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[synperiplanar]

p32 partial, very unlikely

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o11bo$11b3o$bo4b2o2bo$obo3b2o3bo$obo7b2o$bo!

[synperiplanar]

sorry for the double post but

showcase of a 16n+13 rephasing:

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x = 26, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
17b2o$16bobo$17bo2$15bo$16bo$14bobo5bo$15bo5b3o$20b2ob2o$13b3o3b3ob3o
$7b2o10b3ob3o$7b2o4bo2bo2b3ob3o$14b3o2b3ob3o$5bo14b2ob2o$4bobo14b3o$22b
o2$4b3o$4b3o$5bo2$11b2o$5bo$4b3o4b2o$4b3o6bo$24bo$10bo11b3o$4bob2ob3o
9bo$5b5obo9b2o$7b2o$8b2obo$9b3o8b2o$10bo9b2o2$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o8b3o$10b
3o$11bo$2b2o7bo7b2o$2bobo5b3o5bobo$4bo5b3o5bo$4b2o2bo5bo2b2o$7bobo3bo
bo$4b4ob2ob2ob4o$4bo6bo6bo$6b11o$5b2o9b2o$9b5o$8bo5bo$9b5o$11bo!

unlikely rephasings:
16n+9

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x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o15b2o$obo13bobo$2bo13bo$2b2o4bobo4b2o$6bo5bo$2b6o3b6o$2bo4bo3bo4bo$
4b5ob5o$3b2o4bo4b2o$7b5o$6bo5bo$7b5o$9bo!

16n+15

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x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o15b2o$obo4b2ob2o4bobo$2bo13bo$2b2o2bo5bo2b2o$5bobo3bobo$2b4ob2ob2ob
4o$2bo6bo6bo$4b11o$3b2o9b2o$7b5o$6bo5bo$7b5o$9bo!

16n+18

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x = 19, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2o15b2o$obo13bobo$2bo5bobo5bo$2b2o2bo5bo2b2o$7bo3bo$2b5o5b5o$2bo6bo6b
o$4b11o$3b2o9b2o$7b5o$6bo5bo$7b5o$9bo!

[MathAndCode]

I almost found a way to restore the three-quarters traffic light in an odd traffic stop.

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x = 45, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
27b2o$27b2o10b2o$39bo$37bobo$37b2o2$2o$b2o9b2o26b2o$2o10b2o27bo$o40bo
b2o$39b3o2bo$38bo3b2o$38b4o$41bo$38b2obobo$39bo2b2o$24b2o11bobo$25bo11b
2o$22b3o$22bo!

[WhiteHawk]

H-to-6 blinkers

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x = 36, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
15bo$15b3o10bo$18bo7b3o$17b2o6bo$25b2o4$33bo$31b3o$30bo$5b2o10bo12b2o
$3bo2bo9bobo$b4o11bobo$o4b4o8bo$b3obo2bo$3bobo25b2o$4bo26bobo$33bo$33b
2o3$32bo$31bobo$31bobo$30b2ob2o$6bo27bo$6bobo21b2obo$6b3o21b2obobo$8b
o25b2o7$34b2o$30b2obobo$30b2obo$34bo$30b2ob2o$31bobo$31bobo$32bo!

[B468S02357]

H-to-6 blinkers

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x = 36, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
15bo$15b3o10bo$18bo7b3o$17b2o6bo$25b2o4$33bo$31b3o$30bo$5b2o10bo12b2o
$3bo2bo9bobo$b4o11bobo$o4b4o8bo$b3obo2bo$3bobo25b2o$4bo26bobo$33bo$33b
2o3$32bo$31bobo$31bobo$30b2ob2o$6bo27bo$6bobo21b2obo$6b3o21b2obobo$8b
o25b2o7$34b2o$30b2obobo$30b2obo$34bo$30b2ob2o$31bobo$31bobo$32bo!

