$36b3o$34b2o$34b
o2b2o$35b2o2bo$38b2o$35b3o$35bo2b2o$37bo2bo$38b2o2bo$40b3o$38b2o$38bo
2b2o$39b2o2bo$42b2o$39b3o$39bo2b2o$41bo2bo$42b2o2bo$44b3o$42b2o$42bo2b
2o$43b2o2bo$46b2o$43b3o$43bo2b2o$45bo2bo$46b2o2bo$48b3o$46b2o$46bo2b2o
$47b2o2bo$50b2o$47b3o$47bo2b2o$49bo2bo$50b2o2bo$52b3o$50b2o$50bo2b2o$
51b2o2bo$54b2o$51b3o$51bo2b2o$53bo2bo$54b2o2bo$56b3o$54b2o$54bo2b2o$55b
2o2bo$58b2o$55b3o$55bo2b2o$57bo2bo$58b2o2bo$60b3o$58b2o$58bo2b2o$59b2o
2bo$62b2o$59b3o$59bo2b2o$61bo2bo$62b2o2bo$64b3o$62b2o$62bo2b2o$63b2o2b
o$66b2o$63b3o$63bo2b2o$65bo2bo$66b2o2bo$68b3o$66b2o$66bo2b2o$67b2o2bo
$70b2o$67b3o$67bo2b2o$69bo2bo$70b2o2bo$72b3o$70b2o$70bo2b2o$71b2o2bo$
74b2o$71b3o$71bo2b2o$73bo2bo$74b2o2bo$76b3o$74b2o$74bo2b2o$75b2o2bo$78b
2o$75b3o$75bo2b2o$77bo2bo$78b2o2bo$80b3o$78b2o$78bo2b2o$79b2o2bo$82b2o
$79b3o$79bo2b2o$81bo2bo$82b2o2bo$84b3o$82b2o$82bo2b2o$83b2o2bo$86b2o$
83b3o$83bo2b2o$85bo2bo$86b2o2bo$88b3o$86b2o$86bo2b2o$87b2o2bo$90b2o$87b
3o$87bo2b2o$89bo2bo$90b2o2bo$92b3o$90b2o$90bo2b2o$91b2o2bo$94b2o$91b3o
$91bo2b2o$93bo2bo$94b2o2bo$96b3o$94b2o$94bo2b2o$95b2o2bo$98b2o$95b3o$
95bo2b2o$97bo2bo$98b2o2bo$100b3o$98b2o$98bo2b2o$99b2o2bo$102b2o$99b3o
$99bo2b2o$101bo2bo$102b2o2bo$104b3o$102b2o$102bo2b2o$103b2o2bo$106b2o
$103b3o$103bo2b2o$105bo2bo$106b2o2bo$108b3o$106b2o$106bo2b2o$107b2o2b
o$110b2o$107b3o$107bo2b2o$109bo2bo$110b2o2bo$112b3o$110b2o$110bo2b2o$
111b2o2bo$114b2o$111b3o$111bo2b2o$113bo2bo$114b2o2bo$116b3o$114b2o$114b
o2b2o$115b2o2bo$118b2o$115b3o$115bo2b2o$117bo2bo$118b2o2bo$120b3o$118b
2o$118bo2b2o$119b2o2bo$122b2o$119b3o$119bo2b2o$121bo2bo$122b2o2bo$124b
3o$122b2o$122bo2b2o$123b2o2bo$126b2o$123b3o$123bo2b2o$125bo2bo$126b2o
2bo$128b3o$126b2o$126bo2b2o$127b2o2bo$130b2o$127b3o$127bo2b2o$129bo2b
o$130b2o2bo$132b3o$130b2o$130bo2b2o$131b2o2bo$134b2o$131b3o$131bo2b2o
$133bo2bo$134b2o2bo$136b3o$134b2o$134bo2b2o$135b2o2bo$138b2o$135b3o$135b
o2b2o$137bo2bo$138b2o2bo$140b3o$138b2o$138bo2b2o$139b2o2bo$142b2o$139b
3o$139bo2b2o$141bo2bo$142b2o2bo$144b3o$142b2o$142bo2b2o$143b2o2bo$146b
2o$143b3o$143bo2b2o$145bo2bo$146b2o2bo$148b3o$146b2o$146bo2b2o$147b2o
2bo$150b2o$147b3o$147bo2b2o$149bo2bo$150b2o2bo$152b3o$150b2o$150bo2b2o
$151b2o2bo$154b2o$151b3o$151bo2b2o$153bo2bo$154b2o2bo$156b3o$154b2o$154b
o2b2o$155b2o2bo$158b2o$155b3o$155bo2b2o$157bo2bo$158b2o2bo$160b3o$158b
2o$158bo2b2o$159b2o2bo$162b2o$159b3o$159bo2b2o$161bo2bo$162b2o2bo$164b
3o$162b2o$162bo2b2o$163b2o2bo$166b2o$163b3o$163bo2b2o$165bo2bo$166b2o
