My stupid challenge

[Pigeonbee]

Try to make a never-seen before Methulasah from scratch, and whoever's that takes the longest to stabilise wins. (Also biggest population, maybe, I don't know.)

No 3rd party programs other than golly and that browser-based one.
The size limit for number of cells is 150
No area limit
You have until Saturday next week.

Mine: download/file.php?id=5559
>Lasts 2,713 generations
>Ends with a population of 224, (289 if you count the 13 gliders)
>I'm pretty sure it hasn't been found yet
>Makes:
13 Gliders
14 Blinkers
18 Blocks
1 Tub
9 Beehives
1 Boat
1 Long Boat
1 Ship
4 Loaves

[TheoSwartz]

And you're not allowed to use third party programs, right? You do it by trial and error? Also, is there a size limit to the starting configuration?

This sounds kind of fun to me, though life veterans (e.g. NOT me) might find it boring. I may give it a try.

[Pigeonbee]

And you're not allowed to use third party programs, right? You do it by trial and error? Also, is there a size limit to the starting configuration?

This sounds kind of fun to me, though life veterans (e.g. NOT me) might find it boring. I may give it a try.

Nope, no size limit, but no 3rd party programs.

[drc]

And you're not allowed to use third party programs, right? You do it by trial and error? Also, is there a size limit to the starting configuration?

This sounds kind of fun to me, though life veterans (e.g. NOT me) might find it boring. I may give it a try.

Nope, no size limit, but no 3rd party programs.

*insert 1000000x1000000 pattern here*

[thunk]

And you're not allowed to use third party programs, right? You do it by trial and error? Also, is there a size limit to the starting configuration?

This sounds kind of fun to me, though life veterans (e.g. NOT me) might find it boring. I may give it a try.

Nope, no size limit, but no 3rd party programs.

*insert 1000000x1000000 pattern here*

Something like an arbitrarily large switch engine ping-pong or something.
Y'know, the sort of thing Nick Gotts liked to do.

[SuperSupermario24]

No size limit?
Then I present this methuselah that takes 2,000,000,018 generations to stabilize:

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x = 19, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3o1000000000b3o$2bo1000000000bo$bo1000000002bo!

[Kiran]

No size limit?
Then I present this methuselah that takes 2,000,000,018 generations to stabilize:

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x = 19, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
3o1000000000b3o$2bo1000000000bo$bo1000000002bo!

Clipboard pattern is too big.

[TheoSwartz]

Clicking on that almost crashed my browser, lol. There should probably be a size limit (for the starting configuration, that is).

[SuperSupermario24]

Clipboard pattern is too big.

Press Ctrl-Shift-O instead of Ctrl-V.

[Saka]

Here's mine, I call it ricochet:

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x = 124, y = 131, rule = B3/S23
32bobo$32b2o$33bo5$25b3o15$94b3o62$3o18$121b3o24$103b2o$102bo$102b2o$
104bo$102b2o!

Lasts 4022 gens

[drc]

Supersupermario24, that's trivial. Now THIS:

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x = 123456789, y = 1, rule = B3/S23
123456789o!

Is not trivial

[TheoSwartz]

I just had a good idea. The best methuselah could be judged as the one not with the MOST generations or size (because then you can make them arbitrarily big), but be the one with the best RATIO of generations/starting area.

As an example let's look at some known methuselahs from the wiki. Obviously the top ones will be almost impossible to beat but that's why those are the best anyway and we're competing among each other instead.

Acorn = 5206/(7*3) = 249.90 rounded
R-Pentomino = 1103/(3*3) = 122.5 repeating
Fred = 35426/(20*20) = 88.565
Pi Heptomino = 173/(3*3) = 19.2 repeating
B-Heptomino = 148/(3*4) = 12.3 repeating

This is what ratios from this thread look like:

Pigeonbee's 2713/(9*11) = 27.40 repeating
Saka's 4022/(124*129) = 0.25 rounded
SuperSupermario24's I can't even open it but it will be a very small number because the ratio denominator is so huge.

What do you guys think about this? It could make for an actual competition that isn't made ridiculous because of huge patterns, and is perhaps closer to what Pigeonbee had in mind.

[praosylen]

I'm actually currently writing a Python script to search for small methuselahs. It's a very simplistic algorithm -- just randomly fill a MxN bounding box with a certain specified number of cells, run a certain number of gens, and test for stabilization -- but I'm hopeful that it'll turn up a number of results, possibly even something exceeding, say, Bunnies 11.

[muzik]

I'm actually currently writing a Python script.

but no 3rd party programs.

I'm sorry.

[TheoSwartz]

Just because it doesn't apply to the competition doesn't mean it won't have other uses!

[praosylen]

I'm actually currently writing a Python script.

but no 3rd party programs.

I'm allowed to use my own programs, right? I won't release it until (at least) the challenge is over.

[Kiran]

Does this count?

