Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

[HotWheels9232]

Because it is know.

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o2b2o$6bo$5bo$6b3o$8bo!

My 542nd post!

[rattlesnake]

Two blocks can move a beehive
Two beehives can move a block

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x = 13, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$3b2obo2bob2o$3b2o2b2o2b2o9$b2o6b2o$o2bob2obo2bo$b2o2b2o2b2o!

[yoleo]

No way to get that input but WOW that output clearance

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x = 42, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
29.A$27.3A$26.A$26.2A$21.7B$21.5B$19.9B$19.9B$18.10B$17.9B$15.13B$15.
14B5.2A$15.13B7.A$16.12B7.A.2A.2A$5.B3.2B5.16B.B2A2.A.A$.14B.4B3C11B
2.A.A.A$20B.BC11B2A.A2.2A$4B.15B3C9B.B.A.A.A$.5BD25B3.A.A2.2A$2.2B3D
23B4.2A.2A.A$3.2BD24B10.A$5.25B10.2A$9.19B$11.16B$11.7B.8B$12.6B.8B$
12.5B5.B.B$12.5B6.3B$13.3B6.B2AB$23.2A!

Found randomly when using CatForce's match feature to search for pi-to-pi's.

[Jormungant]

fresh 4 way guns with modified kazyan latest h-to-h

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x = 194, y = 76, rule = LifeHistory
47.4B$46.4B$45.4B104.A10.4B$44.4B105.3A7.4B$43.4B109.A5.4B7.2A$42.4B
109.2A4.6B5.B2A2B$41.4B104.2A4.4B.8B5.4B$29.A10.4B106.A6.12B3.6B$29.
3A7.4B107.A.AB2.23B$32.A5.4B7.2A100.2AB.24B$31.2A4.6B5.B2A2B87.A12.
26B$25.2A4.4B.8B5.4B85.3A12.27B$26.A6.12B3.6B83.A5.2A8.27B$26.A.AB2.
23B82.2A3.B2AB7.27B$27.2AB.24B79.5B3.3B7.26B.B2A$16.A12.26B76.6B6.4B
2.B.4B.19B4.BA.A$14.3A12.27B74.8B3.2B4.7B2.19B7.A$13.A5.2A8.27B72.10B
3.2B4.6B.20B.B6.2A$13.2A3.B2AB7.27B72.10B2.3B4.31B$10.5B3.3B7.26B.B2A
69.2A11B.4BD32B.2B$7.6B6.4B2.B.4B.19B4.BA.A68.2A16B3D32B2A$6.8B3.4BA
8B2.19B7.A69.B.15BDBD32B2A$4.10B3.3BABA6B.20B.B6.2A71.16BD24B3D6B$4.
10B2.5BA32B77.20B2.20BD7B$3.2A11B.4BD32B.2B74.19B5.16B3D5B$3.2A16B3D
32B2A72.22B3.25B$4.B.15BDBD32B2A67.B3.24B2.24B8.A$7.16BD24B3D6B68.2B.
25B2.14B.8B7.3A$7.20B2.20BD7B68.44B2.8B5.A$7.19B5.16B3D5B70.43B3.9B4.
2A$B5.22B3.25B70.30B2.8B4.6B.9B4.2A$2B3.24B2.24B8.A63.28B5.6B4.3BA3B.
6B6.A$3B.25B2.14B.8B7.3A64.14BAB3A8B8.9B3A2B2.6B2.BA.A$45B2.8B5.A68.
14B2AB2A7B9.7B2ABA11B.B2A$.43B3.9B4.2A68.18BA5B10.5B3A8B2A6B$2.30B2.
8B4.6B.9B4.2A61.6B2A8B3A6B9.6B3A8B2A6B$3.28B5.6B4.3BA3B.6B6.A62.6B2A
8B3A5B10.5BA18B$4.27B8.9B3A2B2.6B2.BA.A60.2AB.11BAB2A7B9.7B2AB2A14B$
5.26B9.7B2ABA11B.B2A60.A.AB2.6B2.2B3A9B8.8B3ABA14B$6.24B10.5B3A8B2A6B
62.A6.6B.3BA3B4.6B5.28B$5.25B9.6B3A8B2A6B61.2A4.9B.6B4.8B2.30B$5.24B
10.5BA18B68.2A4.9B3.43B$3.2AB.22B9.7B2AB2A14B68.A5.8B2.44B$2.A.AB2.6B
2.14B8.8B3ABA14B64.3A7.8B.14B2.25B.2B$2.A6.6B.7B4.6B5.28B63.A8.24B2.
24B3.B$.2A4.9B.6B4.8B2.30B70.25B3.22B$7.2A4.9B3.43B70.5B3D16B5.19B$8.
A5.8B2.45B67.3B2.2BD20B2.20B$5.3A7.8B.14B2.25B.4B66.3B3.3D24BD16B$5.A
8.24B2.24B3.4B64.2A2B3.27BDBD15B.B$13.25B3.22B5.4B63.2A2B2.28B3D16B2A
$14.5B3D16B5.19B7.4B63.2B.32BD4B.11B2A$12.4BA2BD20B2.20B8.4B65.38B2.
10B$12.3BABA3D24BD16B9.4B58.2A6.B.20B.12B3.10B$11.2A3BA28BDBD15B.B7.
4B58.A7.19B2.13B3.8B$11.2A32B3D16B2A7.4B57.A.AB4.19B.4B.7B6.6B$12.2B.
32BD4B.11B2A8.4B57.2AB.26B3.B.5B3.5B$15.38B2.10B10.4B58.27B6.2B2AB3.
2A$9.2A6.B.20B.12B3.10B11.4B57.27B8.2A5.A$10.A7.19B2.13B3.8B14.4B56.
27B12.3A$10.A.AB4.19B.4B.7B6.6B16.4B56.26B12.A$11.2AB.26B3.B.5B3.5B
20.4B55.24B.B2A$13.27B6.2B2AB3.2A24.4B54.23B2.BA.A$13.27B8.2A5.A25.4B
54.6B3.12B6.A$13.27B12.3A27.4B54.4B5.8B.4B4.2A$14.26B12.A30.4B53.2B2A
B5.6B4.2A$14.24B.B2A42.4B54.2A7.4B5.A$14.23B2.BA.A42.4B61.4B7.3A$15.
6B3.12B6.A43.4B59.4B10.A$16.4B5.8B.4B4.2A43.4B$16.2B2AB5.6B4.2A50.4B$
18.2A7.4B5.A52.4B$26.4B7.3A50.4B$25.4B10.A51.4B$24.4B64.4B$23.4B66.4B
!

