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Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 3rd, 2016, 10:49 pm
by dvgrn
gmc_nxtman wrote:
Hdjensofjfnen wrote:At the initialization area of this ark, a pattern of honey farms begins...
It's called a crystal. By the way, there should be a wiki page on crystals.
Yes, that's a strange omission -- there's a perfectly good "crystal" entry in the Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver's original Lexicon site seems to be down at the moment, but there are lots of copies around, including in Golly. Crystals are mentioned in the 26-cell quadratic growth LifeWiki entry.

Crystals have been known and used since the very early days -- as soon as someone invented a p90 glider gun, probably, since they're a common nemesis of slower even-period glider guns firing into random junk. They also can be tamed to produce very high-period glider guns with a relatively small bounding box.

Here's a way to use crystals to make a large filled area with stable objects, as opposed to the colliding spaceships used in Brice Due's metapixel:

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#C Liquid-crystal metapixel display sample --
#C two p2^N guns turn extensible rows of half-beehives ON and OFF.
#C One cycle takes 262,144 ticks; Golly/hashlife strongly recommended!
x = 635, y = 893, rule = B3/S23
374b2o$374b2o5b2o$381b2o2$360bo$350b2o8b3o16b2o$350b2o11bo15b2o$362b2o
21b2o$385b2o$344b2o$344b2o20b2o$348b2o16bobo$348b2o16bo4$343b2o$343b2o
41b2o$386bo$384bobo$384b2o11$390b2o$366bo2bo20b2o$365bo3bo$365bo4bo$
365bo4bo$327bo38bo3bo14b2o$327b3o37bobo15b2o$330bo58b2o$329b2o7bo50b2o
$337bo6b2o2b2o$337b3o4bo3b2o21b2o$342bobo9b2o15bo11b2o$331bo10b2o10b2o
16b3o8b2o$330bobo41bo$238bo91bobo$238b3o84b2o4bo20b2o$241bo82bobo15b2o
8b2o5b2o$240b2o71b3o8bo17bobo14b2o$253bo58bo10b2o19bo$214b2o13bo21b3o
58bo3bo27b2o$215bo11b3o20bo61bo2bobo$214bo11bo23b2o62bobo2bo$214b2o10b
2o54bo32bo3bo$265bo15bobo35bo56bo$236b2o25b3o16bo22bo10b3o57b3o$236b2o
24bo40b3o15bo11b2o44bo$262b2o16b5o17bo17bobo10b2o43b2o$198bo81bo4bo16b
2o17b2o22bo$198b3o82bo2bo30b2o25bobo$201bo66b2o13b2obo2bo26bobo26bo$
200b2o66b2o10bo5bobobo25bo5b2o$279bobo4bo2bo25b2o5b2o19b5o$279bo2bo2b
2o56bo4bo$280b2o64bo2bo$231b2o113b2obo2bo$231b2o26b2o13b2o67bo5bobobo$
259b2o13b2o66bobo4bo2bo$342bo2bo2b2o$343b2o2$323b2o23b2o$196b2o36b2o
87b2o23bo$195bobo16b2o19bo110bobo$195bo18bobo17bo111b2o$194b2o20bo17b
2o$210b2o4b2o$210bobo$212bo55b2o17b2o$203b2o7b2o54b2o17bo5b2o$203b2o
83b3obobo$290bobo7b2o$188b2o101b2o7b2o$189bo119bo37b2o$189bobo115b3o
37b2o$190b2o114bo86bo$306b2o10b2o73b3o$294bo24bo76bo23b2o$294b3o19b3o
13b2o61b2o23bo$297bo18bo15bo85bobo$296b2o22bo12bo42bo37b2o2b2o$265bo
54b3o9b2o42b3o35b2o$264bobo15bo40bo30b2o23bo$242bo22bo16b3o25b2o10b2o
31bo6b2o14b2o11b2o$214bo27b3o40bo24b2o43bobo4b2o27b2o$212b3o30bo17b5o
16b2o64b2o4b2o$188b2obo19bo32b2o16bo4bo82bobo$188bob2o19b2o48bo2bo83bo
bob3o$217bo40bo2bob2o13b2o64b2o2b2o5bo$215b3o39bobobo5bo10b2o64b2o8b2o
$214bo43bo2bo4bobo$214b2o45b2o2bo2bo$266b2o98b2o52b2o$315b2o49b2o34b2o
16bobo$287b2o26b2o84bobo18bo$287b2o112bo20b2o$400b2o4b2o$217b2o186bobo
$217b2o186bo$404b2o7b2o13bo$198b2o112b2o77b2o20b2o12bobo$197bobo112bo
19b2o57bo35bobo$197bo115bo17bobo58b3o31b2ob3o$196b2o114b2o17bo62bo37bo
$210b2o118b2o94b2ob3o$210bo16b2o197b2obo$211b3o14bo30b2o17b2o$213bo11b
3o25b2o5bo17b2o$225bo27bobob3o$246b2o7bobo86b2o17b2o$246b2o7b2o87b2o
17bobo$238bo117b2o7bo$238b3o116bo7b2o$241bo112b3o$240b2o112bo2$328b2o$
329bo105b2o$326b3o55b2o49bo$326bo58bo47bobo$385bobo41b2o2b2o$386b2o41b
2o4$428b2o$428b2o4b2o$434b2o8$440b2o$440bo$410b2o26bobo$410b2o26b2o6$
450bo$449bobo$449bobo$448b2ob3o$454bo$448b2ob3o$420b2o15b2o9b2obo$419b
obo15b2o$419bo$418b2o9$457b2o$406b2o49bo$407bo47bobo$407bobo41b2o2b2o$
408b2o41b2o4$450b2o$450b2o4b2o$456b2o8$462b2o$462bo$432b2o26bobo$432b
2o26b2o6$472bo$471bobo$471bobo$470b2ob3o$476bo$470b2ob3o$442b2o15b2o9b
2obo$441bobo15b2o$441bo$440b2o9$479b2o$428b2o49bo$429bo47bobo$429bobo
41b2o2b2o$430b2o41b2o4$472b2o$472b2o4b2o$478b2o8$484b2o$484bo$454b2o
26bobo$454b2o26b2o6$494bo$493bobo$493bobo$492b2ob3o$498bo$492b2ob3o$
464b2o15b2o9b2obo$463bobo15b2o$463bo$462b2o9$501b2o$450b2o49bo$451bo
47bobo$451bobo41b2o2b2o$452b2o41b2o4$494b2o$494b2o4b2o$500b2o8$506b2o$
