Life blooper reel?

[pcallahan]

I am putting it in Sandbox, but actually I think it could be a serious project, just more on the creative side than analytical side.

Anyone who has ever tried to search for interactions that do something "useful" and then fit them together has probably run into more failures than successes. It can be really frustrating... something looks like a stable reflector, but it displaces a starting block a little... an output glider that you want crashes into an input glider or debris (sometimes you're lucky and you don't want the glider or debris, but that's not a blooper).

For a visual example, here's a p30 gun candidate that looks like it works until it self-destructs (old, known). You could probably fill up an hour of video with these kinds of things at a watchable pace of 20 steps/second.

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x = 36, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
9bo$9b2o16bo$4b2o4b2o14b4o$2o2b2o4b3o12b2obobo$2o2b2o4b2o12b3obo2bo2b
2o$9b2o14b2obobo3b2o$9bo16b4o$27bo!

You could present it like the famous failed aviation experiments film. For a good blooper, it does have to look like it is about to succeed though, not just explode.

[testitemqlstudop]

Honestly a really good idea.

[googoIpIex]

Honestly a really good idea.

I second this notion.

[Gustone]

THIS DOESN'T WORK.

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x = 33, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
7bo17bo$6b3o15b3o$5b2o4b3o5b3o4b2o$3b2obo2b3o2bo3bo2b3o2bob2o$4bobo2bo
bo3bobo3bobo2bobo$b2obobobobo4bobo4bobobobob2o$b2o3bobo4bo5bo4bobo3b2o
$b3obo3bo4bobobo4bo3bob3o$2o9b2obobobob2o9b2o$12bo7bo$9b2obo7bob2o$10b
o11bo$7b2obo11bob2o$7b2o15b2o$7bobobob3ob3obobobo$6b2o3bo3bobo3bo3b2o$
6bo2bo3bobobobo3bo2bo$9b2o4bobo4b2o$5b2o4bo3bobo3bo4b2o$9bob2obo3bob2o
bo$10bobobobobobobo$12bobo3bobo$12bobo2bo3bo$11bo5bo$12bo$11bob3o3bo$
10b2o4bobobo$13bo4bob2o$13bo3bob2o$13b3o2b2o$13b2o$14bo$14b3o$14bobo2b
o$14bob3o$15b4o!

[Moosey]

THIS FROTHER DOES NOT WORK.

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x = 33, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
7bo17bo$6b3o15b3o$5b2o4b3o5b3o4b2o$3b2obo2b3o2bo3bo2b3o2bob2o$4bobo2bo
bo3bobo3bobo2bobo$b2obobobobo4bobo4bobobobob2o$b2o3bobo4bo5bo4bobo3b2o
$b3obo3bo4bobobo4bo3bob3o$2o9b2obobobob2o9b2o$12bo7bo$9b2obo7bob2o$10b
o11bo$7b2obo11bob2o$7b2o15b2o$7bobobob3ob3obobobo$6b2o3bo3bobo3bo3b2o$
6bo2bo3bobobobo3bo2bo$9b2o4bobo4b2o$5b2o4bo3bobo3bo4b2o$9bob2obo3bob2o
bo$10bobobobobobobo$12bobo3bobo$12bobo2bo3bo$11bo5bo$12bo$11bob3o3bo$
10b2o4bobobo$13bo4bob2o$13bo3bob2o$13b3o2b2o$13b2o$14bo$14b3o$14bobo2b
o$14bob3o$15b4o!

Honestly, what did you expect? It’s asymmetric, so it can’t stabilize itself with a gutter.

[wildmyron]

@Gustone: A fine blooper - very fitting for this thread. I was truly beginning to think it would stabilise in some way - a boring P2 ship was my expectation - and then... Poof!

@Moosey: I don't understand your comment, there's no shortage of asymmetric puffers with P2 frontends, and many of them have gutters near to the frothy end

[Moosey]

@Gustone: A fine blooper - very fitting for this thread. I was truly beginning to think it would stabilise in some way - a boring P2 ship was my expectation - and then... Poof!

@Moosey: I don't understand your comment, there's no shortage of asymmetric puffers with P2 frontends, and many of them have gutters near to the frothy end

That’s true. I mean, it does go for a while rather uncharacteristic of CGoL. After watching again, it reminds me of one of those asymmetric failed puffer things in a rule along the lines of B3/S23-a4i
You’re right— It is a rather good blooper.

