Still-life 'factories'

[dvgrn]

Here's some H to Block, Hive, Long Boat and less common H to Eater 1 + Block (unfortunately)...

That H-to-eater is actually quite a significant discovery, something we haven't had before, and the block is not particularly unfortunate at all! We've always had to build big engineered contraptions to create fishhook eaters before, but this is (relatively) small, simple, and direct.

The eater is on a completely transparent lane, with several more transparent lanes on both sides, so this H-to-eater can be used as a convenient permanent off-switch for a stream of gliders (subject to the usual timing constraints). The block isn't in a place where it gets in the way of the fishhook doing its work, so in a permanent-switch context it could just stay there.

There's almost a way to send a second Herschel in to clean up the block --

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x = 42, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
24.2A$24.A$21.A4.A2.2A$21.5A.A2.A$7.2A16.B.2A.A.2A$8.A10.4AB3AB2.A2.A
$8.A.AB7.A2.A.A3B2A.A$9.2AB.3B4.7B2.A.2A$11.7B3.7B.A$11.16B.2A$12.15B
$11.16B$9.18B$7.19B$7.2BA15B$6.3BABA4B.7B6.2C$7.2B3A4B2.7B3.2B2CB$6.5B
A4B2.9B.4B8.2A$5.10B4.15B6.A$4.4B10.16B3.BA.A$4.3B11.18B.B2A$2.4B12.20B
$2.2CB13.19B$3.C13.21B$3C15.20B$C17.20B$19.18B$20.15B2C$24.11B2C$15.2C
7.12B$16.C6.12B$16.C.CB4.11B.B$17.2CB.17B$19.21B$19.22B$19.9BC12B$19.
7B3C13B$18.7BC16B$16.9B2C15B$16.26B$17.24B$20.21B$22.17B$21.13B3.2B$22.
7B$22.3B.3B$27.3B$26.B2CB$27.2C!

-- but unfortunately that added fishhook catalyst impinges on the key transparent lane blocked by the eater, so that's no good.

Maybe there's another catalysis there that would keep the lane transparent, though, I'm not sure. But failing that, if the stream needs to be turned back on again, it just takes a couple of gliders to clear out the block and eater:

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x = 52, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
24.2A$24.A$21.A4.A2.2A$21.5A.A2.A$7.2A16.B.2A.A.2A$8.A10.4AB3AB2.A2.A
$8.A.AB7.A2.A.A3B2A.A$9.2AB.3B4.7B2.A.2A$11.7B3.7B.A$11.16B.2A$12.15B
$11.16B$9.18B$7.19B$7.2BE15B$6.3BEBE4B.7B6.2C$7.2B3E4B2.7B3.2B2CB$6.5B
E4B2.9B.4B$5.10B4.15B10.A4.A$4.4B10.16B10.A.A2.A.A$4.3B11.16B10.2A3.2A
$2.4B12.17B$2.2CB13.18B$3.C13.20B$3C15.19B$C17.19B$19.17B$20.15B2C$24.
11B2C$15.2C7.12B$16.C6.8B.B$16.C.CB4.9B3.B$17.2CB.17B$19.21B$19.8B2.12B
$19.9BC12B$19.7B3C13B$18.7BC16B$16.9B2C15B$16.26B$17.24B$20.21B$22.17B
$21.13B3.2B$22.7B$22.3B.3B$27.3B$26.B2CB$27.2C!

One or both of the TURN BACK ON signal gliders could come from the southeast or southwest, instead. In fact, if a glider takes out the eater, then the next glider coming through the transparent lane will take out the block very nicely:

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x = 43, y = 58, rule = LifeHistory
24.2A$24.A$21.A4.A2.2A$21.5A.A2.A$7.2A16.B.2A.A.2A$8.A10.4AB3AB2.A2.A
$8.A.AB7.A2.A.A3B2A.A$9.2AB.3B4.7B2.A.2A$11.7B3.7B.A$11.16B.2A$12.15B
$11.16B$9.18B$7.19B$7.18B$6.10B.7B6.2A$7.9B2.7B3.2B2AB$6.10B2.9B.4B$5.
10B4.15B$4.4B10.16B$4.3B11.18B$2.4B12.19B$2.2AB13.19B$3.A13.21B$3A15.
20B$A17.20B$19.18B$20.15B2C$24.11B2C$15.2A7.12B$16.A6.12B$16.A.AB4.11B
.B$17.2AB.17B$19.21B$19.22B$19.9BC12B$19.7B3C13B$18.7BC16B$16.9B2C15B
$16.26B$17.24B$20.21B$22.17B$21.13B3.2B$18.3A.7B$20.A.3B.3B$19.A7.3B$
26.B2AB$27.2A$12.3A$14.A$13.A4$7.3A$9.A$8.A!

