Challenges of Destruction

[d/dx]

Recently I've been playing aound with the preassembled Golly patterns, and I found a way to completely destroy billiard-table.rle by changing one cell. The destruction I've found turns every number and oscillator shown into ash. An oscillator or number counts as destroyed if any number of cells are removed from it.

Can you find the 1-cell destruction? Extra credit if you can find 1-cell destructions for other RLEs.

[confocaloid]

Recently I've been playing aound with the preassembled Golly patterns, and I found a way to completely destroy billiard-table.rle by changing one cell. The destruction I've found turns every number and oscillator shown into ash. [...]

I take it that's not a complete clean destruction, then? It's just some big explosion that touches and damages every object in the stamp collection, but does not reduce the pattern to nothing.

Maybe I would try to find it, if it happened to be clean.

[d/dx]

Yes, that's what I mean.

[d/dx]

So since this thread is dead now, here's the destruction:

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x = 354, y = 231, rule = B3/S23
3$60b2o$4b2o3b2o14b2o15b2o16b2o$4b2o3b2o14b2o15b2o$60b4o19bo$4b2o3b2o
14b4o13b4o13bo4bo17bobo103bo$4bobobobo13bobo2bob2o8bobo2bob2o8bobob2ob
ob2o12bobobo61bo16bob2o19bobo17b2o$6bobo15bo2bobob2o8bo2bobob2o8bobo4b
ob2o9bo2bo3bo2bo31b2obo22bobo15b2obo20bo18b2o69b2o$5b2obo12b2ob2o3bo8b
2obo2bobo8b2obo4bobo11bobobo3bobobo30bob2o23bo99b2o5b2obo15b2o2bo2bo$
9b2o10b2obo4bo8b2obo4bo8b2obob2obobo12bo2bo3bo2bo29b2o4b2o38b3o19b5o
14b6o37bo5bob2o15bo2bob2obo15bobo20bo$10bo14b4o13b4o13bo4bo16bobobo32b
o5bo20b5o10b2obobobo17bo5bo12bo6bo35bo10b2o14b3o4bo15b2obob2o15bobob2o
$9bo50b4o18bobo34bo5bo16bobo5bobo7b2obo3bo16bobobo2bo11bobo3b2obo34b2o
9bo18bobob2o17bobobo13bo2bobo$9b2o16b2o15b2o37bo34b2o4b2o16b2obo3bob2o
10bo3bob2o13bobo2bob2o11bo6bo47bo16bo4bo15b2obobobo2bo11b3obobo$10bo
16b2o15b2o16b2o56b2obo21bo3bo13bo3bob2o12b2obo2bobo13b6o36b2o9b2o16b4o
3bo2bo6b2obobobo3bobobo16b3o$9bo52b2o56bob2o21bo3bo14b3o17bo2bobobo56b
