p60 Herschel factory and a question

[nokangaroo]

LWSS colliding with beehive. Will work only with even periods.

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x = 217, y = 120, rule = B3/S23
12$43b2o$34b2o6bo2bo$34b2o5bobobo18b2o$40b3obo19bo$40b3o14bo4bobo$56bo
bo3b2o41bo49bo$55bo3b2o31bo10b3o36bo10b3o$55bo3b2o22b2o5b3o9bo30b2o5b
3o9bo$55bo3b2o23bo4bo12b2o30bo4bo12b2o43bo$48bo7bobo25bobo3bo43bobo3bo
56bo$49b2o6bo27bobo3bo43bobo3bo$41b2o5b2o36bo3b2o44bo3b2o55bo$40bobo
19bo49bo49bo33bobo$31b2o3b2o4bo19b3o47b3o47b3o$33b3o29bo49bo49bo30b3o$
32bo3bo27b2o11b2o35b2o11b2o35b2o11b2o$33bobo8b4o29b2o48b2o48b2o$34bo8b
6o147b3o$43bo4bo$35b3o6bo2bo148bobo$35b3o4bobo2bobo147bo$42b2o4b2o$61b
obo2b2o129bo$61bo2b2o2bo128bo$33b2o3b2o24b2o2bo33b2o48b2o$34b5o23b2o2b
obo20b2o11b2o35b2o11b2o$23b2o10b3o52bo49bo$23b2o11bo50b3o47b3o$87bo49b
o$111bo3b2o44bo3b2o$110bobo3bo43bobo3bo$109bobo3bo43bobo3bo$77b2o30bo
4bo12b2o30bo4bo12b2o$23bo14b2o37bo30b2o5b3o9bo30b2o5b3o9bo$22b3o13bo
39b3o36bo10b3o36bo10b3o$22b3o14b3o9b2o27bo49bo49bo$41bo10b2o$20b2o3b2o
24bo9b3o$20b2o3b2o33bo2bo$63bo13b2o$63bo13b2o$22b2o5b2o4b2o23bobo$22bo
bo4bobo2bobo$21bo2b2o5bo2bo$23b2o5bo4bo$23b2o5b2o2b2o$24bo7b2o2$18bo5b
o$18bo5bo$19bo3bo6bo5b2o13b2o24b3o$20b3o5bobo6b2o12bo24bo3bo$29b2o5bo
5b2o5bobo9b3o11bo5bo$41bobo5b2o10bo2bo11bo3bo$40bo20bo15b3o$40bo2bo10b
2o5bo15b3o$40bo13b2o6bobo$41bobo$27b3o12b2o$27b3obo$21b2o5bobobo46b3o$
21b2o6bo2bo41bo3b2ob2o$30b2o40b2o4b2ob2o$73b2o3b5o$77b2o3b2o$61b2o$60b
obo$51b2o3b2o4bo$53b3o5bobobo$52bo3bo4b2o$53bobo5bo$54bo6bo2bobo2$55b
3o$55b3o3$69b2o$53b2o3b2o8b2o$54b5o11bo4b5o$55b3o16bob3obo$56bo18bo3bo
$76b3o$77bo$75b2o$74bobo$74bobo$75bo2$56b2o$56b2o14b2obob2o$72bo5bo$
73bo3bo$74b3o8$74b2o$74b2o!

If I annoy people by posting what everybody knows, please stop me, but the
sandbox says I can introduce myself to the community. Incidentally, are all
the links in Golly under a free documentation license? I don't like the idea
of downloading something without knowing what's at the other end. But I really
need those patterns (already downloaded some that said public domain or FDL)

Edit:
A p60 Herschel engine seems to be pretty much useless; nothing seems to work
with p60. The Herschel conduits I have investigated so far all have higher
minimum periods:

The Herschel transceiver from the Life lexicon (minimum period 117, the worst so
far):

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x = 96, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
7$87bobo$27bo50b2o7b2o$25b3o50b2o8bo$24bo18b2o$24b2o17bo$44bo$43b2o$
52b2o$9bob2o38bobo$9b2obo39bo30bo$78b2o3bobo$77bo2bo2b2o$40b2o36b2o$
40b2o29b2o$11b2ob2o55b2o$11bo3bo$12b3o$14bobo$15b2o3$84b2o$84b2o$80b2o
$80bobo$82bo$82b2o$69b2o$69b2o3$67b2o$67b2o!