[confocaloid]

No way to get that input but WOW that output clearance

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x = 42, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
29.A$27.3A$26.A$26.2A$21.7B$21.5B$19.9B$19.9B$18.10B$17.9B$15.13B$15.
14B5.2A$15.13B7.A$16.12B7.A.2A.2A$5.B3.2B5.16B.B2A2.A.A$.14B.4B3C11B
2.A.A.A$20B.BC11B2A.A2.2A$4B.15B3C9B.B.A.A.A$.5BD25B3.A.A2.2A$2.2B3D
23B4.2A.2A.A$3.2BD24B10.A$5.25B10.2A$9.19B$11.16B$11.7B.8B$12.6B.8B$
12.5B5.B.B$12.5B6.3B$13.3B6.B2AB$23.2A!

Found randomly when using CatForce's match feature to search for pi-to-pi's.

Maybe not useful, but at least it can be done:

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x = 78, y = 63, rule = LifeHistory
66.AB$65.BABA$64.2B2A$63.4B$62.4B$61.4B$60.4B$59.4B$58.4B$57.4B$56.4B
$32.A2.A.A2.A14.4B$32.4A.4A13.4B$36.A16.4B$32.3A3.A13.4B$32.A2.4A12.
4B$34.A15.4B$30.4A.4A10.4B$30.A2.A.A2.A9.4B$33.4B10.4B$34.2B10.4B$33.
5B7.4B$33.5B6.4B$19.2A12.8B2.4B$20.A9.B2.8B.4B$20.A.AB.3B.16B$21.2AB.
3B.16B$23.22B.2B$23.24B2A$23.22B.B2A$23.11B3D9B.B$23.11BDBD8B$25.9BDB
D8B$25.20B$27.16B$18.2B2.B5.7B2D8B5.2A$17.8B4.6BDBD9B4.A$7.B.3B3.13B.
7BD11B2.A$5.43B2.2A$4.44B3.B$4.43B4.3B$4.4B2A34B6.6B$2.2AB.2B2A33B3.B
2.10B$.A.AB3.52B3.2B2.6B$.A9.38BD3B2A15BD3B2.B$2A12.12B2.21B2D2B2A15B
DBDB.B2A$16.9B5.7B2D11B2D18B3D3B2A$17.11B4.6B2D10BD21BDB.2B$17.12B4.
5BD10BD24B$17.12B5.7B2.3B5.13B.B$18.11B5.8B3.3B3.7B.B$16.4B.4B3EB6.6B
5.2A$16.2A4.4BE2B7.B3.2B4.A$17.A4.2B3E2B10.BA2B4.3A$14.3A6.6B10.A.A7.
A$14.A8.7B10.A$25.B.4B$28.4B$29.3B$31.B2C$31.BC.C$34.C$34.2C!

Edit: an eater can be replaced to get this: (edit 2: added p600 guns (edit 3: reduced bounding box))

