Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Rhombic » July 9th, 2017, 5:35 am

gmc_nxtman wrote:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$3bo2$b2o$2o$2bo!
Hahahaha that took me longer than I'm willing to admit to figure out.

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x = 215, y = 640, rule = B3/S23
12b3o$12bo$11b3o7$2o$obo$bo$5bo$4bobo$4bobo$5bo33$13b2o$13bobo$14bo$
18bo$17bobo$17bobo$18bo33$26b2o$26bobo$27bo$31bo$30bobo$30bobo$31bo33$
39b2o$39bobo$40bo$44bo$43bobo$43bobo$44bo33$52b2o$52bobo$53bo$57bo$56b
obo$56bobo$57bo33$65b2o$65bobo$66bo$70bo$69bobo$69bobo$70bo33$78b2o$
78bobo$79bo$83bo$82bobo$82bobo$83bo33$91b2o$91bobo$92bo$96bo$95bobo$
95bobo$96bo33$104b2o$104bobo$105bo$109bo$108bobo$108bobo$109bo33$117b
2o$117bobo$118bo$122bo$121bobo$121bobo$122bo33$130b2o$130bobo$131bo$
135bo$134bobo$134bobo$135bo33$143b2o$143bobo$144bo$148bo$147bobo$147bo
bo$148bo33$156b2o$156bobo$157bo$161bo$160bobo$160bobo$161bo33$169b2o$
169bobo$170bo$174bo$173bobo$173bobo$174bo33$182b2o$182bobo$183bo$187bo
$186bobo$186bobo$187bo33$195b2o$195bobo$196bo$200bo$199bobo$199bobo$
200bo33$208b2o$208bobo$209bo$213bo$212bobo$212bobo$213bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » July 9th, 2017, 9:07 am

Snake and aircraft carrier parents:

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x = 13, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2o$3bo$2bo7bo$bo7b4o$o10bo$2b2o!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Gamedziner » July 9th, 2017, 1:37 pm

gmc_nxtman wrote:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$3bo2$b2o$2o$2bo!
Actually, it is different if you rewind the glider:

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x = 4, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$2bo3$b2o$2o$2bo!
Although, adding a single cell can result in an explosion:

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x = 4, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bobo$2bo3$b2o$2o$2bo!

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x = 81, y = 96, rule = LifeHistory
58.2A$58.2A3$59.2A17.2A$59.2A17.2A3$79.2A$79.2A2$57.A$56.A$56.3A4$27.
A$27.A.A$27.2A21$3.2A$3.2A2.2A$7.2A18$7.2A$7.2A2.2A$11.2A11$2A$2A2.2A
$4.2A18$4.2A$4.2A2.2A$8.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » July 9th, 2017, 1:52 pm

Block eats twice:

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x = 11, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
10bo$8b3o$7bo$7b2o6$3o$bo$b3o!
So close to being a single-engine puffer in B38/S23 (The block is pulled (5,2) the wrong way)

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x = 9, y = 26, rule = B38/S23
7b2o$7b2o22$bo$3o$o!
almost a fuse

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x = 11, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$b2o2b2o2b2o$5b2o2b2o!
Add appropriate guns, and... realize that there is a better H-G converter

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x = 46, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo8bo$8b3o8b3o$7bo14bo$7b2o12b2o5$2o26b2o$2o26b2o$19b3o$20bo$20b3o
16$39b6o$39bo5bo$39bo$40bo4bo$42b2o!
double honeybit:

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x = 42, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
39bo$40b2o$39b2o3$2b2o$o4bo$6bo$o5bo$b6o21b2o$26bo4bo$32bo$26bo5bo$27b
6o12$37b2o$36bobo$38bo!
eater-producing flyby:

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x = 137, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
106b3o$107bo$107b3o20$130b6o$130bo5bo$130bo$131bo4bo$133b2o3$b6o$o5bo$
6bo$o4bo$2b2o!
juggling:

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x = 1430, y = 159, rule = B3/S23
711b3o$712bo$712b3o20$735b6o$735bo5bo$735bo$736bo4bo$738b2o16$593b6o$
592bo5bo$598bo$592bo4bo$594b2o4$907b6o$907bo5bo$907bo$908bo4bo$910b2o
16$445b6o$444bo5bo$450bo$444bo4bo$446b2o4$1079b6o$1079bo5bo$1079bo$
1080bo4bo$1082b2o16$297b6o$296bo5bo$302bo$296bo4bo$298b2o4$1251b6o$
1251bo5bo$1251bo$1252bo4bo$1254b2o16$149b6o$148bo5bo$154bo$148bo4bo$
150b2o4$1423b6o$1423bo5bo$1423bo$1424bo4bo$1426b2o16$b6o$o5bo$6bo$o4bo
$2b2o!
Any sufficiently advanced software is indistinguishable from malice.

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » July 10th, 2017, 4:39 pm

Almost replicator:

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x = 4, y = 3, rule = B35-e/S23
b2o$o2bo$b2o!
Block mover:

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x = 14, y = 9, rule = B38/S23
7bo$6bo$6b3o2$2o$2o$11b3o$11bo$12bo!
Look at this gem!