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x = 556, y = 1047, rule = B3/S23
83bo7bo$82b3o5bobo$81b2ob4o2bo2bo$82b3o2bo$83bo2b2o2bo$87b2obobo$91bo
10b2o$102b2o5$67bo$66b3o$65b2ob2o40b2o$66b3o41b2o$67bo$67bobo$67b4o$
70bo2$66b2ob2o5b3o$65bo5bo46b2o$66bo3bo9b2o36b2o$67bo14bo$76b4obo$57bo
7bo10b5o$56b3o5bobo$55b2ob4o2bo2bo39bo$56b3o2bo14bobo27bobo$57bo2b2o2b
o11bobo27bo2b2o$61b2obobo10bo26b7o$65bo10bobo24bo2bo3bo$77b2o23b3o2b7o
$77bo26b3o2bo$100bo4b2ob2o$99b2o5b3obo2bo$98bob2o5b3ob2o$98bo2b2o7bo$
96b4ob3o$95bo2bobo2b2o$61bo34bobobob3o$60b4o6b2o25b2ob3obo$59bo4bo4b3o
b2o22b4o2bobo$58b2o10b2ob3o24bo3bo$59bobob2o4b3ob2o25bo3bo$60b3o6b2o
29bo2bo$61bo5$64b2o$64b2o$81bo$80bobo$80bo2b2o$78b7o$77bo2bo3bo$76b3o
2b7o$72b2o4b3o2bo$72b2o5b2ob2o$80b3obo2bo$81b3ob2o$84bo4$80b2o$80b2o
36$193b2o$193b2o8$194bo$193b3o$192b5o$161bo29b2o3b2o$160b2o$160bobo2$
193b3o$193b3o2$196bo$195bobo$194bo3bo$195b3o$188bo4b2o3b2o$188bobo$
188b2o7$193b2o8bo$179b2o13bo6b3o$191b3o6bo$191bo8b2o4$181bo$179b3o$
178bo$178b2o11bo$190b2o3b2o3b2o$190bobo$166bo29bo3bo$165bo31b3o$165b3o
8bo8bo11b3o$175b3o7b2o$174b5o5bobo$173bobobobo16bo$173b2o3b2o15b3o$
120b2o72bo3bo$119b3o74bo$116bob2o15bo42b2o13bo5bo$103bo12bo2bo8b3o4bob
o40b2o13bo5bo$102bobo11bob2o16bobo41bo13bo3bo$92b2o7bob2o14b3o2b2o2bo
7bo2bo3b2o33b3o14b3o$35bo55bobo6b2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o31bo$34bobo
53bo6b3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo38b5o$33bob2o15b2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o
8bo41b2o$9b2o16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo6b2o4bo$9b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o
32bobo$34bobo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo17b2o3b2o$35bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b
2o42bo39b3o16b5o$41bobo7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo15b2ob2o$41b2o9b2o
14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o15b2ob2o14b2o$60bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo
9bo71b3o15b2o$60b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$44bo16b4o8bobo8b2o3bo8b2o$43bobo5b
2o8bo2bo8b2o11b2o10b2o$34bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo57b2o5b2o7b3o$33bo7b
2o3bo4bobob2o3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$7b5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2b
o16b2o34b2o50bo12b2o$6bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b2o19b2o3b2o$7bo3bo
25bobo4bo8bo2bo95b2o19b2o$8b3o26bo136bo$9bo26b2o132b4o$169bo3bo$26bo
36bo5bobo97b3o$26bobo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$7bo18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2b
o13b3o5bo102bo$7bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$6bobo5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo
5b2o52b3o3bo$5b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o5b2o$4bo5bo2b2o21b2o7b
2o172b2o8bo6bo3b2o$7bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$4b2o3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bobob2o
2bo6bo3bo$23b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$22b4o
13b2o11b4o14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$22b2ob2o10b2ob2o
10b2ob2o25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo$o23b2o11b4o13b2o28b2o28b2o
101bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$3o35b2o52b4o26b4o93b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$3bo5b
2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$2b2o5bo85bo29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2obo
$10b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6bo3b2o$12bo4b2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b2o
$18b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$17bo34bobo3b2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bobo
$35bo17bobo22bo147b3o$2b2obob2o26b2o16bo2bo21bobo7b2o135bo$2bo5bo21b2o
4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b2o$3bo3bo18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b2o10bo
4bo$4b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo21bo9b3o10bo4bobo$10b2o23b2o9b2o37b2o
10bo7b2o$9bobo23bo10bo41b2o2b2o11b2o4b2o$88b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o116b2o5b
2o$93b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$94bo7bo117bo$217b3o12b2o$213b2obo15b2o$7bo43bo
161bo4bo$7bo43b2o161b3o$6bobo30bobo8bobo$5b2ob2o29bo3bo165b2o$4bo5bo
18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o$7bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$4b2o3b2o32bo7bo
7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo104b2o5b2o$39bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b
2o$39bobo9bo7b5o17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$6bo45bo2bo18b2o3b2o3bo12b3o4b2o$6bo
47b2o18b2o3b2o3bo13bobo$5bo73b2o3bo14b2o$81bobo$82bo$7b2o$7b2o200bo$
208b2o$208b3o$210b2o$210b2o5$164b2o$163b3o$160bob2o15bo$147bo12bo2bo8b
3o4bobo$146bobo11bob2o16bobo$136b2o7bob2o14b3o2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$79bo
55bobo6b2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o$78bobo53bo6b3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo$77bo
b2o15b2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o8bo$53b2o16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo
6b2o4bo$53b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o32bobo$78bobo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo
$79bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b2o42bo39b3o$85bobo7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo$
85b2o9b2o14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o$104bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo9bo$
104b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$88bo16b4o8bobo8b2o3bo8b2o$87bobo5b2o8bo2bo8b2o
11b2o10b2o$78bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo57b2o5b2o7b3o$77bo7b2o3bo4bobob2o
3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$51b5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2bo16b2o34b2o
50bo$50bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b2o19b2o$51bo3bo25bobo4bo8bo2bo95b
2o19b2o$52b3o26bo136bo$53bo26b2o132b4o$213bo3bo$70bo36bo5bobo97b3o$70b
obo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$51bo18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2bo13b3o5bo102bo$
51bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$50bobo5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo5b2o52b3o3bo$
49b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o5b2o$48bo5bo2b2o21b2o7b2o172b2o8bo
6bo3b2o$51bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$48b2o3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$
67b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$66b4o13b2o11b4o
14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$66b2ob2o10b2ob2o10b2ob2o
25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo$44bo23b2o11b4o13b2o28b2o28b2o101bo
2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$44b3o35b2o52b4o26b4o93b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$47bo5b
2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$46b2o5bo85bo29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2ob
o$54b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6bo3b2o$56bo4b2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b
2o$62b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$61bo34bobo3b2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bo
bo$79bo17bobo22bo147b3o$46b2obob2o26b2o16bo2bo21bobo7b2o135bo$46bo5bo
21b2o4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b2o$47bo3bo18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b
2o10bo4bo$48b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo21bo9b3o10bo4bobo$54b2o23b2o9b
2o37b2o10bo7b2o$53bobo23bo10bo41b2o2b2o11b2o4b2o$132b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o
116b2o5b2o$137b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$138bo7bo117bo$261b3o12b2o$257b2obo15b
2o$51bo43bo161bo4bo$51bo43b2o161b3o$50bobo30bobo8bobo$49b2ob2o29bo3bo
165b2o$48bo5bo18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o$51bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$
48b2o3b2o32bo7bo7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo104b2o5b2o$83bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b
3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b2o$83bobo9bo7b5o17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$50bo45bo2bo18b2o3b
2o3bo12b3o4b2o$50bo47b2o18b2o3b2o3bo13bobo$49bo73b2o3bo14b2o$125bobo$
126bo$51b2o$51b2o200bo$252b2o$252b3o$254b2o$254b2o5$208b2o$207b3o$204b
ob2o15bo$191bo12bo2bo8b3o4bobo$190bobo11bob2o16bobo$180b2o7bob2o14b3o
2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$123bo55bobo6b2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o$122bobo53bo6b
3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo$121bob2o15b2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o8bo$97b2o
16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo6b2o4bo$97b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o32bobo$122bo
bo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo$123bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b2o42bo39b3o$129bobo
7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo$129b2o9b2o14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o$
148bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo9bo$148b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$132bo16b4o8bobo8b
2o3bo8b2o$131bobo5b2o8bo2bo8b2o11b2o10b2o$122bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo
57b2o5b2o7b3o$121bo7b2o3bo4bobob2o3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$95b
5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2bo16b2o34b2o50bo$94bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b
2o19b2o$95bo3bo25bobo4bo8bo2bo95b2o19b2o$96b3o26bo136bo$97bo26b2o132b
4o$257bo3bo$114bo36bo5bobo97b3o$114bobo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$95bo
18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2bo13b3o5bo102bo$95bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$94bobo
5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo5b2o52b3o3bo$93b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o
5b2o$92bo5bo2b2o21b2o7b2o172b2o8bo6bo3b2o$95bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$92b2o
3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$111b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b
