Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

[Alexander Yu]

Removing an MWSS from this pattern produces a puffer/rake whose gliders collide in two different ways to make a honey farm and a block respectively, with one final glider turning the honey farm into two more blocks:

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x = 31, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
14b5o7bo2bo$7b2o4bo4bo11bo$4b3ob2o8bo7bo3bo$4b5o4bo3bo9b4o$5b3o7bo3$8b
o9bo6b2o$7b3o7bobo4b2ob2o$3o3b2ob2o5b2ob2o4bo2bo$7b3o10bo4bo2bo$8bo10b
2o5b2o2$8bo10b2o5b2o$7b3o10bo4bo2bo$3o3b2ob2o5b2ob2o4bo2bo$7b3o7bobo4b
2ob2o$8bo9bo6b2o3$5b3o7bo$4b5o4bo3bo9b4o$4b3ob2o8bo7bo3bo$7b2o4bo4bo11b
o$14b5o7bo2bo!

Which one?

[Ian07]

Which one?

Fixed.

[wwei47]

Bun+tub+beehive edgeshoots beehive

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x = 8, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
6bo$5bobo$6bo2$3o$o2bo$b2o2$6bo$5bobo$5bobo$6bo!

EDIT: Simkin glider gun can filter dueling banjos gun

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x = 70, y = 31, rule = B3/S23:T100,50
33b2o3b2o4b2o3b2o4b2ob2o$5bob2o24bo4bobo3b2o3b2o3bobob2o$5b2obo25b3ob
o5bobobobo5bo$36bobo2bo11bo2bo$39bo15bo$33bobo7bob2ob2obo$31b3ob3o5bo
2bobo2bo$30bo7bo4b3o3b3o7b2o3bo$2o5b2o22bob6o19bo2bobobo2bo$2o5b2o22b
2o4bo20bob2obob4o$33bo3b2o18b2o4bo$4b2o26bobo2bobo10bo4bo3b4ob2ob2o$4b
2o27bo2bo13bo7bobobobobo2bo$36bo3bo2b2o9bo3bo3bo2bo2b2o$36bo3bo2b2o9b
o6b2o$36bo6bo14b3obo2bo$36bo2bo11bo3bo4bo2b3o$22bo3bo10bo14bo4b2obobo
$21bo4b2o7bobobo10b3o5bobo2b3o$20b2o5b2o2b2obobob2o18bobo4bo$21b2o4bo
3b2obobo6b5o11bo$22bo12b2o4b3obob3o$40bo4bo4bo6bo$40bob2o2bob2obo6bo$
41bo2b2o3bobo4b3o$42b2o2bo2bob2o$24bob2o16bo4bobo2bo$24b2obo16b4ob2o2b
2o$48bo14bo$46bobo15bo$46b2o14b3o!

[LLAMASKYWALKER]

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x = 9, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
7bo$6bobo$2o3bobo$obobobo$bo2bo$5bo$b2ob2o$2bobo$2bobo$3bo!

methuselah lasting 1347 generations with a Herschel at generation 369

[hotcrystal0]

A diehard lasting for 145 generations.

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x = 10, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$2o4b2obo$obo3b3o$obo$bo5$5bo$4bobo$5b2o!

[LLAMASKYWALKER]

a fuse that makes only a traffic light at the end:

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x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
o$o$3o$2bo$2b3o$4bo$4b3o$6bo$6b3o$8bo$8b3o$10bo$10b3o$12bo$12b3o$14bo
$14b3o$16bo$16b3o$18bo$18b3o$20bo$20b3o$22bo$22b3o$24bo$24b3o$26bo$26b
3o$28bo$28b3o$30bo$30b3o$32bo$32b3o$34bo$34b3o$36bo$36b3o$38bo$38b3o$
40bo$40b3o$42bo$42b3o$44bo$44b3o$46bo$46b3o$48bo$48b3o$50bo$50b3o$52b
o$52b3o$54bo$54b3o$56bo$56b3o$58bo$58b3o$60bo$60b3o$62bo$62b3o$64bo$64b
3o$66bo$66b3o$68bo$68b3o$70bo$70b3o$72bo$72b3o$74bo$74b3o$76bo$76b3o$
78bo$78b3o$80bo$80b3o$82bo$82b3o$84bo$84b3o$86bo$86b3o$88bo$88b3o$90b
o$90b3o$92bo$92b3o$94bo$94b3o$96bo$96b3o$98bo$98b3o$100bo$100b3o$102b
o$102b3o$104bo$104b3o$106bo$106b3o$108bo$108b3o$110bo$110b3o$112bo$112b
3o$114bo$114b3o$116bo$116b3o$118bo$118b3o$120bo$120b3o$122bo$122b3o$124b
o$124b3o$126bo$126b3o$128bo$128b3o$130bo$130b3o$132bo$132b3o!