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x = 367, y = 47, rule = B38/S23
268bo$267bo$267b3o2$265bo$264bobo$156bo107bobo6bo40bo$157bo107bo7bobo
38bobo$155b3o57bo57b2o39b2o$215bobo42b2o7b2o39b2o6bo$161bo5bo47b2o42bo
2bo5bo2bo6bo30bo2bo4bo$162bo3bo93b2o7b2o6bo32b2o5b3o$160b3o3b3o108b3o$
23bo191b2o48bo49bo$22bo192b2o47bobo8bo38bobo$22b3o239bobo7bobo37bobo$
67bo50bo28bo117bo8bobo6bo31bo8bo$12bo5bo46bobo48bobo26bobo25bo101bo7bo
bo38bobo$13bo3bo48b2o49b2o27b2o25bobo50bo56b2o39b2o$11b3o3b3o94bo49b2o
7b2o39b2o5b2o2bo36bo7b2o7b2o39b2o6bo33bo$63b2o48bobo47bo2bo46bo2bo4b2o
2b3o21bo12bo6bo2bo5bo2bo17bo11b3o5bo2bo4bo34bo$63b2o3b2o43bobo3b2o30bo
11bo2bo46bo2bo31bobo11bo7b2o7b2o17bobo19b2o5b3o32bo$68bobo43bo4bobo27b
obo12b2o48b2o32bobo47bobo8bo5bo$56bo11bo36bo13bo30b2o21b2o74bo8b3o3b3o
8bo23bo9bo5bo9bo32b3o3b3o$54bobo46bobo4bo48b2o12bobo33b2o63bobo32bo5bo
8bobo$55b2o3b2o42b2o3bobo46bo2bo11bo34bo2bo32b2o7b2o7bo11bobo18b3o5b2o
19bobo35bo$60b2o47bobo46bo2bo35b3o2b2o4bo2bo31bo2bo5bo2bo6bo12bo21bo4b
o2bo5b3o11bo36bo$5b3o3b3o96bo39b2o7b2o38bo2b2o5b2o33b2o7b2o7bo33bo6b2o
57bo$7bo3bo45b2o47b2o41bobo25b2o19bo41b2o57b2o$6bo5bo44bobo46bobo42bo
25bobo59bobo7bo48bobo$57bo48bo70bo63bo6bobo8bo40bo8bo$3o245bobo7bobo
47bobo$2bo205b2o39bo8bobo47bobo$bo206b2o49bo49bo$156b3o3b3o80b3o$158bo
3bo84bo6b2o7b2o40b3o5b2o$157bo5bo44b2o36bo6bo2bo5bo2bo41bo4bo2bo$207bo
bo44b2o7b2o41bo6b2o$167b3o39bo40b2o57b2o$167bo81bobo7bo48bobo$168bo82b
o6bobo49bo$258bobo$259bo2$255b3o$257bo$256bo!
2-glider collisions in B38/S23:

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x = 419, y = 371, rule = B38/S23
312bo12bo$311bo12bo26bo$194bo36bo18bo60b3o10b3o23bo38bo$98bo18bo19bo
16bo19bo18bo19bo16bo18bo36bo63b3o14bo20bo$97bo18bo19bo16bo19bo19b3o16b
o17b3o16b3o15bo17bo80bo21b3o$97b3o16b3o17b3o14b3o17b3o36b3o51bo18b3o
78b3o$266b3o4$230bo96b2o63b3o$98b3o17b3o89bo18b2o55bo17b2o21bobo40bo
21bo$98bo19bo20bo17bo20bo13b2o15b2o18bobo14b2o20bo16b2o16bobo21bo16b2o
23b2o22bo$99bo19bo18b2o16b2o19b2o13bobo14bobo34bobo18b2o16bobo17bo39b
2o22bobo$138bobo15bobo18bobo12bo53bo20bobo74bo$41bo4bo3bobo3bobobo2bo
3bo3bo3bo4bo4bobo2$41bobo2bo2bo3bo4bo4bo3bo3bo3bobo2bo2bo2$41bo2bobo2b
o3bo4bo4bobobo3bo3bo2bobo2bo2bobo2$41bo4bo2bo3bo4bo4bo3bo3bo3bo4bo2bo
4bo266bo$309bo22bo21bo62bo$41bo4bo3bobo5bo4bo3bo3bo3bo4bo4bobo182bo15b
o21bo22bo22b3o18bo22bo17bo$269bo15bo22b3o20b3o40bo22bo18b3o$126bo16bo
17bo16bo16bo15bo17bo16bo22b3o13b3o86b3o20b3o$106bo18bo16bo17bo16bo16bo
15bo17bo16bo$105bo19b3o14b3o15b3o14b3o14b3o13b3o15b3o14b3o$105b3o4$
264b3o15b3o59b2o$116b3o16b3o16b3o15b3o15b3o14b3o16b3o15b3o19bo17bo11b
2o23b2o20bobo20b2o40b2o$94b3o21bo18bo18bo17bo17bo16bo18bo17bo18bo17bo
13b2o23b2o21bo21b2o12b2o26b2o$96bo20bo18bo18bo17bo17bo16bo18bo17bo50bo
24bo44bo15b2o24bo$95bo285bo16$301bo$270bobo27bo$300b3o$269bo3bo2$269bo
2$269bo3bo2$42bobo4bo6bo3bo4bo2bo3bo2bobobo2bobo44bo140bobo$86bo41bo$
42bo3bo2bo6bo3bobo2bo2bo2bo3bo6bo45b3o165b2o$86bo208bobo$42bobo4bo6bo
3bo2bobo2bobo4bobobo2bobo212bo2$42bo3bo2bo6bo3bo4bo2bo2bo3bo6bo2bo2$
42bobo4bobobo2bo3bo4bo2bo3bo2bobobo2bo3bo2$129b2o$129bobo$129bo17$124b
o15bo39bo153bo24bo19bo$41bobo4bo7bobo4bobo3bo3bo28bo20bo15bo39bo88bo3b
o2bobobo20bo16bo15bo24bo19bo$101bo21b3o13b3o15bo21b3o17bo99bo16bo16b3o
22b3o17b3o$41bo3bo2bo6bo3bo2bo3bo2bo2bo28b3o52bo41bo69bo3bo2bo23b3o14b
3o$156b3o39b3o$41bobo4bo6bo3bo2bo6bobo196bobobo2bobobo2$41bo3bo2bo6bo
3bo2bo3bo2bo2bo195bo3bo2bo2$41bobo4bobobo3bobo4bobo3bo3bo85b3o106bo3bo
2bo$94b3o62bo17b2o16bo103bo35b2o35b2o$96bo21b2o15b2o23bo16bobo14b2o
102b2o16b2o17bobo11b2o22b2o$95bo23b2o15b2o39bo16bobo101bobo15bobo16bo
14b2o20bo$118bo16bo180bo32bo6$113b2o19b2o$114bo20bo152b2o$150b2o137bo$
151bo6$104bo$103bo20bo194bo$103b3o17bo166bo27bo$42bobo3bo6bo3bobo4bobo
bo2bobo47b3o29bo113bobo17bo28b3o$77bo76bo134b3o$40bo7bo6bo3bo3bo2bo6bo
80b3o112bo3bo$77bo$40bo2bobo2bo6bo3bo3bo2bobobo2bobo193bobo$296b2o$40b
o4bo2bo6bo3bo3bo2bo6bo2bo192bo3bo23bo$120bo34b3o$42bobo3bobobo2bo3bobo
4bobobo2bo3bo20b2o19b2o34bo113bobo18bo$97bobo19bobo34bo132b2o13b2o$99b
o189bobo13b2o$304bo14$292b2o24b2o$293bo25bo$298bo15bo$297bo15bo26bo$
101bo195b3o13b3o23bo$40bobo5bobo5bo4bobobo34bo167bobo4bo63b3o$100b3o
169bo45bo24b3o$40bo3bo2bo3bo3bobo5bo204bo6bo41b2o24bo$272bo44bobo24bo$
40bobo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo204bobo4bo19b2o37b2o$294bobo38bo$40bo3bo2bo3bo2bo
bobo4bo204bo6bo20bo2$40bobo5bobo3bo3bo4bo204bo6bo2$93b2o$94b2o$93bo18$
43bo3bo3bo3bo3bo2bobobo30bo169bo6bobo3bo5bo18bo$96bo207bo$43bo3bo3bo3b
o3bo2bo33b3o168bo5bo3bo2bobobobo17b3o2$43bobobo3bo3bo3bo2bobobo200bo5b