2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$110b4o13b2o11b4o14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo
8b6o2bobo$110b2ob2o10b2ob2o10b2ob2o25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo
$88bo23b2o11b4o13b2o28b2o28b2o101bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$88b3o35b2o52b4o
26b4o93b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$91bo5b2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3b
o$90b2o5bo85bo29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2obo$98b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6b
o3b2o$100bo4b2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b2o$106b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$
105bo34bobo3b2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bobo$123bo17bobo22bo147b3o$90b2obob
2o26b2o16bo2bo21bobo7b2o135bo$90bo5bo21b2o4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b
2o$91bo3bo18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b2o10bo4bo$92b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7b
obo4bo21bo9b3o10bo4bobo$98b2o23b2o9b2o37b2o10bo7b2o$97bobo23bo10bo41b
2o2b2o11b2o4b2o$176b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o116b2o5b2o$181b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$
182bo7bo117bo$305b3o12b2o$301b2obo15b2o$95bo43bo161bo4bo$95bo43b2o161b
3o$94bobo30bobo8bobo$93b2ob2o29bo3bo165b2o$92bo5bo18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o
$95bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$92b2o3b2o32bo7bo7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo
104b2o5b2o$127bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b2o$127bobo9bo7b5o
17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$94bo45bo2bo18b2o3b2o3bo12b3o4b2o$94bo47b2o18b2o3b2o
3bo13bobo$93bo73b2o3bo14b2o$169bobo$170bo$95b2o$95b2o200bo$296b2o$296b
3o$298b2o$298b2o5$252b2o$251b3o$248bob2o15bo$235bo12bo2bo8b3o4bobo$
234bobo11bob2o16bobo$224b2o7bob2o14b3o2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$167bo55bobo6b
2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o$166bobo53bo6b3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo$165bob2o15b
2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o8bo$141b2o16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo6b2o
4bo$141b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o32bobo$166bobo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo$
167bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b2o42bo39b3o$173bobo7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo$
173b2o9b2o14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o$192bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo9bo
$192b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$176bo16b4o8bobo8b2o3bo8b2o$175bobo5b2o8bo2bo8b
2o11b2o10b2o$166bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo57b2o5b2o7b3o$165bo7b2o3bo4bob
ob2o3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$139b5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2bo16b2o
34b2o50bo$138bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b2o19b2o$139bo3bo25bobo4bo8bo
2bo95b2o19b2o$140b3o26bo136bo$141bo26b2o132b4o$301bo3bo$158bo36bo5bobo
97b3o$158bobo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$139bo18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2bo13b3o
5bo102bo$139bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$138bobo5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo5b
2o52b3o3bo$137b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o5b2o$136bo5bo2b2o21b2o
7b2o172b2o8bo6bo3b2o$139bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$136b2o3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bo
bob2o2bo6bo3bo$155b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$
154b4o13b2o11b4o14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$154b2ob2o
10b2ob2o10b2ob2o25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo$132bo23b2o11b4o13b
2o28b2o28b2o101bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$132b3o35b2o52b4o26b4o93b2o2b2o3b
4o3bo6bo2bo$135bo5b2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$134b2o5bo85bo
29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2obo$142b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6bo3b2o$144bo4b
2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b2o$150b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$149bo34bobo3b
2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bobo$167bo17bobo22bo147b3o$134b2obob2o26b2o16bo2b
o21bobo7b2o135bo$134bo5bo21b2o4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b2o$135bo3bo
18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b2o10bo4bo$136b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo21b
o9b3o10bo4bobo$142b2o23b2o9b2o37b2o10bo7b2o$141bobo23bo10bo41b2o2b2o
11b2o4b2o$220b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o116b2o5b2o$225b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$226bo
7bo117bo$349b3o12b2o$345b2obo15b2o$139bo43bo161bo4bo$139bo43b2o161b3o$
138bobo30bobo8bobo$137b2ob2o29bo3bo165b2o$136bo5bo18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o
$139bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$136b2o3b2o32bo7bo7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo
104b2o5b2o$171bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b2o$171bobo9bo7b5o
17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$138bo45bo2bo18b2o3b2o3bo12b3o4b2o$138bo47b2o18b2o3b
2o3bo13bobo$137bo73b2o3bo14b2o$213bobo$214bo$139b2o$139b2o200bo$340b2o
$340b3o$342b2o$342b2o5$296b2o$295b3o$292bob2o15bo$279bo12bo2bo8b3o4bob
o$278bobo11bob2o16bobo$268b2o7bob2o14b3o2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$211bo55bobo
6b2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o$210bobo53bo6b3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo$209bob2o
15b2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o8bo$185b2o16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo6b
2o4bo$185b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o32bobo$210bobo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo
$211bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b2o42bo39b3o$217bobo7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo$
217b2o9b2o14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o$236bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo9bo
$236b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$220bo16b4o8bobo8b2o3bo8b2o$219bobo5b2o8bo2bo8b
2o11b2o10b2o$210bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo57b2o5b2o7b3o$209bo7b2o3bo4bob
ob2o3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$183b5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2bo16b2o
34b2o50bo$182bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b2o19b2o$183bo3bo25bobo4bo8bo
2bo95b2o19b2o$184b3o26bo136bo$185bo26b2o132b4o$345bo3bo$202bo36bo5bobo
97b3o$202bobo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$183bo18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2bo13b3o
5bo102bo$183bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$182bobo5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo5b
2o52b3o3bo$181b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o5b2o$180bo5bo2b2o21b2o
7b2o172b2o8bo6bo3b2o$183bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$180b2o3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bo
bob2o2bo6bo3bo$199b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$
198b4o13b2o11b4o14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$198b2ob2o
10b2ob2o10b2ob2o25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo$176bo23b2o11b4o13b
2o28b2o28b2o101bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$176b3o35b2o52b4o26b4o93b2o2b2o3b
4o3bo6bo2bo$179bo5b2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$178b2o5bo85bo
29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2obo$186b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6bo3b2o$188bo4b
2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b2o$194b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$193bo34bobo3b
2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bobo$211bo17bobo22bo147b3o$178b2obob2o26b2o16bo2b
o21bobo7b2o135bo$178bo5bo21b2o4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b2o$179bo3bo
18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b2o10bo4bo$180b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo21b
o9b3o10bo4bobo$186b2o23b2o9b2o37b2o10bo7b2o$185bobo23bo10bo41b2o2b2o
11b2o4b2o$264b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o116b2o5b2o$269b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$270bo
7bo117bo$393b3o12b2o$389b2obo15b2o$183bo43bo161bo4bo$183bo43b2o161b3o$
182bobo30bobo8bobo$181b2ob2o29bo3bo165b2o$180bo5bo18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o
$183bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$180b2o3b2o32bo7bo7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo
104b2o5b2o$215bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b2o$215bobo9bo7b5o
17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$182bo45bo2bo18b2o3b2o3bo12b3o4b2o$182bo47b2o18b2o3b
2o3bo13bobo$181bo73b2o3bo14b2o$257bobo$258bo$183b2o$183b2o200bo$384b2o
$384b3o$386b2o$386b2o5$340b2o$339b3o$336bob2o15bo$323bo12bo2bo8b3o4bob
o$322bobo11bob2o16bobo$312b2o7bob2o14b3o2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$255bo55bobo
6b2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o$254bobo53bo6b3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo$253bob2o
15b2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o8bo$229b2o16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo6b
2o4bo$229b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o32bobo$254bobo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo
$255bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b2o42bo39b3o$261bobo7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo$
261b2o9b2o14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o$280bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo9bo
$280b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$264bo16b4o8bobo8b2o3bo8b2o$263bobo5b2o8bo2bo8b
2o11b2o10b2o$254bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo57b2o5b2o7b3o$253bo7b2o3bo4bob
ob2o3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$227b5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2bo16b2o