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x = 174, y = 174, rule = LifeHistory
103.B4.5BA$101.11B4A$85.2A14.10B2AB4A2.B.B2A3B$86.A13.2A8B3AB2A3BA3BA
2BA3B$86.A.AB10.2AB.7B2AB2A.2BA7BA4B$87.2AB11.B4.6B5A3BA6BA5B$89.2BA
2B14.5BA3B3A7BA5B$89.B2A3B18.10BA2BA5B$90.ABA2B17.7B3.B2A6B$91.6B14.
5B12.4B$91.15B4.BA3B13.4B$90.17B.B2A4B13.5B$90.20B2A3B13.5B$89.25B13.
7B$89.25B13.7B$89.9BABA11B15.2B3A2B$89.8BA2BA2B2A6B16.BA3BAB$85.2A4.
7BABA2B2A5B17.A5BA$83.2B2AB4.17B18.A5BA$83.4B6.15B20.2BA2B$83.4B7.15B
19.A3BA$84.3AB7.11BA2B20.3AB$84.2A2B6.11B2AB21.BA2B$85.2B2A4.4B.7BABA
B21.4B$85.B3A3.4B.13B19.4B$84.BABAB.5B3.6B.B.4B17.B2A2B$67.A2.A.A2.A
9.2A2.5B4.6B4.7B3.B2A3B5.2A$67.4A.4A13.4B8.2B6.3BAB2A3B3A4B$71.A16.4B
12.4BA2BA3BA5B2ABA2B$67.3A3.A13.4B6.B4.5B2A2BA4BA4BA2BA3B$67.A2.4A12.
4B6.2AB.6B2A4B.4A4B2ABA3B$69.A15.4B7.2A7B3A7BA3B3A4B.B2A$65.4A.4A10.A
3B9.9B2A6B2.B.B2A3B3.BA.A$65.A2.A.A2.A9.A3B10.10B2A3B18.A$68.4B10.B3A
13.B4.4BAB20.2A$69.2B10.4B28.A$68.5B7.4B29.3A$68.5B6.4B33.A$54.2A12.
8B2.4B33.2A$55.A9.B2.8B.4B34.5B$13.4B2A4.B31.A.AB.3B.16B37.4B$5.2B4.
5BA3BA5B30.2AB.3B.16B36.5B$4.4B.6BA5BA4B8.A23.22B.2B33.6B$4.11BA3BAB
2A2B2A5.3A23.24B2A31.B2A3B$3.12BA5BAB.B2A4.A26.22B.B2A31.B2A4B$3.13BA
3BA4.B5.2A25.23B.B32.7B$2.2B3A2B4.4B2A10.4B25.22B24.A9.8B$2.BA3BAB19.
3B29.20B23.A.A8.7B$2.7B18.5B28.20B23.A.A8.7B$2.A5BA18.B3AB30.16B23.3A
.2A6.8B$2.2A3B2A17.7B20.2B2.B5.7B2C8B5.2A13.A4.B7.9B$2.7B17.2BABA2B
19.8B4.6BCBC9B4.A14.3AB2AB4.10B$3.5B18.B5AB9.B.3B3.13B.7BC11B2.A17.A.
2AB.14B$2.3BA2B18.2A3B2A7.43B2.2A20.17B$3.2ABAB18.2A3B2A6.44B3.B20.
17B11.A$3.3BA2B17.7B6.43B4.3B19.15B10.3A$2.A3BA2B18.5B7.4B2A34B6.6B
16.16B9.A$2.AB.A3B18.2B2A2B4.2AB.2B2A33B3.B2.10B11.19B8.2A$.5A4B17.2A
B2A4.A.AB3.52B3.2B2.21B4.7B$.5A7B13.BA2BAB4.A9.42B2A15BD17B4.5B$2A3B
2A8B11.4BA2B2.2A12.12B2.25B2A15BDBD4B.9B3.9B$B5AB.7B11.BA2B.2B18.9B5.
40B3D4B2.8B3.9B$2B3A2B2.BABA3B10.2B2A4B18.11B4.40BD4B2.8B2.10B$3BA3B
3.B2A4B8.9B18.12B4.43B2.8B2.9B$7B4.A6B6.11B17.12B5.7B2.3B5.13B.4B9.
21B$7B4.8B.2B.4B.2A3B2A18.11B5.8B3.3B3.7B.B5.3B9.23B5.2A$.5B6.11BA2B
2.B5AB16.4B.4B3DB6.6B5.2A15.4B10.22B7.A$.5B5.10B2A2B3.2B3A2B14.A.2A4.
4BD2B7.B3.2B4.A16.2A11.23B7.A.2A.2A$.4B5.12B2A2B2.3BA3B12.3AB2A4.2B3D
2B10.BA2B4.3A14.A10.28B.B2A2.A.A$.4B5.6B2A7B3.7B11.A4.B6.6B10.A.A7.A
11.3A9.32B2.A.A.A$4B6.6B2A9B2.5B13.3A.2A5.7B10.A20.A10.15B2D16B2A.A2.
2A$.4B5.18B.5B15.A.A6.8B40.15BDBD14B.B.A.A.A$.2B2AB4.18B2.4B15.A.A7.
8B40.15BD15B3.A.A2.2A$3.2A5.5B3A9B3.4B16.A8.8B40.29B4.2A.2A.A$10.17B
4.4B23.6B2.B2A35.AB.29B10.A$10.5BABA9B3.4B24.7B.BA.A33.A.A30B10.2A$
10.6BA6B.B4.B2A2B25.6B4.A34.A2B.B.24B$9.15B6.2A27.6B4.2A34.B4.25B$9.
16B34.6B44.7B.7B.11B$7.14B.4B32.8B43.7B2.6B.12B$6.14B3.4B30.8B43.8B2.
5B5.B.B3.4B$6.2BA10B5.4B29.9B40.2AB.7B.5B6.3B3.4B$6.2A10B7.4B28.9B39.
A.AB.6B3.3B6.B2AB4.4B$6.B2A2.6B8.5B26.10B39.A4.6B13.2A6.2B2A12.3B$4.
4B5.4B9.5B25.3B2A5B38.2A4.7B21.BABA6.B2.2A3B$4.2A17.2AB2.4B23.4B2A5B
44.8B2.2A.A15.A3B4.2A2B2A2B2A14.A$5.A12.B2.2B3A3.4B22.11B42.12BA.2A
16.4B3.ABA2BA2B2A12.3A$2.3A12.2A2BA2BABA3.4B16.2A.A12B42.11B22.4B3.3A
2B2.B12.A$2.A14.2A2B2A2B2A4.3BA15.A.2A2.8B44.5B2A4B23.4B2.B2A17.2A$
18.3B2A2.B6.ABAB21.7B4.2A38.5B2A3B25.5B9.4B5.4B$18.3B12.2A2B6.2A13.6B
4.A39.10B26.5B8.6B2.2AB$34.4B4.B2AB6.3B3.6B.BA.A39.9B28.4B7.10B2A$35.
4B3.3B6.5B.7B.B2A40.9B29.4B5.10BA2B$36.4B3.B.B5.5B2.8B43.8B30.4B3.14B
$37.12B.6B2.7B43.8B32.4B.14B$38.11B.7B.7B44.6B34.16B$39.25B4.B34.2A4.
6B27.2A6.15B$40.24B.B.2BA34.A4.6B25.2B2AB4.B.6BA6B$26.2A10.30BA.A33.A
.AB.7B24.4B3.9BABA5B$27.A10.29B.BA35.2AB2.6B23.4B4.17B$27.A.2A.2A4.
29B40.8B8.A16.4B3.9B3A5B5.2A$26.2A2.A.A3.15BD15B40.8B7.A.A15.4B2.18B
4.B2A2B$28.A.A.A.B.14BDBD15B40.8B6.A.A15.5B.18B5.4B$26.2A2.A.2A16B2D
15B10.A20.A10.7B5.2A.3A13.5B2.9B2A6B6.4B$27.A.A.A2.32B9.3A11.A7.A.A
10.6B6.B4.A11.7B3.7B2A6B5.4B$27.A.A2.2AB.28B10.A14.3A4.2BAB10.2B3D2B
4.2AB3A12.3BA3B2.2B2A12B5.4B$26.2A.2A.A7.23B11.2A16.A4.2B3.B7.2BD4B4.
2A.A14.2B3A2B3.2B2A10B5.5B$32.A7.22B10.4B15.2A5.6B6.B3D4B.4B16.B5AB2.
2BA11B6.5B$32.2A5.23B9.3B5.B.7B3.3B3.8B5.11B18.2A3B2A.4B.2B.8B4.7B$
40.21B9.4B.13B5.3B2.7B5.12B17.11B6.6BA4.7B$42.9B2.8B2.43B4.12B18.9B8.
4B2AB3.3BA3B$40.10B2.8B2.4BD40B4.11B18.4B2A2B10.3BABAB2.2B3A2B$40.9B
3.8B2.4B3D40B5.9B18.2B.2BAB11.7B.B5AB$40.9B3.9B.4BDBD15B2A25B2.12B12.
2A2.2BA4B11.8B2A3B2A$42.5B4.17BD15B2A42B9.A4.BA2BAB13.7B5A$40.7B4.21B
2.2B3.52B3.BA.A4.2AB2A17.4B5A$40.2A8.19B11.10B2.B3.33B2A2B.B2A4.2B2A
2B18.3BA.BA$41.A9.16B16.6B6.34B2A4B7.5B18.2BA3BA$38.3A10.15B19.3B4.
43B6.7B17.2BA3B$38.A11.17B20.B3.44B6.2A3B2A18.BAB2A$50.17B20.2A2.43B
7.2A3B2A18.2BA3B$51.14B.B2A.A17.A2.11BD7B.13B3.3B.B9.B5AB18.5B$52.10B
4.B2AB3A14.A4.9BDBD6B4.8B19.2BABA2B17.7B$52.9B7.B4.A13.2A5.8B2D7B5.B
2.2B20.7B17.2A3B2A$53.8B6.2A.3A23.16B30.B3AB18.A5BA$53.7B8.A.A23.20B
28.5B18.7B$53.7B8.A.A23.20B29.3B19.BA3BAB$52.8B9.A24.22B25.4B10.2A4B
4.2B3A2B$52.7B32.B.23B25.2A5.B4.A3BA13B$52.4B2AB31.2AB.22B26.A4.2AB.B
A5BA12B$53.3B2AB31.2A24B23.3A5.2A2B2ABA3BA11B$52.6B33.2B.22B23.A8.4BA
5BA6B.4B$53.5B36.16B.3B.B2A30.5BA3BA5B4.2B$53.4B37.16B.3B.BA.A31.B4.
2A4B$54.5B34.4B.8B2.B9.A$57.2A33.4B2.8B12.2A$57.A33.4B6.5B$58.3A29.4B
7.5B$60.A28.4B10.2B$42.2A20.BA4B4.B13.3AB10.4B$43.A18.3B2A10B10.3BA9.
A2.A.A2.A$43.A.AB3.3B2AB.B2.6B2A9B9.3BA10.4A.4A$44.2AB.4B3A3BA7B3A7B
2A7.4B15.A$46.3BAB2A4B4A.4B2A6B.B2A6.4B12.4A2.A$46.3BA2BA4BA4BA2B2A5B
4.B6.4B13.A3.3A$47.2BAB2A5BA3BA2BA4B12.4B16.A$48.4B3A3B2ABA3B6.2B8.4B
13.4A.4A$43.2A5.3B2AB3.7B4.6B4.5B2.2A9.A2.A.A2.A$41.2B2AB17.4B.B.6B3.
5B.BABAB$41.4B19.13B.4B3.3AB$40.4B21.BABA7B.4B4.2A2B$41.2BAB21.B2A11B
6.2B2A$41.B3A20.2BA11B7.B3A$41.A3BA19.15B7.4B$41.2BA2B20.15B6.4B$40.A
5BA18.17B4.B2A2B$40.A5BA17.5B2A2BABA7B4.2A$40.BA3BAB16.6B2A2BA2BA8B$
40.2B3A2B15.11BABA9B$40.7B13.25B$40.7B13.25B$41.5B13.3B2A20B$41.5B13.
4B2AB.17B$42.4B13.3BAB4.15B$42.4B12.5B14.6B$43.6B2AB3.7B17.2BABA$42.
5BA2BA10B18.3B2AB$41.5BA7B3A3BA5B14.2BA2B$41.5BA6BA3B5A6B4.B11.B2A$
42.4BA7BA2B.2AB2A7B.B2A10.BA.A$44.3BA2BA3BA3B2AB3A8B2A13.A$46.3B2AB.B
2.4AB2A10B14.2A$58.4A11B$60.A5B4.B!