I'm working on engineering a really stupid herschel eater based on it

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x = 1914, y = 1869, rule = LifeHistory
352.A$352.3A10.A$355.A7.3A$354.2A6.A$362.2A4$370.A$17.2A349.3A$17.A349.
A$11.2A6.A.A320.2A10.A12.2A$7.2A.A.A2.6A.A2.A314.A2.A9.A.A$8.A.A4.A6.
4A312.4A11.A.A$8.A.2A6.4A315.A4.4A8.A$5.2A.A9.A2.A.3A312.3A.A2.A$5.A2.
4A10.2A2.A313.A.A25.2A$6.2A3.A13.2A314.A26.A.A$8.3A359.A$8.A361.2A$6.
A.A$6.2A$369.A$.A366.A.A$.3A6.2A356.A.A$4.A4.A.A16.2A337.2A.2A$3.2A5.
A17.2A313.A27.A$343.A.A21.2A.A$343.3A21.2A.A.A$4.A340.A25.2A$3.A.A$4.
A5$371.2A$8.A358.2A.A.A$7.A.A357.2A.A$8.2A361.A$367.2A.2A$2.2A364.A.A
$.A.A13.2A349.A.A$.A15.2A350.A$2A10.2A$12.A.A$14.A293.A.A$14.2A291.A.
2A$307.A$303.A.2A.3A19.2A$303.2A.A.A2.A14.2A2.A.A$310.2A14.A.A.A2.A$328.
A.A.2A$327.2A.A$312.A17.A.2A$311.A.A16.A.A2.A$310.A2.A11.2A4.A2.2A$311.
2A11.A2.A$325.2A4.A2.2A$308.2A20.A.A2.A$307.A.A20.A.2A$307.A19.2A.A$306.
2A4.2A14.A.A.2A$313.A12.A.A.A2.A$310.3A6.2A5.2A2.A.A$310.A8.2A9.2A4$310.
A$310.3A$313.A$312.A.A$313.A$331.2A$331.A$314.2A13.A.A$314.2A13.2A6$332.
2A$332.A$313.A16.A.A$313.3A14.2A$316.A$315.2A$319.A$318.A.A$318.A2.A$
319.2A3$311.2A$312.A$311.A$311.2A$313.A$311.3A$310.A$310.2A$321.A$320.
A.A$320.A.A6.2A$309.2A10.A5.A2.A$309.2A15.A.2A$327.A2.3A$328.2A3.A$307.
2A22.2A$307.A2.A.2A14.2A.A$309.2A.A.A13.A2.A$310.A2.2A14.2A$308.A.A$308.
2A15.2A$325.A$326.3A$328.A$299.A.A$298.A.2A$298.A$294.A.2A.3A19.2A$294.
2A.A.A2.A14.2A2.A.A$301.2A14.A.A.A2.A$319.A.A.2A$318.2A.A$303.A17.A.2A
$302.A.A16.A.A2.A$301.A2.A11.2A4.A2.2A$302.2A11.A2.A$316.2A4.A2.2A$299.
2A20.A.A2.A40.2A$298.A.A20.A.2A42.A$298.A19.2A.A46.3A$297.2A4.2A14.A.
A.2A45.A$304.A12.A.A.A2.A$301.3A6.2A5.2A2.A.A$301.A8.2A9.2A4$301.A$301.
3A$304.A$303.A.A$304.A$322.2A$322.A$305.2A13.A.A$305.2A13.2A6$323.2A$
323.A$304.A16.A.A$304.3A14.2A$307.A$306.2A$310.A$309.A.A$309.A2.A$310.
2A3$302.2A$303.A$302.A$302.2A$304.A$302.3A$301.A$301.2A$312.A$311.A.A
$311.A.A6.2A$300.2A10.A5.A2.A$300.2A15.A.2A$318.A2.3A$319.2A3.A$298.2A
22.2A$298.A2.A.2A14.2A.A$300.2A.A.A13.A2.A$301.A2.2A14.2A$299.A.A$299.
2A15.2A$316.A$317.3A$319.A$290.A.A$289.A.2A$289.A$285.A.2A.3A19.2A$285.
2A.A.A2.A14.2A2.A.A$292.2A14.A.A.A2.A$310.A.A.2A$309.2A.A$294.A17.A.2A
$293.A.A16.A.A2.A$292.A2.A11.2A4.A2.2A$293.2A11.A2.A$307.2A4.A2.2A$290.
2A20.A.A2.A$289.A.A20.A.2A$289.A19.2A.A$288.2A4.2A14.A.A.2A$295.A12.A
.A.A2.A$292.3A6.2A5.2A2.A.A$292.A8.2A9.2A4$292.A$292.3A$295.A$294.A.A
$295.A$313.2A$313.A$296.2A13.A.A$296.2A13.2A6$314.2A$314.A$295.A16.A.
A$295.3A14.2A$298.A$297.2A$301.A$300.A.A$300.A2.A$301.2A3$293.2A$294.
A$293.A$293.2A$295.A$293.3A$292.A$292.2A$303.A$302.A.A$302.A.A6.2A$291.
2A10.A5.A2.A$291.2A15.A.2A$309.A2.3A$310.2A3.A$289.2A22.2A$289.A2.A.2A
14.2A.A$291.2A.A.A13.A2.A$292.A2.2A14.2A$290.A.A$290.2A15.2A$307.A$308.
3A$310.A12$274.A$274.3A$277.A$276.2A7$286.2A$279.2A5.A.A$279.2A7.A$288.
2A2$275.A$274.A.A.2A$274.A.A.A.A$271.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$271.A2.A2.2A.4A$273.
2A4.A$279.A.A$280.2A406$791.A$789.3A$788.A$788.2A3$796.2A$797.A$797.A
.2A$789.2A4.3A2.A$789.2A3.A3.2A$794.4A$780.2A15.A$779.A.A12.3A$779.A13.
A$778.2A14.5A$798.A$796.A$796.2A425$344.2A$344.2A2$335.2A$331.2A.A.A$
332.A.A$332.A.2A$331.2A2.A$330.A2.2A$331.A.A$330.2A.A$328.A2.A.2A26.2A
$328.2A.A29.2A$331.A$331.2A33.A$364.3A$363.A$330.2A31.2A$330.A2.A.2A6.
2A$331.3A.A.A5.A.A$335.A.A6.A12.2A$331.5A.3A16.A.A$331.A4.A3.A16.A$334.
A.A2.2A$334.2A13.A$344.2A2.A.A$343.A.A3.A10.2A$343.A16.A$342.2A17.3A$
363.A559$1904.A$1902.3A$1901.A$1901.2A3$1909.2A$1910.A$1910.A.2A$1902.
2A4.3A2.A$1902.2A3.A3.2A$1907.4A$1893.2A15.A$1892.A.A12.3A$1892.A13.A
$1891.2A14.5A$1911.A$1909.A$1909.2A93$1791.A$1791.3A$1794.A$1793.2A7$
1803.2A$1796.2A5.A.A$1796.2A7.A$1805.2A2$1792.A$1791.A.A.2A$1791.A.A.
A.A$1788.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$1788.A2.A2.2A.4A$1790.2A4.A$1796.A.A$1797.2A!