34b2o50bo$226bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b2o19b2o$227bo3bo25bobo4bo8bo
2bo95b2o19b2o$228b3o26bo136bo$229bo26b2o132b4o$389bo3bo$246bo36bo5bobo
97b3o$246bobo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$227bo18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2bo13b3o
5bo102bo$227bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$226bobo5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo5b
2o52b3o3bo$225b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o5b2o$224bo5bo2b2o21b2o
7b2o172b2o8bo6bo3b2o$227bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$224b2o3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bo
bob2o2bo6bo3bo$243b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$
242b4o13b2o11b4o14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$242b2ob2o
10b2ob2o10b2ob2o25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo$220bo23b2o11b4o13b
2o28b2o28b2o101bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$220b3o35b2o52b4o26b4o93b2o2b2o3b
4o3bo6bo2bo$223bo5b2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$222b2o5bo85bo
29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2obo$230b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6bo3b2o$232bo4b
2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b2o$238b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$237bo34bobo3b
2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bobo$255bo17bobo22bo147b3o$222b2obob2o26b2o16bo2b
o21bobo7b2o135bo$222bo5bo21b2o4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b2o$223bo3bo
18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b2o10bo4bo$224b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo21b
o9b3o10bo4bobo$230b2o23b2o9b2o37b2o10bo7b2o$229bobo23bo10bo41b2o2b2o
11b2o4b2o$308b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o116b2o5b2o$313b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$314bo
7bo117bo$437b3o12b2o$433b2obo15b2o$227bo43bo161bo4bo$227bo43b2o161b3o$
226bobo30bobo8bobo$225b2ob2o29bo3bo165b2o$224bo5bo18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o
$227bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$224b2o3b2o32bo7bo7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo
104b2o5b2o$259bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b2o$259bobo9bo7b5o
17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$226bo45bo2bo18b2o3b2o3bo12b3o4b2o$226bo47b2o18b2o3b
2o3bo13bobo$225bo73b2o3bo14b2o$301bobo$302bo$227b2o$227b2o200bo$428b2o
$428b3o$430b2o$430b2o5$384b2o$383b3o$380bob2o15bo$367bo12bo2bo8b3o4bob
o$366bobo11bob2o16bobo$356b2o7bob2o14b3o2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$299bo55bobo
6b2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o$298bobo53bo6b3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo$297bob2o
15b2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o8bo$273b2o16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo6b
2o4bo$273b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o32bobo$298bobo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo
$299bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b2o42bo39b3o$305bobo7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo$
305b2o9b2o14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o$324bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo9bo
$324b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$308bo16b4o8bobo8b2o3bo8b2o$307bobo5b2o8bo2bo8b
2o11b2o10b2o$298bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo57b2o5b2o7b3o$297bo7b2o3bo4bob
ob2o3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$271b5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2bo16b2o
34b2o50bo$270bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b2o19b2o$271bo3bo25bobo4bo8bo
2bo95b2o19b2o$272b3o26bo136bo$273bo26b2o132b4o$433bo3bo$290bo36bo5bobo
97b3o$290bobo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$271bo18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2bo13b3o
5bo102bo$271bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$270bobo5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo5b
2o52b3o3bo$269b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o5b2o$268bo5bo2b2o21b2o
7b2o172b2o8bo6bo3b2o$271bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$268b2o3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bo
bob2o2bo6bo3bo$287b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$
286b4o13b2o11b4o14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$286b2ob2o
10b2ob2o10b2ob2o25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo$264bo23b2o11b4o13b
2o28b2o28b2o101bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$264b3o35b2o52b4o26b4o93b2o2b2o3b
4o3bo6bo2bo$267bo5b2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$266b2o5bo85bo
29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2obo$274b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6bo3b2o$276bo4b
2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b2o$282b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$281bo34bobo3b
2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bobo$299bo17bobo22bo147b3o$266b2obob2o26b2o16bo2b
o21bobo7b2o135bo$266bo5bo21b2o4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b2o$267bo3bo
18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b2o10bo4bo$268b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo21b
o9b3o10bo4bobo$274b2o23b2o9b2o37b2o10bo7b2o$273bobo23bo10bo41b2o2b2o
11b2o4b2o$352b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o116b2o5b2o$357b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$358bo
7bo117bo$481b3o12b2o$477b2obo15b2o$271bo43bo161bo4bo$271bo43b2o161b3o$
270bobo30bobo8bobo$269b2ob2o29bo3bo165b2o$268bo5bo18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o
$271bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$268b2o3b2o32bo7bo7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo
104b2o5b2o$303bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b2o$303bobo9bo7b5o
17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$270bo45bo2bo18b2o3b2o3bo12b3o4b2o$270bo47b2o18b2o3b
2o3bo13bobo$269bo73b2o3bo14b2o$345bobo$346bo$271b2o$271b2o200bo$472b2o
$472b3o$474b2o$474b2o5$428b2o$427b3o$424bob2o15bo$411bo12bo2bo8b3o4bob
o$410bobo11bob2o16bobo$400b2o7bob2o14b3o2b2o2bo7bo2bo3b2o$343bo55bobo
6b2ob2o15b2o2bo3bo7bobo4b2o$342bobo53bo6b3obob2o20bo2bo6bobo$341bob2o
15b2o27b2o7bo2bo2bo2bo2bobo20b2o8bo$317b2o16b2o3b2ob2o14bobo27b2o7bo6b
2o4bo$317b2o16b2o4bob2o13bo6b2o32bobo$342bobo13bo2bo2bo2bob2o29b2o63bo
$343bo5bo8bo6b2o2b2o10b2o42bo39b3o$349bobo7bobo19bobo28bobo10bobo40bo$
349b2o9b2o14b2o6bo11bobo14b2o10b2o40b2o$368bo6bo2bo2bo2bo10bo2bo4bo9bo
$368b4o4b2o6bo9b2o5b2o$352bo16b4o8bobo8b2o3bo8b2o$351bobo5b2o8bo2bo8b
2o11b2o10b2o$342bo6b2o3bo14b4o13bo8bo2bo57b2o5b2o7b3o$341bo7b2o3bo4bob
ob2o3b4o12b2o10bobo21bo35b2o5b2o7bo$315b5o21b3o5b2o3bo5b2o3bo2bo16b2o
34b2o50bo$314bob3obo25b2o3bobo10bo55b2o38b2o19b2o$315bo3bo25bobo4bo8bo
2bo95b2o19b2o$316b3o26bo136bo$317bo26b2o132b4o$477bo3bo$334bo36bo5bobo
97b3o$334bobo6b2o4bo4b2o16bo4b2o100b2o$315bo18b2o6bo2bobo3bobo2bo13b3o
5bo102bo$315bo26b3o9b3o125bo4b2o56bobo$314bobo5bo22b2o5b2o29b2o96bo5b
2o52b3o3bo$313b2ob2o2bobo21bo2b5o2bo28b2o156b2o5b2o$312bo5bo2b2o21b2o
7b2o172b2o8bo6bo3b2o$315bo211b3o7bob2o2b2obo$312b2o3b2o60bo55bo92bo2bo
bob2o2bo6bo3bo$331b2o28b2o14bobo11b2o28b2o13b2o89b2o2b2o3b4o3bo6bo2bo$
330b4o13b2o11b4o14b2o10b4o26b4o11b2o88bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$330b2ob2o
10b2ob2o10b2ob2o25b2ob2o25b2ob2o100bo2b2o3bo18bo2bo$308bo23b2o11b4o13b
2o28b2o28b2o101bo2b2o2bo2bo8b6o2bobo$308b3o35b2o52b4o26b4o93b2o2b2o3b
4o3bo6bo2bo$311bo5b2o80bo3bo25bo3bo94bo2bobob2o2bo6bo3bo$310b2o5bo85bo
29bo93b3o7bob2o2b2obo$318b3o47b2o29bo2bo26bo2bo94b2o8bo6bo3b2o$320bo4b
2o41bo5bo111bo54b2o5b2o$326b2o32bo5bobo5b2o111bo53b3o3bo$325bo34bobo3b
2o5bobo9b2o98b3o48bo8bobo$343bo17bobo22bo147b3o$310b2obob2o26b2o16bo2b
o21bobo7b2o135bo$310bo5bo21b2o4b2o15bobo17b2o4b2o7b2o135b2o$311bo3bo
18b2o2b2o4b3o13bobo17b2o11b2o10bo4bo$312b3o3bo15b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo4bo21b
o9b3o10bo4bobo$318b2o23b2o9b2o37b2o10bo7b2o$317bobo23bo10bo41b2o2b2o
11b2o4b2o$396b2o2bo2b2o8b2o4b2o116b2o5b2o$401b4o5bobo124b2o5b2o$402bo
7bo117bo$525b3o12b2o$521b2obo15b2o$315bo43bo161bo4bo$315bo43b2o161b3o$
314bobo30bobo8bobo$313b2ob2o29bo3bo165b2o$312bo5bo18b2o12bo10b2o153b2o
$315bo21b2o8bo4bo7bo2bo7bo24b2o9b2o$312b2o3b2o32bo7bo7b2o3bo22b2o9bobo
104b2o5b2o$347bo3bo7bo6bo5bo17bo6bo7b3o4b2ob3o95b2o5b2o$347bobo9bo7b5o
17bobo12b3o4bo2b4o$314bo45bo2bo18b2o3b2o3bo12b3o4b2o$314bo47b2o18b2o3b
2o3bo13bobo$313bo73b2o3bo14b2o$389bobo$390bo$315b2o$315b2o200bo$516b2o
$516b3o$518b2o$518b2o151$276b2ob2o$275bobobobo$275bobobobo$273b2obo2bo
b2o$272bobo4bo$271bo3bobobob2o$271b3obobobo2bo$274bo2bo2b2o$271b2o$
270bo2b3o3b3o$270bobo9bobo$271bobob2ob2obob2o$273bob2ob2obo$273bobo3bo
bo$274bo5bo2$272b11o$272bo2bobobo2bo2$269b2o6bo6b2o$269bobo3b5o3bobo$
267bobob3o7b3obobo$266bobobobo9bobobobo$266bobobobob2o3b2obobobobo$
267bo3bob2obobob2obo3bo$275b2ob2o$255b2o8bo10bobo10bo8b2o$254b2o3bo4b
2o7b4ob4o7b2o4bo3b2o$253b2o2b2o4bo3b3o3bo7bo3b3o3bo4b2o2b2o$254bo4b5ob
o4bo3b3ob3o3bo4bob5o4bo$258bo4bobo23bobo4bo$255b2o3b2ob2obo7b3ob3o7bob
2ob2o3b2o$258b2o4bo25bo4b2o$248b5o3b2o5bo6b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o6bo5b2o3b5o$
248bo4b2obo2bo10b2o2b3ob3o2b2o10bo2bob2o4bo$248bo6bo18bobobobo18bo6bo$
249bo5b2obo17bobo17bob2o5bo$251b2o2bo3b2o11b4obob4o11b2o3bo2b2o$254bo
17b2o3bo3b2o17bo$252b3o20b2ob2o20b3o$251bo8bo5bo5b3obobob3o5bo5bo8bo$
251bo4bobo2b2o4b2o7bobo7b2o4b2o2bobo4bo$251bo3b2o2bob2ob2ob2ob5obobob
5ob2ob2ob2obo2b2o3bo$252bo21bobobobo21bo$253b21o3bo3b21o2$255b21o3b21o
$254bo21bobo21bo$253bo3b20ob20o3bo$250bobo2bo2bo37bo2bo2bobo$249bo2bob
o4b37o4bobo2bo$248b2o10bo33bo10b2o$247bo13b33o13bo$246b4o12bo29bo12b4o
$245bo4bo12b29o12bo4bo$245bo2bo15bo25bo15bo2bo$245bo2bo16b25o16bo2bo$
246bo19bo21bo19bo$247b4obo14b21o14bob4o$248bo3bo15bo17bo15bo3bo$249bo
19b17o19bo$249bobo18bo13bo18bobo$271b13o$248b3o21bo9bo21b3o$248b2o23b
9o23b2o$248b3o26bo26b3o$274b3ob3o$249bobo23bo3bo23bobo$249bo24bobobobo
24bo$248bo3bo21bobobobo21bo3bo$247b4obo20bo7bo20bob4o$246bo26bo7bo26bo
$245bo2bo24bo2bobo2bo24bo2bo$245bo2bo24b3o3b3o24bo2bo$245bo4bo53bo4bo$
246b4o55b4o$247bo59bo$248b2o55b2o$249bo2bo49bo2bo$250bobo49bobo!

