Puzzle: Find a Still Life in B2e3/S1c23a

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Hunting
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Puzzle: Find a Still Life in B2e3/S1c23a

Post by Hunting » August 14th, 2018, 7:36 pm

Find a Still Life in B2e3/S1c23a without block or carrier!
This is just for fun. I think it should go to the sandbox.

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77topaz
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Re: Puzzle: Find a Still Life in B2e3/S1c23a

Post by 77topaz » August 15th, 2018, 1:58 am

I am fairly certain that's actually impossible.

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Re: Puzzle: Find a Still Life in B2e3/S1c23a

Post by Hunting » August 15th, 2018, 2:36 am

77topaz wrote:I am fairly certain that's actually impossible.
So prove it! Just like proving there aren't any B3/S3 still life without block!

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Re: Puzzle: Find a Still Life in B2e3/S1c23a

Post by Hunting » August 15th, 2018, 2:50 am

(Updating)
I think I can prove that this puzzle cannot be solved
Assume (0,0) is on

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$A19D!
Think about 1c. if it is saved by the 1c rule, then:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$DA$A19D!
That will create a born on (1,0) and (0,1). If (2,0) , (2,1) , (0,2) and (1,2) is on:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$2A$D2A$ADA17D!
(2,1), (1,2) and (1,1) will die.
If (1,0) and (0,1) is on:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$2A$2A18D!

A block appears.
So (1,1) and (0,0) can't be on at the same time.
If it is saved by the S2 rule, there are two possibilities, but (1,1) must be off, so (0,1) and (1,0) must be on.

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$AB$2A18D!
(0,1) and (1,0) already had two neighbour, so the blue cells must be off:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$D$2B$A2B$2AB17D!
This will cause a B3a on (1,1), so (2,2) must be on
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