506bo$476b2o26bobo$476b2o26b2o6$516bo$515bobo$515bobo$514b2ob3o$520bo$
514b2ob3o$486b2o15b2o9b2obo$485bobo15b2o$485bo$484b2o9$523b2o$472b2o
49bo$473bo47bobo$473bobo41b2o2b2o$474b2o41b2o4$516b2o$516b2o4b2o$522b
2o8$528b2o$528bo$498b2o26bobo$498b2o26b2o6$538bo$537bobo$537bobo$536b
2ob3o$542bo$536b2ob3o$508b2o15b2o9b2obo$507bobo15b2o$507bo$506b2o9$
545b2o$494b2o49bo$495bo47bobo$495bobo41b2o2b2o$496b2o41b2o4$538b2o$
538b2o4b2o$544b2o8$550b2o$550bo$520b2o26bobo$520b2o26b2o6$560bo$559bob
o$559bobo$558b2ob3o$564bo$558b2ob3o$530b2o15b2o9b2obo$529bobo15b2o$
529bo$528b2o4$49b2o2$47bo3bo$47bo4bo$49bobobo8bo$50bobobo5b3o504b2o$
51bo4bo2bo456b2o49bo$52bo3bo2b2o456bo47bobo$517bobo41b2o2b2o$53b2o2bo
460b2o41b2o$56bobo$57b2o2b2o$49bo11b2o$47b3o510b2o$46bo513b2o4b2o$46b
2o518b2o$36b2o$37bo$37bobo$38b2o4b2o38bo$43bo2bo35b3o7bo$44b2o35bo8b3o
$56b2o23b2o6bo$56b2o31b2o481b2o$572bo$542b2o26bobo$542b2o26b2o2$38b3o$
40bo$39bo$42b2o3b2o44b2o$16b2o25bo3bo20b2o23b2o487bo$9b2o5b2o22b3o5b3o
18bo13b2o496bobo$9b2o29bo9bo15b3o8b2o4b2o496bobo$66bo11bo501b2ob3o$75b
3o508bo$11b2o27b2o33bo504b2ob3o$11b2o27b2o510b2o15b2o9b2obo$5b2o544bob
o15b2o$5b2o544bo$46b2o502b2o$46b2o$42b2o32b2o37b2o$42b2o31bobo37bo$75b
o40b3o$74b2o7b2o33bo$83b2o$47b2o$4b2o41b2o$5bo583b2o$5bobo530b2o49bo$
6b2o531bo47bobo$539bobo41b2o2b2o$540b2o41b2o$34bo$12b2o20bo$12bobo18bo
bo$12bo569b2o$35b2o38b2o505b2o4b2o$41b2o33bo511b2o$35b2o4bobo32bobo$
43bo33b2o14b2o$2o41b2o48bo$2o89bobo11b2o$54b2o35b2o12bo$55bo47bobo$55b
obo41b2o2b2o$5b2o27bo21b2o41b2o493b2o$5b2o28bo558bo$b2o31bo529b2o26bob
o$b2o561b2o26b2o$42b2o54b2o$19b2o21b2o54b2o4b2o$7b2o11bo15b2o66b2o$7b
2o8b3o16b2o$17bo$604bo$38b2o563bobo$31b2o5b2o563bobo$31b2o569b2ob3o$
608bo$110b2o490b2ob3o$110bo463b2o15b2o9b2obo$108bobo462bobo15b2o$108b
2o463bo$572b2o2$137b2o$137bo$138b3o$140bo4$611b2o$560b2o49bo$90b2o15b
2o452bo47bobo$89bobo15b2o452bobo41b2o2b2o$89bo472b2o41b2o$88b2o3$604b
2o$97b2o505b2o4b2o$98bo511b2o$98bobo$99b2o14b2o$115bo$113bobo11b2o$76b
2o35b2o12bo$77bo47bobo$77bobo41b2o2b2o$78b2o41b2o493b2o$616bo$586b2o
26bobo$586b2o26b2o$120b2o$120b2o4b2o$126b2o3$626bo$625bobo$625bobo$
624b2ob3o$630bo$132b2o490b2ob3o$132bo463b2o15b2o9b2obo$130bobo462bobo
15b2o$130b2o463bo$594b2o2$159b2o$159bo$160b3o$162bo4$633b2o$582b2o49bo
$112b2o15b2o452bo47bobo$111bobo15b2o452bobo41b2o2b2o$111bo472b2o41b2o$
110b2o3$626b2o$119b2o505b2o4b2o$120bo511b2o$120bobo$121b2o14b2o$137bo$
135bobo11b2o$98b2o35b2o12bo$99bo47bobo$99bobo41b2o2b2o$100b2o41b2o2$
608b2o$608b2o$142b2o$142b2o4b2o$148b2o5$631b2o$630bo2bo$631b2o$154b2o$
154bo$152bobo$152b2o3$181b2o$181bo$182b3o$184bo6$134b2o15b2o$133bobo
15b2o$133bo$132b2o4$141b2o$142bo$142bobo$143b2o14b2o$159bo$157bobo11b
2o$120b2o35b2o12bo$121bo47bobo$121bobo41b2o2b2o$122b2o41b2o4$164b2o$
164b2o4b2o$170b2o8$176b2o$176bo$174bobo$174b2o3$203b2o$203bo$204b3o$
206bo6$156b2o15b2o$155bobo15b2o$155bo$154b2o4$163b2o$164bo$164bobo$
165b2o14b2o$181bo$179bobo11b2o$142b2o35b2o12bo$143bo47bobo$143bobo41b
2o2b2o$144b2o41b2o4$186b2o$186b2o4b2o$192b2o8$198b2o$198bo$196bobo$
196b2o3$225b2o$225bo$226b3o$228bo6$178b2o15b2o$177bobo15b2o$177bo$176b
2o4$185b2o$186bo$186bobo$187b2o14b2o$203bo$201bobo11b2o$164b2o35b2o12b
o$165bo47bobo$165bobo41b2o2b2o$166b2o41b2o4$208b2o$208b2o4b2o$214b2o8$
220b2o$220bo$218bobo$218b2o3$247b2o$247bo$248b3o$250bo6$200b2o15b2o$
199bobo15b2o$199bo$198b2o4$207b2o$208bo$208bobo$209b2o14b2o$225bo$223b
obo11b2o$186b2o35b2o12bo$187bo47bobo$187bobo41b2o2b2o$188b2o41b2o4$
230b2o$230b2o4b2o$236b2o8$242b2o$242bo$240bobo$240b2o3$269b2o$269bo$
270b3o$272bo6$222b2o15b2o$221bobo15b2o$221bo$220b2o4$229b2o$230bo$230b
obo$231b2o14b2o$247bo$245bobo11b2o$208b2o35b2o12bo$209bo47bobo$209bobo
41b2o2b2o$210b2o41b2o4$252b2o$252b2o4b2o$258b2o8$264b2o$264bo$262bobo$
262b2o3$291b2o$291bo$292b3o$294bo6$244b2o15b2o$243bobo15b2o$243bo$242b
2o4$251b2o$252bo$252bobo$253b2o14b2o$269bo$267bobo11b2o$230b2o35b2o12b
o$231bo47bobo$231bobo41b2o2b2o$232b2o41b2o4$274b2o$274b2o4b2o$280b2o8$
286b2o$286bo$284bobo$284b2o3$313b2o$313bo$314b3o$316bo6$266b2o15b2o$
265bobo15b2o$265bo$264b2o4$273b2o$274bo$274bobo$275b2o14b2o$291bo$289b
obo11b2o$252b2o35b2o12bo$253bo47bobo$253bobo41b2o2b2o$254b2o41b2o4$
296b2o$296b2o4b2o$302b2o19$301b2o$300bo2bo$301b2o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 9:12 am
by muzik
Backwards glider fuse:

Code: Select all

x = 1529, y = 1761, rule = ExtendedLife_7_mcols
3$1482.2A36.2A$1482.2A36.2A5$1474.A$1473.A.A9.A21.A$1473.A.A8.A.A19.A
.A$1474.A9.A.A18.A2.A$1485.A20.2A2$1469.2A$1469.A.A13.2A$1470.2A13.A.
A32.2A$1486.A.A31.2A$1487.A12$1484.2A16.2A16.A$1484.2A16.2A16.A$1520.
A$1516.2A$1450.3A54.2A7.2A$1506.A2.A$1460.3A44.A.A$1508.A4$1518.2A$
1450.2A66.2A$1450.2A$1505.2A$1472.A32.2A13.2A$1452.2A17.2A46.A2.A$
1443.2A6.A2.A16.2A46.A2.A$1443.2A7.2A17.A48.2A4$1525.2A$1446.2A2.2A
73.2A$1446.2A2.2A2$1497.A$1496.A.A$1474.A20.A.A$1473.A.A19.2A$1473.A.
A$1474.A$1513.A$1469.2A7.2A32.A.A$1450.3A15.A2.A5.A2.A32.A$1468.A2.A
6.2A$1423.3A43.2A$1436.2A$1436.2A80.2A$1449.A67.A2.A$1449.A68.2A$
1449.A$1487.2A$1487.2A$1475.3A2$1435.2A$1435.2A31.A$1467.A.A$1417.A
49.A.A2.2A11.2A$1417.A50.A3.2A11.2A$1417.A98.3A2$1419.3A92.A5.A$1478.
A35.A5.A$1470.2A5.A.A34.A5.A$1470.2A5.2A4.2A$1440.2A.A38.A.A31.3A$
1442.A40.A$1438.2A2.A.A$1440.A8.A53.2A$1440.2A.2A.2A4.A50.A.A$1441.3A
2.A5.A22.2A27.2A$1441.3A3.A4.A7.A13.A2.A$1449.A8.5A12.2A$1458.2A.3A$
1458.5A$1442.A.A4.A10.A$1438.2A2.A2.A2.2A$1437.A2.A.A.A2.2A$1438.A.A
3.4A.A43.2A$1440.2A3.2A.A44.2A$1441.A6.2A$1437.2A7.A.A$1437.2A8.A$
1437.2A$1438.A.2A29.2A$1438.3A30.A.A$1430.3A6.A32.A5$1444.A12.2A$
1409.2A33.A12.2A14.3A$1409.2A33.A$1421.3A2$1414.3A2$1411.2A$1411.2A2$
1440.2A$1439.A.A3.A$1441.A2.A.A$1444.A2.A$1436.2A7.2A$1435.A.A$1437.A
$1384.2A$1384.2A46.2A$1431.A.A$1433.A$1392.2A$1392.2A34.2A$1427.A.A
41.2A$1429.A41.2A2$1373.2A49.2A$1373.A.A47.A.A$1374.2A49.A$1405.2A34.
3A$1405.2A13.2A$1419.A.A17.A$1421.A17.A$1439.A$1416.2A$1415.A.A$1417.
A2$1412.2A$1411.A.A$1413.A2$1408.2A$1407.A.A$1409.A2$1404.2A$1403.A.A
$1405.A2$1400.2A$1399.A.A$1401.A2$1396.2A$1395.A.A$1397.A2$1392.2A$
1391.A.A$1393.A2$1388.2A$1387.A.A$1389.A2$1384.2A$1383.A.A$1385.A2$
1380.2A$1379.A.A$1381.A2$1376.2A$1375.A.A$1377.A2$1372.2A$1371.A.A$
1373.A2$1368.2A$1367.A.A$1369.A2$1364.2A$1363.A.A$1365.A2$1360.2A$
1359.A.A$1361.A2$1356.2A$1355.A.A$1357.A2$1352.2A$1351.A.A$1353.A2$
1348.2A$1347.A.A$1349.A2$1344.2A$1343.A.A$1345.A2$1340.2A$1339.A.A$
1341.A2$1336.2A$1335.A.A$1337.A2$1332.2A$1331.A.A$1333.A2$1328.2A$
1327.A.A$1329.A2$1324.2A$1323.A.A$1325.A2$1320.2A$1319.A.A$1321.A2$
1316.2A$1315.A.A$1317.A2$1312.2A$1311.A.A$1313.A2$1308.2A$1307.A.A$
1309.A2$1304.2A$1303.A.A$1305.A2$1300.2A$1299.A.A$1301.A2$1296.2A$
1295.A.A$1297.A2$1292.2A$1291.A.A$1293.A2$1288.2A$1287.A.A$1289.A2$
1284.2A$1283.A.A$1285.A2$1280.2A$1279.A.A$1281.A2$1276.2A$1275.A.A$
1277.A2$1272.2A$1271.A.A$1273.A2$1268.2A$1267.A.A$1269.A2$1264.2A$
1263.A.A$1265.A2$1260.2A$1259.A.A$1261.A2$1256.2A$1255.A.A$1257.A2$
1252.2A$1251.A.A$1253.A2$1248.2A$1247.A.A$1249.A2$1244.2A$1243.A.A$
1245.A2$1240.2A$1239.A.A$1241.A2$1236.2A$1235.A.A$1237.A2$1232.2A$
1231.A.A$1233.A2$1228.2A$1227.A.A$1229.A2$1224.2A$1223.A.A$1225.A2$
1220.2A$1219.A.A$1221.A2$1216.2A$1215.A.A$1217.A2$1212.2A$1211.A.A$
1213.A2$1208.2A$1207.A.A$1209.A2$1204.2A$1203.A.A$1205.A2$1200.2A$
1199.A.A$1201.A2$1196.2A$1195.A.A$1197.A2$1192.2A$1191.A.A$1193.A2$
1188.2A$1187.A.A$1189.A2$1184.2A$1183.A.A$1185.A2$1180.2A$1179.A.A$
1181.A2$1176.2A$1175.A.A$1177.A2$1172.2A$1171.A.A$1173.A2$1168.2A$
1167.A.A$1169.A2$1164.2A$1163.A.A$1165.A2$1160.2A$1159.A.A$1161.A2$
1156.2A$1155.A.A$1157.A2$1152.2A$1151.A.A$1153.A2$1148.2A$1147.A.A$
1149.A2$1144.2A$1143.A.A$1145.A2$1140.2A$1139.A.A$1141.A2$1136.2A$
1135.A.A$1137.A2$1132.2A$1131.A.A$1133.A2$1128.2A$1127.A.A$1129.A2$
1124.2A$1123.A.A$1125.A2$1120.2A$1119.A.A$1121.A2$1116.2A$1115.A.A$
1117.A2$1112.2A$1111.A.A$1113.A2$1108.2A$1107.A.A$1109.A2$1104.2A$
1103.A.A$1105.A2$1100.2A$1099.A.A$1101.A2$1096.2A$1095.A.A$1097.A2$
1092.2A$1091.A.A$1093.A2$1088.2A$1087.A.A$1089.A2$1084.2A$1083.A.A$
1085.A2$1080.2A$1079.A.A$1081.A2$1076.2A$1075.A.A$1077.A2$1072.2A$
1071.A.A$1073.A2$1068.2A$1067.A.A$1069.A2$1064.2A$1063.A.A$1065.A2$
1060.2A$1059.A.A$1061.A2$1056.2A$1055.A.A$1057.A2$1052.2A$1051.A.A$
1053.A2$1048.2A$1047.A.A$1049.A2$1044.2A$1043.A.A$1045.A2$1040.2A$
1039.A.A$1041.A2$1036.2A$1035.A.A$1037.A2$1032.2A$1031.A.A$1033.A2$
1028.2A$1027.A.A$1029.A$1066.A$1024.2A38.2A$1023.A.A39.2A$1025.A2$
1020.2A$1019.A.A$1021.A2$1016.2A$1015.A.A$1017.A2$1012.2A$1011.A.A$
1013.A2$1008.2A$1007.A.A$1009.A2$1004.2A$1003.A.A$1005.A2$1000.2A$
999.A.A$1001.A2$996.2A$995.A.A$997.A2$992.2A$991.A.A$993.A2$988.2A$
987.A.A$989.A2$984.2A$983.A.A$985.A2$980.2A$979.A.A$981.A2$976.2A$
975.A.A$977.A2$972.2A$971.A.A$973.A2$968.2A$967.A.A$969.A2$964.2A$
963.A.A$965.A2$960.2A$959.A.A$961.A2$956.2A$955.A.A$957.A2$952.2A$
951.A.A$953.A2$948.2A$947.A.A$949.A2$944.2A$943.A.A$945.A2$940.2A$
939.A.A$941.A2$936.2A$935.A.A$937.A2$932.2A$931.A.A$933.A2$928.2A$
927.A.A$929.A2$924.2A$923.A.A$925.A2$920.2A$919.A.A$921.A2$916.2A$
915.A.A$917.A2$912.2A$911.A.A$913.A2$908.2A$907.A.A$909.A2$904.2A$
903.A.A$905.A2$900.2A$899.A.A$901.A2$896.2A$895.A.A$897.A2$892.2A$
891.A.A$893.A2$888.2A$887.A.A$889.A2$884.2A$883.A.A$885.A2$880.2A$
879.A.A$881.A2$876.2A$875.A.A$877.A2$872.2A$871.A.A$873.A2$868.2A$