2bo$168b3o$166b2o$166bo2b2o$167b2o2bo$170b2o$167b3o$167bo2b2o$169bo2b
o$170b2o2bo$172b3o$170b2o$170bo2b2o$171b2o2bo$174b2o$171b3o$171bo2b2o
$173bo2bo$174b2o2bo$176b3o$174b2o$174bo2b2o$175b2o2bo$178b2o$175b3o$175b
o2b2o$177bo2bo$178b2o2bo$180b3o$178b2o$178bo2b2o$179b2o2bo$182b2o$179b
3o$179bo2b2o$181bo2bo$182b2o2bo$184b3o$182b2o$182bo2b2o$183b2o2bo$186b
2o$183b3o$183bo2b2o$185bo2bo$186b2o2bo$188b3o$186b2o$186bo2b2o$187b2o
2bo$190b2o$187b3o$187bo2b2o$189bo2bo$190b2o2bo$192b3o$190b2o$190bo2b2o
$191b2o2bo$194b2o$191b3o$191bo2b2o$193bo2bo$194b2o2bo$196b3o$194b2o$194b
o2b2o$195b2o2bo$198b2o$195b3o$195bo2b2o$197bo2bo$198b2o2bo$200b3o$198b
2o$198bo2b2o$199b2o2bo$202b2o$199b3o$199bo2b2o$201bo2bo$202b2o2bo$204b
3o$202b2o$202bo2b2o$203b2o2bo$206b2o$203b3o$203bo2b2o$205bo2bo$206b2o
2bo$208b3o$206b2o$206bo2b2o$207b2o2bo$210b2o$207b3o$207bo2b2o$209bo2b
o$210b2o2bo$212b3o$210b2o$210bo2b2o$211b2o2bo$214b2o$211b3o$211bo2b2o
$213bo2bo$214b2o2bo$216b3o$214b2o$214bo2b2o$215b2o2bo$218b2o$215b3o$215b
o2b2o$217bo2bo$218b2o2bo$220b3o$218b2o$218bo2b2o$219b2o2bo$222b2o$219b
3o$219bo2b2o$221bo2bo$222b2o2bo$224b3o$222b2o$222bo2b2o$223b2o2bo$226b
2o$223b3o$223bo2b2o$225bo2bo$226b2o2bo$228b3o$226b2o$226bo2b2o$227b2o
2bo$230b2o$227b3o$227bo2b2o$229bo2bo$230b2o2bo$232b3o$230b2o$230bo2b2o
$231b2o2bo$234b2o$231b3o$231bo2b2o$233bo2bo$234b2o2bo$236b3o$234b2o$234b
o2b2o$235b2o2bo$238b2o$235b3o$235bo2b2o$237bo2bo$238b2o2bo$240b3o$238b
2o$238bo2b2o$239b2o2bo$242b2o$239b3o$239bo2b2o$241bo2bo$242b2o2bo$244b
3o$242b2o$242bo2b2o$243b2o2bo$246b2o$243b3o$243bo2b2o$245bo2bo$246b2o
2bo$248b3o$246b2o$246bo2b2o$247b2o2bo$250b2o$247b3o$247bo2b2o$249bo2b
o$250b2o2bo$252b3o$250b2o$250bo2b2o$251b2o2bo$254b2o$251b3o$251bo2b2o
$253bo2bo$254b2o2bo$256b3o$254b2o$254bo2b2o$255b2o2bo$258b2o$255b3o$255b
o2b2o$257bo2bo$258b2o2bo$260b3o$258b2o$258bo2b2o$259b2o2bo$262b2o$259b
3o$259bo2b2o$261bo2bo$262b2o2bo$264b3o$262b2o$262bo2b2o$263b2o2bo$266b
2o$263b3o$263bo2b2o$265bo2bo$266b2o2bo$268b3o$266b2o$266bo2b2o$267b2o
2bo$270b2o$267b3o$267bo2b2o$269bo2bo$270b2o2bo$272b3o$270b2o$270bo2b2o
$271b2o2bo$274b2o$271b3o$271bo2b2o$273bo2bo$274b2o2bo$276b3o$274b2o$274b
o2b2o$275b2o2bo$278b2o$275b3o$275bo2b2o$277bo2bo$278b2o2bo$280b3o$278b
2o$278bo2b2o$279b2o2bo$282b2o$279b3o$279bo2b2o$281bo2bo$282b2o2bo$284b
3o$282b2o$282bo2b2o$283b2o2bo$286b2o$283b3o$283bo2b2o$285bo2bo$286b2o
2bo$288b3o$286b2o$286bo2b2o$287b2o2bo$290b2o$287b3o$287bo2b2o$289bo2b
o$290b2o!