a version of that fuse:

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x = 55, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
obo2$2bobo2$4bobo2$6bobo2$8bobo2$10bobo2$12bobo2$14bobo2$16bobo2$18bo
bo2$20bobo2$22bobo2$24bobo2$26bobo2$28bobo2$30bobo2$32bobo2$34bobo2$36b
obo2$38bobo2$40bobo2$42bobo2$44bobo2$46bobo2$48bobo2$50bobo2$52bobo!

[wwei47]

a version of that fuse:

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x = 55, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
obo2$2bobo2$4bobo2$6bobo2$8bobo2$10bobo2$12bobo2$14bobo2$16bobo2$18bo
bo2$20bobo2$22bobo2$24bobo2$26bobo2$28bobo2$30bobo2$32bobo2$34bobo2$36b
obo2$38bobo2$40bobo2$42bobo2$44bobo2$46bobo2$48bobo2$50bobo2$52bobo!

Nice find! We call this the barberpole. :D

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x = 37, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
20bo$20bo$19b3o$18bob2o$16b5o$14b4o2bo$12b5ob4o4b2o$14b2o2b4o2b6o$15bo
2b8o2b4o$14b6ob4ob8o$12b4o2b5obob5ob4o$10b5o2b4o2b7ob3o$8b4ob12ob2ob2o
2bo$6b13ob6obobo2b3o$4b12ob14ob3o$2b6o4b8ob10ob5o$4b2ob8ob6obo2bob2o3b
2o$4b3o2b2ob9ob2ob4ob4o$5b2o4b5ob3o2b3obob3ob2o$5bob8obob2obo3b3o2bobo
$4b2ob2ob3ob19o$4b3o2b25o$5b29o$2b4o2b25o$21obob6ob2o$2bo3b7ob3obob5ob
ob4o$3bo2b11o2b3o2b3o4bo$5b9obo2b3o2b4o3b3o$4b2ob2o2b3obob3ob2ob2o4b3o
$bo2b5ob2ob4obo2b2ob2o2bob2o$3b2ob4obob5obobob2o5b2o$2b4ob14obob2o4b3o
$8o2b2ob4obob6o2b2ob2o$2b4ob2obob2ob2o2b2obo2b9o$4b4ob4ob3ob2o2b12o$6b
2ob2ob14o2b2o2bo$6b2obo2b7ob4o8bo$5b7o3b2o5bo$3b6o2b4o7bo$5b2o2b2o2b2o
$9b8o$10bo2b2o$9bo!

Very interesting. From observing the glider-beehive collision:

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# You can save the pattern into this box with Settings/Pattern/Save or Ctrl-S.
x = 11, y = 8, rule = Life
b2o5b2o$o2bo3bo2bo$b2o5b2o3$2b3ob3o$4bobo$3bo3bo!

EDIT: Removed extra code tag. I also realized I meant to quote JP21's previous post.

[MathAndCode]

A diehard lasting for 145 generations.

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x = 10, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$2o4b2obo$obo3b3o$obo$bo5$5bo$4bobo$5b2o!

Here is a parent.

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x = 10, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
8bo$bo4b2obo$2o3bo2bo$obo$bo5$5bo$4bobo$5b2o!

Using a cousin of your angel predecessor and a great-great-grandparent of your honey farm predecessor allows me to increase the lifespan even more without increasing the population.

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x = 9, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
8bo$8bo$3bo4bo$b2o4bo$obo4bo$2bo2bo3$6bo2$5b4o!