o3bo2bo2bo2bo2$43bo3bo3bo4bobo3bo204bo5bo3bo2bo5bo2$43bo3bo3bo5bo4bobo
bo32b3o165bobobo2bobo3bo5bo$99bo203bo$100bo201b2o$302bobo17$107bo$106b
o$44bo6bobo5bo4bobobo37b3o157bobobo2bobobo4bo4bobo4bobo4bobo5bobo3bobo
$291bo13bo13bo17bo$44bo5bo3bo3bobo3bo203bo4bo7bobo3bo6bo3bo2bo6bo3bo2b
o20bo$291bo13bo13bo16b3o$44bo5bo3bo2bo3bo2bobobo199bo4bobobo2bo3bo2bob
o4bo3bo2bobo4bo3bo2bobo2$44bo5bo3bo2bobobo2bo203bo4bo6bobobo2bo2bo3bo
3bo2bo2bo3bo3bo2bo2$44bobobo2bobo3bo3bo2bo203bo4bobobo2bo3bo2bo3bo2bob
o4bo3bo3bobo3bo$98b2o239bo$97bobo238b2o$99bo238bobo16$99bo$98bo$98b3o
264bo$43bobobo4bo4bobobo2bobobo2bobo193bobobo3bobo3bo3bo2bobo7bo3bo4bo
4bo3bo2bobobo3bobo34bo$75bo216bo71b3o$43bo7bobo5bo4bo6bo195bo6bo3bo2bo
3bo2bo9bo3bo4bo4bo3bo2bo6bo$75bo216bo$43bobobo2bo3bo4bo4bobobo2bobo
193bobobo2bo3bo2bo3bo2bobo7bobobo4bo4bo3bo2bobobo3bobo$97bo$43bo6bobob
o4bo4bo6bo2bo21b2o169bo6bo3bo2bo3bo2bo2bo6bo3bo4bo5bobo3bo10bo33b3o$
96bobo265bo$43bobobo2bo3bo4bo4bobobo2bo3bo191bo7bobo4bobo3bo3bo5bo3bo
4bo6bo4bobobo3bobo35bo21$95bo16bo$42bobo5bobo3bo4bo2bobo27bo16bo$46bo
47b3o14b3o$42bo6bo3bo2bobo2bo2bo3bo$46bo$42bobo4bo3bo2bo2bobo2bo3bo2$
42bo6bo3bo2bo4bo2bo3bo2$42bo7bobo3bo4bo2bobo46bo$90b2o20b2o$91b2o19bob
o$90bo19$42bobo5bo7bobo4bo7bobo4bobo3bo3bo2$42bo3bo3bo7bo3bo2bo6bo3bo
2bo3bo2bo2bo28bo239bo$117bo239bo$42bobo5bo2bobo2bobo4bo6bo3bo2bo6bobo
28b3o237b3o$269bobo4bobo3bobobo3bobo3bo5bo3bo3bo4bo3bobo$42bo3bo3bo7bo
3bo2bo6bo3bo2bo3bo2bo2bo$268bo3bo2bo3bo4bo4bo3bo2bobobobo3bo3bobo2bo2b
o3bo$42bobo5bo7bobo4bobobo3bobo4bobo3bo3bo$268bo3bo2bo8bo4bo3bo2bo2bo
2bo3bo3bo2bobo2bo3bo$117b3o$117bo150bo3bo2bo3bo4bo4bo3bo2bo5bo3bo3bo4b
o2bo3bo$118bo$269bobo4bobo5bo5bobo3bo5bo3bo3bo4bo3bobo26b2o$347bobo$
349bo7$316b2o37b2o$317bo38bo6$152bo44bo$obo4bo7bobo4bobo3bo3bo9bo3bo3b
o4bo3bo2bobobo9bobo4bo6bo3bo4bo2bo3bo2bobobo2bobo32bo44bo$120bo30b3o
42b3o$o3bo2bo6bo3bo2bo3bo2bo2bo5bo4bo3bo3bo4bo3bo2bo8bo4bo3bo2bo6bo3bo
bo2bo2bo2bo3bo6bo$120bo$obo4bo6bo3bo2bo6bobo4bobobo2bobobo3bo4bo3bo2bo
bobo2bobobo2bobo4bo6bo3bo2bobo2bobo4bobobo2bobo2$o3bo2bo6bo3bo2bo3bo2b
o2bo5bo4bo3bo3bo5bobo3bo8bo4bo3bo2bo6bo3bo4bo2bo2bo3bo6bo2bo2$obo4bobo
bo3bobo4bobo3bo3bo9bo3bo3bo6bo4bobobo9bobo4bobobo2bo3bo4bo2bo3bo2bobob
o2bo3bo$147b2o52b2o$147bobo51bobo$147bo53bo8$367bo$366bo$269bobobo9bob
o3bo6bo3bobo4bobobo2bobo7bo5bo2bobobo3bobo3bobo16b3o$318bo$273bo7bo7bo
6bo3bo3bo2bo6bo9bobobobo2bo6bo5bo$318bo$269bobobo2bobo2bo2bobo2bo6bo3b
o3bo2bobobo2bobo7bo2bo2bo2bobobo3bobo3bobo2$109bo159bo11bo4bo2bo6bo3bo
3bo2bo6bo2bo6bo5bo2bo10bo5bo$108bo255bo$86bo21b3o34bo123bobobo9bobo3bo
bobo2bo3bobo4bobobo2bo3bo5bo5bo2bobobo3bobo3bobo13b2o$43bo5bo3bo3bobo
4bobo18bo58bo218bobo$85b3o56b3o$43bobobobo3bo2bo6bo3bo2$43bo2bo2bo3bo
3bobo3bo2$43bo5bo3bo6bo2bo3bo19b3o$87bo24b2o17b3o$43bo5bo3bo3bobo4bobo
21bo23bobo18bo$112bo19bo!
Quadratic replicator:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2a3ai/S2
2o$2o$2b2o$2b2o!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » July 11th, 2017, 6:59 pm