here is a fuse.

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x = 292, y = 652, rule = B3/S23
bo$b2o$o2bo$b2o2bo$3b3o$b2o$bo2b2o$2b2o2bo$5b2o$2b3o$2bo2b2o$4bo2bo$5b
2o2bo$7b3o$5b2o$5bo2b2o$6b2o2bo$9b2o$6b3o$6bo2b2o$8bo2bo$9b2o2bo$11b3o
$9b2o$9bo2b2o$10b2o2bo$13b2o$10b3o$10bo2b2o$12bo2bo$13b2o2bo$15b3o$13b
2o$13bo2b2o$14b2o2bo$17b2o$14b3o$14bo2b2o$16bo2bo$17b2o2bo$19b3o$17b2o
$17bo2b2o$18b2o2bo$21b2o$18b3o$18bo2b2o$20bo2bo$21b2o2bo$23b3o$21b2o$
21bo2b2o$22b2o2bo$25b2o$22b3o$22bo2b2o$24bo2bo$25b2o2bo$27b3o$25b2o$25b
o2b2o$26b2o2bo$29b2o$26b3o$26bo2b2o$28bo2bo$29b2o2bo$31b3o$29b2o$29bo
2b2o$30b2o2bo$33b2o$30b3o$30bo2b2o$32bo2bo$33b2o2bo$35b3o$33b2o$33bo2b
2o$34b2o2bo$37b2o$34b3o$34bo2b2o$36bo2bo$37b2o2bo$39b3o$37b2o$37bo2b2o
$38b2o2bo$41b2o$38b3o$38bo2b2o$40bo2bo$41b2o2bo$43b3o$41b2o$41bo2b2o$
42b2o2bo$45b2o$42b3o$42bo2b2o$44bo2bo$45b2o2bo$47b3o$45b2o$45bo2b2o$46b
2o2bo$49b2o$46b3o$46bo2b2o$48bo2bo$49b2o2bo$51b3o$49b2o$49bo2b2o$50b2o
2bo$53b2o$50b3o$50bo2b2o$52bo2bo$53b2o2bo$55b3o$53b2o$53bo2b2o$54b2o2b
o$57b2o$54b3o$54bo2b2o$56bo2bo$57b2o2bo$59b3o$57b2o$57bo2b2o$58b2o2bo
$61b2o$58b3o$58bo2b2o$60bo2bo$61b2o2bo$63b3o$61b2o$61bo2b2o$62b2o2bo$
65b2o$62b3o$62bo2b2o$64bo2bo$65b2o2bo$67b3o$65b2o$65bo2b2o$66b2o2bo$69b
2o$66b3o$66bo2b2o$68bo2bo$69b2o2bo$71b3o$69b2o$69bo2b2o$70b2o2bo$73b2o
$70b3o$70bo2b2o$72bo2bo$73b2o2bo$75b3o$73b2o$73bo2b2o$74b2o2bo$77b2o$
74b3o$74bo2b2o$76bo2bo$77b2o2bo$79b3o$77b2o$77bo2b2o$78b2o2bo$81b2o$78b
3o$78bo2b2o$80bo2bo$81b2o2bo$83b3o$81b2o$81bo2b2o$82b2o2bo$85b2o$82b3o
$82bo2b2o$84bo2bo$85b2o2bo$87b3o$85b2o$85bo2b2o$86b2o2bo$89b2o$86b3o$
86bo2b2o$88bo2bo$89b2o2bo$91b3o$89b2o$89bo2b2o$90b2o2bo$93b2o$90b3o$90b
o2b2o$92bo2bo$93b2o2bo$95b3o$93b2o$93bo2b2o$94b2o2bo$97b2o$94b3o$94bo
2b2o$96bo2bo$97b2o2bo$99b3o$97b2o$97bo2b2o$98b2o2bo$101b2o$98b3o$98bo
2b2o$100bo2bo$101b2o2bo$103b3o$101b2o$101bo2b2o$102b2o2bo$105b2o$102b
3o$102bo2b2o$104bo2bo$105b2o2bo$107b3o$105b2o$105bo2b2o$106b2o2bo$109b
2o$106b3o$106bo2b2o$108bo2bo$109b2o2bo$111b3o$109b2o$109bo2b2o$110b2o
2bo$113b2o$110b3o$110bo2b2o$112bo2bo$113b2o2bo$115b3o$113b2o$113bo2b2o
$114b2o2bo$117b2o$114b3o$114bo2b2o$116bo2bo$117b2o2bo$119b3o$117b2o$117b
o2b2o$118b2o2bo$121b2o$118b3o$118bo2b2o$120bo2bo$121b2o2bo$123b3o$121b
2o$121bo2b2o$122b2o2bo$125b2o$122b3o$122bo2b2o$124bo2bo$125b2o2bo$127b
3o$125b2o$125bo2b2o$126b2o2bo$129b2o$126b3o$126bo2b2o$128bo2bo$129b2o
2bo$131b3o$129b2o$129bo2b2o$130b2o2bo$133b2o$130b3o$130bo2b2o$132bo2b
o$133b2o2bo$135b3o$133b2o$133bo2b2o$134b2o2bo$137b2o$134b3o$134bo2b2o
$136bo2bo$137b2o2bo$139b3o$137b2o$137bo2b2o$138b2o2bo$141b2o$138b3o$138b
o2b2o$140bo2bo$141b2o2bo$143b3o$141b2o$141bo2b2o$142b2o2bo$145b2o$142b
3o$142bo2b2o$144bo2bo$145b2o2bo$147b3o$145b2o$145bo2b2o$146b2o2bo$149b