[gameoflifeboy]

Does this count?

Wow... This takes on the order of 2^^^^^^^(2^^^^^^(2^^^^^(2^^^^(2^^^(2^^(2^n)))))) generations to stabilize, if I'm not mistaken (unless all the debris from the spacefiller could produce a replicator or something that causes the pattern to explode).

Anyway, here is an idea of how the pattern would look when the spacefiller gets hit, about 2/3 of the way through the pattern's evolution:

[Kiran]

about 2/3 of the way through the pattern's evolution

Actually, 1/4 of the way.

Call the time it takes (in generations) for the space-filler to be hit, t.
The distance to the lower corner is:
t c/2
At that time, the decay starts to spread downward at 2c/3.
The formula for the motion of the lower corner of the space-filler, with time t defined to be T=0:
c{T}=(t+T)c/2
The formula for the motion of the decay:
d{T}=2Tc/3
Set the two to be equal:
(t+T)c/2=2Tc/3
(t+T)/2=2T/3
t/2+T/2=2T/3
t/2=2T/3-T/2
t/2=T(2/3-1/2)
t/2=T(1/6)
t=T(1/3)
T=3t
This implies that the decay time is thrice the grow time, therefore the grow time is one quarter of the total evolution.

[Pigeonbee]

Does this count?

Wow... This takes on the order of 2^^^^^^^(2^^^^^^(2^^^^^(2^^^^(2^^^(2^^(2^n)))))) generations to stabilize, if I'm not mistaken (unless all the debris from the spacefiller could produce a replicator or something that causes the pattern to explode).

Anyway, here is an idea of how the pattern would look when the spacefiller gets hit, about 2/3 of the way through the pattern's evolution:

At least it's an effective way to produce soup

[gmc_nxtman]

How long does this take to stabilize?