[LLAMASKYWALKER]

methuselah lasting for 265 generations:

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x = 5, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo$2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo$2bo$b
3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo$2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo!

[LLAMASKYWALKER]

a superfountain can eat a LWSS or MWSS or HWSS or glider:

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x = 58, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
27b2o6b2o6b2o2b2o$21b2o5bo6bo5bo2bo2bo2bob2o$16bo4bobob3o4b2obo5b2o5b
3obobo$15bobo5bobo5bo2bo8b5o4bo2bo$16bo5bo2bo4bobo6b4o2bo3b2o2bobo$16b
o7b4o2bob2o4bo4b5o3bobo2b2o$16b3o3bo5bobo2bo4b2o2bo3bo2b2obobobo$20b2o
2bob2obob2o4b2o2bo4bo6b2obo$16bo3bo6bobo3b2ob2o3b4o4b2obo2bo$15bo5bob
o5bo3bobob5obo6bob3o$o2bo12bo3b3o5bo4bo10b3o2bo$4bo11b3ob2o2b2o2bo2b4o
2bobob2obobo2bob2o$o3bo7bo3bo9bo3b2ob2obo2bo6bo2bo2bo$b4o11b3ob2o2b2o
2bo2bo3b3o6b2o4b2o$16bo3b3o5bo3bo3bo$15bo5bobo5bo5bo3bo$16bo3bo6bobo2b
3o3b2o$20b2o2bob2obobo3b2o$16b3o3bo5bo2bobo3b3o$16bo7b4o3bob4o2bo$16b
o5bo2bo6bo4bo$15bobo5bobo8bo2b2o$16bo4bobob3o5b2o$21b2o5bo$27b2o!

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 x = 59, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
28b2o6b2o6b2o2b2o$22b2o5bo6bo5bo2bo2bo2bob2o$17bo4bobob3o4b2obo5b2o5b
3obobo$16bobo5bobo5bo2bo8b5o4bo2bo$17bo5bo2bo4bobo6b4o2bo3b2o2bobo$17b
o7b4o2bob2o4bo4b5o3bobo2b2o$17b3o3bo5bobo2bo4b2o2bo3bo2b2obobobo$21b2o
2bob2obob2o4b2o2bo4bo6b2obo$17bo3bo6bobo3b2ob2o3b4o4b2obo2bo$2bo13bo5b
obo5bo3bobob5obo6bob3o$o3bo12bo3b3o5bo4bo10b3o2bo$5bo11b3ob2o2b2o2bo2b
4o2bobob2obobo2bob2o$o4bo7bo3bo9bo3b2ob2obo2bo6bo2bo2bo$b5o11b3ob2o2b
2o2bo2bo3b3o6b2o4b2o$17bo3b3o5bo3bo3bo$16bo5bobo5bo5bo3bo$17bo3bo6bob
o2b3o3b2o$21b2o2bob2obobo3b2o$17b3o3bo5bo2bobo3b3o$17bo7b4o3bob4o2bo$
17bo5bo2bo6bo4bo$16bobo5bobo8bo2b2o$17bo4bobob3o5b2o$22b2o5bo$28b2o!

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x = 60, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
29b2o6b2o6b2o2b2o$23b2o5bo6bo5bo2bo2bo2bob2o$18bo4bobob3o4b2obo5b2o5b
3obobo$17bobo5bobo5bo2bo8b5o4bo2bo$18bo5bo2bo4bobo6b4o2bo3b2o2bobo$18b
o7b4o2bob2o4bo4b5o3bobo2b2o$18b3o3bo5bobo2bo4b2o2bo3bo2b2obobobo$22b2o
2bob2obob2o4b2o2bo4bo6b2obo$18bo3bo6bobo3b2ob2o3b4o4b2obo2bo$2b2o13bo
5bobo5bo3bobob5obo6bob3o$o4bo12bo3b3o5bo4bo10b3o2bo$6bo11b3ob2o2b2o2b
o2b4o2bobob2obobo2bob2o$o5bo7bo3bo9bo3b2ob2obo2bo6bo2bo2bo$b6o11b3ob2o
2b2o2bo2bo3b3o6b2o4b2o$18bo3b3o5bo3bo3bo$17bo5bobo5bo5bo3bo$18bo3bo6b
obo2b3o3b2o$22b2o2bob2obobo3b2o$18b3o3bo5bo2bobo3b3o$18bo7b4o3bob4o2b
o$18bo5bo2bo6bo4bo$17bobo5bobo8bo2b2o$18bo4bobob3o5b2o$23b2o5bo$29b2o
!

