Thread for Your Accidental Discoveries that Aren't in CGOL

[B468S02357]

While engineering a macro-spaceship in a new rule i found, i accidentally made a much smaller stabilization, using less counterrakes.

If the goal is making it smallest, here is a 2-engine solution (with the back engine pulled as close as it can get with no regard for population):

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x = 87, y = 21, rule = B3-r4z/S23
52b2o10bo$51bo11bobo15bo$52b2ob2o6bobo14bo2b2o$53bo10bo14bo5bo$51bo3b
2o13b2ob2o7b2ob2o$45bo4bobo2bo14bo3bo3bo3bob2o$44bobo2bo2bo18b3o5bo4bo
$35bo8bobo2bobo3b2o14b3o6b3o$34bobo8bo3b2o3bo2bo24bo$34bobo$5bo14b3o
12bo20bo$12b3o6bo$bo10bobo10b2o$o12bo11bobo$b2o2bo2bo3b2o6b3ob2o11b2o$
2b3o7b2o11bo9b3ob2o$16bobo7bo6b2o5bo$16bo3bobo3bo6b2o5bo$bo14b3o5b3o8b
o3bo$obo10b2o21b2o$b2o10b2o!

1-engine, supported by MWSS:

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x = 15, y = 11, rule = B3-r4z/S23
b5o$o4bo$5bo$o3bo$2bo2$12bo$10b2obo$7b2obo2b2o$8bob4o$9b4o!

p14, p34, p66(!) oscillators:

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x = 58, y = 28, rule = B3-r4z/S23
7bo$2ob2o2bo$2bo3bo$7bo13bo$bo5bo12b3o$bo13b2o5bo$2bo3bo7b2o26b2o6b2o$
bo2b2ob2o6bo25b2o8b2o$bo38b2o10b2o$23bo$23b2o13bo16bo$16bo5b2o13b2o16b
2o$16b3o17b2o18b2o$17bo18bo20bo7$36bo20bo$36b2o18b2o$37b2o16b2o$38bo
16bo2$40b2o10b2o$41b2o8b2o$42b2o6b2o!

It wasn't meant to be the smallest, I just wanted to build something cool.

[ThePlayzr]

Accidentally discovered a rule where beehive + bun is a diagonal puffer evolving from B and Herschel:

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = B38/S234c6ei
3b2o$2bo2bo$3b3o5$b2o$o2bo$b2o!

Speed is 27c/256d, or around 2c/19d.
EDIT:
B8 and S4c are both optional, but keeping B8 while removing S4c removes the checkerboard still life:

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = B38/S236ei
3b2o$2bo2bo$3b3o5$b2o$o2bo$b2o!

[Naszvadi]

Accidentally discovered a rule where beehive + bun is a diagonal puffer evolving from B and Herschel:
pattern

Speed is 27c/256d, or around 2c/19d.
EDIT:
B8 and S4c are both optional, but keeping B8 while removing S4c removes the checkerboard still life:
pattern

Do these engines have a corderization in any of their supported rules?

[ThePlayzr]

Accidentally discovered a rule where beehive + bun is a diagonal puffer evolving from B and Herschel

Do these engines have a corderization in any of their supported rules?

I believe not.
I am going to see if there are any other transitions I can add.
EDIT: the engine works in the rulespace B3/S236ei - B38/S234c5e6ei8. However, adding S5e makes it a switch engine, as the debris eventually destroys it, and adding S5e as well as other conditions can destroy it in less than 1 cycle. The cleanest rule is a tie between B38/S236ei and B38/S236ei8:

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = B38/S236ei8
3b2o$2bo2bo$3b3o5$b2o$o2bo$b2o!

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = B38/S236ei
3b2o$2bo2bo$3b3o5$b2o$o2bo$b2o!

EDIT 2: example interaction between puffers:

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x = 54, y = 53, rule = B38/S236ei8
51b2o$50bo2bo$51b3o5$49b2o$48bo2bo$49b2o2$38bo$37bobo$37bobo$38bo8$29b
2o$29b2o3$7b2o$7bobo$bo5bobo$obo5bo19b2o$obo24bo2bo$bo26b2o7$18b2o$18b
2o8$28b2o$28bobo$22bo5bobo$21bobo5bo$21bobo$22bo!

Can someone corderize it?

[mmmmmmmmm]

EDIT: the engine works in the rulespace B3/S236ei - B38/S234c5e6ei8.