[confocaloid]

I share my CatForce search results here :

Herschel -> ship, using one of those search results which outputs a Herschel without its first natural glider, and the NW-2T16 reflector for cleanup:

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x = 53, y = 79, rule = LifeHistory
36.2A$36.A$33.A4.A2.2A$33.5A.A2.A$19.2A16.B.2A.A.2A$20.A10.4AB3AB2.A
2.A$20.A.AB7.A2.A.A3B2A.A$21.2AB.3B4.7B2.A.2A$23.7B3.7B.A$23.16B.2A$
24.15B$23.16B$21.18B$19.19B$19.2BC15B$18.3BCBC4B.7B6.2A$19.2B3C4B2.7B
3.2B2AB$18.5BC4B2.9B.4B$17.10B4.15B$16.4B10.16B$16.3B11.16B$14.4B12.
17B$14.2A14.18B$15.A13.20B$12.3A15.10B3D6B$12.A17.19B$31.7BD5BD3B$22.
2A8.6BD5BD4B$21.A2.A10.3BD5BD4B$21.A.A7.B4.13B$20.2A.2A4.11B3D5B$28.
22B$20.2A.2A3.14BD7B$20.2A.A.B.14BDBD6B$23.A.17B2D5B2DB$23.2A.23BDBDB
$24.26B2D$25.26B$17.A.A.A2.A2.24B$16.A.2A.4A3.23B$16.A11.23B$17.3A.2A
6.23B$19.A.2A6.23B$28.25B$28.24B$28.23B$28.23B$29.21B$30.20B$30.19B$
29.4B2.13B$28.4B3.10B$27.4B5.8B$26.4B7.7B$25.4B4.A5.4B$24.4B3.3A4.4B$
23.4B3.A6.4B$22.4B4.2A4.4B$9.2A10.4B6.2B2.4B$7.2B2AB4.2B2.4B6.8B6.2A$
7.4B2.10B7.7B7.A$6.4B.B.11B2.B2.7B5.2A.A$7.29B4.A2.A$7.30B3.B2A$.2A3.
20B2A14B$.A2.B.4B2A14B2A13B$2.3A5BABA27B$4.A2B2.2BABAB6.B.17B$2.2A6.
2BAB10.15B$2.A21.15B$A.A22.13B$2A21.13B$21.A.2A4.8B$19.3AB2A6.6B$18.A
4.B8.5B$19.3A.2A9.B.B$21.A.A9.3B$21.A.A9.B2AB$22.A11.2A!

[C28]

G to long boat

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x = 36, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
26bo$25bobo$26bo$bo$2bo21b5o$3o21bo4bo$27bo2bo$27b2obo$24bo5bob2o$23b
obo4bob2o$23bo2bo2b2o$24b2o4bo$30bobo$29b2ob3o$35bo$29b2ob3o$15b2o12b
2obo$14bo2bo$14bo2bo$15b2o2$2b2o$3bo$3o$o5$13b2o$13bo3b2o$14bo2bobo$11b
3o4bo$11bo2b4o$14bo$15bo$14b2o!

[squareroot12621]

G → fleet:

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x = 41, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
31.A$30.A.A$31.A$6.C$7.C21.5A$5.3C17.2A2.A4.A$25.A6.A2.A$23.A.A6.2A.A
$23.2A4.A5.A.2A$28.A.A4.A.2A$28.A2.A2.2A$29.2A4.A$35.A.A$34.2A.3A$4.2D
34.A$3.D.D28.2A.3A$3.2D15.2A12.2A.A$.2D16.A2.A$D.D5.2D9.A2.A$2D5.D.D10.
2A$7.2D$5.2D$4.D.D$4.2D6$18.2A$18.A3.2A$19.A2.A.A$16.3A4.A$16.A2.4A$19.
A$2A18.A$A18.2A$.3A$3.A!