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x = 406, y = 286, rule = B3/S23
235bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo$233b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o
17b3o$232bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo$225bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo
6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o$224bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo
17bobo17bobo17bobo$225bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo2$230b2o18b2o18b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$230b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b
2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o$237b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b
2o3$220b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$220b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b
2o18b2o18b2o18b2o2$235b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$235bobo
17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo$237bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo
19bo19bo$237b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o4$53bo19bo19bo19bo
19bo19bo19bo19bo$51b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o$50bo19bo19bo
19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo56b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$43bo6b2o11bo6b
2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o55bo19bo19bo19bo19bo
19bo19bo$42bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo60bobo17bobo
17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo$43bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo61b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o2$48b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b
2o40b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$48b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o
5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o33b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o
18b2o40b2o$55b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o195b2o2$247b2o18b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$38b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o60b
2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o32bo$38b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o60b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o
38bobo$401bo$53b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o40bo19bo19bo19bo
19bo19bo19bo$53bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo38bobo17b
obo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo$55bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo39bo
6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o$55b2o18b2o18b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o45bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo12b2o20b2o$243b3o
b2obo12b3o17b3o17b3o12bo4b3o17b3o17b3o9b2o20b2o$245bobob2o14bo19bo19bo
12b3o4bo19bo19bo36b2o$247bo73bo80bobo$235bo10b2o61bo10b2o45bo36bo$235b
3o71b3o54bobo20b2o13b2o$65b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o31bo
73bo54bo22bo$65bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo11b2o60bo11b2o74b3o6b
2o$63bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17b3o71b3o87bo8b2o$
63b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o17bo40bo32bo40bo$222b2o19b2o
16b3o32b2o37b3o32b2o20b2o$48b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b
2o33b2o15bo21b2o50bo35b2o20b2o$48b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b
2o19bo50b2o21bo50b2o29b2o$209bobo71bobo78bobo$210b2o44b2o26b2o44b2o32b
o36bo$65b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o49b2o72b2o31b2o13b2o20bo
bo$58b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b
2o5b2o22b2o72b2o73bo22bo$8b2o8bo39b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b
2o13b2o14b2o56b2o14b2o66b2o6b3o$8b2o6b3o194b2o72b2o82b2o8bo$15bo37bo
19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo$2o13b2o35bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bo
bo17bobo17bobo180b2o20b2o$bo51bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o
11bo6b2o11bo6b2o11bo6b2o173b2o20b2o$bobo56bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo
19bo201b2o$2b2o57b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o22b2o36b2o34b2o
36b2o62bobo$7b2o54bo19bo19bo19bo6b2o11bo19bo19bo19bo22bo19b2o16bobo33b
o19b2o16bobo26bo36bo$7b2o121b2o5b2o88b3o15bobo18bo34b3o15bobo18bo25bob
o20b2o13b2o$137b2o90bo15bo20b2o35bo15bo20b2o25bo22bo$24bo8b2o66b2o97bo
b2o19b2o19b2o4b2o22bob2o19b2o19b2o4b2o61b3o6b2o$24b3o6b2o67bo97b2obo
19bo25bobo22b2obo19bo25bobo61bo8b2o$4bo22bo61bo11bo14b2o17b2o87b3o22bo
48b3o22bo$3bobo20b2o13b2o46b3o9b2o14bo17b2o89bo21b2o7b2o41bo21b2o7b2o
37b2o20b2o$4bo36bo50bo24bobo21b2o114b2o72b2o37b2o20b2o$39bobo37b2o10b
2o25b2o21b2o222b2o$39b2o39bo283bobo$12b2o20b2o44bobo281bo36bo$12b2o20b
2o30b2o13b2o280b2o13b2o20bobo$66b2o36b2o272bo22bo$8b2o8bo85b2o265b2o6b
3o$8b2o6b3o229bo18b2o53bo18b2o28b2o8bo$15bo22bo21b2o140b2o43bobo17bo8b
2o43bobo17bo$2o13b2o20bobo20b2o139bobo44bo16bobo7bobo44bo16bobo33b2o
20b2o$bo36bo25b2o135bo63b2o8bo63b2o34b2o20b2o$bobo60b2o134b2o44b5o23b
2o44b5o77b2o$2b2o241bo4bo68bo4bo77bobo$7b2o20b2o83b2o99b2o27bo2bo41b2o
27bo2bo45bo36bo$7b2o20b2o64b2o18bo28b2o69b2o24bo2bob2o41b2o24bo2bob2o
44bobo20b2o13b2o$59b2o34bo16b3o29bo95bobobo5bo63bobobo5bo42bo22bo$24bo
8b2o24b2o35b3o13bo29bobo77bob2o15bo2bo4bobo44bob2o15bo2bo4bobo61b3o6b
2o$24b3o6b2o63bo43b2o78b2obo18b2o2bo2bo44b2obo18b2o2bo2bo61bo8b2o$4bo
22bo51bo3b2o120b2o42b2o28b2o42b2o$3bobo20b2o13b2o35bobo3bo120b2o72b2o
89b2o20b2o$4bo36bo36b2o3bo111b2o72b2o99b2o20b2o$39bobo40bo113bo73bo94b
2o$39b2o37b5obo111bobo54b2o15bobo54b2o35bobo$12b2o20b2o42bo4b2o112b2o
54b2o16b2o54b2o35bo36bo$12b2o20b2o43b3o281b2o13b2o20bobo$62bo18bob2o
293bo22bo$8b2o8bo41b3o19bobo286b2o6b3o$8b2o6b3o40bo311b2o8bo$15bo22bo
20b2o186b2o16b2o54b2o16b2o$2o13b2o20bobo22b2o77b2o104b2o16b2o54b2o16b
2o34b2o20b2o$bo36bo18b5obo61b2o14b2o232b2o20b2o$bobo53bo21b2o45bo22b2o
251b2o$2b2o55bob2o16bobo41b3o23bo51b2o72b2o125bobo$7b2o20b2o27b2ob2o
18bo41bo23bobo50bobo39b2o30bobo39b2o49bo36bo$7b2o20b2o50b2o64b2o51bo
42bo30bo42bo48bobo20b2o13b2o$73b2o124b2o42bobo27b2o42bobo47bo22bo$24bo
8b2o38b2o169b2o72b2o67b3o6b2o$24b3o6b2o218b2o72b2o58bo8b2o$4bo22bo29b
2o70bo123b2o72b2o$3bobo20b2o13b2o14b2o70b3o238b2o20b2o$4bo36bo90bo237b
2o20b2o$39bobo89b2o83b2o72b2o73b2o$39b2o175b2o72b2o72bobo$12b2o20b2o
171b2o72b2o81bo36bo$12b2o20b2o170bobo27b2o42bobo27b2o51b2o13b2o20bobo$