[googoIpIex]

There's the "Homer Simpson Reflector":

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x = 22, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10b2o4$2o$bo$bobo11bo$2b2o10bo$14b3o6$4b2o$4b2o2$15b2obo$15b2ob
3o$21bo$5bob2o6b2ob3o$3b3obo4bo3bobo$2bo4bobobobo2bobo$3b3obob2o2bo3bo
$5b2o6b2o!

[Moosey]

There's the "Homer Simpson Reflector":

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x = 22, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10b2o4$2o$bo$bobo11bo$2b2o10bo$14b3o6$4b2o$4b2o2$15b2obo$15b2ob
3o$21bo$5bob2o6b2ob3o$3b3obo4bo3bobo$2bo4bobobobo2bobo$3b3obob2o2bo3bo
$5b2o6b2o!

Calcyman, you were supposed to run!


Almost works, if you can restore both bits of bait.

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x = 17, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10b2o4$2o$bo$bobo11bo$2b2o10bo$14b3o6$4b2o$4b2o2$15b2o$15b2o2$5b
ob2o$3b3obo$2bo4bobob2o$3b3obob2obo$5b2o!

Now I need to see it completed.

[testitemqlstudop]

I found how to make land of lakes! (An rather interesting oscillator, if it were stabilised.)

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$3b6o2$bo8bo$bo8bo$2o8b2o$2o8b2o$bo8bo$bo8bo2$3b6o$5b2o!

[Moosey]

I found how to make land of lakes! (An rather interesting oscillator, if it were stabilised.)

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$3b6o2$bo8bo$bo8bo$2o8b2o$2o8b2o$bo8bo$bo8bo2$3b6o$5b2o!

LoL is a pair of biponds.

[googoIpIex]

This is actually a pretty accurate representation of what it’s like here in Minnesota

[Hunting]

Not in Life but:

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x = 10, y = 5, rule = B34cqy5c/S23-y4y
2bo$obo$b2o$8b2o$8b2o!
#C [[ STOP 16 ]]

[Moosey]

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8b2o11$5b2o3b2o$7b3o$bo4bo3bo5bo$2bo4bobo4b2o$3o5bo6b2o!
#C[[ ZOOM 10 ]]

Whoops
Shouldn’t have investigated what the gliders did.

[Gustone]

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8b2o11$5b2o3b2o$7b3o$bo4bo3bo5bo$2bo4bobo4b2o$3o5bo6b2o!
#C[[ ZOOM 10 ]]

Whoops
Shouldn’t have investigated what the gliders did.

You can remove any glider to be sucessful!

[Moosey]

I find this funny

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x = 28, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o5bobo$9bobo$9b3o2$18b2o$17bo2bo2b2o$17bobo4bo$18bo5bob
2o$21b2obobo$21bo2bo2bo$18bo4bo2b2o$18b5o2$20b2obo$20bob2o!

[Gustone]

.

[AforAmpere]

It works.
This thread is NOT for things that work.

That definitely does not work. The eater if permanently broken.

[Gustone]

The eater if permanently broken.

oH

[googoIpIex]

I have Adobe Premiere pro, s I could edit together clips from golly

[Moosey]

I have Adobe Premiere pro, s I could edit together clips from golly

It would take a good bit of work, but maybe you should do it for a proof-of-concept.

So far we have (with additional commentary and some, but not all, viewer waypoints by me)

...

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x = 36, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
9bo$9b2o16bo$4b2o4b2o14b4o$2o2b2o4b3o12b2obobo$2o2b2o4b2o12b3obo2bo2b
2o$9b2o14b2obobo3b2o$9bo16b4o$27bo!
#C [[ GPS 30 ]]

You could present it like the famous failed aviation experiments film. For a good blooper, it does have to look like it is about to succeed though, not just explode.

THIS FROTHER DOES NOT WORK.

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#C I have to say— this is the best blooper by far given pcallahan’s rule
x = 33, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
7bo17bo$6b3o15b3o$5b2o4b3o5b3o4b2o$3b2obo2b3o2bo3bo2b3o2bob2o$4bobo2bo
bo3bobo3bobo2bobo$b2obobobobo4bobo4bobobobob2o$b2o3bobo4bo5bo4bobo3b2o
$b3obo3bo4bobobo4bo3bob3o$2o9b2obobobob2o9b2o$12bo7bo$9b2obo7bob2o$10b
o11bo$7b2obo11bob2o$7b2o15b2o$7bobobob3ob3obobobo$6b2o3bo3bobo3bo3b2o$
6bo2bo3bobobobo3bo2bo$9b2o4bobo4b2o$5b2o4bo3bobo3bo4b2o$9bob2obo3bob2o
bo$10bobobobobobobo$12bobo3bobo$12bobo2bo3bo$11bo5bo$12bo$11bob3o3bo$
10b2o4bobobo$13bo4bob2o$13bo3bob2o$13b3o2b2o$13b2o$14bo$14b3o$14bobo2b
o$14bob3o$15b4o!
#C [[ TRACK 0 -1/2 ]]
#C [[ STOP 650 ]]
#C for clarity