[Timelord Missionary]

[edited] Apparently, the B-heptonimo can absorb a glider here:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
11bobo$11b2o$12bo4$b2o$3bo$3bo$b3o!

It looks quite trippy when you see it at full speed.

[WhiteHawk]

Apparently, the B-pentonimo can absorb a glider here:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
11bobo$11b2o$12bo4$b2o$3bo$3bo$b3o!

It looks quite trippy when you see it at full speed.

*heptomino

[synperiplanar]

this pattern is 2 cells (in each copy) from being a dirty quadratic replicator:

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x = 13, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
4.A$6.DA$4.A3.A$5.A3.A$A.A4.3A$3.A$.D$.A2.A7.D$2.A.A$3.2A3$7.D!
[[ STOP 20 ]]

[Anivec]

A version of an existing conduit (I think), but with extra garbage.

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x = 24, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory
11.2D$12.2D$12.D10$22.2A$21.A.A$21.2A12$C$C.C18.2A$3C17.A2.A$2.C18.A.
A$22.A!

[C_R_116]

This was going to be a dependent H-to-W but the spark from the loaf predecessor screws up the evolution to make a different object: (see generation 15)

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x = 18, y = 18, rule = LifeHistory
16.2A$.2A13.A$3A.2A8.A.A$.2A.3A7.2A$3A.2A3.A$2A6.A.A$7.A2.A$8.2A3$6.2A
.2A$5.A.A.A.A$3.3A3.A.A$2.A4.A.A.3A$3.3A.2A.A3.A$5.A4.A2.2A$7.3A$6.2A
!

Extra loaf + block that makes somewhat inaccessible chaos:

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x = 18, y = 26, rule = LifeHistory
5.2A$4.A2.A$5.A.A$6.A$11.2A$11.2A3$16.2A$.2A13.A$3A.2A8.A.A$.2A.3A7.
2A$3A.2A3.A$2A6.A.A$7.A2.A$8.2A3$6.2A.2A$5.A.A.A.A$3.3A3.A.A$2.A4.A.A
.3A$3.3A.2A.A3.A$5.A4.A2.2A$7.3A$6.2A!