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x = 53, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
22b2o6b2o6b2o2b2o$16b2o5bo6bo5bo2bo2bo2bob2o$11bo4bobob3o4b2obo5b2o5b
3obobo$10bobo5bobo5bo2bo8b5o4bo2bo$11bo5bo2bo4bobo6b4o2bo3b2o2bobo$o10b
o7b4o2bob2o4bo4b5o3bobo2b2o$b2o8b3o3bo5bobo2bo4b2o2bo3bo2b2obobobo$2o
13b2o2bob2obob2o4b2o2bo4bo6b2obo$11bo3bo6bobo3b2ob2o3b4o4b2obo2bo$10b
o5bobo5bo3bobob5obo6bob3o$11bo3b3o5bo4bo10b3o2bo$11b3ob2o2b2o2bo2b4o2b
obob2obobo2bob2o$7bo3bo9bo3b2ob2obo2bo6bo2bo2bo$11b3ob2o2b2o2bo2bo3b3o
6b2o4b2o$11bo3b3o5bo3bo3bo$10bo5bobo5bo5bo3bo$11bo3bo6bobo2b3o3b2o$15b
2o2bob2obobo3b2o$11b3o3bo5bo2bobo3b3o$11bo7b4o3bob4o2bo$11bo5bo2bo6bo
4bo$10bobo5bobo8bo2b2o$11bo4bobob3o5b2o$16b2o5bo$22b2o!

[Wyirm]

nearly every common evolutionary sequence can be contained within the Queen bee.

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x = 48, y = 15, rule = B3/S23Super
4.C6.D7.D10.D14.D$3.2C5.2D6.2D9.2D13.CD$2.2C5.2D6.2C9.2D13.2C$.3C4.2D
C5.2CD8.DCD12.2CD$2.2C5.2C6.2C9.2C13.2C$3.2C5.2C6.CD9.2C13.CD$4.C6.C7.
D10.C14.D2$.3B$B3.B4.3B5.2B5.B2.3B.5B5.3B.3B$B3.B4.B7.B.B4.B2.B.B.B.B
.B5.B.B2.B$B.B.B4.B7.2B5.B2.B.B.B.B.B5.3B2.B$.3B5.B7.B.B4.B2.B.B.B.B.
B5.B4.B$4.B4.3B5.2B5.2B.3B.B.B.B5.B3.3B$5.B!

[hotcrystal0]

Natural mango

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x = 14, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9b2o5$12b2o$12b2o$7bo$8b3o$9b3o$9bo2bo$9bo$9bo5$bo$obo$b2o!

[Da c0c0nut]

I don't know where to post this, it doesn't quite fit both in the oscillator and in the conduit thread. (And it is useless.) It is a giant oscillator made out of conduits which I took forever to make. (Not optimized, obviously.)