o5b2obo23bob4o6b2obo3bobobo2bo11b3o6bobo$9b2o107b2o4b2o20b3o35bo5bo16b
2o38bo6bob2o18b4o16bo2b2obobo14bo7bob2o$118bo5bo38bob2o18b5o17b2o38b2o
3b2o22bo2bo2b3o11bo3bob2o17b2o3b2o$119bo5bo20b2obo13b2obo85bo24bobobo
2bo12b2obo21bo2bobo$118b2o4b2o20bob2o37bo59b2o4bo24b2obobo17b2obo17bob
3o$120b2obo62bobo59bo3b2o28bo12b5obob2o18bo$120bob2o63bo59bo6b2obo37bo
2bobo23bo$247b2o5bob2o65b2o8$194bo17b2o$190bob3o13b2obo2bo$169b2ob2o
16b2o15bobob2obo64b2o$147b2o16b2o3bob2o19b2o2bo9bobo4bob2o61bobo$5bob
2o41bo93b2o2bo17bo2bo20b3ob4o7b2o2b2o3bobo64bo$5b2obo22b2o16bobo16bobo
17bo53bo2bobo16bo4bob3o12b2obo16bobo5bobo62bob2ob2o24b2o3b2o$3b2o25bo
2bo15b2o15b3ob3o14bobo52b2o3b2o15b5obo3bo12bob7o10bobo3b2o2b2o61b2o4bo
24bo3bobo$4bo24bo2bo14b2o14bobo7bobo12bo57bo3b2o16bobobobo11bo5bo2bo9b
2obo4bobo66b2o20bo2b2obo3bo$3bo24bob2ob3o10bo3b3o10b2obo5bob2o69bob4ob
o11b3o2b2obob2o10b3o2b2obo13bob2obobo63b3ob2o19b4obob2ob2o$3b2o20bo2bo
2bo4bobo6bo2b3o2bobo10bo2bo2bo13b5o54bo6bo11bo4bo3bo18bob2o12bo2bob2o
57b2ob2obo6bo2b2o19bobobo2bo$5bob2o15bobob2o2b2obob2o7b2o3b2ob2o10bob
3obo12bo5bo51b2o2b2o2bo14b2obobobo10b4ob3o17b2o61bo3bobo2b4obo2bo16b2o
3bobobo$5b2obo16bo2bo6bo12b2o2bo14bo3bo12bob5obo51bobo5b3o12bobob2o11b
o2b2o84b3o2bobo5b2o17bobo3bob2o$9b2o17bob4obo12bo3bo15bobo13bobo3bobo
51bo2b5o2bo12bobo20b2o83bobo2bo3bo2bobo14bo2bobobo$10bo18bo4bo14b3o15b
2ob2o11b2obo3bob2o49b2o7bo15b2o17b3obo85b2obo3bobo2b3o13b2ob2obob4o$9b
o20b3o18bobo29bo2b2ob2o2bo55b3o35bo87bo2bobob2o2bobo3bo13bo3bob2o2bo$
9b2o21b2o18b2o31bo5bo57bo125b2o2bo6bob2ob2o11bobo3bo$5bob2o77b5o189b2o
b3o18b2o3b2o$5b2obo79bo192b2o$279bo4b2o$279b2ob2obo$283bo$283bobo$284b
2o6$30b2o$29bo2bo$29b3o$55bo$27b7o19b5o21b2o$26bo7bo17bo5bo21bo5b2o58b
2o60b2o$25bob2o3b2obo16bo2b3obo19bo3bo2bo34b2obo21b2o46b2o13bo$22bo2bo
bo5bobo14b3obo2bob3o16bob4o3bo33bob2o37b2ob2o18b2obob2obo2bo11bo$21bob
obo9bob2o10bo3bo4bo3bo12bo2bobo3b3obo30b2o4b2o19b4o11bobobo19bob2obo3b
2o11bob3o$21bobobo9bobobo10b3obo2bob3o12bobob2o3bo2bobo2bo27bo5bo19bo
4bo10bo3bo26b2o13bobo2bo$22b2obo9bobobo12bob3o2bo15bo2bobo2bo3b2obobo