[hotcrystal0]

Two copies of BRx236H, HLx111R, and RF28B can be combined into a P750 loop:

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x = 87, y = 69, rule = B3/S23
83b2o$75b2o6b2o$39b2o34b2o$40bo$39bo$39b2o2b2o39bo$42bobo38bobo$37b4o
bo40bobo$37bo2bob2o40bo4$4b2o$5bo14b2o$5bobo12b2o$6b2o4$2bob2o74b2o$2b
2obo74b2o4$2o2b2o$o2bobo$bobo$2ob2o29bo11b2o$33bobo10b2o$33b2o$78b3o$
66b2o12bo$66b2o11b3o4$19b2o$19b2o2$52b2o$39b2o10bobo$39b2o11bo29b2ob2o
$83bobo$81bobo2bo$81b2o2b2o4$5b2o74bob2o$5b2o74b2obo4$79b2o$65b2o12bo
bo$65b2o14bo$81b2o4$2bo40b2obo2bo$bobo40bob4o$bobo38bobo$2bo39b2o2b2o
$47bo$46bo$10b2o34b2o$2b2o6b2o$2b2o!

[MathAndCode]

I found a way to make a cis-boat on dock that is one glider more expensive than the cheapest known synthesis.

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x = 47, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
44bo$44bobo$44b2o9$31bo$20bo10bobo$18bobo10b2o$19b2o6$41b3o$41bo$42bo
2$3o$2bo$bo!

Sure, maybe it would be useful in certain clearance cases, but I don't see anyone needing to do this anytime soon.

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x = 97, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
94bo$94bobo$94b2o9$81bo$20bo60bobo$18bobo60b2o$19b2o42b2o$63bo$42bob2o
19bo3bo$42b2obo18b2o2bobo$62bo2bobo2bo$33b2o7b3o17b2o3bobo$32bo2bo5bo
2bo21bobo$33bobo4bobo4bo6b2o3b2o4bobo$34bob2o2bob6o5bo2bo3bo3bobo$24b
o10bo2bob2o10bo2bo2bo4bobo$23bobo10bobo4b2obobo2bob2ob4o2bobo$24bobo10b
ob3obob2ob4o2bo6bobo$25bobo10bo2bobo8bobob5obo$26bobo10bobo2b6obobobo
5bo$27bobo10bob2o2bo2bobobobob2obo$28bobo10bo2bo7bo3bob2o$29bobo10b2o
$22b2ob2o3bobo$21bobobo2bobo2bo$21bobo3b2o2b2obo$22bobo3bo4bobo$24bo2b
o5bobo$23b2obo4b2obo$23bo2b2o2bo2bo$25bo4bobo$24b2ob3obo$22bo2bobo2bo
10bo$22b2o3bobo10bobo$26bobo10bobobo13b2o$25bobo11bobo2bo11bo2bo$24bo
bo10bobo2b2o11bob3o$23bobo10bobobobo12bo4b2o$22bobo10bobo2bo2bo12b3ob
obo$21bobo10bobo3b2obo14bobobo$20bobo10bobo5bob2o13bobobobo$21bo10bob
o4bo16bobobob2obo$31bobo5b6o10bobo2bo4bo$30bobo12bo8bobo3bob3o$29bobo
7b2ob2o2bo6bobo5b2o$28bobo6bo2b2ob3obo2bobobo$29bo7b2o8bo2b2obo$45b2o
b2o3bobo$44bo2bo3b2o2b3o$44bo2bo4bobo3bo$45b2o5bobo2b2o$53bo11$91b3o$
91bo$92bo2$3o$2bo$bo!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Fox catalysis:

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2b3o$o$o3bo$obo$2bo2b2o$4bo4bo$9b3o$7bobo$6b3o$5b2o!