From Golly's "Highway Robber" example (Scripts/Python/heisenburp.py; minimum
period 95, though the trigger could probably be improved):

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x = 41, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
38bobo$38b2o$39bo18$11b2o$11b2o6$2o20bo$bo19bobo$bobo17bobo$2b2o15bobo
bobo$14bo4b2o3b2o$13bobo$13bobo$2b2o10bo$bobo$bo$2o$15b2o$15bo$16b3o$b
o16bo$b2o$obo!

One that I found in a post by Kazyan (minimum period 69):

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x = 104, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
5$42bo$43b2o49bo$42b2o48b2o$93b2o14$60bo$26bo27bo6bo14bo$26b3o23b3o4b
3o13bo$29bo21bo23b3o$28b2o21b2o2$41b2o$41b2o$12b2o$12b2o2$75b2o$70b2o
2bobo$59b2o9b2o3bo$59b2o$8b2o$8b2o4$28b2o32b2o$28b2o11b2o20bo$41bo18b
3o$42b3o15bo$44bo3$25b2o$25bo$26b3o$28bo!

That one looks promising, using a readily available p92 gun. BTW that 2-block
eater/converter at the end won't work with p60 either.

Edit:
The Herschel factory can be reduced in size:

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x = 164, y = 100, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$3b2o6bo2bo$3b2o5bobobo$9b3obo$9b3o12b2o5bo$23b3o3bo3bo$20bob2o5b
o43bo49bo$20bo2bo4bo5bo25bo10b3o36bo10b3o$20bob2o9b2o16b2o5b3o9bo30b2o
5b3o9bo$2b3o7b2o9b3o26bo4bo12b2o30bo4bo12b2o$bo3bo5bobo10b2o26bobo3bo
43bobo3bo$13bo5bo33bobo3bo43bobo3bo$o5bo13b2o32bo3b2o44bo3b2o$2o3b2o
12b2o9bo49bo49bo$30b3o47b3o47b3o$33bo49bo49bo$5b2o6bo2bo15b2o11b2o35b
2o11b2o35b2o11b2o15b2o$5bobo3bo2b2o2bo26b2o48b2o48b2o15b2o$7bo3bo2b2o
2bo$6b2o5b4o$3bo7bobo2bobo$3bo2bo4b2o4b2o$3bo$29bobo2b2o$11b2o16bo2b2o
2bo$2b2obob2o2b2o19b2o2bo33b2o48b2o$30b2o2bobo20b2o11b2o35b2o11b2o$2bo
5bo49bo49bo$12bo42b3o47b3o$3b2ob2o3b3o10bo30bo49bo$5bo4bo3bo9b2o53bo3b
2o44bo3b2o$12bo10bobo52bobo3bo43bobo3bo$9bo5bo61bobo3bo43bobo3bo$9bo5b
o29b2o30bo4bo12b2o30bo4bo12b2o$10bo3bo30bo30b2o5b3o9bo30b2o5b3o9bo$5b
2o4b3o32b3o36bo10b3o36bo10b3o$5b2o34bo6bo49bo49bo$16b2o23b3o$17b2o25bo
$16bo21b2o3b2o$38bobo$35b2obobo$35bobobo$37bo$36b2o$14bo20b3o5b2o3b2o$
13b3o19b3o5b2o3b2o$13b3o19b3o$36b2o7b3o$11b2o3b2o19bo7b3o$11b2o3b2o17b
obobo6bo$35b2obobo$22b2o14bobo$14bo7b2o5b3o6b2o$13bobo6b2o5bo2bo$15b2o
5bo6bo$15b2o4bobo5bo14bo$14b3o4bobo6bobo9b2o$13bobo6bo20b2o$13b2o$47b
3o$19b2o3b2o20bo3bo$19bobobobo19bo5bo$20b5o20bo5bo$21b3o3b2o6bobo10bo$
22bo3bobo6b2o8bo4bo$28bo7bo12bo$48bo$32bo11bo$31b2o11bobo$31bobo11bo3$
23b3o16b2o3b2o$22b2ob2o15bo5bo$22b2ob2o$22b5o12b2o2bo3bo$21b2o3b2o10b
2o4b3o$40bo4$22b2o2$43bo$41b2ob2o$24b2o$24b2o14bo5bo2$40b2obob2o9$42b
2o$42b2o!