867.A.A$869.A2$864.2A$863.A.A$865.A2$860.2A$859.A.A$861.A2$856.2A$
855.A.A$857.A2$852.2A$851.A.A$853.A2$848.2A$847.A.A$849.A2$844.2A$
843.A.A$845.A2$840.2A$839.A.A$841.A2$836.2A$835.A.A$837.A2$832.2A$
831.A.A$833.A2$828.2A$827.A.A$829.A2$824.2A$823.A.A$825.A2$820.2A$
819.A.A$821.A2$816.2A$815.A.A$817.A2$812.2A$811.A.A$813.A2$808.2A$
807.A.A$809.A2$804.2A$803.A.A$805.A2$800.2A$799.A.A$801.A2$796.2A$
795.A.A$797.A2$792.2A$791.A.A$793.A2$788.2A$787.A.A$789.A2$784.2A$
783.A.A$785.A2$780.2A$779.A.A$781.A2$776.2A$775.A.A$777.A2$772.2A$
771.A.A$773.A2$768.2A$767.A.A$769.A2$764.2A$763.A.A$765.A2$760.2A$
759.A.A$761.A2$756.2A$755.A.A$757.A2$752.2A$751.A.A$753.A2$748.2A$
747.A.A$749.A2$744.2A$743.A.A$745.A2$740.2A$739.A.A$741.A2$736.2A$
735.A.A$737.A2$732.2A$731.A.A$733.A2$728.2A$727.A.A$729.A2$724.2A$
723.A.A$725.A2$720.2A$719.A.A$721.A2$716.2A$715.A.A$717.A2$712.2A$
711.A.A$713.A2$708.2A$707.A.A$709.A2$704.2A$703.A.A$705.A2$700.2A$
699.A.A$701.A2$696.2A$695.A.A$697.A2$692.2A$691.A.A$693.A2$688.2A$
687.A.A$689.A2$684.2A$683.A.A$685.A2$680.2A$679.A.A$681.A2$676.2A$
675.A.A$677.A2$672.2A$671.A.A$673.A2$668.2A$667.A.A$669.A2$664.2A$
663.A.A$665.A2$660.2A$659.A.A$661.A2$656.2A$655.A.A$657.A2$652.2A$
651.A.A$653.A2$648.2A$647.A.A$649.A2$644.2A$643.A.A$645.A2$640.2A$
639.A.A$641.A2$636.2A$635.A.A$637.A2$632.2A$631.A.A$633.A2$628.2A$
627.A.A$629.A2$624.2A$623.A.A$625.A2$620.2A$619.A.A$621.A2$616.2A$
615.A.A$617.A2$612.2A$611.A.A$613.A2$608.2A$607.A.A$609.A2$604.2A$
603.A.A$605.A2$600.2A$599.A.A$601.A2$596.2A$595.A.A$597.A2$592.2A$
591.A.A$593.A2$588.2A$587.A.A$589.A2$584.2A$583.A.A$585.A2$580.2A$
579.A.A$581.A2$576.2A$575.A.A$577.A2$572.2A$571.A.A$573.A2$568.2A$
567.A.A$569.A2$564.2A$563.A.A$565.A2$560.2A$559.A.A$561.A2$556.2A$
555.A.A$557.A2$552.2A$551.A.A$553.A2$548.2A$547.A.A$549.A2$544.2A$
543.A.A$545.A2$540.2A$539.A.A$541.A2$536.2A$535.A.A$537.A2$532.2A$
531.A.A$533.A2$528.2A$527.A.A$529.A2$524.2A$523.A.A$525.A2$520.2A$
519.A.A$521.A2$516.2A$515.A.A$517.A2$512.2A$511.A.A$513.A2$508.2A$
507.A.A$509.A2$504.2A$503.A.A$505.A2$500.2A$499.A.A$501.A2$496.2A$
495.A.A$497.A2$492.2A$491.A.A$493.A2$488.2A$487.A.A$489.A2$484.2A$
483.A.A$485.A2$480.2A$479.A.A$481.A2$476.2A$475.A.A$477.A2$472.2A$
471.A.A$473.A2$468.2A$467.A.A$469.A2$464.2A$463.A.A$465.A2$460.2A$
459.A.A$461.A2$456.2A$455.A.A$457.A2$452.2A$451.A.A$453.A2$448.2A$
447.A.A$449.A2$444.2A$443.A.A$445.A2$440.2A$439.A.A$441.A2$436.2A$
435.A.A$437.A2$432.2A$431.A.A$433.A2$428.2A$427.A.A$429.A2$424.2A$
423.A.A$425.A2$420.2A$419.A.A$421.A2$416.2A$415.A.A$417.A2$412.2A$
411.A.A$413.A2$408.2A$407.A.A$409.A2$404.2A$403.A.A$405.A2$400.2A$
399.A.A$401.A2$396.2A$395.A.A$397.A2$392.2A$391.A.A$393.A2$388.2A$
387.A.A$389.A2$384.2A$383.A.A$385.A2$380.2A$379.A.A$381.A2$376.2A$
375.A.A$377.A2$372.2A$371.A.A$373.A2$368.2A$367.A.A$369.A2$364.2A$
363.A.A$365.A2$360.2A$359.A.A$361.A2$356.2A$355.A.A$357.A2$352.2A$
351.A.A$353.A2$348.2A$347.A.A$349.A2$344.2A$343.A.A$345.A2$340.2A$
339.A.A$341.A2$336.2A$335.A.A$337.A2$332.2A$331.A.A$333.A2$328.2A$
327.A.A$329.A2$324.2A$323.A.A$325.A2$320.2A$319.A.A$321.A2$316.2A$
315.A.A$317.A2$312.2A$311.A.A$313.A2$308.2A$307.A.A$309.A2$304.2A$
303.A.A$305.A2$300.2A$299.A.A$301.A2$296.2A$295.A.A$297.A2$292.2A$
291.A.A$293.A2$288.2A$287.A.A$289.A2$284.2A$283.A.A$285.A2$280.2A$
279.A.A$281.A2$276.2A$275.A.A$277.A2$272.2A$271.A.A$273.A2$268.2A$
267.A.A$269.A2$264.2A$263.A.A$265.A2$260.2A$259.A.A$261.A2$256.2A$
255.A.A$257.A2$252.2A$251.A.A$253.A2$248.2A$247.A.A$249.A2$244.2A$
243.A.A$245.A2$240.2A$239.A.A$241.A2$236.2A$235.A.A$237.A2$232.2A$
231.A.A$233.A2$228.2A$227.A.A$229.A2$224.2A$223.A.A$225.A2$220.2A$
219.A.A$221.A2$216.2A$215.A.A$217.A2$212.2A$211.A.A$213.A2$208.2A$
207.A.A$209.A2$204.2A$203.A.A$205.A2$200.2A$199.A.A$201.A2$196.2A$
195.A.A$197.A2$192.2A$191.A.A$193.A2$188.2A$187.A.A$189.A2$184.2A$
183.A.A$185.A2$180.2A$179.A.A$181.A2$176.2A$175.A.A$177.A2$172.2A$
171.A.A$173.A2$168.2A$167.A.A$169.A2$164.2A$163.A.A$165.A2$160.2A$
159.A.A$161.A2$156.2A$155.A.A$157.A2$152.2A$151.A.A$153.A2$148.2A$
147.A.A$149.A2$144.2A$143.A.A$145.A2$140.2A$139.A.A$141.A2$136.2A$
135.A.A$137.A2$132.2A$131.A.A$133.A2$128.2A$127.A.A$129.A2$124.2A$
123.A.A$125.A2$120.2A$119.A.A$121.A2$116.2A$115.A.A$117.A2$112.2A$
111.A.A$113.A2$108.2A$107.A.A$109.A2$104.2A$103.A.A$105.A2$100.2A$99.
A.A$101.A2$96.2A$95.A.A$97.A2$92.2A$91.A.A$93.A2$88.2A$87.A.A$89.A2$
84.2A$83.A.A$85.A2$80.2A$79.A.A$81.A2$76.2A$75.A.A$77.A2$72.2A$71.A.A
$73.A2$68.2A$67.A.A$69.A2$64.2A$63.A.A$65.A2$60.2A$59.A.A$61.A2$56.2A
$55.A.A$57.A2$52.2A$51.A.A$53.A2$48.2A$47.A.A$49.A2$44.2A$43.A.A$45.A
2$40.2A$39.A.A$41.A2$36.2A$35.A.A$37.A2$32.2A$31.A.A$33.A2$28.2A$27.A
.A$29.A2$24.2A$23.A.A$25.A2$20.2A$19.A.A$21.A2$16.2A$15.A.A$17.A2$12.
2A$11.A.A$13.A2$8.2A$7.A.A$9.A2$4.2A$3.A.A$5.A2$2A$.A$.A!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 9:56 am
by BlinkerSpawn
It would technically be called a crystal, growing 8 cells diagonally every 20 generations.
The core reaction:

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x = 177, y = 179, rule = Life
3o$2bo$2o2$2b3o$2bo$3bo2$6b3o$6bo$7bo2$10b3o$10bo$11bo2$14b3o$14bo$15b
o2$18b3o$18bo$19bo2$22b3o$22bo$23bo2$26b3o$26bo$27bo2$30b3o$30bo$31bo
2$34b3o$34bo$35bo2$38b3o$38bo$39bo2$42b3o$42bo$43bo2$46b3o$46bo$47bo2$
50b3o$50bo$51bo2$54b3o$54bo$55bo2$58b3o$58bo$59bo2$62b3o$62bo$63bo2$
66b3o$66bo$67bo2$70b3o$70bo$71bo2$74b3o$74bo$75bo2$78b3o$78bo$79bo2$
82b3o$82bo$83bo2$86b3o$86bo$87bo2$90b3o$90bo$91bo2$94b3o$94bo$95bo2$
98b3o$98bo$99bo2$102b3o$102bo$103bo2$106b3o$106bo$107bo2$110b3o$110bo$
111bo2$114b3o$114bo$115bo2$118b3o$118bo$119bo2$122b3o$122bo$123bo2$
126b3o$126bo$127bo2$130b3o$130bo$131bo2$134b3o$134bo$135bo2$138b3o$
138bo$139bo2$142b3o$142bo$143bo2$146b3o$146bo$147bo2$150b3o$150bo$151b
o2$154b3o$154bo$155bo2$158b3o$158bo$159bo2$162b3o$162bo$163bo2$166b3o$
166bo$167bo2$170b3o$170bo$171bo2$174b3o$174bo$175bo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 11:08 am
by toroidalet
Although this pattern is too large to be considered a methuselah, it lasts for over 2000000 generations and produces a barge with loop*:

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x = 82, y = 79, rule = B3/S23
27bo6b2o$26bobo3bo3bo$25bo3bobo3b2o$26bobo2bobob2o$27bo3bo2b2o$31bo4bo
$32bo2bo10b2o$34bo11b2o3$30bo$29bobo$29bobo$30bo$54b2o$54b2o3$16bobo
19bo$15bo2bo18bobo$16bobo18bobo$38bo$62b2o$18bo43b2o$17bob2o$2bo6b2o6b
ob2o$bobo3bo3bo4bo3bo$o3bobo3b2o5b4o$bobo2bobob2o5b3o$2bo3bo2b2o43b3o$
6bo4bo$7bo2bo44bo$9bo45b2ob3o$54bob4o$14b2o38bob3o$13bo2bo38b3o$14b2o
40bo2$40bo$40bo12b2ob2o$16bo23bo8bo3b2ob2o$5b3o7bo2bo28bobo4bob2o$4bob
ob2o5bo3bo2b2o17b3o2bo3bo4b2o$4bobob2o5bo3bobo2bo17bob5o$4bo3bo5b2o3bo
2b2o24bo$5bobo7bo2bo24b2o$6bo5$9b2o47b3o$9b2o2$29b3o2$30bo13b3o$30b2ob
3o$29bob4o7bo5bo25bo$17b2o10bob3o8bo5bo17b3o4b2o$17b2o11b3o9bo5bo$31bo
41bo3bobo$44b3o26b2o2bo2bo$54bo18b4o$28b2ob2o21bo20b4o$28b2ob2o21bo20b
o5bo$29bob2o12b3o30b4o$25b2o3b2o16b2o25bo3b2o$25b2o21b2o25bobobo$45b2o
b2o26bo4bo$47bo30b2obo$62bo17bo$62bo$47b3o12bo$47bobo$49bo$46bo$46bo$
46bo!
*in case that barge with loop is actually

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$4bo2bo$4bobo$2bobob2o$bobo$obo$bo!
, I'll post it here

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bo2bo$bobo$2obobo$4bobo$5bobo$6bo!
NOTE: It doesn't survive.
Also, a p20 c/2 spaceship:

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x = 18, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
b3o11b3o$o2bo10bo2bo$3bo4b3o6bo$3bo4bo2bo5bo$obo4bo6bobo$12bo$6bo4bo$
6bo$2bo5bo$b3o3b3o$2obo3b3o$3o4b2o$3o4bo$b2o$7bo2bo$7bo$9bo$8b3o4$7b2o
$7b2o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 3:05 pm
by muzik
Damnit. You made me make a stamp collection.