(the catalyzed object is a almost-claw-with-tail)

[wwei47]

How to remove mold from a loaf:

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x = 147, y = 102, rule = B3/S23Super
6.O$7.2O$6.2O5$O$.2O$2O12$102.A$102.A.A$102.2A2$24.A77.A$25.A$23.3A10$
68.M$68.M$52.2H13.M.M$52.2H10.M2.2M$63.M5.M$63.M5.M$48.2H14.M4.M$48.2H
15.M$66.3M2$44.2H$44.2H20.2M.2M73.2O$65.M77.4O$52.H16.2M71.2O.2O$51.H
.H12.3M74.2O$37.2A$37.2A11.H2.H$50.2H$50.H4.I.I10.2H$58.I9.2H$54.I2.I
$53.3I10.B3A$64.HAB3A$64.AHABAB$39.2A23.A2BAH$39.2A24.2A2BH$67.H2.H$68.
H2.H$69.H$65.H$63.H2.H$62.H.H2.H$60.H2.H.H2.H$55.2A4.H2.H.H$55.2A5.H2.
H$63.H$64.H26$4.2O$5.2O$4.O!

EDIT: Glider hits P14 sparker; makes temporary quadpole

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x = 19, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3b3o$6bo$5b2o2$8b2o$7bobo$7b2o3$5b3o$5b3o$4bo2b3o$4b3o3bo5b3o$4b2o
bo3bo4bo$2b2o3bo2bo6bo$bo2bo3b2o$o3bob2o$bo3b3o$2b3o2bo$4b3o$4b3o3$3b
2o$2bobo$2b2o2$5b2o$5bo$6b3o$8bo!

Edit 2: MWSS pushes glider

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x = 38, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
o$b2o$2o10$20bo$21b2o$20b2o11b2o$32b2ob3o$33b5o$17bo16b3o$18b2o$17b2o
!

[Howard_Milano]

Just learned about 180 degree reflectors, so to practice I made an oscillator:

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x = 59, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
53b2o$53b2o$2o$1b1o8b1o$1b1o1b1o6b3o$2b2o2b2o5b1o$5b1o1b1o4b2o$5b1o
$5b1o2b1o6b2o$15b2o$7b2o$2b2o3b1o42b2o3b2o$2b1o2b2o$3b3o1b1o43b1o3b
1o$6b1o45b3o$3b3o46b3o$3b1o$1$21b2o$20b2o$22b1o$11b3o1b1o33b1o5b1o
$10b2o1b3o32b1o5b3o$9b2o1b2o34b3o3b3o$10b1o1b1o4b2o$11b2o4b1o1b1o32b
2o3b2o$19b1o32b2o3b2o$19b2o$1$41b1o13b1o$41b1o1b1o10b1o1b1o$41b2o10b
2o$53b2o$36b2o15b3o$35b2o17b1o1b1o$16b1o20b1o17b2o$17b2o$16b2o$1$55b
1o$44b1o9b1o1b1o$43b2o8b1o3b1o$43b1o1b1o8b3o$52b2o3b2o$4$51b2o$50b
2o$31b1o20b1o$32b2o$31b2o$4$53b1o$52b3o$51b5o$50b2o3b2o$3$52b3o$46b
1o5b3o$47b2o$46b2o$53b2o$53b2o$!

[wwei47]

Glider hits some switch engines and catalysts; makes heavyweight spaceship

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x = 41, y = 37, rule = B3/S23Super
24.M$22.2M2.2M.M6.2M.2M$24.5M.M8.2M$23.2M4.M5.M.M.2M$21.M.M11.M.M$7.H
27.2M$7.2H12.3M$8.2H$9.2H6.3M$10.2H8.M$11.2H3.M3.M$.2G9.2H2.2M3.2M$2.
G10.H.M2.M.M2.M$2.G.2G8.2M2.M.M2.M$3.G2.G7.M2.2M.2M$5.2G8.M4.M$13.2M.
2M$2G13.4M$G.G13.2M$.G$10.H$10.H$10.H$8.2H14.2H$7.3H15.2H$7.H.H14.H.2H
$14.3H10.2H$4.3M4.3H14.2H$6.M5.2H15.2H$5.M5.2H17.2H$21.2G$21.G.G$23.G
$22.G$18.G4.3G$17.G.G5.G$18.2G!

[synperiplanar]

"partial" monomer of mvr's p61 pi hassler probably not worth searching, i spent 2 hours by hand. you have to remove the leftmost junk and block and also restore the block that was used to perturb the pi. there is a very slim chance that a single perturbation could turn the junk into the restored block though, since it kills the leftover block after a bit. but i wouldnt bet all my money ($0) on it

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x = 27, y = 31, rule = B3/S23
18bo$16b3o$15bo$15b2o6$3b2o$3b2o19bo$22b3o$21bo$7bo3bo9b2o$6b2o3b2o$5b
2o5b2o$6b2o3b2o$7b5o$8b3o$9bo13b2o$23bobo$25bo$2b2o21b2o$bobo$bo$2o2$
6b2o$7bo$4b3o$4bo!