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x = 409, y = 277, rule = Life
90b2o225b2o$90bobo223bobo$92bo4b2o211b2o4bo$88b4ob2o2bo2bo207bo2bo2b2o
b4o$88bo2bobobobob2o207b2obobobobo2bo$91bobobobo213bobobobo$92b2obobo
213bobob2o$96bo215bo2$82b2o241b2o$83bo7b2o223b2o7bo$83bobo5b2o223b2o5b
obo$84b2o237b2o7$94b2o217b2o$94bo219bo$95b3o213b3o$97bo213bo13$42b2o321b
2o$43bo321bo$43bobo317bobo$44b2o317b2o6$39b2o327b2o$40bo97bo131bo97bo
$40bobo95b3o127b3o95bobo$41b2o98bo125bo98b2o$46bo93bobo123bobo93bo$45b
obo92bobo123bobo92bobo$45bobo93bo125bo93bobo$46bo315bo4$156b2o93b2o$156b
2o93b2o3$56b2o84bobo119bobo84b2o$36b2o18bo79b2o5b2o119b2o5b2o79bo18b2o
$35bobo16bobo78bobo5bo121bo5bobo78bobo16bobo$35bo18b2o79bo137bo79b2o18b
o$34b2o98b2o7b2o119b2o7b2o98b2o$143b2o119b2o$39bob2o323b2obo$37b3ob2o
108b2obo99bob2o108b2ob3o$36bo114b2ob3o95b3ob2o114bo$37b3ob2o114bo93bo
114b2ob3o$39bobo109b2ob3o95b3ob2o109bobo$39bobo108bo2b2o99b2o2bo108bo
bo$40bo108bobo105bobo108bo$63b2o83bobob2obo97bob2obobo83b2o$58b2o2bo2b
o65b2o16bo2bob2o97b2obo2bo16b2o65bo2bo2b2o$43b2o13bobo2b2o67bo19bo103b
o19bo67b2o2bobo13b2o$42bobo16b2o69bobo16b2o103b2o16bobo69b2o16bobo$42b
o19bo70b2o13bobo2b2o99b2o2bobo13b2o70bo19bo$41b2o16bo2bob2o82b2o2bo2b
o97bo2bo2b2o82b2obo2bo16b2o$58bobob2obo87b2o99b2o87bob2obobo$59bobo68b
o147bo68bobo$60bo2b2o64bobo145bobo64b2o2bo$61b2ob3o62bobo145bobo62b3o
b2o$67bo59b3ob2o143b2ob3o59bo$61b2ob3o59bo155bo59b3ob2o$61b2obo62b3ob
2o143b2ob3o62bob2o$129bob2o143b2obo$53b2o299b2o$44b2o7b2o69b2o157b2o69b
2o7b2o$45bo79bo18b2o117b2o18bo79bo$45bobo77bobo16bobo115bobo16bobo77b
obo$46b2o78b2o18bo115bo18b2o78b2o$146b2o113b2o3$66b2o273b2o$66b2o273b
2o4$136bo135bo$51bo83bobo133bobo83bo$50bobo82bobo133bobo82bobo$50bobo
83bo135bo83bobo$51bo79b2o143b2o79bo$48b3o79bobo143bobo79b3o$48bo81bo30b
o85bo30bo81bo$129b2o30b3o81b3o30b2o$164bo79bo$163bobo77bobo$163bobo77b
obo$164bo79bo4$118bo171bo$118b3o58b2o47b2o58b3o$121bo57b2o47b2o57bo$120b
2o165b2o3$112b2o45b2o87b2o45b2o$112bo45bobo87bobo45bo$109b2obo45bo91b
o45bob2o$109bo2b3o4b2o36b2o7b2o73b2o7b2o36b2o4b3o2bo$110b2o3bo3b2o45b
2o73b2o45b2o3bo3b2o$112b4o177b4o$112bo15b2o3b2o39b2obo53bob2o39b2o3b2o
15bo$3b2o108b3o12bobobobo39b2ob3o49b3ob2o39bobobobo12b3o108b2o$4bo111b
o13bobo47bo47bo47bobo13bo111bo$2bo108b5o14bo2bo40b2ob3o49b3ob2o40bo2b
o14b5o108bo$2b5o14b2o88bo19bobo39bo2b2o53b2o2bo39bobo19bo88b2o14b5o$7b
o13bo91bo18bo39bobo59bobo39bo18bo91bo13bo$4b3o12bobo90b2o40bo16bobob2o
bo51bob2obobo16bo40b2o90bobo12b3o$3bo15b2o133b3o15bo2bob2o51b2obo2bo15b
3o133b2o15bo$3b4o150bo17bo57bo17bo150b4o$b2o3bo3b2o144b2o16b2o57b2o16b
2o144b2o3bo3b2o$o2b3o4b2o135b2o22bobo2b2o53b2o2bobo22b2o135b2o4b3o2bo
$2obo143b2o22b2o2bo2bo51bo2bo2b2o22b2o143bob2o$3bo172b2o53b2o172bo$3b
2o399b2o2$127b2o151b2o$11b2o113bobo22b2o103b2o22bobo113b2o$12bo113bo25b
o103bo25bo113bo$9b3o113b2o7b2o16bobo99bobo16b2o7b2o113b3o$9bo124b2o17b
2o99b2o17b2o124bo2$142b2obo117bob2o$142b2ob3o19b2o71b2o19b3ob2o$148bo
18bobo69bobo18bo$142b2ob3o21bo69bo21b3ob2o$141bo2b2o23b2o67b2o23b2o2b
o$140bobo123bobo$122bo16bobob2obo115bob2obobo16bo$122b3o15bo2bob2o2bo
b2o103b2obo2b2obo2bo15b3o$125bo17bo5b2obo103bob2o5bo17bo$124b2o16b2o121b
2o16b2o$139bobo2b2o12b2o89b2o12b2o2bobo$139b2o2bo2bo11b2o89b2o11bo2bo
2b2o$144b2o117b2o4$119b2o167b2o$120bo167bo$120bobo163bobo$121b2o163b2o
3$135b2o135b2o$135bobo133bobo$137bo133bo$137b2o9bo111bo9b2o$148b3o107b
3o$151bo105bo$117bob2o29b2o105b2o29b2obo$117b2obo167bob2o2$126b2o153b
2o$126b2o153b2o$142b2o121b2o$142bo28b2o63b2o28bo$137bob2obo28bo65bo28b
ob2obo$137b2obob2o25bobo65bobo25b2obob2o$169b2o67b2o$141b3o121b3o$136b
2o2bo2bo121bo2bo2b2o$136bo3b2o125b2o3bo$134bobo135bobo$134b2o137b2o3$
151b2o103b2o$116bo35bo103bo35bo$116b3o30b3o105b3o30b3o$119bo29bo109bo
29bo$118b2o169b2o13$123b2o159b2o$123b2o159b2o44$142bo123bo$142b3o119b
3o$145bo117bo$144b2o117b2o7$154b2o97b2o$147b2o5bobo95bobo5b2o$147b2o7b
o95bo7b2o$156b2o93b2o2$143bo121bo$142bobob2o113b2obobo$142bobobobo111b
obobobo$139b2obobobobo2bo105bo2bobobobob2o$139bo2bo2b2ob4o105b4ob2o2b
o2bo$141b2o4bo113bo4b2o$147bobo109bobo$148b2o109b2o!