27bo5bo16bo2bo3bo8bobob2ob2o18b4o3bo10b2obo2b2obo$25bobo5bobo2bo14bo5b
o18bob3o3bobo2bo27b2o4b2o16b2obobobob2o5b2obo3bobo13b2obo7bob2o8bobobo
bobo$25bob2o3b2obo18b5o20bo3b4obo32b2obo23b2o2bo9bobo3bo14bobo3b2ob2o
2bo8bobobobob2o34b2o3b2obo17b2o44bo$26bo7bo21bo23bo2bo3bo33bob2o16b4ob
2o4bo9bobobobob2o10bo2bo4bo3bo11bo4bo2bo35bo3bob2o16bobo43bobo19b2obo$
27b7o45b2o5bo38b2o14bo2b2o3b3o11bo5bobo10b2o2b8o13b2o3bo36bo8b2o14bobo
b2ob2o15b2ob2o16bobobo18bob2o$86b2o37bo21b2o15b5o40b3o37b2o7bo16bobobo
bobo13bobobobo13b3obob3o13b2obo$29b3o94bo17b3o2bo16bo21b4o13b3o51bo17b
o3bobo13bo5bo10bobo3bobo3bobo8b3obob3o$28bo2bo93b2o17bo3b2o38bo2bo13bo
2b2o39b2o7b2o17bo3bobob2o7b2obo5bob2o7b2ob2o5b2ob2o7bo4bobo2bo$29b2o
90b2obo83bobo39bo3b2obo14b2obobo3bobob2o7bobo2bobob2obo10bobo3bobo10bo
b2o3bobobo$121bob2o84bo39bo4bob2o14bob2obobobobo13b2obobo14bo7bo11bobo
3bobobo$249b2o7b2o16bo2b3obo14bobobo15b7o14bobobobob2o$258bo14b2o2b2o
3bo14bo2b2o33b4ob2obobo$249b2o8bo13bo5b3o15b2o18bob2ob2obo9bo2bo3b2obo
$148b2o37b2o61bo7b2o15bo3bo37b2obobob2o13b2o3bo$148bo11b2ob2o22bobo59b
o4b2obo16b2o65b3o$144bo5bo10bobobob2o16b2o3bo58b2o3bob2o83bo$143b2ob4o
bo8bo2bobobo3b2o11bo2b2obo$141bo2bobo4bo9b2obo4bo2bo12bobobob2o$141b2o
bo3b3o17b3o13b2o2bo2bo$142bobobo4b3o7b3o21bo5bo$142bo5b3o3bo4bo2bo4bob
2o14bob5ob2o$143bob3o3bob2o4b2o3bobobo2bo10b2obo6bobo$141bobobo2bo2bob
o9b2obobobo11bobo3b4o$141b2o3b2o3bo2bo12b2ob2o12bobo2bo$148b3o2b2o28b
2ob2o$66b2o80bo$64bo2bo$7bob2o53b2o20b2o$7b2obo21bo33b4o16bo$5b2o25b3o
b2o2b2o22b2o4bo16bo$4bobo28b2obo2bo21bo2b2o2bo13b3obo204b2o$4bo24bo2b
2o4bobo18b2obob2o4bob2o7bobo2bobo113bo45b2o3b2o3b2o33bo$3b2o24b4ob4obo
b3o15b2obo4b2obob2o7b2obobobob2o109bobo45bo3b2o3b2o34b3o4b2o19b2o$5b2o
bo25bo4bo4bo17bo2b2o2bo14bo3bo2bo109bob3o42bo47bo4bo17bobobo16bo2bo$5b
ob2o22b2o3bo2b2o2b2o17bo4b2o15bo4bo71bo2bo14b2ob2o16b2o4bo41b2o3b2o3b
2o17b2o13b3obob2obo15b3obo18b6o$3b2o4b2o20bo3bo6bobob2o15b4o18b4o72b4o
15bobobo10b2o2bo3b2obo46bobobobo16bo2bob2o8bobobobobo2b2o12bo3bobo23bo
$3bo5bo22b4ob6obobo20b2o76b2o4b2o6b2o17bo3bobo10bo3b4obob2ob2o37b2o5bo