Here are some spaceships that work in that rulespace:

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#C orthogonal - please ignore that the loafer is going the other way, my clipboard is not responding to liveviewer
x = 0, y = 0, rule = B38/S234c5e6ei8
5b3o15b3o5b$4bo3bo13bo3bo4b$3b2o4bo11bo4b2o3b$2bobob2ob2o3b3o3b2ob2obo
bo2b$b2obo4bob2ob3ob2obo4bob2ob$o4bo3bo4bobo4bo3bo4bo$12bo5bo12b$2o7b
2o9b2o7b2o5$b3o$bo2bo$bo$bo$2bobo5$5b3o17b3o$4bo3bo3bo7bo3bo3bo$3b2o4bob3o5b3obo4b2o$2bobob2obo3b2o3b2o3b
ob2obobo$b2obo4bobo2b2ob2o2bobo4bob2o$o4bo3bo4bo3bo4bo3bo4bo$14b5o$2o
9b2obo3bob2o9b2o$11bo2bo3bo2bo$10bo3bobobo3bo$11bo9bo5$b3o$bo2bo4b3o$bo6bo2bo$bo3bo5bo$2bo4bo3bo$2bo3bo4bo$bobob2o3bo$bo6bo2$3b2obo$5bo8$b3o5bo5bo5b3o$o2bo4b3o3b3o4bo2bo$3bo3bo2b2ob2o2bo3bo$3bo3bo3bobo3bo3bo
$obo6bobobobo6bobo$5bo3b2o3b2o3bo$5b2o11b2o2$6b2o9b2o8$b3o11b3o$bo2bo10bo2bo$bo6b3o4bo$bo5bo2bo4bo$2bobo2b2obo5bobo4$8bo$9bo$7bo2bo$7bobo5$4bo8b$3b3o7b$2b2ob2o6b2$bobobobo2bo2b$2o3bo3b3ob$2o3bo6bo$10bobo$8bobo
2b$9bo2bo$12bo5$7b2obo5b$4b2obob2ob3ob$b4o2b2o6bo$o4bo3bo3b2ob$b2o5$6b3o7b3o$2bob2o3bo5bo3b2obo$b3o3bobo5bobo3b3o$o3bo4b2o3b2o4bo3bo$bo6bob2ob2obo6bo$7bo3bobo3bo$7bo2bo3bo2bo2$9b2o3b2o$9bobobobo$10b2ob2o$11bo
bo$8b2obobob2o$8bobo3bobo5$bo$bo8bo$obo5bo3bo$8bo3b2o$5bob2o5b2o$b6o2bo6bo$2b2o6bo3b3o$10bo3bob2o
$13bo$18bo$17bo$17bo5$4bo15bo$3b3o13b3o$9b3ob3o$bo6bobo3bobo6bo$obobo3bo7bo3bobobo$3bob2o2b
3ob3o2b2obo$o23bo$2o4b2o9b2o4b2o$2o4b2o9b2o4b2o5$b2o2bob2o$o2bo2b2o$bobo$2bo$8bo$6b3o$5bo$6bo$7b2o9$b2o2b2o$3b2o$3b2o$obo2bobo$o6bo2$o6bo$b2o2b2o$2b4o2$3b2o$3b2o!

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#C diagonal
x = 0, y = 0, rule = B38/S234c5e6ei8
3o$o$bo5$9b3o11b$8bo14b$7bo15b$11b2o10b$8b2obo11b$14b3o6b$11bo2b2o2b2o3b$2bo8b
2obo3b2o3b$bo2bo6bo2b2o7b$o3bo18b$o11bo2bo7b$o2b2ob3o3bo3b2ob2o2b$3bo
3bo2b2o2bo2bo5b$17b2o2bob$5b4o3bo5bo3bo$5b2obobo10bob$5bo5bo6b2o3b$11b
3o9b$6b2o5b2obo6b$6b2o3bo4bo6b$11bo11b$13bobo7b$14bo5$4b6o$6b2o$3bo5b2o$b8obo$4o3bo$o9b3o$3b2o3b2ob2o2b2o$2b3o2b5ob3o2bo$bob
2obobo2b3o4bo$2obo3bo4b3o4bo$7bo$2bo$3b2o$8b3o$8bo2$9bo$6b2ob2o!

[B468S02357]

A lightspeed wave in a rule only two transitions from life

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x = 4, y = 7, rule = B3-r/S234z8:T0,7
o2bo$3bo$3bo$o2bo$2b2o$b3o$2b2o!