Edit: G → loaf:

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x = 36, y = 37, rule = LifeHistory
26.A$25.A.A$26.A$.C$2.C21.5A$3C17.2A2.A4.A$20.A6.A2.A$18.A.A6.2A.A$18.
2A4.A5.A.2A$23.A.A4.A.2A$23.A2.A2.2A$24.2A4.A$30.A.A$29.2A.3A$35.A$2.
2D25.2A.3A$.D2.D10.2A12.2A.A$.D.D10.A2.A$2.D11.A2.A$15.2A$4.2A$4.2A8$
13.2A$13.A3.2A$14.A2.A.A$11.3A4.A$11.A2.4A$14.A$15.A$14.2A!

Edit 2: G → 2 blocks that works 3 times with the same input, but not the fourth:

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x = 130, y = 128, rule = EV2QuadColor
.B$2.B$3B28$31.D$32.D$30.3D22$55.D$56.D$54.3D35$120.A$119.A.A$120.A$95.
D$96.D18.A2.5A$94.3D16.3A2.A4.A$112.A8.A2.A$112.2A7.2A.A$118.A5.A.2A$
117.A.A4.A.2A$117.A2.A2.2A$118.2A4.A$124.A.A$93.2J28.2A.3A$93.2J2.2L30.
A$86.2J9.2L24.2A.3A$86.2J9.2H10.2A12.2A.A$97.2H9.A2.A$108.A2.A$109.2A
$81.2A.A$81.A.2A8$86.2A19.2A$87.A19.A3.2A$84.3A21.A2.A.A$84.A20.3A4.A
$105.A2.4A$108.A$109.A$108.2A!

[AlbertArmStain]

Extremely edgy eater factory partial:

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x = 21, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory
14.A$13.A.A3.2A$13.A.A3.2A$14.A14$C$C.C$3C$2.C7$5.2A$5.2A!

Here’s a working catalyst for the block, but I don’t think it’s completable:

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x = 22, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
15.A$14.A.A3.2A$14.A.A3.2A$15.A11$15.D$15.3D$18.D$.C15.2D$.C.C$.3C$3.
C7$6.2A$.A4.2A$.3A$4.A$3.A.A$3.A.A2.A.A$2A.A.4A.3A$2A.2A4.A3.A$6.2A.A
2.2A$7.A.2A$7.A$6.2A!

[yoleo]

I don't think this ever got cross-posted from Discord: here's a glider-powered block keeper that could be used as a memory cell.

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x = 52, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
4.C$2.C.C$3.2C8$42.A$41.A.A$42.A2$40.5A$40.A4.A$43.A2.A$12.2A29.2A.A$
13.A26.A5.A.2A$12.A26.A.A4.A.2A$12.4A23.A2.A2.2A$9.A5.A24.2A4.A$7.6A
33.A.A$6.A5.A32.2A.3A$6.A2.A18.C22.A$5.2A.A.A15.C.C16.2A.3A$6.A.2A8.
2C7.2C2.2E12.2A.A$5.A12.2C10.E2.E$5.2A.2A20.E2.E$6.A.A22.2E$6.A.A$7.A
8$29.2A$29.A3.2A$30.A2.A.A$3C24.3A4.A$2.C24.A2.4A$.C28.A$31.A$30.2A!

[C28]

U to beehive

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x = 21, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
5b3o$5b3o$4bobo13bo$4b2o12b3o$17bo$17b2o9$2b2o$3bo5b2o$3o6b2o$o!

U to block

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x = 25, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
5b3o$5b3o$4bobo$4b2o9$23bo$22bobo$2b2o19bo$3bo5b2o$3o6b2o$o!

U to ship

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x = 18, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
b3o$b3o$obo$2o14b2o$16b2o10$9b2o$5bo3b2o$4bobo$3bobo$3bo$2b2o!