bo18bob2obobo7bo3bobo2bobo12bo2bobobo3b2o10b9o2bo$4bo5bo25bo6bo2bo18bo
2bo18b2o57bo2bo2bo5bo3b3o11b4o2bob2o10bo5bo4bobobo37bo4b2obo17b2o2bobo
bo6b2obob2o2b2obo12bob2o4b2o2bo10bo8b3o$3b2o4b2o23bobo2b2o2bobo19b2o
20b2o55bo4b2o8b2o4bo9bo4bobobo9bobob2o2bo2b2o4bo36bo9b2o14bo2bobo3bob
2o5bobo7b2o10b2o9b2o12bo3b4o$5b2obo25b2o3b2o3bo99b2o14bobobo11b4obo2bo
7b3obo3bobo3bob3o37b2o9bo14b2obobo3bo2bo5bo3b4obo2bo11b3o4b2o11b3o8bo$
5bob2o140b2o7bobo4b3o11bob3o7bo4b2o2bo2b2obobo49bo18bobobo2b2o7b3o5bob
2o9b2o9b2o9bo2b9o$144b2obo2bo7b2obobobo2bo7b2obobo2b3o4bobobo4bo5bo41b
2o8b2o17bobob2obo12b2o2bobo9bo2b2o2bob2obo13bo$143bobobobo11bobo3bobo
6bo2b5o2bo5b2ob2obob4o3bo41bo9bo18b2obo2bo8b5o3bobo9b2o3bobobo2bo14b6o
$143bo3b2o12bobobobobo8bo5bo11bob2o3bo2b2o40bo9bo23b2o9bo5bob2o15bobo
3bo17bo2bo$144b3o15bo5bo10b5o12bo4b2o45b2o8b2o36b3obo18bob3o$146bo16b
5o13bo15b3obo94bo3bo16bobobo$165bo33bobo98b2o15b2o$200bo5$214b2o$207b
2o5b2o$207bobo$210bo3b4o2b2o$187bo20b2obobobo2bo2bo$149bo3b2o11b2o18bo
bo18bobobobo2b3obo$148bobo2bo12bo19bobo18bobobobobo3bo$148bo2bobo14bo
16b2ob2o14b2ob2obo5b3o$145b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4obo14bo2bo2bo13b2obo$145bobo
12bobobo4bo14b2o2b2o2bo15b3o5b3o$142b2obo3bo2b3o5bobo3bobo3bo9b2o5bob
2o26bob2o$5bob2o36b2o96bobobo6bo4b2obobo4b4o8bo2b5o2bo16b3o5bob2ob2o
78b2o$5b2obo17bo18b2o18b2o75bo6b5o6bo5b3o11bobobo6bo15bo3bobobobobo62b
2o17bo2bo$9b2o14bobo37bo17bo59b2ob3o11bob4o4b2obo6bobo3bo2b2o15bob3o2b
obobobo29b2o5bob2o21bob3o16b5o$10bo13bobobo16b4o17bo15bobo59bobo2b3o9b
o4b5ob2o5b2obobo20bo2bo2bobobob2o31bo5b2obo19b3o4bo20bo$9bo14bobobo15b
o4bo13b3obob2o11bobo59bo2bo3bo10b3obobo9bo7b7o12b2o2b4o3bo32bo4b2o22bo
4b2o2bo12b8o2bo$9b2o10b2obo3bob2o9bo2bo3bobo11bo2bobobo2bo6b2obob2o2bo
56b2o17bo2bo11b3ob3o6bo24bobo29b2o4bo22bob2obob2obo10bo8b3o$7b2o12bobo
4bob2o8bobobobobobo2bo9b3obobob2o6b2obobo2bobo75b2o14bobo2b4o21b2o5b2o
34bo21b2obobobo2bobo8bo2b8o$8bo15b4o13bo2bobobobobobo5b3o4bobo12bob4ob
o96bo2bo21b2o36b2o3b2o19bobo3bo3bo2b2o7b2obo7bo$7bo36bobo3bo2bo6bo2bob
obobo12bo6b2o159bo5bob2o15bobob3o3bobo12bo4b4o$7b2o17b2o17bo4bo12bo4bo