Edit: MODS DELETE THIS, IT APPARENTLY ALSO WORKS IN LIFE AND I CAN'T DELETE IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT HERE

[Period1GliderGun]

A lightspeed wave in a rule only two transitions from life

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snip

That works in plain Life. (Also, that's three transitions.)

[B468S02357]

A lightspeed wave in a rule only two transitions from life

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snip

That works in plain Life. (Also, that's three transitions.)

I thought the rule ships couldn't move at c in life also applied to waves. Sorry. Also i forgot that there was S8.

[B468S02357]

This 2 ant oscillator i made in langton's ant while trying to construct a ship

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x = 30, y = 26, rule = Langtons-Ant
2$4.2A2.2A$3.A2.5A$2.AFA3.2A.A$2.2A3.A.A.2A$4.4A.3A.A$4.5A.A2.2A$5.A3.
2A.2A.A$6.3A3.A2.2A$7.A3.2A.2A.A$8.3A3.A2.2A$9.A3.2A.2A.A$10.3A3.A2.2A
$11.A3.2A.4A$12.3A3.A3.A$13.A3.2A2.3A$14.3A3.A3.A$15.2A2.A.5A$16.A.3A
.4A$17.2A.A.A$18.A.2A4.A$19.5AH2A$20.2A2.2A!

[B468S02357]

Natural puffer in an INT ru;le

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B34z7/S2-i34cqz
2b2o$bo2bo$2obo$o$2obo$bo2bo$2b2o!

Edit: Also natural and found in the same rule

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x = 17, y = 12, rule = B34z7/S2-i34cqz
3bo4b2o$3b2o3b3o$b2obo5b2o$b3o$2obo$10b2o5$15b2o$15b2o!

[B468S02357]

A phoenix that I call oven 2.0.

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B34t5a/S2-i34qz6n
2bo$obo$2bo!

[I6_I6]

Natural puffer in an INT ru;le

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B34z7/S2-i34cqz
2b2o$bo2bo$2obo$o$2obo$bo2bo$2b2o!

Corderized in 10 engines, 11c/25o:

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# [[ TRACK 0 -11/25 ]]
x = 95, y = 40, rule = B34z7/S2-i34cqz
6b3o37b3o37b3o$5b2ob2o16b3o16b2ob2o16b3o16b2ob2o$4bo5bo14b2ob2o14bo5b
o14b2ob2o14bo5bo$4bobobobo13bo5bo13bobobobo13bo5bo13bobobobo$4b2o3b2o
13bobobobo13b2o3b2o13bobobobo13b2o3b2o$24b2o3b2o33b2o3b2o3$7bo39bo39b
o$27bo39bo$6b3o37b3o37b3o$2o24b3o37b3o24b2o$2o91b2o10$2o8b3o15b3o15b3o
15b3o15b3o8b2o$2o7b2ob2o13b2ob2o13b2ob2o13b2ob2o13b2ob2o7b2o$8bo5bo11b
o5bo11bo5bo11bo5bo11bo5bo$8bobobobo11bobobobo11bobobobo11bobobobo11bo
bobobo$8b2o3b2o11b2o3b2o11b2o3b2o11b2o3b2o11b2o3b2o4$29bo17bo17bo2$3b
o24b3o15b3o15b3o24bo$3b2ob7o69b7ob2o$4b4o4bo69bo4b4o$6bobob2o71b2obob
o$6bo81bo2$4bobo81bobo$5bo83bo!

[rabbit]

Natural puffer in an INT ru;le

Corderized in 10 engines, 11c/25o:

3-engine:

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x = 51, y = 44, rule = B34z7/S2-i34cqz
24b3o$23b2ob2o2$21bo2bobo2bo$20b2obo3bob2o$7bo12bo2bo3bo2bo12bo$5b2ob
2o11b2o5b2o11b2ob2o$5b2ob2o11b2o5b2o11b2ob2o$4bobobobo29bobobobo$4bo5b
o29bo5bo$5bo3bo31bo3bo4$9bo31bo$2o3bo39bo3b2o$2o5bo3bo27bo3bo5b2o$6b5o
bo25bob5o$6bo4b2o25b2o4bo$7bob3o27b3obo$7b4o29b4o3$b3o43b3o$4bo41bo$b
2obo41bob2o$2bo45bo$7bo35bo$6bobo33bobo$6bobo33bobo$7bo35bo7$2b3o41b3o
$bo47bo$5bo39bo$5bo39bo2$bo2bo41bo2bo$2b2o43b2o!

I was initially looking for a different design when one side of this popped out.