U to block

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x = 26, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
5b3o$5b3o$4bobo$4b2o7$22b2o$22bobo$24bo$16b2o6b2o$2b2o12b2o$3bo5b2o$3o
6b2o$o!

U to loaf

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x = 20, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$6bobo8b3o$7b2o8b3o$16bobo$16b2o6$9b2o$4b2o2bo2bo$bo2bo4bobo$
obobo5bo$bo2bob2o$4bo2bo10b2o$5bo4bo7b2o$6b5o2$8bo$7bobo$8bo!

[yoleo]

Glider to block plus inaccessible beehive.

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x = 49, y = 28, rule = LifeHistory
43.2A$43.A$41.A.A$41.2A2$10.2A.2A5.2E$9.A.A.A6.2E14.2E$9.A3.A22.2E4.
2A$7.2A.3A30.A$6.A.A.A9.2D21.A.A$6.A.A10.D2.D17.2A.A.3A$4.2A2.A11.2D
19.A.A4.A$3.A4.2A29.A.A.A.3A$3.5A31.2A2.A.A$.2A4.A35.2A$A2.2A$2A.A$3.
A$3A$A3$14.2A$15.A8.2D$12.3A9.2D2.2A$12.A15.A.A13.2C$30.A12.2C$30.2A
13.C!

[AlbertArmStain]

Classic example of a partial reflector:

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x = 48, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
16bo$14b3o$13bo$13b2o2$10b2o$10bobo$11b2o12$35bo$34bo$34b3o3$3b2o$3bo
$2obo$2ob2o34b2ob2o$39bob2obo$44bo$40b3obob2o$39bo3bobobo$39bobobo$5b
2o33b2ob2o$5b2o3$43b2o$44bo$43bo$18b2o23b2o$18b2o6$7b2o$7bo2bob2o$8b3o
bo$12bo$8b3ob2o$7bo2bobo$8bobobobo$9bo3b2o!

It creates a beehive near the transparent block

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Classic example of a partial reflector:

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x = 48, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
16bo$14b3o$13bo$13b2o2$10b2o$10bobo$11b2o12$35bo$34bo$34b3o3$3b2o$3bo
$2obo$2ob2o34b2ob2o$39bob2obo$44bo$40b3obob2o$39bo3bobobo$39bobobo$5b
2o33b2ob2o$5b2o3$43b2o$44bo$43bo$18b2o23b2o$18b2o6$7b2o$7bo2bob2o$8b3o
bo$12bo$8b3ob2o$7bo2bobo$8bobobobo$9bo3b2o!

It creates a beehive near the transparent block

It's actually a pulse divider (semi-snark): (EDIT by dvgrn: Correction -- it's a G4-to-G; see confocaloid's post below.)

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x = 101, y = 105, rule = B3/S23
99bo$98bo$98b3o48$16bo$14b3o$13bo$13b2o2$10b2o$10bobo$11b2o12$35bo$34b
o$34b3o3$3b2o$3bo$2obo$2ob2o34b2ob2o$39bob2obo$44bo$40b3obob2o$39bo3b
obobo$39bobobo$5b2o33b2ob2o$5b2o3$43b2o$44bo$42bo$18b2o22b2o$18b2o6$7b
2o$7bo2bob2o$8b3obo$12bo$8b3ob2o$7bo2bobo$8bobobobo$9bo3b2o!

[confocaloid]

Classic example of a partial reflector:

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x = 48, y = 55, rule = B3/S23

It creates a beehive near the transparent block

It's actually a pulse divider (semi-snark): [...]

Not really. In a pulse divider, the incoming gliders must all travel on a single lane (so that at some point a later glider appears in the exact location previously occupied by an earlier glider). But this partial reflector doesn't work that way, so it isn't a x2 pulse divider:

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x = 127, y = 126, rule = B3/S23
125bo$124bo$124b3o69$16bo$14b3o$13bo$13b2o2$10b2o$10bobo$11b2o2$45bo$
44bo$44b3o13$3b2o$3bo$2obo$2ob2o34b2ob2o$39bob2obo$44bo$40b3obob2o$39b
o3bobobo$39bobobo$5b2o33b2ob2o$5b2o3$43b2o$44bo$42bo$18b2o22b2o$18b2o
6$7b2o$7bo2bob2o$8b3obo$12bo$8b3ob2o$7bo2bobo$8bobobobo$9bo3b2o!