2o$146b3o$146bo2b2o$148bo2bo$149b2o2bo$151b3o$149b2o$149bo2b2o$150b2o
2bo$153b2o$150b3o$150bo2b2o$152bo2bo$153b2o2bo$155b3o$153b2o$153bo2b2o
$154b2o2bo$157b2o$154b3o$154bo2b2o$156bo2bo$157b2o2bo$159b3o$157b2o$157b
o2b2o$158b2o2bo$161b2o$158b3o$158bo2b2o$160bo2bo$161b2o2bo$163b3o$161b
2o$161bo2b2o$162b2o2bo$165b2o$162b3o$162bo2b2o$164bo2bo$165b2o2bo$167b
3o$165b2o$165bo2b2o$166b2o2bo$169b2o$166b3o$166bo2b2o$168bo2bo$169b2o
2bo$171b3o$169b2o$169bo2b2o$170b2o2bo$173b2o$170b3o$170bo2b2o$172bo2b
o$173b2o2bo$175b3o$173b2o$173bo2b2o$174b2o2bo$177b2o$174b3o$174bo2b2o
$176bo2bo$177b2o2bo$179b3o$177b2o$177bo2b2o$178b2o2bo$181b2o$178b3o$178b
o2b2o$180bo2bo$181b2o2bo$183b3o$181b2o$181bo2b2o$182b2o2bo$185b2o$182b
3o$182bo2b2o$184bo2bo$185b2o2bo$187b3o$185b2o$185bo2b2o$186b2o2bo$189b
2o$186b3o$186bo2b2o$188bo2bo$189b2o2bo$191b3o$189b2o$189bo2b2o$190b2o
2bo$193b2o$190b3o$190bo2b2o$192bo2bo$193b2o2bo$195b3o$193b2o$193bo2b2o
$194b2o2bo$197b2o$194b3o$194bo2b2o$196bo2bo$197b2o2bo$199b3o$197b2o$197b
o2b2o$198b2o2bo$201b2o$198b3o$198bo2b2o$200bo2bo$201b2o2bo$203b3o$201b
2o$201bo2b2o$202b2o2bo$205b2o$202b3o$202bo2b2o$204bo2bo$205b2o2bo$207b
3o$205b2o$205bo2b2o$206b2o2bo$209b2o$206b3o$206bo2b2o$208bo2bo$209b2o
2bo$211b3o$209b2o$209bo2b2o$210b2o2bo$213b2o$210b3o$210bo2b2o$212bo2b
o$213b2o2bo$215b3o$213b2o$213bo2b2o$214b2o2bo$217b2o$214b3o$214bo2b2o
$216bo2bo$217b2o2bo$219b3o$217b2o$217bo2b2o$218b2o2bo$221b2o$218b3o$218b
o2b2o$220bo2bo$221b2o2bo$223b3o$221b2o$221bo2b2o$222b2o2bo$225b2o$222b
3o$222bo2b2o$224bo2bo$225b2o2bo$227b3o$225b2o$225bo2b2o$226b2o2bo$229b
2o$226b3o$226bo2b2o$228bo2bo$229b2o2bo$231b3o$229b2o$229bo2b2o$230b2o
2bo$233b2o$230b3o$230bo2b2o$232bo2bo$233b2o2bo$235b3o$233b2o$233bo2b2o
$234b2o2bo$237b2o$234b3o$234bo2b2o$236bo2bo$237b2o2bo$239b3o$237b2o$237b
o2b2o$238b2o2bo$241b2o$238b3o$238bo2b2o$240bo2bo$241b2o2bo$243b3o$241b
2o$241bo2b2o$242b2o2bo$245b2o$242b3o$242bo2b2o$244bo2bo$245b2o2bo$247b
3o$245b2o$245bo2b2o$246b2o2bo$249b2o$246b3o$246bo2b2o$248bo2bo$249b2o
2bo$251b3o$249b2o$249bo2b2o$250b2o2bo$253b2o$250b3o$250bo2b2o$252bo2b
o$253b2o2bo$255b3o$253b2o$253bo2b2o$254b2o2bo$257b2o$254b3o$254bo2b2o
$256bo2bo$257b2o2bo$259b3o$257b2o$257bo2b2o$258b2o2bo$261b2o$258b3o$258b
o2b2o$260bo2bo$261b2o2bo$263b3o$261b2o$261bo2b2o$262b2o2bo$265b2o$262b
3o$262bo2b2o$264bo2bo$265b2o2bo$267b3o$265b2o$265bo2b2o$266b2o2bo$269b
2o$266b3o$266bo2b2o$268bo2bo$269b2o2bo$271b3o$269b2o$269bo2b2o$270b2o
2bo$273b2o$270b3o$270bo2b2o$272bo2bo$273b2o2bo$275b3o$273b2o$273bo2b2o
$274b2o2bo$277b2o$274b3o$274bo2b2o$276bo2bo$277b2o2bo$279b3o$277b2o$277b
o2b2o$278b2o2bo$281b2o$278b3o$278bo2b2o$280bo2bo$281b2o2bo$283b3o$281b
2o$281bo2b2o$282b2o2bo$285b2o$282b3o$282bo2b2o$284bo2bo$285b2o2bo$287b
3o$285b2o$285bo2b2o$286b2o2bo$289b2o$286b3o$286bo2b2o$288bo2bo$289b2o
!