[mniemiec]

Edit: an eater can be replaced to get this: (edit 2: added p600 guns) ...

The pi-eater can be much smaller:

Code: Select all

x = 27, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2o18b2o$bo19bo$bob2ob2o13bob2o$2o2bobo13b2o2bo$2bobobo15bo$2obo2b2o12b
2ob4o$bobobo15bobo2bo$bobo2b2o13bo$2ob2obo13b2o$6bo$6b2o!

[JP21]

The pi-eater can be much smaller:

Code: Select all

x = 27, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2o18b2o$bo19bo$bob2ob2o13bob2o$2o2bobo13b2o2bo$2bobobo15bo$2obo2b2o12b
2ob4o$bobobo15bobo2bo$bobo2b2o13bo$2ob2obo13b2o$6bo$6b2o!

And this one is the smallest.

Code: Select all

x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bobo$bo$2o$2b2o$2o2bo$bob2o$bo$2o!

[confocaloid]

The pi-eater can be much smaller:

Code: Select all

x = 27, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2o18b2o$bo19bo$bob2ob2o13bob2o$2o2bobo13b2o2bo$2bobobo15bo$2obo2b2o12b
2ob4o$bobobo15bobo2bo$bobo2b2o13bo$2ob2obo13b2o$6bo$6b2o!

And this one is the smallest.

Code: Select all

x = 5, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bobo$bo$2o$2b2o$2o2bo$bob2o$bo$2o!

A period-1288 (=7x184) mod-322 oscillator with p184 guns:

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x = 162, y = 162, rule = B3/S23
70bo$70b3o$73bo$72b2o$61bo$62b2o$60b2o$62bo9$57b2o27b2o$57b3o26bobo$
57b2obo27bo$59bobo12b3o11b2o$58bo2bo12bo2bo$59b2o12bo2b2o$73b2o$64b2o$
59b2o2bobo$59bo3bo$60b3ob4o16bo$62bobo2bo14bobo$83bobo$83bo23bo$107b3o
$110bo$48b2o59b2o$49bo$49bobo$50b2o2$76b2o32b2o$76b2o32b2o2$98bo$97bob
o$97bobo$95b3ob2o$64b2o13b2o13bo$64bobo13bo14b3ob2o$65bo13bo17bob2o$
79b2o$129bo$127b3o$37b2o87bo$31b2o4b2o87b2o$30bobo$30bo51b2o$29b2o51b
2o2$143b2o$142b3o$141bob2o$136b2o2bobo$75b2o58bobo2bo2bo11bo$43bob2o
28bo16b2o41bo5b2o3b4o5bobo$41b3ob2o22bo6b3o14bo40b2o10b2o2bo3bobo$40bo
27bobo7bo11b3o43b2o8bo4bo4bo$41b3ob2o22bo20bo43b2o2bo10b2o$43bobo89bob
2o9b2o$43bobo89bo$44bo89b2o$61b2o35bo$61bobo33bobo42bobo$63bo34bo43bob
o15b2o$63b2o72b2o4bo3bob2o9bo$19bo117b2o7bo2bo3bo4bobo$17b3o123b3o6bo
5b2o$16bo129b2o2bo$16b2o82b2o41b2obo$28bo70bobo21b2o21b2o$26b2o71bo23b
2o20b2o3b2o$28b2o23b2o43b2o49b3o$27bo25b2o59b2obo28b3obo2bo$10bo6bo96b
ob2o32b3o$8b2o6bo27b2obo99bo2b3o$8b2ob2o13bo17bob2o59b2o25bo13b3o$7b6o
2bo2bo6bobo34b2o43b2o23b2o$7bo3bo5b2o5b2o2bo8b2o23bo71b2o$7bo2bo13bo3b
o8b2o21bobo70bo$8bobo2bobo2bo8b2o31b2o82b2o$10bob4obo8b3o116bo$2b2o8bo
3bo125b3o$bobo10bobo2b2o121bo$bo12bobobo78b2o$2o17b2o42bo34bo$62bobo
33bobo$63bo35b2o$26b2o89bo$17b2o7bo89bobo$17b2o4b2obo89bobo$23bo2b2o
43bo20bo22b2ob3o$5bo18b2o43b3o11bo7bobo27bo$5bobo18b2o40bo14b3o6bo22b
2ob3o$4bobo12b2o5bo41b2o16bo28b2obo$6bo11bo2bo2bobo58b2o$19bobo2b2o$
17b2obo$17b3o$17b2o2$78b2o51b2o$78b2o51bo$129bobo$34b2o87b2o4b2o$35bo
87b2o$32b3o$32bo$81b2o$61b2obo17bo$61b2ob3o14bo$67bo13b2o$61b2ob3o$62b
obo$62bobo$63bo2$50b2o32b2o$50b2o32b2o2$110b2o$110bobo$112bo$51b2o59b
2o$51bo$52b3o$54bo23bo$76bobo$77bobo14bo2bobo$77bo16b4ob3o$98bo3bo$96b
obo2b2o$96b2o2$101b2o$100bo2bo$72b2o26bobo$73bo27bob2o$73bobo26b3o$74b
2o17b2o8b2o$91b2obo$91bo$91bobo$92b2o5$99bo$100b2o$98b2o$100bo$88b2o$
88bo$89b3o$91bo!