[affamatodidio]

I'm hyperfocusing on this stupid thing like the galumpher right now.

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x = 52, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
50bo$49bo$49b3o$28b2o$28b2o17$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o8b2o$10b2o6$23b2o$23b2o6$
12b2o$12bo2bob2o$13b3obo$17bo$13b3ob2o$12bo2bobo$13bobobobo$14bo3b2o!

[eRroR_6o6]

horrible factory that i found a month ago or something

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 x = 38, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
29b2o$29b2o$19b2o$19b2o6$11b2o$11b2o3$25bo$23b2o$24b2o2$3b2o$4bo31b2o$
4bob2o23b2obo2bo$ob2obobo10b2o10bobob3o$2obo13bo2bo9bobo$3bo13bo2bo7b
3ob5o$3bob2o11b2o7bo3bo4bo$4bobo20b2o2bobo$5bo26b2o4$26b2o$25bo2bo2b2o
$25bobo4bo2bo$26bo5bobobo$29b2obo2bo$20bo8bo2bo$18bobo5bo4bo$19bobo4b
5o$19bo$28bo$27bobo$28bo!

also this

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x = 38, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
29b2o$29b2o$19b2o$19b2o6$10b2o$10b2o3$25bo$23b2o$24b2o2$3b2o$4bo31b2o$
4bob2o23b2obo2bo$ob2obobo10b2o10bobob3o$2obo13bo2bo9bobo$3bo13bo2bo7b
3ob5o$3bob2o11b2o7bo3bo4bo$4bobo20b2o2bobo$5bo26b2o4$26b2o$25bo2bo2b2o
$25bobo4bo2bo$26bo5bobobo$29b2obo2bo$20bo8bo2bo$18bobo5bo4bo$19bobo4b
5o$19bo$28bo$27bobo$28bo!

[Tawal]

horrible factory that i found a month ago or something

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 rle removed - see previous post

also this

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rle removed - see previous post

The Clock can be replaced by Eater 2 with a welding on Eater 3 (so it becomes stable).
Shown another Still Life Factory : G to LongBoat

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x = 48, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
6$44.E$43.E2B$42.B3E$22.2C17.4B$23.C5.BD9.4B$23.C.CB.BDBD7.4B$24.2CB.
2BDBD5.4B$26.5B2D4.4B$26.7B3.4B$26.13B$28.10B$28.9B$27.10B$26.10B$13.
2A9.12B$14.A8.13B$14.A.2A4.14B$10.A.2A.A.A3.7B2A4B$10.2A.A2.B3.7BA2BA
3B$13.A.3B2.7BA2BA4B$13.A.2A11B2A5B$14.A.A17B$15.AB.17B$18.17B$20.16B
$20.16B$21.15B2A$21.10B4.A2BA2.2A$21.6B8.ABAB3.A2.A$22.B2.2B9.A4B.A.A
.A$38.B2A.A2.A$38.BAB.A$30.2C.C2.A4.A$30.2C.3C5A2$30.2C.8C$31.C.C6.C$
31.C.C2.2C$32.C3.2C!

[eRroR_6o6]

horrible factory that i found a month ago or something

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 rle removed - see previous post

also this

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rle removed - see previous post

The Clock can be replaced by Eater 2 with a welding on Eater 3 (so it becomes stable).
Shown another Still Life Factory : G to LongBoat

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x = 48, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
6$44.E$43.E2B$42.B3E$22.2C17.4B$23.C5.BD9.4B$23.C.CB.BDBD7.4B$24.2CB.
2BDBD5.4B$26.5B2D4.4B$26.7B3.4B$26.13B$28.10B$28.9B$27.10B$26.10B$13.
2A9.12B$14.A8.13B$14.A.2A4.14B$10.A.2A.A.A3.7B2A4B$10.2A.A2.B3.7BA2BA
3B$13.A.3B2.7BA2BA4B$13.A.2A11B2A5B$14.A.A17B$15.AB.17B$18.17B$20.16B
$20.16B$21.15B2A$21.10B4.A2BA2.2A$21.6B8.ABAB3.A2.A$22.B2.2B9.A4B.A.A
.A$38.B2A.A2.A$38.BAB.A$30.2C.C2.A4.A$30.2C.3C5A2$30.2C.8C$31.C.C6.C$
31.C.C2.2C$32.C3.2C!

ye this was based off the new g-x

[Tawal]

...
ye this was based off the new g-x

Yup, I make a time to recognize it.
And the original welding is better than mine.