it burns into either 2 parallel strings of blocks, or into that plus a string of blinkers and a string of beehives. it can also make gliders if you hit it with a glider in the right way:

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x = 292, y = 659, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3bobo$3b2o6$b2o$o2bo$b2o2bo$3b3o$b2o$bo2b2o$2b2o2bo$5b2o$2b3o$2bo
2b2o$4bo2bo$5b2o2bo$7b3o$5b2o$5bo2b2o$6b2o2bo$9b2o$6b3o$6bo2b2o$8bo2b
o$9b2o2bo$11b3o$9b2o$9bo2b2o$10b2o2bo$13b2o$10b3o$10bo2b2o$12bo2bo$13b
2o2bo$15b3o$13b2o$13bo2b2o$14b2o2bo$17b2o$14b3o$14bo2b2o$16bo2bo$17b2o
2bo$19b3o$17b2o$17bo2b2o$18b2o2bo$21b2o$18b3o$18bo2b2o$20bo2bo$21b2o2b
o$23b3o$21b2o$21bo2b2o$22b2o2bo$25b2o$22b3o$22bo2b2o$24bo2bo$25b2o2bo
$27b3o$25b2o$25bo2b2o$26b2o2bo$29b2o$26b3o$26bo2b2o$28bo2bo$29b2o2bo$
31b3o$29b2o$29bo2b2o$30b2o2bo$33b2o$30b3o$30bo2b2o$32bo2bo$33b2o2bo$35b
3o$33b2o$33bo2b2o$34b2o2bo$37b2o$34b3o$34bo2b2o$36bo2bo$37b2o2bo$39b3o
$37b2o$37bo2b2o$38b2o2bo$41b2o$38b3o$38bo2b2o$40bo2bo$41b2o2bo$43b3o$
41b2o$41bo2b2o$42b2o2bo$45b2o$42b3o$42bo2b2o$44bo2bo$45b2o2bo$47b3o$45b
2o$45bo2b2o$46b2o2bo$49b2o$46b3o$46bo2b2o$48bo2bo$49b2o2bo$51b3o$49b2o
$49bo2b2o$50b2o2bo$53b2o$50b3o$50bo2b2o$52bo2bo$53b2o2bo$55b3o$53b2o$
53bo2b2o$54b2o2bo$57b2o$54b3o$54bo2b2o$56bo2bo$57b2o2bo$59b3o$57b2o$57b
o2b2o$58b2o2bo$61b2o$58b3o$58bo2b2o$60bo2bo$61b2o2bo$63b3o$61b2o$61bo
2b2o$62b2o2bo$65b2o$62b3o$62bo2b2o$64bo2bo$65b2o2bo$67b3o$65b2o$65bo2b
2o$66b2o2bo$69b2o$66b3o$66bo2b2o$68bo2bo$69b2o2bo$71b3o$69b2o$69bo2b2o
$70b2o2bo$73b2o$70b3o$70bo2b2o$72bo2bo$73b2o2bo$75b3o$73b2o$73bo2b2o$
74b2o2bo$77b2o$74b3o$74bo2b2o$76bo2bo$77b2o2bo$79b3o$77b2o$77bo2b2o$78b
2o2bo$81b2o$78b3o$78bo2b2o$80bo2bo$81b2o2bo$83b3o$81b2o$81bo2b2o$82b2o
2bo$85b2o$82b3o$82bo2b2o$84bo2bo$85b2o2bo$87b3o$85b2o$85bo2b2o$86b2o2b
o$89b2o$86b3o$86bo2b2o$88bo2bo$89b2o2bo$91b3o$89b2o$89bo2b2o$90b2o2bo
$93b2o$90b3o$90bo2b2o$92bo2bo$93b2o2bo$95b3o$93b2o$93bo2b2o$94b2o2bo$
97b2o$94b3o$94bo2b2o$96bo2bo$97b2o2bo$99b3o$97b2o$97bo2b2o$98b2o2bo$101b
2o$98b3o$98bo2b2o$100bo2bo$101b2o2bo$103b3o$101b2o$101bo2b2o$102b2o2b
o$105b2o$102b3o$102bo2b2o$104bo2bo$105b2o2bo$107b3o$105b2o$105bo2b2o$
106b2o2bo$109b2o$106b3o$106bo2b2o$108bo2bo$109b2o2bo$111b3o$109b2o$109b
o2b2o$110b2o2bo$113b2o$110b3o$110bo2b2o$112bo2bo$113b2o2bo$115b3o$113b
2o$113bo2b2o$114b2o2bo$117b2o$114b3o$114bo2b2o$116bo2bo$117b2o2bo$119b
3o$117b2o$117bo2b2o$118b2o2bo$121b2o$118b3o$118bo2b2o$120bo2bo$121b2o
2bo$123b3o$121b2o$121bo2b2o$122b2o2bo$125b2o$122b3o$122bo2b2o$124bo2b
o$125b2o2bo$127b3o$125b2o$125bo2b2o$126b2o2bo$129b2o$126b3o$126bo2b2o
$128bo2bo$129b2o2bo$131b3o$129b2o$129bo2b2o$130b2o2bo$133b2o$130b3o$130b
o2b2o$132bo2bo$133b2o2bo$135b3o$133b2o$133bo2b2o$134b2o2bo$137b2o$134b
3o$134bo2b2o$136bo2bo$137b2o2bo$139b3o$137b2o$137bo2b2o$138b2o2bo$141b
2o$138b3o$138bo2b2o$140bo2bo$141b2o2bo$143b3o$141b2o$141bo2b2o$142b2o