206bo30bo42bo30bo66bo22bo$8b2o8bo186b2o30bobo39b2o30bobo57b2o6b3o$8b2o
6b3o130b2o87b2o72b2o57b2o8bo$15bo22bo35b2o73bo$2o13b2o20bobo34bobo70bo
bo225b2o20b2o$bo36bo37bo70b2o61b2o16b2o54b2o16b2o71b2o20b2o$bobo72b2o
132b2o16b2o54b2o16b2o59bo38b2o$2b2o359bo38bobo$7b2o20b2o99b2o235bo36bo
$7b2o20b2o99b2o15b2o217bobo20b2o13b2o$147bobo217bo22bo$24bo8b2o23b2o
89bo66b2o16b2o54b2o16b2o77b3o6b2o$24b3o6b2o22bobo23bo65b2o65b2o15bobo
54b2o15bobo77bo8b2o$4bo22bo29bo23b3o149bo73bo$3bobo20b2o13b2o13b2o22bo
151b2o72b2o62b2o20b2o$4bo36bo22b2o14b2o160b2o72b2o52b2o20b2o$39bobo22b
2o64b2o80b2o28b2o42b2o28b2o47b2o$39b2o89bo76b2o2bo2bo44b2obo18b2o2bo2b
o44b2obo27bobo$12b2o20b2o92bobo73bo2bo4bobo44bob2o15bo2bo4bobo44bob2o
27bo36bo$12b2o20b2o92b2o73bobobo5bo63bobobo5bo75b2o13b2o20bobo$204bo2b
ob2o41b2o24bo2bob2o41b2o50bo22bo$8b2o8bo188bo2bo41b2o27bo2bo41b2o43b2o
6b3o$8b2o6b3o189bo4bo68bo4bo83b2o8bo$15bo22bo106b2obo60b5o23b2o44b5o$
2o13b2o20bobo105bob2o79b2o8bo63b2o71b2o20b2o$bo36bo172bo16bobo7bobo44b
o16bobo70b2o20b2o$bobo134b2o70bobo17bo8b2o43bobo17bo97b2o$2b2o134b2o
71bo18b2o53bo18b2o96bobo$7b2o20b2o32b2o13b2o236b2o18bo30bo36bo$7b2o20b
2o31bobo13b2o237bo17bobo28bobo20b2o13b2o$62bo254bobo16bo30bo22bo$24bo
8b2o26b2o255b2o67b3o6b2o$24b3o6b2o45bo253b5o48bo8b2o$4bo22bo51bobo252b
o4bo$3bobo20b2o13b2o37bo47b2o90b2o72b2o41bo2bo29b2o20b2o$4bo36bo39b3o
45bo81b2o7b2o41bo21b2o7b2o41b2obo2bo26b2o20b2o$39bobo41bo45bobo80bo48b
3o22bo47bo5bobobo20b2o$39b2o89b2o80bobo22b2obo19bo25bobo44bobo4bo2bo
20bobo$12b2o20b2o171b2o4b2o22bob2o19b2o19b2o4b2o44bo2bo2b2o23bo36bo$
12b2o20b2o153b2o17bo20b2o35bo15bo20b2o29b2o27b2o13b2o20bobo$73b2o115bo
17bobo18bo34b3o15bobo18bo74bo22bo$8b2o8bo54b2o74bo27bo11bo19b2o16bobo
33bo19b2o16bobo67b2o6b3o$8b2o6b3o128b3o27b3o9b2o36b2o34b2o36b2o68b2o8b
o$15bo22bo107bo33bo149b2o$2o13b2o20bobo24b2o80b2o19b2o10b2o149b2o43b2o
20b2o$bo36bo25b2o84b2o16bo206b2o20b2o$bobo95b2o50bo16bobo231b2o$2b2o
95b2o48bo19b2o79b2o150bobo$7b2o20b2o118b2o41b2o56b2o14b2o99bo36bo$7b2o
20b2o161b2o72b2o50b2o16b2o28bobo20b2o13b2o$65b2o226b2o23b2o16b2o29bo
22bo$24bo8b2o31bo180b2o44b2o92b3o6b2o$24b3o6b2o28b3o3b2o175bobo138bo8b
2o$4bo22bo35bo4bobo152b2o21bo50b2o43b2o$3bobo20b2o13b2o25bo83b2o52b2o
15bo21b2o50bo44bo27b2o20b2o$4bo36bo25b2o64b2o17b2o52b2o16b3o32b2o37b3o
39bobo27b2o20b2o$39bobo24bo66b2o91bo32bo40bo39b2o23b2o$39b2o25b3o25b2o
87b2o75b3o101bobo$12b2o20b2o33bo24bo88bo16b2o60bo11b2o14b2o38b2o32bo
36bo$12b2o20b2o32b2o25b3o34b2o50b3o14bo73bo15bo38b2o31b2o13b2o20bobo$
97bo35bo52bo11b3o71b3o15bo87bo22bo$8b2o8bo111b3o12b2o51bo10b2o61bo10b
2o5b2o10bo68b2o6b3o$8b2o6b3o50b2o19b2o38bo14bo64bo73bo15b3o68b2o8bo$
15bo22bo30b2o19b2o54b3o60bo73bo15bo$2o13b2o20bobo102b2o4bo60b2o72b2o
14b2o13b2o59b2o20b2o$bo36bo103bobo170bo59b2o20b2o$bobo140b3o127bo39bo
31bo55b2o$2b2o139bo3bob2o123b3o37b2o28b3o55bobo$7b2o20b2o112b2o2b2obo
126bo65bo23bo36bo$7b2o20b2o245b2o65b2o21bobo20b2o13b2o$367bo22bo$24bo
8b2o245b2o105b3o6b2o$24b3o6b2o245b2o105bo8b2o$4bo22bo44b3o232b2o$3bobo
20b2o13b2o30bo8b2o223b2o61b2o$4bo36bo31b3o6bo287b2o$39bobo41b3o260b2o
17b2o$39b2o44bo260bobo15bobo$12b2o20b2o312bo15bo$12b2o20b2o312b2o13b2o
13b2o$215b2o55b2o36b2o66bo$8b2o8bo42b2o3b2o103b2o42b2o54bobo16b2o19bo
59b2o6b3o$8b2o6b3o43bo2bobo103bo99bo18bobo15b3o25b2o3b2o28b2o8bo$15bo
22bo22bo3bo106bo97b2o20bo15bo6bo11b2o7b2o3b2o$2o13b2o20bobo21b5o105b2o
48b2o63b2o4b2o19b3o11bo$bo36bo182b2o63bobo23bo15b3o$bobo55b5o153b2o69b
o23b2o16bo$2b2o54bo4bo153b2o60b2o7b2o$7b2o20b2o26bo2bo218b2o$7b2o20b2o
23bo2bob2o135b2o$53bobobo5bo63b2o39b2o26b2o$24bo8b2o19bo2bo4bobo9b2o
51b2o39b2o52b2o$24b3o6b2o22b2o2bo2bo9b2o146b2o$4bo22bo34b2o19b2o37b2o$
3bobo20b2o13b2o38bo2bo37b2o$4bo36bo39b2o186b2o$39bobo44b2o182bo$39b2o
45bo111b2o70bobo$12b2o20b2o48bobo71b2o38bobo70b2o$12b2o20b2o47bobo72bo
41bo$79b2o3bo20bo53b3o11b2o25b2o201b2o$8b2o8bo60b2o23bobo54bo11b2o228b
2o$8b2o6b3o84bo2bo15b2o$15bo22bo22b2o41b2o15bo2bo164b2o$2o13b2o20bobo
21b2o59b2o63b2o100bo$bo36bo76b2o70bo99bobo$bobo111b2o71b3o96b2o$2b2o
186bo$7b2o20b2o42b2o102b2o48bo$7b2o20b2o147bo46b3o$72b3o100b3o46bo$24b
o8b2o39bo100bo32b2o14b2o$24b3o6b2o37b3o133b2o$4bo22bo43b2obo53b2o$3bob
o20b2o13b2o19b2o64b2o$4bo36bo19bobo5b3o52b2o$39bobo19bo62bobo$39b2o19b
2o64bo$12b2o20b2o90b2o158b2o$12b2o20b2o77b2o155b2o14b2o$113b2o156bo22b
2o$8b2o8bo249b3o23bo$8b2o6b3o46b2o3b2obo194bo23bobo$15bo22bo27bo3b2ob
3o35b2o109b2o2b2ob2o61b2o$2o13b2o20bobo23b3o10bo34b2o94b2o13bobo2bobo$
bo36bo24bo6b2ob3o130bobo16b2o3bo7bo$bobo67bobo132bo19bob2o6b3o$2b2o36b
o19bo10bobo6bo19bo19bo19bo64b2o16bo2bobo6bo38bo$7b2o20b2o9b3o17b3o9bo
7b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o79bobobobo6b2o37b3o$7b2o20b2o12bo19bo19bo19bo19bo
19bo79b2ob2o49bo$42b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo104bo
20b2o$49bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo101b3o16b2o$50bo19bo19bo19bo
19bo19bo101bo19bo$4bo234b2o11b2o20bo$3bobo38b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b
2o93b2o32b2o$4bo32b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o
$37b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o2$12b2o$12b2o40b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o
18b2o$54b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o52b2o60b2o$208b2o60b2o17b2o$39b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o73b2o73b2o$38bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bo
bo73b2o$38bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo94b2o$37b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o
90b2o2bo2b2o52b2o$212b2o16bo3bob2o52bo$212b2o5b2o9bobobo42b2o12b3o$
219b2o10b2obob2o22b2o16bo14bo$234bo2bo4b2o16bo14b3o$234b2o6b2o17b3o11b
o$27b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o114bo$28bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19b
o$28bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo$29b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o
18b2o18b2o2$44b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$44b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o3$27b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o$27b2o5b2o11b2o5b
2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o11b2o5b2o$34b2o18b2o18b2o18b2o
18b2o18b2o18b2o2$40bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo$39bobo17bobo17bobo17bobo
17bobo17bobo17bobo$32b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b2o6bo11b
2o6bo$33bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo$30b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o17b3o
$30bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo19bo!