It can be made into a period-1288 glider gun using the p8 glider reflector:

Code: Select all

x = 162, y = 162, rule = B3/S23
70bo$70b3o$2o71bo$bo70b2o$bobo57bo$2b2o58b2o$60b2o$62bo9$57b2o27b2o$
57b3o26bobo$57b2obo27bo$59bobo12b3o11b2o$58bo2bo12bo2bo$59b2o12bo2b2o$
73b2o$64b2o$59b2o2bobo$59bo3bo$60b3ob4o16bo$62bobo2bo14bobo$83bobo$83b
o23bo$107b3o$110bo$48b2o59b2o$49bo$49bobo$50b2o2$76b2o32b2o$76b2o32b2o
2$98bo$97bobo$97bobo$95b3ob2o$64b2o13b2o13bo$64bobo13bo14b3ob2o$65bo
13bo17bob2o$79b2o$129bo$127b3o$37b2o87bo$31b2o4b2o87b2o$30bobo$30bo51b
2o$29b2o51b2o2$143b2o$142b3o$141bob2o$136b2o2bobo$75b2o58bobo2bo2bo11b
o$43bob2o28bo16b2o41bo5b2o3b4o5bobo$41b3ob2o22bo6b3o14bo40b2o10b2o2bo
3bobo$40bo27bobo7bo11b3o43b2o8bo4bo4bo$41b3ob2o22bo20bo43b2o2bo10b2o$
43bobo89bob2o9b2o$43bobo89bo$44bo89b2o$98bo$97bobo42bobo$98bo43bobo15b
2o$79b2o56b2o4bo3bob2o9bo$19bo59bo57b2o7bo2bo3bo4bobo$17b3o57bobo63b3o
6bo5b2o$16bo60b2o67b2o2bo$16b2o82b2o41b2obo$28bo70bobo21b2o21b2o$26b2o
71bo23b2o20b2o3b2o$28b2o23b2o21b2o20b2o49b3o$27bo25b2o21b2o3b2o31b2obo
28b3obo2bo$10bo6bo62bo2bo30bob2o32b3o$8b2o6bo27b2obo99bo2b3o$8b2ob2o
13bo17bob2o31bo27b2o25bo13b3o$7b6o2bo2bo6bobo34b2o2b2o11bo2bo24b2o23b
2o$7bo3bo5b2o5b2o2bo8b2o23bo3bo5b2o3b2ob2o52b2o$7bo2bo13bo3bo8b2o21bob
o4b3o2b2o3b3o53bo$8bobo2bobo2bo8b2o31b2o7bo8bo65b2o$10bob4obo8b3o38b2o
76bo$2b2o8bo3bo50bo74b3o$bobo10bobo2b2o47bo8b2o63bo$bo12bobobo48b2o8b
2o18b2o$2o17b2o42bo34bo$62bobo33bobo$63bo35b2o$26b2o89bo$17b2o7bo89bob
o$17b2o4b2obo89bobo$23bo2b2o43bo20bo22b2ob3o$5bo18b2o43b3o11bo7bobo27b
o$5bobo18b2o40bo14b3o6bo22b2ob3o$4bobo12b2o5bo41b2o16bo28b2obo$6bo11bo
2bo2bobo58b2o$19bobo2b2o$17b2obo$17b3o$17b2o2$78b2o51b2o$78b2o51bo$
129bobo$34b2o87b2o4b2o$35bo87b2o$32b3o$32bo$81b2o$61b2obo17bo$61b2ob3o
14bo$67bo13b2o$61b2ob3o$62bobo$62bobo$63bo2$50b2o32b2o$50b2o32b2o2$
110b2o$110bobo$112bo$51b2o59b2o$51bo$52b3o$54bo23bo$76bobo$77bobo14bo
2bobo$77bo16b4ob3o$98bo3bo$96bobo2b2o$96b2o2$101b2o$100bo2bo$72b2o26bo
bo$73bo27bob2o$73bobo26b3o$74b2o17b2o8b2o$91b2obo$91bo$91bobo$92b2o5$
99bo$100b2o$98b2o$100bo$88b2o$88bo$89b3o$91bo!

[qqd]

Pretty useless (and probably known) pi-to-queen bee conduit (but has high output clearance).

Code: Select all

x = 22, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
9b3o$9bobo$2b2o5bobo6b2o$bobo14bobo$bo18bo$2o18b2o!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Pretty useless (and probably known) pi-to-queen bee conduit (but has high output clearance).

Code: Select all

x = 22, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
9b3o$9bobo$2b2o5bobo6b2o$bobo14bobo$bo18bo$2o18b2o!