[B468S02357]

Natural statorless traffic light hassler in a bipolar rule

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x = 13, y = 8, rule = B3/S23|B35/S23
9bo$3bo4b3o$2b3ob2obobo$bobob4ob3o$3ob4obobo$bobob2ob3o$2b3o4bo$3bo!

Edit: In an alternate universe where the glider is orthogonal, this ship is natural and MUCH larger. Also, it has a period where it's made of 4 gliders, but they're off-phased so they don't collide, and it thus isnt an SMOS.

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x = 6, y = 13, rule = B3-a/S23|B2/S2
3b2o$4bo$5bo2$o$o$o2bo$o$o2$5bo$4bo$3b2o!

[B468S02357]

Replicator-base moving sawtooth with a similar concept to one in highlife

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x = 8, y = 6, rule = B/S12-i4|B2-ci/S
o$bo$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$bo$o!

Edit: Asymmetrical version

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B/S12-i4|B2-ci/S
obo$obo$4bobo$5bo!

[R2INT]

These work in non-alternating rules:

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x = 8, y = 6, rule = B2-ci/S
o$bo$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$bo$o!

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = B2-ci/S
obo$obo$4bobo$5bo!

[B468S02357]

Certainly an infinite growth, don't know how tho

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x = 29, y = 26, rule = 02-i45y8/2-ai3aci4aceikny5r68/4
14.A$11.A5.A$10.A2C3B2CA$10.A2.C.C2.A$A4.A4.C.C3AC.C4.A4.A$12.CA.AC$13.
BAB$11.2ABCB2A$9.C.ABCACBA.C$10.C2.A.A2.C$14.A2$13.3C$12.ACACA$12.2AC
2A$13.CBC$13.ABA$12.5A$13.ABA$12.ACACA$12.A.B.A$11.C.A.A.C4$14.A!

Edit: Suprisingly big natural oscillator

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = 02357/2n3ai468/3
2.2A$A.2A.A2$6A$6A$.4A!

Edit: c/2 in a b2

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x = 6, y = 3, rule = 0/2/5
.A.CA$3A.CA$.A.CA!

Edit: In the same rule, wavestretcher

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = 0/2/5
2.2A$.ABC$ABCD$ABCD!

Edit: In the same rule, oscillato

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = 0/2/5
3.A$2.A$.A2$5.A$2.A!

Edit: In the same rule, forwards-growing puffer

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x = 21, y = 19, rule = 0/2/5
2$19.2A$18.A2B$17.AB2C$17.BC2D$16.ACD$15.ABD$15.BC$14.ACD$13.ABD$13.B
C$12.A.C$10.AB.C$9.AB2C2.D$7.ABCD3.DA$6.ABCD$4.ABCD$4.ABCD!

Oscillator

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = 0/2/5
2.A$.A$A2$6.A$5.A$4.A!

[UnbihexiumFan]

Interesting flamingo-beehive interactions in B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8:

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x = 6, y = 13, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
3b2o$ob4o$obobo$o2bo$bobo$2bo5$3b2o$2bo2bo$3b2o!

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x = 6, y = 14, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
3b2o$ob4o$obobo$o2bo$bobo$2bo6$b2o$o2bo$b2o!

[b-engine]

Accidental puffer that's slightly slower than c/2:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B35y/S1e2-e35y
bo$obo$obo!

EDIT:
I have a cleaner puffer, please corderize it:

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x = 35, y = 93, rule = B3-cky5y/S1e2-e3-ck5y
17bo$16bobo$16bobo36$bo31bo$obo29bobo$obo29bobo50$17bo$16bobo$16bobo!

[B468S02357]

Interesting flamingo-beehive interactions in B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8:

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x = 6, y = 13, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
3b2o$ob4o$obobo$o2bo$bobo$2bo5$3b2o$2bo2bo$3b2o!

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x = 6, y = 14, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
3b2o$ob4o$obobo$o2bo$bobo$2bo6$b2o$o2bo$b2o!

Block-pushing flotilla

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x = 9, y = 16, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
4b2o$b2o2bo$bo2bo$2b3o5$7b2o$7b2o4$ob2o$o2bo$3o!

Edit: c/4

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x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
3bo$b2ob2o$3ob3o!

Smoking flotilla

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x = 8, y = 18, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
4b3o$bob2obo$3bobobo$5bobo$5bobo$4b3o7$o2bo$ob3o$o2bo2bo$2b4o$2b3o$3b
o!