Almost c/4:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
obo$2bo$obo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by gmc_nxtman » July 11th, 2017, 7:09 pm

That is actually quite a common component among working c/4 spaceships:

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x = 25, y = 21, rule = LifeHistory
23.2A$20.3A$C.C13.C.C.4A$C3.A11.C3.A.2A$C2.2A11.C.C.A.2A$2.C.A14.A.3A
$4.A17.3A$4.2A14.A2.A$4.A.A13.3A2$2.2A16.3A$.2A2.A14.A2.A$.2A2.A16.3A
$.2A.2A13.A.3A$2.5A9.C.C.A.2A$5.A.A8.C3.A.2A$3.2A3.A7.C.C.4A$3.A.A14.
3A$5.A3.A13.2A$6.A2.A$7.A.A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by muzik » July 12th, 2017, 4:23 am

It can't be made into a spaceship in a non-totalistic rule due to the B3i both being essential and causing the defect. In non-isotropic rules, however...

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by muzik » July 13th, 2017, 4:26 pm

Burns through most of these related still lifes to leave blocks anyway:

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x = 108, y = 120, rule = B3/S23
ob2o$3o$bo9$16bo$4bo10bobo$3bobo10bo$4bo8$27b2o$15bo10bo2bo$14bobo10b
2o$14bobo$15bo7$38b2o$26bo10bo2bo$25bobo10bobo$25bo2bo10bo$26b2o7$49b
2o$37bo10bo2bo$36bobo10bo2bo$36bo2bo10b2o$37bobo$38bo6$60b2o$48bo10bo
2bo$47bobo10b2o$47bobo$48bo7$71b2o$59bo10bo2bo$58bobo10b2o$58bobo$59bo
7$82b2o$70bo10bo2bo$69bobo10b2o$69bobo$70bo7$93b2o$81bo10bo2bo$80bobo
10b2o$80bobo$81bo7$104b2o$92bo10bo2bo$91bobo10b2o$91bobo$92bo8$103bo$
102bobo$102bobo$100b2o3b2o$99bo7bo$100b2o3b2o$102bobo$102bobo$103bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » July 13th, 2017, 9:58 pm

muzik wrote:Burns through most of these related still lifes to leave blocks anyway:

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variable fuse
It works on a lot of others, too.

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x = 114, y = 111, rule = B3/S23
ob2o$3o$bo9$16b2o$4bo10bobo$3bobo9b2o$4bo8$27bo$15bo10bobo$14bobo9bobo
$14bobo10bo$15bo7$38b2o$26b2o9bo2bo$25bobo10bobo$25bo13bo$24b2o7$49b2o
$37b2o9bobo$36bobo10bo$37bo8$60b2o$48bo10bo2bo$47bobo10bo2bo$48bo12b2o
$49b3o$51bo6$71bo$59bo10bobo$58bobo10bo3bo$59bo3bo8b4o$60b4o$72b4o$60b
4o8bo2bo$60bo2bo4$82bo$70bo10bobo$69bobo10bo3bo$70bo3bo8b4o$71b4o$85b
2o$73b2o9bo2bo$72bo2bo8bo2bo$72bo2bo9b2o$73b2o2$93b2o$81bo10bo2bo$80bo
bo9bobo$81bo3bo7bo$82b4o8b3o$96bo$82b2o27bo$81bo2bo25bobo$81bo2bo25bo
2bo$82b2o27b2o9$110b2o$109bobo$110bo$111b3o$113bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Saka » July 14th, 2017, 8:13 am

wwei23 wrote:Almost c/4:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
obo$2bo$obo!

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = MAPARYXfhZofugWaH7oaIDogBZofuhogOiAaIDogIAAgAAWaH7oaIDogGiA6ICAAIAAaIDogIAAgAAAAIAAAAAAAA
3o2$obo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » July 14th, 2017, 2:39 pm

I doubt there exists a catalyst that could make this into a true H-G:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
3o$2bo$b3o2$5b2o$4bobo$5bo$6b3o$8bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » July 15th, 2017, 12:14 pm

There seem to be 109 heptominoes:

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x = 306, y = 225, rule = LifeHistory
30.6A7.A13.A12.2A11.3A10.2A11.2A11.2A10.2A11.2A12.A12.2A23.2A11.2A24.
3A10.3A10.2A11.3A10.3A10.3A$32.A10.5A8.5A10.4A10.A10.4A10.A12.2A10.A
12.3A9.4A9.4A9.3A11.2A11.A11.3A11.A13.A11.3A10.A11.3A10.2A$46.A11.A
15.A10.A13.A9.2A12.A11.3A10.A13.A11.A11.A.3A10.A11.3A10.3A9.2A13.2A
10.2A11.3A9.A13.2A$85.2A23.2A10.2A11.A12.A13.A38.2A11.A11.A11.A15.A7$
30.6A7.A12.5A9.2A11.3A10.2A11.2A11.3A74.2A37.2A.A35.3A$31.A11.5A8.2A
13.4A10.A10.4A10.A12.A10.2A24.4A22.3A11.2A10.3A24.3A9.2A25.2A$45.A27.
A11.2A11.A10.3A11.A11.2A24.A26.3A10.2A11.2A24.A10.3A25.2A$85.A24.A11.
2A11.2A23.2A28.A10.A11.2A38.2A$135.A6$30.6A7.A12.5A9.2A11.3A10.2A11.
2A88.2A37.2A.A35.3A$30.A12.5A9.A13.4A10.2A9.4A10.2A48.4A22.3A11.3A9.
3A24.3A9.2A24.A.A$44.A12.A14.A12.A11.A11.2A50.A26.3A10.A11.3A23.A12.
3A24.2A$85.A24.A50.2A26.A11.A12.A37.A.A7$56.5A9.2A11.4A9.3A10.3A$43.
5A9.2A12.4A9.A11.2A12.A49.4A22.3A10.3A10.3A23.3A$47.2A22.A12.A12.A11.
2A50.2A25.3A10.2A9.A.2A22.A.2A$84.A12.A12.A50.A26.A13.2A10.A23.A8$43.
5A22.4A9.4A9.4A9.4A86.3A$43.A29.3A10.A9.2A12.A.A88.2A$43.A42.2A9.A12.
A90.2A8$43.5A22.4A9.4A9.4A99.3A$43.2A28.2A8.A12.3A101.3A$74.A8.2A117.
A8$43.5A22.4A9.4A9.4A99.3A$43.A.A27.2A8.2A11.2A.A99.A.2A$73.A9.A118.A
8$43.5A22.4A9.4A$43.A2.A25.3A8.A.A$83.A8$70.4A9.4A$71.A.2A8.A2.A$83.A
8$70.4A$70.A2.2A60$7B5.B7.3B$10.5B6.B$12.B7.3B8$C10.C$5C5.5C$4.C8.C8$
2C8.3C$.3C8.C$3.2C7.3C8$3D7.5D6.D$.D8.D3.D5.5D$.D19.D$.D$.D6$5D5.5D5.
2D.2D$.D.D8.D8.3D$12.D8$3D7.3D7.2D$D.D7.3D8.3D$D.D8.D8.2D8$4E7.E8.3E
7.E9.3E7.2E9.E$3.E6.4E8.2E6.3E7.E.E8.2E7.3E$3.E7.E11.E8.E7.2E10.2E8.
2E$3.E7.E11.E8.2E19.E8.E7$2F$3F$.2F!
Almost elevener:

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x = 6, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bo$3b3o4$b2o$o2bo$b2o!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by gmc_nxtman » July 17th, 2017, 12:16 am

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x = 70, y = 69, rule = B3/S23
28b2o$28b2o6$36b2o$35bo2bo$36b2o4$36b2o$35b2o$37bo$32b3o$34bo$33bo20$
52b2o$51b2o$53bo$16b3o$18bo$17bo20$68b2o$67b2o$69bo$3o$2bo$bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » July 17th, 2017, 4:15 pm

tighter:

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x = 132, y = 171, rule = B3/S23
59b2o$59b2o6$67b2o$66bo2bo$67b2o4$67b2o$66b2o$68bo$63b3o$65bo$64bo10$
73b2o$73bobo$73bo$57b2o$58b2o$57bo10$80bo$79b2o$79bobo$51b2o$50bobo$
52bo11$85b3o$85bo$45bo40bo$45b2o$44bobo11$92b2o$91b2o$93bo$38b3o$40bo$
39bo10$98b2o$98bobo$98bo$32b2o$33b2o$32bo10$105bo$104b2o$104bobo$26b2o
$25bobo$27bo11$110b3o$110bo$20bo90bo$20b2o$19bobo11$117b2o$116b2o$118b
o$13b3o$15bo$14bo10$123b2o$123bobo$123bo$7b2o$8b2o$7bo10$130bo$129b2o$
129bobo$b2o$obo$2bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » July 19th, 2017, 3:19 pm

bump
Also, this fuse is not vary strict, similar to the B-heptomino fuse posted by muzik:

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x = 89, y = 116, rule = B3/S23
86b2o$85bo2bo$77b2o7b2o$77b2o2$84b2o$83bo2bo$75b2o7b2o$75b2o2$82bo$81b
obo$80bo2bo$72b2o7b2o$72b2o$84b2o$84b2o$78b2o$70b2o5bo2bo$70b2o6b2obo$
81bo$81b2o2$75b2o$76bo$76bob2o3b2o$65b2o10bobo3b2o$65b2o11bo$73b2o$73b
o$71bobo$57b2o4b2o5bobo$57b2o4b2o6bo$72b3o$74bo$69bo$54b2o12bobo$54b2o
13bo2$63b2obo$60bo2bob2o$29b2o28bobobo$29b2o29bo2bo$50b2o11b2o$50b2o$
35bo23bo$34bobo20b3o$26b2o7bo20bo$26b2o27bobo$35bo20bo$33b3o$32bo12b2o
$31bobo11b2o7b2o$23b2o7bo20bobo$23b2o28bo$51bobo$31bo18bobo$29b3o19bo$
21b2o5bo12b2o$21b2o6b3o9b2o$31bo20b2o$51bobo$27bo19b2o2bo$19b2o5bobo
10b2o5bo2bob2o$19b2o6bo11b2o6b3o2bo$50bobob2o$26bo22b2ob2obo$25bobo8b
2o7b2o$17b2o5bobo9b2o6bo2bo$17b2o6bo19b2obo$28b2o17bobo$28b2o17bobo$
23bo24bob2o$15b2o5bobo24bo2bo$15b2o6b2o25b2o3$21bo$13b2o5bobo$13b2o6bo
bo$22bo2$19b2o$11b2o5bo2bo$11b2o6b2obo$21bobo$21bobo$17b2o3bo$16bo2bo$
8b2o7b2o$8b2o2$15bo$14bobo$6b2o5bo2bo$6b2o6b2o$18b2o$18b2o$12bo$4b2o5b
obo$4b2o6bo3$10b2o$2b2o5bo2bo$2b2o6bobo$11bo2$8b2o$2o5bo2bo$2o6b2o3$b
3o3bo$3bob2o$2bo3b2o!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by muzik » July 19th, 2017, 5:46 pm