Not useless at all. Example: (L352)

Code: Select all

x = 56, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
52b2o$52bo$50b3o2$41b2o$40bobo$32bo8bo$31bobo$31bobo$29b3ob2o$28bo$29b
3ob2o16b2o$31bob2o16bobo$52b2o9$51b2o$51bo$49bobo$14b2o6bo26b2o$14b2o
6b3o$25bo$24b2o3$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o3$54b2o$54b2o3$2bo$2bobo$2b3o19b2o$4bo
20bo$22b3o$14b2o6bo$14b2o2b2o$18bobo21b2o$20bo16b2o4bo$20b2o15b2o3bo$
41bo$37b5obo$37bo4bobo$39bo2bobo$38b2o3bo!

[Bullet51]

Is this agar finitizable?

Code: Select all

#C [[ LOOP 32 ]] [[ ZOOM 18 ]] [[ X 0 Y 0 ]] [[ GPS 16 ]] [[ THEME Life32 ]]
x = 95, y = 95, rule = B3/S23
66b3o$47b3o15bo3bo$28b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$27bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5b
o$20b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo$19bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo
3bo$18bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$18bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo$
18bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o$19bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo$20b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b
3o3bo5bo$29bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo$22b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo
5bo$21bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$20bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5b
o3b3o$20bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo$20bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$21bo3bo15b
3o$22b3o61b3o$67b3o15bo3bo$48b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$29b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo
5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo$10b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo$9bo3bo7b
3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$2b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo
5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5b
o3b3o7bo3bo$o5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o$o5bo2bo3bo
5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo$o5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo
5bo$bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo$2b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo
5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo$11bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo
5bo2bo3bo$4b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$3bo
3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo$2bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo
3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$2bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$2bo5bo3b3o
7bo3bo15b3o$3bo3bo15b3o61b3o$4b3o61b3o15bo3bo$49b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$
30b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo$11b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo
4bo5bobo5bo$10bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$3b3o
3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$2bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bo
bo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo$bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo
3bo15b3o7b3o$bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo$bo5bo3b3o7bo
3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$2bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2b
o5bo$3b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo$12bo3bo7b3o3bo5b
o5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$5b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo
4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$4bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7b
o3bo$3bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$3bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b
3o7bo3bo15b3o$3bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$4bo3bo15b3o61b3o$5b3o61b3o15bo3bo$
50b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$31b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo$12b3o15bo3bo
7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo$11bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bob
o5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$4b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b
3o$3bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo$2bo5bobo5bo4bo
5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o$2bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b
3o15bo3bo$2bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$3bo3bo15b3o7b3o
15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo$4b3o7b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo
5bobo5bo$13bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$6b3o3bo
5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo
5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo$4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3b
o15b3o$4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$4bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$5bo3bo
15b3o$6b3o61b3o$51b3o15bo3bo$32b3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$31bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo
5bo3bo2bo5bo$24b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo$23bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo
5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$22bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$22bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo
3b3o7bo3bo$22bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o7b3o$23bo3bo15b3o7b3o15bo3bo$24b3o7b
3o15bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo$33bo3bo7b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo5bo$26b3o3bo5bo5bo3bo2bo
5bo4bo5bobo5bo$25bo3bo2bo5bo4bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo2bo3bo$24bo5bobo5bo4bo5bo
2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o$24bo5bo2bo3bo5bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo$24bo5bo3b3o7bo3bo15b3o$
25bo3bo15b3o$26b3o!

[confocaloid]

edit: a variation

Code: Select all

x = 21, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
8bo$4bo3b3o$3bobo5bo$3bobo4b2o$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o$3bob2o5$2b2o3b3o$2b2o3b
obo$7bobo9$18bo$17bobo$17bo2bo$18b2o!

Reusing an H-to-boat factory once again:

Code: Select all

x = 143, y = 137, rule = LifeHistory
140.A$140.A.A$140.2A48$90.A$90.A.A$90.2A40$35.A$31.A3.3A$30.A.A5.A$
30.A.A4.2A$28.3A.2A$19.2A6.A$20.A7.3A.2A$20.A.A7.A.2A$21.2A4$29.2A3.
3D$29.2A3.D.D$34.D.D3$35.2D$35.D.D$36.D4$8.2A35.A$2.2A4.2A34.A.A$.A.A
40.A2.A$.A43.2A$2A6$25.3E$14.A.2A8.E$12.3A.2A6.3E$11.A$12.3A.2A$14.A.
A$14.A.A$15.A$32.2C$32.C.C$34.C$34.2C!
#C [[ X -40 Y 40 ZOOM 4 ]]

[GUYTU6J]

p3698 (43×86) pseudo-random number generator that releases ten gliders per period:

Code: Select all

x = 86, y = 97, rule = B3/S23
40b2o$39bobo$33b2o4bo$31bo2bo2b2ob4o$31b2obobobobo2bo$34bobobobo$34bob
ob2o$35bo2$48b2o$48bo$39bo6bobo$38b3o5b2o$16bo20b5o$15b2o19b2o3b2o$15b
obo19b5o$38b3o$39bo2$36b2o$26bo10bo$25bo8b3o$25b3o6bo$9bo16b2o$9b3o14b
2o6bo$12bo13bobo5b3o$11b2o13bo10bo$36b2o2$3b2o$3bo34b3o7bo$2obo34b2obo
5bobo$o2b3o4b2o25bo3bo6bo8b2o$b2o3bo3b2o25bob2o15b2o$3b4o20b2o9b3o17bo
$3bo15b2o6bo2b2o$4b3o12bobo6b2obo$7bo13bo$2b5o14b2o5b3o17bo$2bo25bo2bo
15bobo$4bo24bobo15bo2bo26b2o$3b2o13bo11bo17b3o26bo$16bobo48bo11bo$17b
2o28bob2o8b2o6b3o5b5o$47b2o2bo8bo13bo$38b3o9b2o8bobo7bo4b3o$38b2obo19b
2o6b3o3bo2bo$30bo6bo3bo23bo6bo4b2o$29bobo5bob2o17bo5bo2b2o2b2ob2o3b2o$
30bo7b3o15b3o13bo3b3o2bo$55bo9bo5bo4bobob2o$55b2o9bo11bo$41b2o18bo6b2o
7b2o$41bo10bo8b2o$42b3o5bobo7bobo$44bo6b2o16b2o$69bo$70b3o$45b2o25bo$
44bobo5b2o$44bo7b2o$43b2o$39bo$40bo16bo$38b3o12b2obobo$52bobobobo$49bo
2bobobobob2o19b2o$49b4ob2o2bo2bo19bo$53bo4b2o23bo$51bobo9b2o14b5o$51b
2o11bo13bo$64bobo12b3o$65b2o15bo$79b4o$62bo11b2o3bo3b2o$60b3o11b2o4b3o
2bo$59bo22bob2o$59b2o21bo$81b2o$56b3o$55bo3bo$54bo5bo12b2o$54bo5bo12bo
$54bo5bo13b3o$49b2o4bo3bo16bo$48bobo5b3o$48bo$47b2o2$61bo$57b2obobo$
56bobobobo$53bo2bobobobob2o$53b4ob2o2bo2bo$57bo4b2o$55bobo$55b2o!
#C [[ ANGLE 315 ]]

gun_1247 (43×29) at 8514 cells:

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x = 86, y = 99, rule = LifeHistory
14.2A2.A$13.A.4A$13.A26.2A$11.2A.7A18.A.A$9.A2.A.A3.B2.A11.2A4.A$9.2A
2.BA.2A2.2A9.A2.A2.2A.4A$13.2AB2AB12.2A.A.A.A.A2.A$13.5B16.A.ABABAB$
14.3B17.A.AB2AB$13.5B17.AB.2B$13.BA4B19.3B$11.2BABA3B6.2A11.4B6.2A$
11.2BABA4B5.A10.3B2AB6.A$12.2BA4B3.BA.A10.3B2AB3.BA.A$11.10B.B2A9.10B
.B2A$10.13B10.13B$9.14B9.14B$8.15B8.BA13B$7.4B2.8B9.2A2B2.4B3AB$6.4B
5.6B8.2B2A5.2BA3B$5.4B4.9B6.4B4.5BA3B$4.4B5.2A4.4B4.4B5.2A4.4B$3.4B7.
A5.4B2.4B7.A5.4B$2.4B5.3A7.8B5.3A7.4B$.4B4.3A10.7B5.A10.4B$A3B4.A14.
6B17.4B$ABA6.3A10.7B5.A12.4B$2A10.A8.8B5.3A11.4B$B10.2A7.A3B.5B7.A11.
4B$11.5B3.BABA3.5B5.2A12.4B$13.3B2.2B2A5.5B4.5B10.4B$3.2A7.9B6.5BA5.
6B8.4B$3.A8.8B8.B.B2AB2.8B3.BA4.4B$2A.A.B3.10B12.ABA8B2A3BA.A4.4B$A2.
3AB.2B2A7B13.10B2A4BA6.4B$.2A2.BA3B2A7B14.4BA8B.B8.4B$3.4A12B8.2A2.B
2.2BABA6B12.4B$3.A.2B3.7B.B2A6.A2.2A3BA2B2A3B15.4B$4.3AB2.7B.BA.A6.2A
BA3BABABA3B16.4B$7.A4.4B5.A9.4B2A2B2A2B17.2B2A$2.5A5.4B5.2A5.3A.3B2A
2B3A2B4.A12.BABA$2.A10.4B11.A2.A2.3BAB2A3B3.A.A12.A3B$4.A9.4B11.A.A3.
3B2ABA3B2.A2.A12.4B10.2A$3.2A10.4B11.A4.2B3A2B2A3B.3A13.4B9.A$16.4B
16.2B2A2B2A4B17.4B10.A$17.4B15.3BABABA3BAB2A8.2A5.4B5.5A$18.4B14.3B2A
2BA3B2A2.A8.A5.4B4.A$19.4B11.6BABA2B2.B2.2A8.A.AB.7B2.B3A$20.4B7.B.8B
A4B15.2AB.7B3.2B.A$21.4B5.A4B2A10B16.12B4A$22.4B3.A.A3B2A8BABA10.A4.
7B2A3BAB2.2A$23.4B3.AB3.8B2.B2AB7.3A4.7B2A2B.B3A2.A$24.4B7.6B5.A3B5.A
7.10B3.B.A.2A$25.4B9.5B4.4B4.BA5.8B8.A$26.4B11.2A5.4BA3BA4.9B7.2A$27.
4B10.A7.2BA3B5.4B2.3B$28.4B10.3A4.BA5BA2.4B3.5B$29.4B11.A2.2BA3BA3BA
4B7.2A$30.4B13.2BA2BABA2BA4B7.A$31.2BAB12.2BA3BA3BA4B8.3A$32.2B2A9.2A
B.BA5BA6B9.A$33.2A2B7.A.AB3.A3BAB.6B$34.4B6.A6.B3A2B4.4B$35.4B4.2A6.
4B7.4B$36.4B12.3B8.4B$37.4B12.2B.BA6.4B$38.4B10.B2ABA.A6.4B$39.4B8.BA
BABA.A7.4B$40.4B5.A2.A.A.A.A.2A5.4B10.2A$41.4B4.4A.2A2.A2.A6.4B9.A$
42.4B7.A4.2A9.BABA10.A$43.4B4.A.A9.2A5.A2BA5.5A$44.4B3.2A11.A5.3BA4.A
$45.4B15.A.AB.7B2.B3A$46.4B15.2AB.A4B2A3.2B.A$47.4B16.2BA2BABA2BA2B3A
$48.4B10.A4.B2ABA2B2A5B2.2A$49.4B7.3A4.2B2A2B2A2BA.4A2.A$50.4B5.A7.2B
4AB2AB3.B.A.2A$51.4B4.2A5.6B2A8.A$52.9B4.8BA7.2A$53.BABA2B5.4B2.3B$
53.2B2A4B2.4B3.5B$51.4BA10B7.2A$51.14B8.A$51.13B10.3A$49.2AB.10B13.A$
48.A.AB3.B2A3B$48.A6.B2A3B$47.2A6.4B$56.3B$57.2B.BA$56.B2ABA.A$55.BAB
ABA.A$53.A2.A.A.A.A.2A$53.4A.2A2.A2.A$57.A4.2A$55.A.A$55.2A!
#C [[ ANGLE 315 ]]

This design optimizes "diagonal" bounding box rather than orthogonal ones, hence uselessness.
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This would be a potential xs16_2eg8oge123 synthesis if the northwest region can be made.