2bo$145b2o$142b3o$142bo2b2o$144bo2bo$145b2o2bo$147b3o$145b2o$145bo2b2o
$146b2o2bo$149b2o$146b3o$146bo2b2o$148bo2bo$149b2o2bo$151b3o$149b2o$149b
o2b2o$150b2o2bo$153b2o$150b3o$150bo2b2o$152bo2bo$153b2o2bo$155b3o$153b
2o$153bo2b2o$154b2o2bo$157b2o$154b3o$154bo2b2o$156bo2bo$157b2o2bo$159b
3o$157b2o$157bo2b2o$158b2o2bo$161b2o$158b3o$158bo2b2o$160bo2bo$161b2o
2bo$163b3o$161b2o$161bo2b2o$162b2o2bo$165b2o$162b3o$162bo2b2o$164bo2b
o$165b2o2bo$167b3o$165b2o$165bo2b2o$166b2o2bo$169b2o$166b3o$166bo2b2o
$168bo2bo$169b2o2bo$171b3o$169b2o$169bo2b2o$170b2o2bo$173b2o$170b3o$170b
o2b2o$172bo2bo$173b2o2bo$175b3o$173b2o$173bo2b2o$174b2o2bo$177b2o$174b
3o$174bo2b2o$176bo2bo$177b2o2bo$179b3o$177b2o$177bo2b2o$178b2o2bo$181b
2o$178b3o$178bo2b2o$180bo2bo$181b2o2bo$183b3o$181b2o$181bo2b2o$182b2o
2bo$185b2o$182b3o$182bo2b2o$184bo2bo$185b2o2bo$187b3o$185b2o$185bo2b2o
$186b2o2bo$189b2o$186b3o$186bo2b2o$188bo2bo$189b2o2bo$191b3o$189b2o$189b
o2b2o$190b2o2bo$193b2o$190b3o$190bo2b2o$192bo2bo$193b2o2bo$195b3o$193b
2o$193bo2b2o$194b2o2bo$197b2o$194b3o$194bo2b2o$196bo2bo$197b2o2bo$199b
3o$197b2o$197bo2b2o$198b2o2bo$201b2o$198b3o$198bo2b2o$200bo2bo$201b2o
2bo$203b3o$201b2o$201bo2b2o$202b2o2bo$205b2o$202b3o$202bo2b2o$204bo2b
o$205b2o2bo$207b3o$205b2o$205bo2b2o$206b2o2bo$209b2o$206b3o$206bo2b2o
$208bo2bo$209b2o2bo$211b3o$209b2o$209bo2b2o$210b2o2bo$213b2o$210b3o$210b
o2b2o$212bo2bo$213b2o2bo$215b3o$213b2o$213bo2b2o$214b2o2bo$217b2o$214b
3o$214bo2b2o$216bo2bo$217b2o2bo$219b3o$217b2o$217bo2b2o$218b2o2bo$221b
2o$218b3o$218bo2b2o$220bo2bo$221b2o2bo$223b3o$221b2o$221bo2b2o$222b2o
2bo$225b2o$222b3o$222bo2b2o$224bo2bo$225b2o2bo$227b3o$225b2o$225bo2b2o
$226b2o2bo$229b2o$226b3o$226bo2b2o$228bo2bo$229b2o2bo$231b3o$229b2o$229b
o2b2o$230b2o2bo$233b2o$230b3o$230bo2b2o$232bo2bo$233b2o2bo$235b3o$233b
2o$233bo2b2o$234b2o2bo$237b2o$234b3o$234bo2b2o$236bo2bo$237b2o2bo$239b
3o$237b2o$237bo2b2o$238b2o2bo$241b2o$238b3o$238bo2b2o$240bo2bo$241b2o
2bo$243b3o$241b2o$241bo2b2o$242b2o2bo$245b2o$242b3o$242bo2b2o$244bo2b
o$245b2o2bo$247b3o$245b2o$245bo2b2o$246b2o2bo$249b2o$246b3o$246bo2b2o
$248bo2bo$249b2o2bo$251b3o$249b2o$249bo2b2o$250b2o2bo$253b2o$250b3o$250b
o2b2o$252bo2bo$253b2o2bo$255b3o$253b2o$253bo2b2o$254b2o2bo$257b2o$254b
3o$254bo2b2o$256bo2bo$257b2o2bo$259b3o$257b2o$257bo2b2o$258b2o2bo$261b
2o$258b3o$258bo2b2o$260bo2bo$261b2o2bo$263b3o$261b2o$261bo2b2o$262b2o
2bo$265b2o$262b3o$262bo2b2o$264bo2bo$265b2o2bo$267b3o$265b2o$265bo2b2o
$266b2o2bo$269b2o$266b3o$266bo2b2o$268bo2bo$269b2o2bo$271b3o$269b2o$269b
o2b2o$270b2o2bo$273b2o$270b3o$270bo2b2o$272bo2bo$273b2o2bo$275b3o$273b
2o$273bo2b2o$274b2o2bo$277b2o$274b3o$274bo2b2o$276bo2bo$277b2o2bo$279b
3o$277b2o$277bo2b2o$278b2o2bo$281b2o$278b3o$278bo2b2o$280bo2bo$281b2o
2bo$283b3o$281b2o$281bo2b2o$282b2o2bo$285b2o$282b3o$282bo2b2o$284bo2b
o$285b2o2bo$287b3o$285b2o$285bo2b2o$286b2o2bo$289b2o$286b3o$286bo2b2o
$288bo2bo$289b2o!