[dl-rs]

Not necessarily 'factory', but some reactions:

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x = 72, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
bo17bo16bo17bo$2bo17bo16bo17bo$3o15b3o14b3o15b3o4$9b2ob2obo11b2ob2obo
10b2ob2obo11b2ob2obo$10bobob2o12bobob2o11bobob2o12bobob2o$10bobo15bob
o14bobo15bobo$11b2o16b2o15b2o16b2o$3b2o16b2o15b2o16b2o$3bo2bob2o6b2o3b
o2bob2o10bo2bob2o11bo2bob2o$5b2obo8bo5b2obo6bo6b2obo14b2obo8b2o$6bobo
5bo9bobo5bobo6bobo15bobo8bo$5bo2b3o3b2o7bo2b3o3b2o6bo2b3o4b2o6bo2b3o4b
obo$6b2o3bo12b2o3bo11b2o3bo2bo2bo6b2o3bo3b2o$8b4o14b4o13b4o3bobo8b4o$
8bo17bo16bo7bo9bo$6bobob2o12bobob2o11bobob2o12bobob2o$6b2o2bo13b2o2bo
12b2o2bo13b2o2bo$10bobo15bobo14bobo15bobo$11b2o16b2o15b2o16b2o!

[MathAndCode]

Here's some H to Block, Hive, Long Boat and less common H to Eater 1 + Block (unfortunately) :

Nice find! There is another conduit that also makes an E-heptomino via the same boat+traffic light reaction, which can be modified in the same way to make a fishhook (and block).

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x = 21, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9b2o8b2o$19bo$17bobo$17b2o$8b3o$10bo$8b3o5$17b2o$16bobo$16bo$15b
2o2$15b2o$2o14bo$2o14bobo$17b2o12$15b2o$15bo$13bobo$13b2o15$3b2o$3b2o!

The fishhook is also on a transparent lane except for the block.

[AlbertArmStain]

Here's a spartan long barge factory:

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x = 30, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A$26.A$19.2A6.A$19.2AB4.2A$18.7BA$18.7B3A$17.7B.B2.A$17.7B3.2A$6.
2A8.8B$7.A8.4BD4B$7.A.AB4.4BDBD3B$8.2AB.6BDBD5B$10.7BDBD7B$10.8BD8B$11.
15B$10.15B$8.17B$6.19B$6.2BC15B$5.3BCBC4B.9B$6.2B3C4B2.9B$5.5BC4B2.9B
$4.10B4.7B3.2A$3.4B10.8B.B2.A$2.4B12.8B3A$.4B13.6B.BA$4B12.7B4.2A$3B12.
2A.3B7.A$2B13.2A.B2AB5.A$B18.2A6.2A!

Not too useful at the moment.
EDIT
Dirty paper clip factory:

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x = 23, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
19bo$17b3o$16bo$16b2o3$16b2o$16bobo$17bo12$21b2o$21b2o2$o$obo$3o$2bo!

[yoleo]

Another period-tripling speed tunnel based factory.

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x = 29, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory
21.A$.C19.3A$2.C21.A$3C16.5A$9.2D8.A$8.D2.D10.4A$9.2D10.A3.A$21.A.A.A
.2A$17.D4.2A.A.2A$5.2D9.D.D6.A$4.D2.D8.D.D6.A.2A$5.2D3.2D5.D8.A.A$9.D
2.D$10.2D7$16.2E5.2A$15.E2.E4.A.A$11.2A3.E.E6.A$10.A.A4.E7.A.2A$10.A
9.2A4.A.A$8.A.2A8.A$7.A.A11.3A$7.A2.2A11.A$8.A.A$7.2A2.A$10.2A!
[[ PASTEMODE 3 PASTET EVERY 120 PASTE .C$2.C$3C! 0 1 ]]

edit: this blinker factory is period tripling for even repeat times and period doubling for odd repeat times.