14b6o160bo6b2obo14b2obobo3bobobo12b2o2bo$5b2o19b2o18b4o14b4o20bo160b2o
9b2o15bo3b3obob2o14bo2bo$6bo78b3o173bo15bob2o3bo15b2ob4o$5bo42b2o16b2o
17bo163b2o9bo17bo3b2o16bobo$5b2o41b2o16b2o182bo9b2o17b3o22bo$249bo6bob
2o21bo21b2o$249b2o5b2obo7$97b2o$48b2o7b2o39bo19b2o5b2obo$27bo2bo17b2o
7b2o19b2o12b2o3bo3bo17bo5bob2o12b2o13bo$27b4o46bo2bo10bo2bobob4o16bo4b
2o4b2o9bo2bo12b3o38bo$48b4o3b4o19bobo10bob2obo21b2o3bo5bo9bo2bo11b2o3b
o16bo19bobo$25b8o14bo4bobo4bo15b3obob2o7b2o4bobob2o22bo5bo7bob2ob3o7bo
3b2obo14bobo19bo12b2o8b2o$24bo8bo12bobo2b2ob2o2bobo13bo4bobobo5bo2b3ob
o4bo16b2o3b2o4b2o7bo4bo2bobo5b3obobo13bobobob2o28bobo6bobo$23bob3o3b2o
bo8bo2bobo9bobo2bo10bo2b3o3bo6b2o4bob2o19bo3bo5bo9b3obobob2o12b2o11bo
3bobobo8b2o2b5o2b2o8bo6bo$23bobo6bobo7bobobobo2b2ob2o2bobobobo6b2obo5b
3o9b5obo19bo5bo5bo5b3o4bobo8b4o5bo7b2obo3bo3bo8bo2bo5bo2bo7b2obo2bob2o
$20b2obobo8bob2o5bo2bobo9bobo2bo8bo2b2obobo11bo4bo2bo17b2o3b2o4b2o5bo
2b5obo8bo6b2obo7bobo3bobob2o8bobo2bo2bobo6bo2bob4o4bo$21bobo10bobo9bob
o2b2ob2o2bobo11bo4b2o14b3obob2o22bo5bo9bo4bo10b2o2bo2bobo7bobob2obobo
2bo6b2obo5bob2o5b2o2bo5bob2o$21bobo10bobo10bo4bobo4bo13b3o3bo15bobo20b
2o4bo5bo9b4o13bobobo2b2o7bobo3bobobo6bo3b2o3b2o3bo10b3o$20b2obo8bobob
2o10b4o3b4o16b2ob2o16b2o21bo3b2o4b2o26bobobobo11bobo2bobo7b4o3bo3b4o4b
5o4b5o$23bobo6bobo83bo6b2obo13b2o14b2obobo11bo2bobo13b2o3b2o8bo5b2o5bo
$23bob2o3b3obo13b2o7b2o59b2o5bob2o13b2o18bo13b2o2bo11bo2bobobo2bo8b4o
2b4o$24bo8bo14b2o7b2o121b2o10b2o2bobo2b2o7b2o2bo2bo2b2o$25b8o164bo2$
27b4o$27bo2bo219b2o3bob2o17bo27bo$251bo3b2obo16bobo17bo7bobo$250bo8b2o
14bobo3b2o11bobo6bobo$250b2o8bo11b2obob2o3bo11bobo5b2o2b2o$259bo13bobo
6bob2o5b2obob2o3bo2bobo$85b2ob2o160b2o7b2o10bo2bobob3obo2bo6bobo6bob2o
2bo$84bobobobob2o157bo5b2o12b2obobo4bobo6bo2bobob3obo3bobo$60b2o21bo6b
obo157bo7bo15bobo2b2o2b2o5b2obobo4bo2b2obo$59bo2bo19bob5obo2bo53bo17b
2o48b2ob2o30b2o5bo16bobo3bobo10bobo2b2o4bo$25b2o29bo3bo2bo18bo8bobo49b
ob5o15bobo4bo19bo3b2o16bobob2o37b2o16b2obobobo10bobo3bobo2bo$26bo2bo2b
o4b2o14bo2b4ob2obo15b2ob3o3b3ob2o48b2o5bo17bo2bobo17bobo2bobo13b3obo