There's the "Homer Simpson Reflector":

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x = 22, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10b2o4$2o$bo$bobo11bo$2b2o10bo$14b3o6$4b2o$4b2o2$15b2obo$15b2ob
3o$21bo$5bob2o6b2ob3o$3b3obo4bo3bobo$2bo4bobobobo2bobo$3b3obob2o2bo3bo
$5b2o6b2o!

... (A rather interesting oscillator, if it were stabilised.)

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$3b6o2$bo8bo$bo8bo$2o8b2o$2o8b2o$bo8bo$bo8bo2$3b6o$5b2o!
#C [[ GPS 10 ]]

Not in Life but:

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#C you may or may not include this
x = 10, y = 5, rule = B34cqy5c/S23-y4y
2bo$obo$b2o$8b2o$8b2o!
#C [[ STOP 16 ]]

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#C this one is a decent one— it looks like it would almost work if the spark disappeared sooner.
x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8b2o11$5b2o3b2o$7b3o$bo4bo3bo5bo$2bo4bobo4b2o$3o5bo6b2o!
#C[[ ZOOM 10 ]]

Whoops
Shouldn’t have investigated what the gliders did.

I find this funny

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#C not an excellent blooper, but nothing will measure up to gustone’s frother thing
x = 28, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o5bobo$9bobo$9b3o2$18b2o$17bo2bo2b2o$17bobo4bo$18bo5bob
2o$21b2obobo$21bo2bo2bo$18bo4bo2b2o$18b5o2$20b2obo$20bob2o!

[Saka]

Source: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1141&p=46475#p46474

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x = 20, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
15.A$14.A.A$14.A.A$13.2A.3A$19.A$13.2A.3A$8.2A3.2A.A$7.A2.A$8.2A3$14.
2A$2C12.A.A$.2C13.A$.C14.2A5$3.A$2.A.A$3.A!

[Hunting]

There's a thread named "Ticking Bomb" in 2009.

This lasts 10000+:

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x = 265, y = 228, rule = B3/S23
130b2o$131bo2b2o2b2o$131bobo2bo2bo$130b2o2bo2b2o$131bobobobo$124bo4bo
3b3o3bo$123bobo2bob3obob3obo$124bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$129b3o5b3o$122b5o4bob3o
bo$121bo4bo5b5o$120bo2bo9b3o$117bo2bob2o$116bobobo5bo$117bo2bo4bobo$
120b2o2bo2bo$125b2o$117b2o$116bo2bo$111bo2bo2bobo$111b5obob2o$117b2o2b
o$113bob2o3b3o$112bobob2o2b3o$112bo2b2o3b3o$113bo3b2o2bo$114b2obob2o$
112bobo2bobo$112b2o2bo2bo$117b2o79$103bo$103b2o$102bobo$66bo$41bo$41b
3o20b3obo$44bo18bob2o$43b2o18b2obo$38b2o21bob3o$39bo$39bobo9b2o10bo$
40b2o8bo2bo2b2o13b2o$46b3obo2bo5bo7b2obo2bob2o$50bo5bo10bo4bo2b2o$49bo
2bo4b3o11bo$49bo2bo15bobo$50bo206b2o$38b2o14b2o200bo2bo2b2o$37bo2bo13b
2o200bobo2bobo$2bo37bo214b2obob2o$2b3o35bo213bo2b2o3bo$5bo31b2obo206bo
5b3o3b2o2bo$4b2o31b2o209bo4b3o2b2obobo$246b3o4b3o3b2obo$254bo2b2o$38b
2o52b2o161b2obob5o$24bo2b2o9b2o50bo2bo162bobo2bo2bo$23bo3b2o2b2o14bo
194bo13bo2bo$23bo7b2o2b2o8bo44bo2bo146bobo14b2o$24b4o8bo8bo45bo2bo146b
2o6b2o$36bobo4b2o47bobo153bo2bo2b2o$37b2o4bobo47bo154bobo4bo2bo$42b3o
204bo5bobobo$42bo49b2o158b2obo2bo$43b2o47b2o146b3o9bo2bo$43b2o25b2o
167b5o5bo4bo$70b2o166bob3obo4b5o$92bo143b3o5b3o$70bo19b3o142bo3bo3bo3b
o3bo$69bobo17bo8b2o135bob3obob3obo2bobo$69bo2bo16b2o3b2obo2bob2o8bo
123bo3b3o3bo4bo$70bo2bo20b2o2bo4bo6b3o125bobobobo$99bo9bo127b2o2bo2b2o
$48b2o20bo2bo26bobo6b2o4b2o119bo2bo2bobo$10b2o35bo2bo2b2o15b2o43bo120b
2o2b2o2bo$10b2o35bobo4bo2bo55bobo128b2o$48bo5bobobo54b2o$51b2obo2bo$9b
2o27b4o9bo2bo$9b2obo20b2o7bo5bo4bo21b2o$12bo20b2o2b2o3bo5b5o17b2o2bo2b
o$3bo8bo24b2o2bo25bo2bo4bobo$2b2o5bo2bo37bo15bobobo5bo$bob2o5b2o37bobo
15bo2bob2o$3o2bo44bo19bo2bo$2bobobo64bo4bo$3bobobo64b5o$4bo2b3o$5b2obo
65bo$6b2o65bobo$6bo67bo2$44bo$43bobo$44bo66b3o$111b3o$42b5o64b3o$42bo
4bo66b3o$45bo2bo19bo45b3o$45b2obo2bo15bobo37b2o5b3o$42bo5bobobo15bo38b
2o$41bobo4bo2bo29b4o$41bo2bo2b2o17b5o5b2o7bo$42b2o21bo4bo5b2o2b2o3bo
20b2o$64bo2bo12b2o2bo21b2obo$61bo2bob2o41bo$4b2o54bobobo5bo38bo$3bobo
55bo2bo4bobo34bo2bo$3bo43b2o15b2o2bo2bo35b2o$2b2o4b2o37b2o20b2o$9bo9b
2o$6b3o6b2obo2bob2o22bo$6bo8b2o2bo4bo3b2o16bobo$20bo8bo16bo2bo$21bobo
2b3o18bo2bo$26bo$47bo2bo$47b2o$25b2o$23bo2bo2$23bo2bo53b2o$24bo2bo52bo
bo$25bobo54bo4bo2b2o$26bo55b2o2bo3b2o2b2o$86bo7b2o$25b2o52b2o6b4o$25b
2o51bo2bo$81bo$81bo$78b2obo31b2o$78b2o33bo$114b3o$116bo$79b2o$79b2o3$
46b2o$42b2obo2bob2o$42bo4bo2b2o$46bo30b2o$43bobo9bo21bobo$54b3o22bo$
53bob3o21b2o$19b2o31bo3bo17b2o$18bobo30bo3bo18bo$18bo31b3obo20b3o$17b
2o32b3o23bo$52bo!
#C [[ STEP 50 ]]

And these two by Extrementhusiast:

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x = 70, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
12$4b2o2b2o4bo2b2o12b2o$4b2ob2o6b2obo12b2o$8bobo6bo$9b2o4b3o2$9b2o4b3o
$8bobo6bo31bo$4b2ob2o6b2obo29bob2o$4b2o2b2o4bo2b2o29bob2o$49b2o2$38b2o
12b2o$38b2o12b2o3$37bobo$36bo18b2o$31b2o2bo4bo10b2obo2bob2o$31b2obo2bo
b2o10b2o2bo4bo$35b2o19bo$57bobo!

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x = 39, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
34b2o$34b2o11$32b2o3b2o$34b3o$33bo3bo$17b2o15bobo$16b5o14bo$2o14bo4bo$
2o14b3o2bo$17bo2b2o$18b2o15b2o$35b2o$18b2o$17bo2b2o$2o14b3o2bo5b2o$2o
14bo4bo5b2o$16b5o$17b2o!

[Hunting]

Source: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1141&p=46475#p46474

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x = 20, y = 22, rule = LifeHistory
15.A$14.A.A$14.A.A$13.2A.3A$19.A$13.2A.3A$8.2A3.2A.A$7.A2.A$8.2A3$14.
2A$2C12.A.A$.2C13.A$.C14.2A5$3.A$2.A.A$3.A!

Similar to Homer Simpson Reflector, both are conduits which output goes into the conduit itself.

[Moosey]

I was looking for this one for awhile, before I found it below the sad trombone post.

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x = 19, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2o15b2o$bo15bo$bobo7bo3bobo$2b2o6bo4b2o$10b3o4$10b2o$10b2o4$11bo$10bob
o$11bo!

Source:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1141&p=46475#p46517

I know it’s a quote.