[UnbihexiumFan]

Edit: c/4

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x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
3bo$b2ob2o$3ob3o!

Known:

This rule has other spaceship speeds as well, including c/2o, c/3o, 3c/10o, c/4o, c/5o, and c/6o. Spaceship collection:

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x = 161, y = 16, rule = B3ai46n8/S2-i35jr67e8
2b3o3b3o10b3o2b3o12bo6bo12bo7bo10b2o4b2o8bobobo7b3o2b3o11bo13b2o15bo$
bobo5bobo8bo2bo2bo2bo10b4o2b4o9b4o2bo2b4o7bo2bo2bo2bo6b3ob3o6bo6bo9bo
3bo12b2o14b3o$o11bo7bo2b4o2bo8b4obo2bob4o6b2obo2bobo2bob2o6bobo4bobo9b
o10b6o10bo3bo11b2o15b3o$ob3o3b3obo6bobo6bobo6bo14bo8b2o2bo2b2o10bo2b2o
2bo37b5o11bo17b2o$3b2o3b2o8b2obo2b2o2bob2o5bo3b8o3bo12bo16bo2bo38b2ob
ob2o$b11o26b2ob2ob2ob2ob2o9bob5obo11b2o2b2o36b2obobob2o$obo7bobo5bobo
8bobo31b5o14bo2bo38b7o$3bo5bo8bobo8bobo51b2o40bo3bo$3b2obob2o51b9o53b
ob5obo$3b7o51b3o3b3o53b2o2bo2b2o$4b2ob2o55bobo59b3o$62b3ob3o56bo3bo$61b
2o5b2o57bo$60bo9bo54b2ob2o$59bo2bo5bo2bo$58b2obo7bob2o!

[B468S02357]

Natural gun in an int gen

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x = 17, y = 9, rule = 12/2a/7
11.A$5.A3.A2.A$6.A.A$4.A7.2A2.A$A2.A6.A2.A.A$.A.A6.2A$4.A3.F$10.A$11.
A!

Edit: accidental crystals

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x = 19, y = 198, rule = 12/2a/7
11.A$5.A3.A2.A$6.A.A$4.A7.2A2.A$A2.A6.A2.A.A$.A.A6.2A$4.A3.F$10.A$11.
A5$6.E2.E$7.2F$6.C2FC$7.2D$6.A2DA$7.2B$6.A2BA$7.2A11$6.E2.E$7.2F$6.C2F
C$7.2D$6.A2DA$7.2B$6.A2BA$7.2A121$9.2A$8.A2BA$9.2B$8.A2DA$9.2D$8.C2FC
$9.2F$8.E2.E11$9.2A$8.A2BA$9.2B$8.A2DA$9.2D$8.C2FC$9.2F$8.E2.E5$13.A$
12.A$6.A3.F$3.A.A6.2A$2.A2.A6.A2.A.A$6.A7.2A2.A$8.A.A$7.A3.A2.A$13.A!

[b-engine]

This rake technically produces 3 2c/34 spaceships, however two of them annihilate each other and leave only one:

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x = 20, y = 18, rule = B2i3-jkny4jqz5cy6cn8/S2aek3-aky4eiyz5jq6aik
8b2o$5b2ob2o$b3ob2ob2o$bo2bobo$2ob5o$6bobo5bo$2obo2bobo4b3o$b2obob3o4b
ob2o$7b2o8bo$6bo2bo2bo3b3o$10b2o6b2o$11bob6o$16bo$7b2o$8bo$7b2obobobo
$8b3obobo$9bo2b3o!

The spaceship in question:

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x = 3, y = 4, rule = B2i3-jkny4jqz5cy6cn8/S2aek3-aky4eiyz5jq6aik
o$2o$b2o$2o!

Another weird rake producing the same spaceships:

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x = 7, y = 11, rule = B2i3-jkny4jqz5cy6cn8/S2aek3-aky4eiyz5jq6aik
2bo$b3o$2obo$4b2o$5b2o$4b2o2$4b3o$3bo2bo$2bob3o$2b2o!

A diagonally traveling replicator:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B2i3-jkny4jqz5cy6cn8/S2aek3-aky4eiyz5jq6aik
3o$o2bo$o2bo$4o!

A natural 132c/264 spaceship with big sparks:

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x = 6, y = 9, rule = B2i3-jkny4jqz5cy6cn8/S2aek3-aky4eiyz5jq6aik
2b3o$2bo2bo$5bo$3b3o2$b5o$o4bo$bo3bo$3b2o!