33b2o3b2o20bobobo12b2obobob3o$24bo4b6o2bo13b3o5bobo2bo16bobo8bo53b3o2b
o14b2obo2bobo16bobo4bo12bo4bob2o31bo4bo20bobo16bobo$23bob4o6bobo12bo3b
4o2bo2bo17bo2bob5obo50b3o3b2o14bobob2obo2bo12b2obob2o3bob2o8bo2b2obo2b
o30bo4bo22b2o16bo2b3o$23bobo2bo2bob3obobo10bobo4bobobo2b3o15bobo6bo50b
o4bobo10b2o2bo7b3o14bobo4bobobo10b2obo3bo3b2o26b2o3b2o38b2o4bo$20b2obo
bobobo2bo2bobob2o10b3ob2o3b4o2bo14b2obobobobo50bobobobobo10bo2bo4b3o
16bo2bobobobobobo11bo5bobo2bo$20bo2b4o3bobob2obo19b3o3bo21b2ob2o51bobo
4bo12bob2o6b2o14b2obobo4bo2b2o10bobobobob2o$22bo4b4obobo2bo13b6o3b3o
75b2obobo2b2o14bo3bo2b2o2bo16bobo2b2o3bo12b2ob2o$23b4o4b2obobo14bo6b2o
78b2obobo3bobo13b2obobo3b2o16bobo3bobobo$25bo2b2o5bo17bob3o2bo81b2obo
2bobo13bobobo22b2obobob2o$27b2ob5o17b2obo3b2o83bob2o2bo11bo4bo25bobo$
32bo111bo5b2o9bob3obobo23bo$143b2o17bo2bo2b2o22b2o$163bobo$164bo9$86b
2ob2o$87bobo$36bo2b2o45bo3bo$34b3o2bo20b2ob2o2b2o13b2obob3obob2o71b2o
116b2o$28bob2obo6bo20bobo2bobo13b2obo5bob2o25b2o4b2o37bo2bob2o79b2obo
5b2obo20bo$28b2obobo2b5o15b2o3bo3b2o18bo5bo29bo5bo10b2ob2o22bo2bobo80b
ob2o5bob2o22bo$31bobobo20bo2b2ob3o2bo14b3o7b3o25bo5bo12bobobo18b2ob3o
2bo84b2o7b2o16b5o$31bobo2b5o16b2obo4b3o2bo8bobo13bobo22b2o4b2o11bo4bo
18bo6bob2o81bo8bo17bo$28b2obobobo5bo16bobo7b3o8b2obo5bo5bob2o38b2obo5b
o17bob3o2bobo83bo8bo14b2o3b2o$29bo2bobobobo2bo14bo2bo7bo14bo4bobo4bo
25b2o4b2o8b2obo6bo14b2obo3b3obo82b2o7b2o10b2obo5bobob2o$29bo5bobobob2o
13b2obo7bob2o8b2obo5bo5bob2o23bo5bo11bobo5bo12bobo3bobo2bo79b2obo5b2ob
o13bobo7bobo$30b5o2bobo19bo7bo2bo8bobo13bobo22bo5bo12bob2o3b2o12bobo2b
2ob3o80bob2o5bob2o12bo2b2o5b2o2bo$35bobobo16b3o7bobo13b3o7b3o25b2o4b2o
12bo16b2obobo4bo81b2o7b2o17b2o2bobo4b2o$30b5o2bobob2o13bo2b3o4bob2o15b
o5bo49b7o10bobobobobo2b4o76bo8bo20bo3b5o$30bo6bob2obo16bo2b3ob2o2bo11b
2obo5bob2o25b2o4b2o19bo10bo2bo4bob2o2bo77bo8bo19bo7bo$31bo2b3o23b2o3bo
3b2o11b2obob3obob2o26bo5bo15b2o14bobob2obo82b2o7b2o20b7o$30b2o2bo23bob
o2bobo20bo3bo29bo5bo16b2o15b2obo2bo84b2obo5b2obo$58b2o2b2ob2o20bobo30b
2o4b2o36b2o85bob2o5bob2o18b3o$86b2ob2o190bo2bo$281b2o!