[Mecejide]

Two gliders (from the same direction) plus a block makes a bakery.

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 x = 10, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bobo$b2o6bo$2bo4b2o$8b2o$2o$2o!

[rabbit]

Alternate 9G synthesis of LWSS on HWSS 2 after I noticed it was the most common flotilla in D2_x by a wide margin:

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x = 39, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
37bo$36bo$36b3o2$21bo$19b2o$9bo10b2o$7bobo$8b2o$20bo$20bobo$20b2o7$30b
o$29bo4bobo$29b3o2b2o$35bo10$3o29b3o$2bo29bo$bo31bo$25bo$24b2o$24bobo!

The best synthesis for this object is 7G, so this is not competitive, but I find the method of construction delightfully simple.

Most of the synthesis dies out if the bottom-left glider is removed (see below), leaving only one of the original gliders, so perhaps it could lend some use to a periodic G->LH2 converter. However, I bet it would be more efficient to construct something out of the 7G synthesis instead.

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x = 45, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
43bo$42bo$42b3o2$o26bo$3o22b2o$3bo11bo10b2o$2b2o9bobo$14b2o$26bo$26bob
o$26b2o7$36bo$35bo4bobo$35b3o2b2o$41bo8$9bo2$6b3o29b3o$8bo29bo$7bo31bo
$31bo$30b2o$30bobo!

[PK22]

Alternate 9G synthesis of LWSS on HWSS 2 after I noticed it was the most common flotilla in D2_x by a wide margin:

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x = 39, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
37bo$36bo$36b3o2$21bo$19b2o$9bo10b2o$7bobo$8b2o$20bo$20bobo$20b2o7$30b
o$29bo4bobo$29b3o2b2o$35bo10$3o29b3o$2bo29bo$bo31bo$25bo$24b2o$24bobo!

The best synthesis for this object is 7G, so this is not competitive, but I find the method of construction delightfully simple.

Most of the synthesis dies out if the bottom-left glider is removed (see below), leaving only one of the original gliders, so perhaps it could lend some use to a periodic G->LH2 converter. However, I bet it would be more efficient to construct something out of the 7G synthesis instead.

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x = 45, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
43bo$42bo$42b3o2$o26bo$3o22b2o$3bo11bo10b2o$2b2o9bobo$14b2o$26bo$26bob
o$26b2o7$36bo$35bo4bobo$35b3o2b2o$41bo8$9bo2$6b3o29b3o$8bo29bo$7bo31bo
$31bo$30b2o$30bobo!

The two R-pentominos can be synthesised in 4G, giving a tied best 7G synthesis:

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x = 80, y = 83, rule = B3/S23
4bo$5b2o$4b2o24$46bo6bo$45bo7bobo$45b3o5b2o3$27bo$25bobo$26b2o13$43bo$
42b2o$42bobo20$3o$2bo$bo10$78b2o$77b2o$79bo!

I bet there is at least one 7G flotilla that can be reduced to 6G somehow.

[NNlk05]

Possibly the most useless thing I've done. I cataloged (or shall I say catagolued) every p2 and p3 within an 8x8 BB. They can be found at b3s23/all8x8p3stdin and b3s23/all8x8p2stdin/. In total, there are 110 p3's and 864 p2's. I will attach the haul files and the input files for your use later.

EDIT: Here you go.

hauls.zip

Catagolue haul files

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raw.zip

The raw listing used for Catagolue stdin

(3.06 MiB) Not downloaded yet

[I6_I6]

Weird catalyst, found using Bellman:

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x = 27, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
9.E$7.3E$3.E2.E$2.E.E2.E17.2E$3.E.3E16.E.E$4.E19.E$5.3E15.2E$7.E$.A3.
2E3.2E7.A3.2E$A.A3.E.E2.E6.A.A3.E$2.2A.E2.2E10.2A.E$A5.2E10.A5.3E$8.
2E16.E$8.E$9.E$8.2E!

Useless because the catalyst on the right is smaller and does the exact same thing.
(Edit: Probably already known and/or not minimal)

EDIT 2:
Clock??