please tell me how well known this fuse is. i think it's (9,4)c/9 but i'm not certain.

[confocaloid]

Incomplete idea for a contraption to test presence of the pond. I could not find a way to remove the long barge.

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x = 264, y = 166, rule = LifeHistory
140.E$139.E.E$139.E.E$140.E2$149.E$137.2E9.E.E$137.2E8.E2.E$148.2E$
132.2E6.2D15.2E$131.E2.E4.D2.D14.E.E$132.2E5.D2.D16.E$140.2D17.2E3$
135.2E$130.2E3.E13.3D$126.2E.E.E4.3E10.D$126.E.2E.E.E4.E11.D$132.2E8$
147.D$145.3D$146.D2$153.2E$152.E.E$153.E6$145.D2.2D$146.3D6.2E.E$147.
D7.E.2E2$148.2E$148.2E7$110.3C$112.C68.3C$111.C69.C$182.C6$147.3D$
147.D$146.3D4$147.2E$147.2E4$92.2C$93.2C$92.C10$80.2C$81.2C$80.C11$
229.3A$229.A$230.A33$30.3A$32.A228.3A$31.A229.A$262.A17$12.2A$13.2A$
12.A10$2A$.2A$A!
#C [[ HARDRESET ZOOM 4 X 0 Y -40 T 320 PAUSE 1 T 432 PAUSE 1 ]]

There are simpler ways that require a different pond factory:

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x = 123, y = 126, rule = LifeHistory
112.A$110.2A$111.2A43$67.C$65.2C$66.2C2$39.E$39.3E$42.E$41.2E2$44.2E$
43.E.E$43.2E2$33.2E$34.E$34.E.E$35.2E2$27.2E$28.E22.2D$28.E.E19.D2.D$
18.E10.2E19.D2.D$16.3E32.2D$15.E$15.2E$2E$.E$.E.2E$2.E2.E23.D40.2C$3.
2E10.C13.D.D38.C.C$13.C.C2.2E9.3D38.C$14.2C2.2E11.D2$75.2C$38.2E3.2E
30.C.C$39.E3.E31.C$26.E3.2E4.3E5.3E$25.E.E3.E4.E9.E$21.2E.E.E3.E$21.
2E.E4.E$25.5E.E$17.2E.E.2E.E4.E.E$17.E.2E.E2.E.2E2.E$10.2E12.2E.E.2E$
10.2E29$115.2A$115.A.A$115.A3$120.2A$120.A.A$120.A!
#C [[ HARDRESET T 180 PAUSE 1 ]]

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x = 106, y = 81, rule = LifeHistory
39.E$39.3E$42.E$41.2E2$44.2E$43.E.E$43.2E2$33.2E$34.E$34.E.E$35.2E2$
27.2E$28.E22.2D$28.E.E19.D2.D$18.E10.2E19.D2.D$16.3E32.2D$15.E$15.2E$
2E$.E$.E.2E$2.E2.E23.D24.3C$3.2E10.C13.D.D22.C$13.C.C2.2E9.3D23.C$14.
2C2.2E11.D3$38.2E3.2E$39.E3.E$26.E3.2E4.3E5.3E$25.E.E3.E4.E9.E11.2C$
21.2E.E.E3.E27.C.C$21.2E.E4.E28.C$25.5E.E$17.2E.E.2E.E4.E.E$17.E.2E.E
2.E.2E2.E$10.2E12.2E.E.2E$10.2E29$99.3A$99.A$100.A7$103.2A$103.A.A$
103.A!
#C [[ HARDRESET T 180 PAUSE 1 ]]

Gilder-to-pond converter with four transparent objects:

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x = 40, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
14bo$13bobo$13bobo$14bo2$23bo$11b2o9bobo$11b2o8bo2bo$22b2o$6b2o23b2o$
5bo2bo22bobo$6b2o25bo$33b2o3$9b2o$4b2o3bo$2obobo4b3o$ob2obobo4bo$6b2o
11$37b3o$37bo$38bo!

[TYCF]

Beehive puffer.