Glider passes through:

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x = 15, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
12bo$12bobo$12b2o$4bo$3bobo$o2bobo2bo$3o3b3o2$3o3b3o$o2bobo2bo$3bobo$
4bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Gamedziner » July 28th, 2017, 11:40 am

Dies off completely:

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2o21b2o$2o21b2o2$12bo$2b3o7bo7b3o$12bo$o5bo11bo5bo$o5bo3b5o3bo5bo$o5bo11bo5bo$12bo$2b3o7bo7b3o$12bo2$2o21b2o$2o21b2o!

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x = 81, y = 96, rule = LifeHistory
58.2A$58.2A3$59.2A17.2A$59.2A17.2A3$79.2A$79.2A2$57.A$56.A$56.3A4$27.
A$27.A.A$27.2A21$3.2A$3.2A2.2A$7.2A18$7.2A$7.2A2.2A$11.2A11$2A$2A2.2A
$4.2A18$4.2A$4.2A2.2A$8.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Rhombic » July 31st, 2017, 1:21 pm

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x = 192, y = 195, rule = B3/S23
o$2o$b2o$2o11$16b2o$15bobo$12bo2bo$12b4o2$12b2o$12b2o35$60b2ob2o$61bob
2o$61bo$59b3o$58bo$58b2o41$103b2o$102bobo$99bo2bo$99b4o2$99b2o$99b2o
35$147b2ob2o$148bob2o$148bo$146b3o$145bo$145b2o41$190b2o$189bobo$186bo
2bo$186b4o2$186b2o$186b2o!

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x = 30, y = 403, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$23b2o18$6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$23b2o18$6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$
23b2o18$6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$23b2o18$6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$23b2o18$6b2o$6b2o
18$23b2o$23b2o18$6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$23b2o18$6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$23b2o18$
6b2o$6b2o18$23b2o$23b2o11$13b3o2$12bo3bo$12bo3bo$10bo7bo$8b2o4bo4b2o$
8bo4bobobob2o$12bo3b2ob2o$6b2ob2ob2o$6b4o$19bo$6b2ob2o7b3o4bo$6b2o11b
2o3b2o$8b3ob2o3bobobob2o$8bob7o3b2ob2o$bo6bo2b3obo4bo2b2o$2o7bo2bo2bo
3bo2b3o2b2o$b2o2bo4b3o3bo2bo3bob3o$2b3o6bo5bo6b3o$3bo21bo5$5b2o$5b2o
14b3o3$24b2o$10b2ob3o7bo2bo$10bo13bobo$10b2o13bo$12bo$10bobo$10bobo$8b
o2bo$8b3o7$10bo$8b3o$6b2obo$6b3obo$2bo3bo$bo3bo$o4b2o$5bo8b2o$b2ob2o8b
2o$4bo$4b2o$5b2o4$28bo$27bobo$26bo2bo$27b2o4$27bo$27bo$27bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Gamedziner » July 31st, 2017, 5:55 pm

Rhombic wrote:

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pi interaction
I noticed a (2,19)c/70 climber there:

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2o$2o18$2b2o$2b2o18$4b2o$4b2o18$6b2o$6b2o18$8b2o$8b2o18$10b2o$10b2o
18$12b2o$12b2o18$14b2o$14b2o18$16b2o$16b2o18$18b2o$18b2o18$20b2o$20b2o18$
22b2o$22b2o18$24b2o$24b2o18$26b2o$26b2o18$28b2o$28b2o18$30b2o$30b2o18$32b2o$32b2o18$34b2o$34b2o18$36b2o$36b2o18$38b2o$38b2o18$40b2o$40b2o18$42b2o$42b2o7$34b3o$34bobo$34bobo!
(EDIT: Reduced RLE to add an additional block.)


Since more stuff is produced in the reaction than is destroyed, could this be the start of a (2,19)c/70 oblique ship, like waterbear?

Also, the nature of this climber makes it seem like it has an adjustable slope, giving it a potential speed of (2,19n)c/70n, where n is a positive integer.
Last edited by Gamedziner on August 1st, 2017, 8:03 am, edited 1 time in total.