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#C Look at bottom left
x = 335, y = 351, rule = LifeHistory
195.4A$194.A3.A$184.2A12.A$185.2A7.A2.A15.A2.A$184.A32.A$213.A3.A$
172.2A5.3A32.4A$172.2A7.A$180.A52.4A$232.A3.A$160.2A27.A46.A$160.2A
26.3A41.A2.A15.A2.A$187.2A.A64.A$181.A5.3A61.A3.A$181.2A5.2A62.4A$
158.3A19.A.A$161.A109.4A$162.A13.2A92.A3.A$158.2A3.A11.A.A96.A$158.A
4.A13.A92.A2.A15.A2.A$158.A134.A$158.A2.A127.A3.A$290.4A2$309.4A$177.
2A129.A3.A$178.2A132.A$177.A130.A2.A2$151.2A.2A16.3A$142.A11.A.A17.A$
139.A4.A9.3A16.A151.2A$139.A5.A4.A2.A171.2A$139.A4.A$142.A6.A4.A$148.
2A178.3A.2A$149.A.A3.A18.A150.2A4.3A$133.3A14.2A2.A19.2A25.A123.3A.A
4.A$134.A16.3A19.A.A24.3A121.A4.A.3A$140.A59.A.2A121.3A4.2A$140.2A2.A
24.2A30.3A121.2A.3A$136.A5.A2.A22.A.A30.2A115.2A$135.A2.2A5.A24.A146.
A2.A$135.A5.2A2.A170.2A$135.A2.A5.A171.A5.A$127.2A7.A2.2A174.2A.A.3A$
126.A2.A10.A175.A.A$127.A.A186.3A$126.A3.2A38.2A$125.3A2.2A39.2A$170.
A$125.A.A$126.A38.3A$167.A140.3A$166.A128.2A3.2A5.A.3A$293.2A2.A2.2A
8.2A$298.A$292.A5.A8.3A$293.A4.A8.3A$167.A124.3A2.A10.A$167.2A123.A
10.3A$166.A.A123.2A2.A5.A2.3A$296.A5.A5.A$162.2A130.2A10.A.A$161.A.A
49.A93.A$163.A48.3A$211.2A.A$211.3A99.A$212.2A98.3A$311.2A.2A$312.A.
3A$163.2A146.A.A.A$164.2A148.A$163.A147.2A2$158.3A133.2A$160.A133.2A$
159.A$312.A$282.2A28.A2.A$282.2A31.A$312.A2.A$160.A150.2A.2A$160.2A
108.2A15.2A4.A17.A2.A$159.A.A108.2A15.2A4.A18.A$287.A29.A$155.2A117.
3A11.A27.A.A$154.A.A131.A6.A22.A$156.A136.4A18.3A$292.2A.A.A$291.A.A
3.2A$225.A52.2A10.2A3.A.A$224.3A50.A2.A10.A.A.2A$224.A.2A50.2A12.4A$
156.2A67.3A65.A$157.2A66.2A$156.A2$151.3A130.A$153.A128.2A.2A7.A$152.
A132.2A7.A$281.A3.2A9.A$263.A17.A2.A11.A$263.A.A16.2A12.A4.A.A$263.2A
27.2A10.2A$153.A122.2A13.A.A12.A$153.2A135.A2.A10.A.A$152.A.A129.A.A
3.A.A10.A2.A$284.2A4.A12.A.A$148.2A134.2A5.2A10.2A$147.A.A143.A.A$
149.A125.2A$275.2A3$263.2A$263.2A$149.2A$150.2A85.A$149.A86.3A12.2A$
235.2A.A12.2A$144.3A88.3A$146.A89.2A$145.A2$249.3A$248.A3.A$248.A4.A$
146.A106.A$146.2A101.2A2.A$145.A.A100.A.2A2$141.2A$140.A.A$142.A2$
250.A$244.A5.A$243.A2.A$232.A.A7.A3.A$142.2A87.A2.A7.A3.2A$143.2A86.A
3.A5.2A$142.A88.A2.A9.A$232.A.A6.A.A$137.3A100.2A2.A$139.A83.2A.2A13.
2A.2A$138.A103.A.A$224.A.A16.A$225.A$231.2A.A$228.A.2A.3A$139.A87.3A.