The period is doubled by the bi-blocks in the middle.

Edit: Basically, 2 gliders are converted into 2 LWSSes which then crash in the middle and form two more gliders. Those gliders are reflected and adjusted to be converted back into LWSSes again. (It took me forever to get the positioning right.)

Edit 2: It is a p4426 oscillator. (4426 = 2 x 2213. 2213 is prime. Is it the first oscillator with a period being a multiple of 2213? Although you can add eaters and make it p2213)

[ihatecorderships]

p5 U to H

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x = 28, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
6.2A6.2A$5.A2.A5.2A$A2.A2.A.A$5A.A.2A$6.2A3.A2.3C8.D$2.3A2.2A5.3C8.D.
D$.A.A2.A.A3.A2.C.C7.3D$.A.2A2.2A7.2C9.D$2.A3.2A3.A$3.2A.A.2A$4.A.A.A
$3.A2.A.A$3.2A2.A!

edit: R-turner to R to B

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x = 26, y = 32, rule = LifeHistory
20.A$8.2A8.3A$9.A7.A$9.A.A5.2A$10.2A11.2A$23.A$21.A.A$21.2A4$2.D$.2D
2.C18.2A$2D2.3C6.2D9.2A$.D5.C4.2D$2.D3.2C5.D13$2.2A$3.A$3A$A!

[muzik]

Likely known way to flip a loaf:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$9bobo$9b2o$8bo3$3b2o$2bo2bo$3bobo$4bo$2o$2o!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Likely known way to flip a loaf:

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$9bobo$9b2o$8bo3$3b2o$2bo2bo$3bobo$4bo$2o$2o!