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x = 61, y = 57, rule = B3/S23
33b3o$32b5o$31b2ob3o$4o5b2o21b2o$o3bo3b2ob2o$o8b4o11bo$bo2bo5b2o6bo4b
obo$17bobo$23b2ob2o$3b2o7bo9b2obo2bo$2bobo3b2o3b2o6b2ob4o$2bo11bo6bo2b
3o$2b3o8b2o7b2o4$11b3o34bo$4o6b5o34b2o$o3bo4b2ob3o33b2o$o9b2o25b2o18b
3o$bo2bo31b4o16bo3bo$19b2o14b2ob2o20bo$18b4o14b2o22bo$17b2ob2o22b2o13b
o$18b2o23bobo10b2ob2o$45bo11bo2bo$23bo34b2o$25bo$21b2o2bo3bo18b3o$20b
o5bob3o2bo14bo$19b2o2bobo2b5obo14bo$20b2o3bo5b2ob2o$21b3o7bo2bo$43b3o
$32b2o9bo$19b2o23bo$18b4o4b4o$17b2ob2o4bo3bo$2b4o5b2o5b2o6bo11b3o$2bo
3bo3b2ob2o12bo2bo7bo$2bo8b4o24bo$3bo2bo5b2o2$7bo9b2o14b3o$5b3o8b5o12b
o$4bo3bo5bo4b2o13bo$4bo4b5o5b2o$4b2obob4o4b2o$6bo3b2ob3o12b3o$7bobo18b
o$29bo2$2b4o$2bo3bo13bo2bo$2bo16bo$3bo2bo12bo3bo$19b4o!

[hotcrystal0]

Definitely known, but the eater 2 triple-interaction just looks cool.

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 x = 43, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
9bo$7b3o$6bo$7bo$3bo3bo$2bo$bo3bo$o3bo$o$2bob2o$3b3o$19b2o$19bo2b2o$20b
2ob3o$26bo$20b2ob3o$4b3o13b2obo6bo$4b2obo20b3o$9bo17bo$5bo3bo17b2o$4b
o3bo$7bo$2bo3bo$2bo$3bo$3o$o$8bo26bo$8bo26bo$8bo26bo$4b2o12b2o4b2o12b
2o$3bobo11bobo4bobo11bobo$3bo12b2o8b2o12bo$2b2obo11bobo4bobo11bob2o$b
o2b2o12b2o4b2o12b2o2bo$b2o5bo26bo5b2o$8bo26bo$8bo26bo9$17b2o6b2o$17b2o
6b2o!

[SuperNerdUqau]

Definitely known, but LWSS + glider = herschel (T = 55)

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x = 20, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
A2.A$4.A$A3.A$.4A3$17.3A$17.A$18.A$16.3D$16.D$15.3D!

[mniemiec]

Definitely known, but LWSS + glider = herschel (T = 55) ...

It's actually making a B-heptomino (technically, its child), complete with its inconvenient initial block.

[qqd]

HRx65B, putting it here as it doesn't seem to connect to anything:

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x = 27, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bobo4b2o$3bobo4b2o$b3ob2o12bo$o16b3o$b3ob2o9bo$3bob2o9b2o4$12b2o
$12b2o9$6bo$6bobo$6b3o$8bo3$25b2o$25b2o3$14b2o$13bobo6b2o$13bo8bo$12b
2o9b3o$25bo!

[confocaloid]

More a "useless construction" rather than "useless discovery": a p15 pentadecathlon removes blocks that are created by a p59 block factory. Are there more compact period-N block factories that can work in this context (with gcd(N, 15) = 1)?

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x = 70, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
o2$31b2o3bo$4bo24b3obobobo$3b3o11bo10bo4bobobo$2b2ob2o8b3o10bobobobobo
$b3ob3o6bo8b2o4b2obobo$b3ob3o7bo8bo8bobo9b2o$b3ob3o3bo3bo8bobo7bo10b2o
$b3ob3o3bo13b2o$2b2ob2o3bo$3b3o5bo23bo$4bo11bo14bo2b2o5bo$12bo2b2o13b
2o8bobo20bo$15b2o13bobo6bo2bo6bob2o8b3o$10bobo26b3o7b2obo7bo$9bo2b2o
46b2o$8b3o3b2o18bobo$8b2o5bo18b2obo$35b2o9b2o$45bo2bo$45bobo3b2o10b2o$
5b2o10bo28bo4b2o9bobo$5bo2bo7bo34b2o5bo4bo$6b3o7b3o38bobo$3b3o26b2o15b
2o5b2ob2o$2bo3bo26bo7bob2o3bob3o3b5o$3b3o6b2o16b3o8b2obo3bo4bo2b2ob3o$
6b3o2bo2bo15bo18b2o3bo$5bo2bo3b2o36b2obo14b2o$5b2o45bo15b2o2$5b2o$5bo
2bob2o35b2o10bo$6b3obobo34b2o9bobo$10bobo2bo43bobob2o$8b3ob4o41bobobob
obo$7bo3bo44bobobo4bo$7b2o2bobo42bobobob3o$12b2o43bo3b2o!