A4.A$139.2A85.A4.A.3A$138.A.A86.3A.2A.A$228.A.2A$134.2A81.3A$133.A.A
84.A$135.A85.A$217.2A3.A$217.A4.A$217.A$217.A2.A2$135.2A$136.2A$135.A
2$130.3A89.A$132.A89.A$131.A90.3A$225.A$223.2A3$132.A93.2A$132.2A91.A
.2A$131.A.A89.2A.2A$225.A$127.2A$126.A.A$128.A74.2A$203.2A3$191.2A$
191.2A24.2A$128.2A86.A2.A$129.2A84.2A.2A$128.A50.2A23.2A11.A$179.2A
23.2A21.A$123.3A100.4A$125.A97.2A2.A.A.A$124.A42.2A23.2A27.A.A2.2A4.
2A$167.2A23.2A25.2A4.2A2.A.A$221.A.A.A2.2A$223.4A$155.2A23.2A43.A$
125.A29.2A23.2A$125.2A$124.A.A$143.2A23.2A$120.2A21.2A23.2A$119.A.A
26.A75.A$121.A26.A75.2A$131.2A15.A77.A$131.2A90.2A.A$136.A25.2A59.3A$
136.A24.A2.A$136.A14.2A8.A2.A53.2A$121.2A27.A2.A6.2A.2A44.2A.A4.A$
122.2A27.2A8.A.A44.A.A7.3A$121.A17.A.A20.A45.A10.A3.2A$138.A2.A67.2A
10.A2.A$116.3A19.A3.A12.A2.A51.A11.2A$118.A19.2A3.A11.A2.A$117.A20.2A
3.A12.A.A2.2A29.2A$140.A2.A16.A.A29.2A$142.A.A16.A41.3A$143.A62.A$
149.2A.A50.2A.A$118.A27.A.2A.3A50.2A$118.2A25.3A.A4.A$117.A.A24.A4.A.
3A44.2A$145.3A.2A.A33.A11.2A$113.2A31.A.2A35.A.A10.2A.A$112.A.A69.A2.
A15.2A$114.A70.2A13.4A$192.2A8.A$189.2A$119.A60.2A10.A.2A$117.2A56.2A
2.A2.A4.2A.A3.2A$113.3A2.2A56.2A2.2A5.2A3.A.2A$113.A73.2A.A$114.A77.
2A$169.2A18.2A$169.2A$109.3A$111.A$110.A46.2A23.3A$157.2A23.A2.A$172.
3A6.A4.A$183.A.A$141.2A37.A.3A$141.A.A37.2A$141.A18.3A4.2A$166.A2.A$
167.2A$106.2A63.3A9.A$105.A.A74.A2.A$107.A75.2A$169.2A$167.2A.A$167.
2A$173.A$166.2A2.A.2A$169.A2.A$167.A.A$168.A2$102.3A$104.A$103.A3$
158.2A$158.2A2$165.A$165.2A2.A$161.A5.A2.A$99.2A59.A2.2A5.A$98.A.A59.
A5.2A2.A$100.A59.A2.A5.A$161.A2.2A$145.2A18.A$145.2A4$150.3A$150.A.A$
135.A3.A9.A2.A$95.3A36.A5.A7.A2.A$97.A36.2A3.A9.2A$96.A38.5A4.2A$137.
A5.A$144.2A5.2A$153.A$138.A11.A.A$138.A12.A$140.A$139.A$139.A$92.2A
28.2A$91.A.A28.2A$93.A2$110.2A$110.2A4$93.2A$92.A2.A$92.A.A$93.A$104.
3A$104.A2.A$104.2A.2A$91.A17.A$90.2A11.3A2.A$89.A.A10.A$103.3A$77.2A
25.A$77.2A11.A2.2A$90.A2$65.2A$65.2A14.A13.2A$81.A12.A.A$48.2A31.A11.
3A$34.A12.2A45.2A$22.2A10.2A13.A19.A$18.2A.A.2A9.A.A32.A5.2A$16.A19.
2A31.A4.A2.A$21.2A10.A2.A38.2A3.A$14.2A16.2A.A40.A.3A$18.A14.2A42.A$
13.A2.A58.2A3.A$14.A.A58.2A$15.A59.A2.2A$22.A$20.4A57.A$19.2A3.A57.A$
18.A3.2A55.A2.A$19.4A28.2A27.2A$20.A29.A.A27.A$52.A2$8.A$6.2A.2A$9.2A
$5.A3.2A$5.A2.A$6.2A2$2A2$8.A.A$8.2A$8.2A!