This reaction is compatible with the eater 3, but not compatible with the variant eater 3:

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x = 57, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
16b2o37b2o$15bobo36bobo$15b2o37b2o$14bo38bo2$43b2o$9b2o32bo2bob2o$4b2o
2bo2bo32b3obobo$bo2bo4bobo36bobo$obobo5bo33b5ob3o$bo2bob2o36bo4bo3bo$
4bo2bo39bobo2b2o$5bo4bo36b2o$6b5o2$8bo$7bobo$8bo!

[Wyirm]

methuselah lasting for 265 generations:

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x = 5, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo$2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo$2bo$b
3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo$2bo$b3o$o3bo$2ob2o$o3bo$b3o$2bo!

smaller:

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x = 4, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$4o$o2bo$4o$o2bo$4o$o2bo$b2o!

[MathAndCode]

smaller:

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x = 4, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$4o$o2bo$4o$o2bo$4o$o2bo$b2o!

Here is a smaller grandparent.

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x = 4, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o$b2o$b2o2$4o2$b2o$b2o$b2o!

Edit: I found a smaller parent of that grandparent.

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x = 6, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2b2o2$2bo2bo$o2bo$o2bo2$2b2o$3bo!

[C28]

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x = 16, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bobo$6b2obo$4b2o3bo$3bo3b2ob2obo$obob3obobob2o$2obo2bobo$3bo3b2o$3b2o
3$9bo$8b3o$3bo3b5o3bo$6b2o3b2o$4b3o5b3o$4bob2o3b2obo$7bo3bo!

looks hopeless

[roolif]

...
looks hopeless

Equally hopeless, but cleaner

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x = 16, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
6.A.A$6.2A.A$4.2A3.A$3.A3.2A.2A.A$A.A.3A.A.A.2A$2A.A2.A.A$3.A3.2A$3.
2A3$9.A$8.3A$3.A3.5A3.A$6.2A3.2A$4.3A5.3A$4.A.2A3.2A.A$7.A3.A$4.A.A5.
A.A$4.2A7.2A!

[hotdogPi]

...
looks hopeless

Equally hopeless, but cleaner

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x = 16, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
6.A.A$6.2A.A$4.2A3.A$3.A3.2A.2A.A$A.A.3A.A.A.2A$2A.A2.A.A$3.A3.2A$3.
2A3$9.A$8.3A$3.A3.5A3.A$6.2A3.2A$4.3A5.3A$4.A.2A3.2A.A$7.A3.A$4.A.A5.
A.A$4.2A7.2A!

The point is that the pi-heptomino turns around after 19 generations for a potential p38.

[C28]

...
looks hopeless

Equally hopeless, but cleaner

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x = 16, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
6.A.A$6.2A.A$4.2A3.A$3.A3.2A.2A.A$A.A.3A.A.A.2A$2A.A2.A.A$3.A3.2A$3.
2A3$9.A$8.3A$3.A3.5A3.A$6.2A3.2A$4.3A5.3A$4.A.2A3.2A.A$7.A3.A$4.A.A5.
A.A$4.2A7.2A!

The point is that the pi-heptomino turns around after 19 generations for a potential p38.

yep, and the problem is finding a stable replacement that can be used in such a hypothetical p38.

[roolif]

I see, sorry. Sleepy, too greedy.

So the problem really is :

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x = 14, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
6.A.A$6.2A.A$4.2A3.A$3.A3.2A.2A.A$A.A.3A.A.A.2A$2A.A2.A.A$3.A3.2A$3.
2A6$9.A$8.A.A$7.2A.2A!

, and we're looking for some symmetrical escort to turn the debris field into an upside-down pi, ready to face another of those eaters. Or, even better, monomer-way: into the very same pi, ready for another cycle.

Looks like a brute-force problem, to throw scripts in. A pi-shuttle oscillator.

[C28]

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x = 13, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
8bo$6b2o2$6bo$6bo$6bo2$2b2o$3bo3b2o$3o4bobob2o$o4bobob2obo$5b2o!

[Wyirm]

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x = 13, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
8bo$6b2o2$6bo$6bo$6bo2$2b2o$3bo3b2o$3o4bobob2o$o4bobob2obo$5b2o!

Is this a U-to-Blinker or a banana spark eater?