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x = 111, y = 44, rule = LifeHistory
25.A8.2A23.A$2.3D.D.D6.A2.A4.A3.A4.A4.A6.3D.3D6.A3.A11.3D.D.3D6.A2.A$
2.D.D.D.D5.A7.A8.A12.D.D.D.D5.A16.D.D.D3.D5.A$2.3D.3D5.A3.A3.A4.A3.A
5.A6.3D.3D5.A4.A11.3D.D.3D5.A3.A$2.D5.D5.4A4.5A4.6A7.D3.D.D5.5A12.D3.
D.D7.4A9.2A$2.D5.D35.D3.3D22.D3.D.3D11.3A5.2A$60.A.A30.2A.2A6.3A$60.A
2.A29.3A5.2A$60.A.A2.2A20.4A9.2A$12.2A21.A25.2A2.2A20.A3.A$9.2A.3A8.A
9.2A20.5A.2A24.A$8.2A2.2A8.A5.A4.A2.3A2.A13.A32.A2.A$9.2A2.2A7.A5.A4.
A4.3A14.A6.A$10.2A.3A6.5A.A5.3A2.2A15.A3.2A$13.A.A$14.4A8.2A8.2A$15.A
3.A4.A4.A4.A4.A$14.A8.A9.A$14.A4.A3.A5.A3.A5.A$14.5A4.6A4.6A7$3D.D.3D
6.A2.A21.3D.3D.3D6.A2.A5.2A21.A2.A5.3A$D.D.D.D7.A25.D.D3.D.D.D5.A8.4A
19.A8.5A$3D.D.3D5.A3.A21.3D.3D.D.D5.A3.A3.2A.2A19.A3.A3.2A.3A$D3.D.D.
D5.4A22.D3.D3.D.D5.4A5.2A21.4A5.2A$D3.D.3D31.D3.3D.3D2$15.3A3.A72.2A$
14.5A2.2A44.2A23.A4.4A.2A5.2A$13.2A.4A.A36.3A7.2A20.2A4.4A5.A3.2A$14.
2A42.A6.A2.A21.A6.2A5.2A$58.A.A6.A22.A11.A2.A$59.2A3.2A25.A2.A$81.2A
10.A$81.A$57.A2.A18.3A7.A2.A$56.A31.A$56.A3.A27.A3.A$56.4A28.4A!
I'll get you for this...

(btw this is for non-flotilla ships with a WSS in them at one point)

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 4:17 pm
by ygh
I found this very amusing toroidal p34.

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x = 8, y = 22, rule = B3/S23:T10,22
2o$5b3o$7bo$6bo4$bo$2bo$3o$5b2o$5b2o$3o$2bo$bo4$6bo$7bo$5b3o$2o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 6:03 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
Here is a simplified version of said crystal:

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x = 478, y = 478, rule = B3/S23
bo$3o$obo$bo12$15b3o$15bo$16bo18$35b3o$35bo$36bo18$55b3o$55bo$56bo18$
75b3o$75bo$76bo18$95b3o$95bo$96bo18$115b3o$115bo$116bo18$135b3o$135bo$
136bo18$155b3o$155bo$156bo38$195b3o$195bo$196bo18$215b3o$215bo$216bo
18$235b3o$235bo$236bo18$255b3o$255bo$256bo18$275b3o$275bo$276bo18$295b
3o$295bo$296bo18$315b3o$315bo$316bo18$335b3o$335bo$336bo18$355b3o$355b
o$356bo18$375b3o$375bo$376bo18$395b3o$395bo$396bo38$435b3o$435bo$436bo
18$455b3o$455bo$456bo18$475b3o$475bo$476bo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 7:13 pm
by simsim314
@muzik - nice... I think that for p4k (c/2) there should be something more general that solves all cases. You just need to keep the smoke for a while longer.

And what about p(4k + 2)?

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 4th, 2016, 9:48 pm
by praosylen
124-gen diehard soup:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
4obo4b2o2bo$b4ob2ob5obo$bo4bobob3obo$o3b4o6b2o$b2ob2o2bobo2b2o$3o5b
o3bo2bo$3b7obo2bo$2b2o3bobobo2bo$o5bob3obobo$b2ob3o2b4o$bob3obob2o3
bo$b4o$2bob2ob2o5b2o$2obo2bob2o4bo$4obob2obo3b2o$bobobo5b5o!
21-gen die-easy soup:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2b3o2bo$o2bobob2ob2obo$bobobo2bo3bo2bo$b3obo3b3o2bo$2bobo3b7o$2bo5b
2o3bo$bobo2bo3b2obo$3b3o4b3o$b3ob2o5bo$o2b3obob2o2b3o$5o2bo4b2o$2o3
b3ob2o3b2o$2bob5obob4o$2bo2b4o2bo2bo$5bo2b2obob2o$bob2o5b4o!
I hope to find slightly more impressive ones soon.

Edit: Not too much better, but 154 and 19:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
4b3o4b3o$3b2obobobob4o$b2o2bobo2b4o$ob2o2bobob6o$o2b2o3b3obob2o$3b2
obobob4obo$3o2b3o2b4o$bob2o6b4o$2o4bo4b2obo$ob4ob2o2b3obo$4o4b6obo$
bo2bo4bo4b2o$ob2o2b2ob3o2b2o$2bobobo3b2ob2o$b3obo2b3ob2o$2b5o2b4o2b
o!

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
b2ob2obob5o$b3obo2b3o2bobo$2bo2b4o3bobo$b2ob2ob2obob2o$2ob3o3b2ob2o
$5b6o3b2o$2o11b3o$2b5obob2o2b2o$7obob3ob2o$o2bo4bo4bo$b4o2bob2ob4o$
2o2bo3bob3o$bob2obob5obo$2b9o2b2o$obob3o3bo2bo$bobob2obo6bo!
Edit 2: 178:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bob2o4b2ob3o$ob2o4b2o2b2obo$bobobo3bo3b2o$2b2o2bo2b3o2bo$2ob2o2bo3b
2o$3b2o2bobob4o$b2ob4ob4o2bo$obo2bobo2b3o2bo$3o5bo6bo$2bob2obo2bob3
o$4bobo4b2o$bobobobob2o2b3o$ob3o4bob2o2bo$2b4o2bo2b4o$2bobobo3b2o$b
o6b3obobo!
There might also be a synthesis of something in there (look at gen 59); the base reaction is pre-TL + 2G + domino + phi.
Edit 3: 301:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2bo2b5o2bobo$bobob2ob2obo2bo$bob2obobob2obobo$3b8obobo$b4obob2o3b2o
$o2bob2o4bo2bo$2b5o3bo3b2o$bo2b2ob2o2bob3o$5bo2b4obo$b2ob5obo2bobo$
b2o2bo2b3ob4o$bo2bobo3bo3b2o$bo2b6ob3obo$2o3bo2b3ob2o$b2obob2obobob
obo$3o3bob5o2bo!
8:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bo2bo2bo2b3obo$2obo3b2o2bo$4b2o3bo2b2o$2bo2b5ob4o$2b3ob5obo$2obo2b2
ob3o3bo$4o2bob2obo2b2o$ob6o3b2ob2o$b2ob2obob6o$2bo2bob4o2b2o$2bo2b4
o3b2obo$2ob10o2bo$2o5b4obo$bo3b3o2b2o3bo$2o2bo4bo$ob2o2b2o2bobo2bo!
Adding 3 cells gives 7, but that's cheating:

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bo2bo2bo2b3obo$2obo3b2o2bo$4b2o3bo2b2o$2bo2b5ob5o$2b3ob5ob3o$2obo2b2
ob3o3bo$4o2bob2obo2b2o$ob6o3b2ob2o$b2ob2obob6o$2bo2bob4o2b2o$2bo2b4
o3b2obo$2ob10o2bo$2o5b4obo$bo3b3o2b2o3bo$2o2bo4bo$ob2o2b2o2bobo2bo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 5th, 2016, 4:26 pm
by gmc_nxtman
Interesting but useless block-keeper reaction that produces a pseudo-still life as a result:

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x = 63, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.2C46.2D$8.2C46.2D6$13.2A46.2A$6.3A4.2A39.3A4.2A$2A3.A3.A38.2A3.A3.A
$2A2.A5.A37.2A2.A5.A$4.A5.A41.A5.A$4.A5.A41.A5.A$5.A3.A43.A3.A$6.3A
45.3A!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 5th, 2016, 6:20 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
Bi-block moves blinker:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2ob2o$2ob2o3$b3o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 5th, 2016, 6:23 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
Diehard:
EDIT: Er, die-easy.

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x = 6, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
4bo$o2bobo$o2bobo$o3bo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 5th, 2016, 6:31 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
Another die-easy:

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x = 6, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
4bo$4bo$4bo2$obobo$o3b2o$ob2obo$2obo$4bo$3obo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 5th, 2016, 6:37 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
Hivepusher:

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x = 11, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
7bob2o$b2o3bob2o$o2bo2b5o$b2o3bob2o$7bob2o4$7bob2o$2b2o2bob2o$bo2bob5o
$2b2o2bob2o$7bob2o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 5th, 2016, 9:45 pm
by praosylen
A sort-of amusing sort-of-symmetric sort-of-methuselah:

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x = 5, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3b2o2$bob2o$2ob2o2$3b2o$4bo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 5th, 2016, 10:05 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
Yet another die-easy:
EDIT: Wrong code.

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x = 6, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3bo$3b3o$b3o$2ob3o$2o3bo$b5o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 6th, 2016, 6:17 am
by muzik

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x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
10bo$10bobo$10b2o2$2o2b2o$2o2b2o9b2o$15b2o9$8b2o$8b2o!

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x = 16, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$3b2o5$8o5b3o5$3b2o$3b2o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 6th, 2016, 12:37 pm
by mniemiec
gmc_nxtman wrote:Interesting but useless block-keeper reaction that produces a pseudo-still life as a result: ...
The leftmost block can be replaced by a glider (moved 1 cell NE). Dave Buckingham apparently found the initial honey-farm + block + glider interaction long ago, which is still the best known (6-glider) synthesis of that pseudo-still-life.

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 6th, 2016, 8:32 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
Die-medium:

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x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o3b3o$5bo$2o3b3o$2o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 6th, 2016, 8:34 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
A for awesome wrote:A sort-of amusing sort-of-symmetric sort-of-methuselah:

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x = 5, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3b2o2$bob2o$2ob2o2$3b2o$4bo!
I posted that earlier. Go check.

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 6th, 2016, 9:48 pm
by praosylen
Hdjensofjfnen wrote:
A for awesome wrote:A sort-of amusing sort-of-symmetric sort-of-methuselah:

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x = 5, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3b2o2$bob2o$2ob2o2$3b2o$4bo!
I posted that earlier. Go check.
When and where?

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 7th, 2016, 8:43 pm
by Hdjensofjfnen
A for awesome wrote:
Hdjensofjfnen wrote:
A for awesome wrote:A sort-of amusing sort-of-symmetric sort-of-methuselah:

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x = 5, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3b2o2$bob2o$2ob2o2$3b2o$4bo!
I posted that earlier. Go check.
When and where?
Page 52. "M1161 with bifold symmetry."

Also, a paperclip briefly appears but is destroyed:

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x = 14, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
b2o$obo$o2bo$bo$4b2o$2bo2bo5b3o$2b2o7bo$12bo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 8th, 2016, 8:31 am
by muzik

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x = 24, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
9bo3bo$6o3bo2bobo6b3o$9bo3bo!

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x = 12, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2b2o2$9bo$9b3o$10bo$3o6$3b2o$3b2o4$9b2o$9b2o!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 8th, 2016, 9:39 am
by mniemiec
muzik wrote:...
The first one yields this 9-glider synthesis that ties Extrementhusiast's synthesis from 2014-04-25:

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x = 83, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
51bo13bo$49bobo13bobo7boo3boo$50boo13boo7bobbobobbo$74booboboboo$77bob
o$77bobo$58bo19bo$58boo$57bobo$47boo19boo$46bobo11boo6bobo$48bo11bobo
5bo$60bo$$4bo$5bo$3b3o$$boo$obo24b3o27b3o$bbo11$38boo$37bobo$39bo!

Re: Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

Posted: September 8th, 2016, 11:55 am
by BobShemyakin
mniemiec wrote:
muzik wrote:...
The first one yields this 9-glider synthesis that ties Extrementhusiast's synthesis from 2014-04-25:

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x = 83, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
51bo13bo$49bobo13bobo7boo3boo$50boo13boo7bobbobobbo$74booboboboo$77bob
o$77bobo$58bo19bo$58boo$57bobo$47boo19boo$46bobo11boo6bobo$48bo11bobo
5bo$60bo$$4bo$5bo$3b3o$$boo$obo24b3o27b3o$bbo11$38boo$37bobo$39bo!
9G->7G:

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x = 45, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo11bo15bo$3o12bo13bo$13b3o13b3o$40b2o$39bobo$39bo$40b4o$44bo$40b
4o$39bo$12b2o10bo14bobo$13b2o7b2o16b2o$12bo10b2o4$22b3o$22bo$23bo5$29b
3o$29bo$30bo!
Bob Shemyakin