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x = 55, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
32bobo$24b2o8bo$24b3o4bo$24b2o3bo2bobo$25bo4bob2o$24bo4b3o$25bo3bo$27b
2o2$41b2o$40bo2bo$41b2o12$53b2o$52b2o$54bo11$3o$2bo$bo15$16b2o$15bobo$
17bo!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Useless transparent block:

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x = 21, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7bo$7bobo4b2o$8b2o4b2o$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o7$2bo$2bobo$2b3o12b2o$4bo
12bobo$19bo$19b2o!

[Kazyan]

An unnecessarily fancy way of stabilizing NE13T-7. Normal on left; dank on right:

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x = 82, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
16bo43bob2o12bo$14b3o43b2obo10b3o$13bo44b2o13bo$13b2o42bo3b2o10b2o$58b
3obo$5b2o3b2o6b2o50b2o6b2o$5b2o3bobo4bobo40b2o8bobo4bobo$11b2o4bo42b2o
9b2o4bo$15b3o57b3o$14bo59bo$14b2o43bo14b2o$58bobo$59bo$56b3o$56bo3$o
59bo$obo57bobo$3o15b2o40b3o15b2o$2bo15bo43bo15bo$19b3o57b3o$21bo59bo$
14b2o58b2o$9b2o3bo54b2o3bo$8bobo4b3o47b2obobo4b3o$6b3obobo4bo47bob2obo
bo4bo$5bo5b2o58b2o$5b2o!

[IlTifoneHaiyan]

Diehard lasting 336 generations

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x = 46, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
12b2o$12b2o3b2o$17b2o2$2o$2o13b2ob2o$4b2o9b2ob2o$4b2o4b2o$10b2o2$22b2o
$22b2o$15b2o$9b2o4b2o$9b2o8b2o$19b2o6bo$26bo$19b2o5bo6bo$19b2o5b7o$43b
2o$43b2o3$44b2o$44b2o!

[Wyirm]

A useless variant of another conduit I made that activates an eater 2 4 separate times:

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x = 43, y = 43, rule = LifeSuper
25.A$24.A.A$24.A.A$22.3A.2A$21.A$22.3A.2A$24.A.2A5$41.2A$41.2A$26.E$
26.E.E$26.3E$28.E2$16.A$3.2A9.3A$4.A8.A$.3A3.A5.2A$A3.4A$A.A$.2A.2A$
4.2A$.2A$.A$2.A$.2A3$3.2A5.2A$2.A.A4.A2.A$2.A6.A.A3.2A$.2A7.A4.A.A.2A
$6.2A9.A.A$7.A8.2A2.A$4.3A11.2A$4.A11.2A$17.A$16.A$16.2A!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

A useless variant of another conduit I made that activates an eater 2 4 separate times:

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x = 43, y = 43, rule = LifeSuper
25.A$24.A.A$24.A.A$22.3A.2A$21.A$22.3A.2A$24.A.2A5$41.2A$41.2A$26.E$
26.E.E$26.3E$28.E2$16.A$3.2A9.3A$4.A8.A$.3A3.A5.2A$A3.4A$A.A$.2A.2A$
4.2A$.2A$.A$2.A$.2A3$3.2A5.2A$2.A.A4.A2.A$2.A6.A.A3.2A$.2A7.A4.A.A.2A
$6.2A9.A.A$7.A8.2A2.A$4.3A11.2A$4.A11.2A$17.A$16.A$16.2A!

If a honeyfarm is hit with an eater 2 like this, then the eater 2 will activate 3 times:

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x = 11, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bobo$3bobo$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o$3bob2o4$7b3o$7bo2bo$8b2o!

(In this case, the HF turned into a Beethoven and a block.)

[wwei47]

P36 LWSS gun partial

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x = 35, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$6bo2bo23b2o$b2o3bobo24bo$b2o4bob4o18bobo$8b2ob2o18b2o$9bo9b2o$20b
2o$19b2o$19bo$11bo$10b2o$9b2o$10b2o9bo$18b2ob2o$18b4obo$2o20bobo$2o19b
o2bo$22b2o!

[Game of Life Fun]

Bonus 56-cell puffer of a known set of ash (but is still smaller than the other two engines producing it):

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x = 31, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
bo27bo$3o12bo12b3o$ob2o3b3o4b3o4b3o3b2obo$b3o2bo2bo2b2obob2o2bo2bo2b3o
$b2o3bo2bo2b2obob2o2bo2bo3b2o$6bo5bob3obo5bo$4b3o8bo8b3o$4b2o19b2o!

And a bonus 54-cell ship:

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x = 27, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
b3o10b3o$o2bo5bo3bo2bo7b3o$3bo4b3o2bo3bo5bo2bo$3bo3b2o5b2obo8bo$obo4bo
bo3b2ob5obo3bo$5b2o4bo5bob2o2bobo$6bo5bo6bobo!

P40 forerake

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x = 33, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
2bo27bo$b3o12bo12b3o$2obo4b3o4b3o4b3o4bob2o$3o5bo2bo2b5o2bo2bo5b3o$b2o
3bo3b4o5b4o3bo3b2o$6bo2bob3o5b3obo2bo$5bo21bo$7bo17bo3$7b3o13b3o$7bo2b
o11bo2bo$7bo17bo$7bo17bo$7bo17bo$8bo16bo$24bo7$23bo$22b3o$21b2obo$7b3o
11b3o$7bo2bo10b3o$7bo14b2o$7bo$7bo$7bo$8bo3$7b3o$7bo2bo$7bo$7bo$8bo!

[bibunsekibun]

High F/I Methuselah

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
o$2o4$15b2o$15bo$9bo5bo$9bobo$9bo2$4b2o$4bo!

Is this Methuselah with the 6th highest F/I?

[qqd]

A very tight packing of figure eight and the new 34P20, producing a p40 LCM oscillator

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x = 20, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$2bob2o4b2o$bo8b2o$4bo$2obo$2o4b2o3bo$6b2o2bobo2b3o$11bo3bo2bo$14b
o3bo$13bobo3bo$11b2obobobo$11bo3bo$11bo$12b2obo$14bo!

[bibunsekibun]

Hmm, looks like I found Methuselah with the 5th highest F/I.

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x = 15, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$3b2o$3bo2$bo$bo$obo3$14bo$12b3o!

[squareroot12621]

Hmm, looks like I found Methuselah with the 5th highest F/I.

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x = 15, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bobo$3b2o$3bo2$bo$bo$obo3$14bo$12b3o!

This is definitely NOT useless.

[roolif]

I can't see any use of the pattern... so I think it qualifies for this thread. It fits in the "Nth" "any_metric" methuselah class ...