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x = 81, y = 96, rule = LifeHistory
58.2A$58.2A3$59.2A17.2A$59.2A17.2A3$79.2A$79.2A2$57.A$56.A$56.3A4$27.
A$27.A.A$27.2A21$3.2A$3.2A2.2A$7.2A18$7.2A$7.2A2.2A$11.2A11$2A$2A2.2A
$4.2A18$4.2A$4.2A2.2A$8.2A!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by praosylen » July 31st, 2017, 9:09 pm

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x = 30, y = 36, rule = B3/S2-i34q
10b2o$11bo$10bo$9bob3o$9bobo2bo$8b2o4bo$7bo2bo3bo$8b2o$5b3o4b2o7bo$4bo
2bo14bo$4bo8bo3bobobobo$4bo12bo5bo2b2o$14b2o6b2obobo$5b2o18bo$11b3o4bo
6b2o$6bo11bobobo3bo$8b2obo4bo6bo2bob2o$6bo15bobob2obo$6bo3bo4b2o7bo$8b
o3bo10b2o$2bo2bo2bobo3bo$2b4o2bobo3bo$8bo3bobo$4b2o2bo3bobo2b3o$4bo5bo
3bo3b3o$2bobo3bo$2b2o11b2o$7b2o$16bo$6bo$6bo9bobo$3bo2bo10bo2bo$3b3o
12b3o$b2o18b2o$o2bo16bo2bo$b2o18b2o!

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x = 33, y = 88, rule = B3/S2-i34q
6b2o$5bo2bo$6b2o$8b3o$8bo2bo$11bo$11bo2$9b2o$5bo$4bo4bo$3bobobo$3bo5bo
$bob2o4bo$obo8bo$obo8bo$bo11bo$13bo$15bo$15bo$17bo$17bo$19bo$19bo$21bo
$17b2o$21b2o$18bo$20bo$20bo$22bo$18b2o$22b2o$19bo$21bo$21bo$23bo$19b2o
$23b2o$20bo$22bo$22bo$24bo$20b2o$24b2o$21bo$23bo$23bo$19b2o2bob2o$19b
2o2bob2o$23bo$23bo$19b2o2bob2o$19b2o2bob2o$23bo$23bo$19b2o2bob2o$19b2o
2bob2o$23bo$23bo$19b2o2bob2o$19b2o2bob2o$23bo$23bo$19b2o2bob2o$19b2o2b
ob2o$23bo$23bo$19b2o2bob2o$19b2o2bob2o$23bo$19b2o2bo6b2o$19b2o2bob2o2b
o2bo$23bobobo2bobo$23bo4b2obo$23bo5bo$25bobobo$23bo4bo$27bo$22b2o2$24b
o$24bo$24bo2bo$25b3o$28b2o$27bo2bo$28b2o!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » August 1st, 2017, 12:49 pm

costly glider inserter:

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x = 53, y = 47, rule = B3/S23
6bo$7b2o$6b2o8$5bo3b2o$3bobo3b2o$4b2o2$2o$2o3bo$4bobo$5bobo11b2o$7bo
11b2o$7b2o2$10b2o$10b2o3bo$14bobo$15bobo11b2o$17bo11b2o$17b2o2$20b2o$
20b2o3bo$24bobo$25bobo11b2o$27bo11b2o$27b2o2$30b2o10b2o$30b2o3bo5bo2bo
2b2o$34bobo4bobo4bo2bo$35bobo4bo5bobobo$37bo7b2obo2bo$37b2o6bo2bo$42bo
4bo$42b5o2$44bo$43bobo$44bo!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by wwei23 » August 2nd, 2017, 5:57 pm

R-mango on R-mango:

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x = 15, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo11bo$2bo9bo$3o2b2ob2o2b3o$5b2ob2o!
Two pulsars:

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x = 15, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
$bo11bo$2bo2b2ob2o2bo$3o2b2ob2o2b3o!
8c/21 blinker fuse with the burner made of blinkers:

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x = 26, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
16bo$5o2b3o6bo6b3o$16bo!

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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by toroidalet » August 2nd, 2017, 10:39 pm

wwei23 wrote: Two pulsars:

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double pulsar seed
8c/21 blinker fuse with the burner made of blinkers:

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fuse
The double pulsar seed is well-known.
The 8c/21 Blinker fuse is also known.
Also,

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x = 11, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
2o$obo6bo$obo6bo$b2o6bo7$5bo$4bobob2o$4bobobobo$5bo4bo$6b4o2$6b4o$5bo
4bo$4bobobobo$4bobob2o$5bo7$b2o6bo$obo6bo$obo6bo$2o!
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Re: Absolutely Useless Patterns Not Worthy Of Patterns Thread

Post by Rhombic » August 3rd, 2017, 8:23 am

I'm unsure about what kind of replicator this is*. It's funny because it would be an irregular corner one but the interaction at the top keeps creating new replicators at precisely the correct timing to avoid a different evolution!

*The initial patterns are funnily enough 1D diagonal replicators.

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x = 92, y = 11, rule = B2a3y/S2k
b2o86b2o$obo86bobo7$9b2o70b2o$10bo70bo$9bo72bo!
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