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[Dragon_of_Christ DDO]

0001
0110
0011
0000
1001
1001
1001

Between 3500 and 3800.

Using sort of cruddy website. :b

May somebody get a definite gen count?

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Using sort of cruddy website. :b

May somebody get a definite gen count?

Try using Golly (golly.sourceforge.net) it's a downloadable application for PC, Mac, Linux and iPad.

Also, put all patterns in code tags, like:

Code: Select all

...*
.**.
..**
....
*..*
*..*
*..*

I can't measure it exactly, because I'm on phone, but it lasts for around 3600 gens
Here's a 9-cell methuselah which lasts for 17334 gens, called rabbits:

Code: Select all

*...***
***..*.
.*.....

[Dragon_of_Christ DDO]

Using sort of cruddy website. :b

May somebody get a definite gen count?

Try using Golly (golly.sourceforge.net) it's a downloadable application for PC, Mac, Linux and iPad.

Also, put all patterns in code tags, like:

Code: Select all

...*
.**.
..**
....
*..*
*..*
*..*

I can't measure it exactly, because I'm on phone, but it lasts for around 3600 gens
Here's a 9-cell methuselah which lasts for 17334 gens, called rabbits:

Code: Select all

*...***
***..*.
.*.....

I found golly on a computer.

And it said from scratch.

I am 95% sure i invented that one.

I was doing stuff and realized gliders make stuff go wild.

So i randomly thought hey, lets make it run into a line.

Ta-da.

I am working on a glider "seed" as i call it, that produces no residue.

Found 1 capable generation.

Trying to compress it and find and elaborite way to activate it.

Other than that my work is random.