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x = 24, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory
17.A$15.3A$14.A$.C12.2A$2.C$3C15.2A.2A$19.A.2A$19.A$18.2A$6.3D11.2A$
20.A2.A$22.2A5$10.2E5.2A$9.E2.E4.A.A$5.2A3.E.E6.A$4.A.A4.E7.A.2A$4.A
9.2A4.A.A$2.A.2A8.A$.A.A11.3A$.A2.2A11.A$2.A.A$.2A2.A$4.2A!
[[ PASTEMODE 3 PASTET EVERY 120 PASTE .C$2.C$3C! 0 3 ]]

[Tawal]

Another period-tripling speed tunnel based factory.

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x = 29, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory
21.A$.C19.3A$2.C21.A$3C16.5A$9.2D8.A$8.D2.D10.4A$9.2D10.A3.A$21.A.A.A
.2A$17.D4.2A.A.2A$5.2D9.D.D6.A$4.D2.D8.D.D6.A.2A$5.2D3.2D5.D8.A.A$9.D
2.D$10.2D7$16.2E5.2A$15.E2.E4.A.A$11.2A3.E.E6.A$10.A.A4.E7.A.2A$10.A
9.2A4.A.A$8.A.2A8.A$7.A.A11.3A$7.A2.2A11.A$8.A.A$7.2A2.A$10.2A!
[[ PASTEMODE 3 PASTET EVERY 120 PASTE .C$2.C$3C! 0 1 ]]

…

It can be useful :

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x = 293, y = 334, rule = LifeHistory
103.A$101.4A$92.2A5.4A.2A$90.A2.A3.A3.2A.3A8.2A$89.A7.A3.2A.2A9.2A$
81.2A6.A6.A3.5A$81.2A6.A7.3A3.A$90.A2.A$92.2A2$105.A$106.2A$105.2A44.
A$149.4A$148.A.A.2A14.2A$143.2A2.A2.A.3A11.A2.A$143.2A3.A.A.2A11.A7.
5A$149.4A12.A6.A5.A$112.A.A36.A5.A7.A7.2A3.A$113.2A41.A9.A2.A7.A$113.
A42.3A9.2A5$120.A$121.2A26.A$120.2A27.A.A$149.2A5$127.A.A$128.2A$128.
A2$98.2A$98.2A4$111.2A$111.2A3$106.2A$97.3A5.A.A$96.A3.A6.A$95.A5.A$
95.A5.A2$101.A$100.2A$100.2A$98.A2.2A$99.A.A$99.2A3$97.2A3.2A$97.2A3.
2A2$99.3A$99.3A$100.A6$100.2A$100.2A21$187.A.A$188.2A$188.A25$93.A$
91.4A$82.2A5.4A.2A$80.A2.A3.A3.2A.3A8.2A$79.A7.A3.2A.2A9.2A$71.2A6.A
6.A3.5A$71.2A6.A7.3A3.A174.A$80.A2.A181.4A$82.2A180.4A16.A$257.2A5.A
2.A8.2A5.A.A$95.A161.2A5.4A14.A3.2A$96.2A167.4A3.2A.A.A4.A3.2A3.2A$
95.2A171.A2.A3.2A5.A3.2A3.2A$272.A10.A.A$272.A2.A8.A4$102.A.A160.A$
103.2A159.A$103.A160.3A5$110.A$111.2A144.A$110.2A145.A.A$257.2A4$251.
A$117.A.A131.2A$118.2A130.A.2A$118.A132.A2$88.2A$88.2A3$242.A$101.2A
139.A.A$101.2A139.2A3$96.2A$87.3A5.A.A$86.A3.A6.A137.A$85.A5.A142.A$
85.A5.A142.3A2$91.A$90.2A$90.2A$88.A2.2A$89.A.A135.A$89.2A136.A.A$
227.2A2$87.2A3.2A$87.2A3.2A2$89.3A128.A$89.3A127.A$90.A128.3A5$155.A$
90.2A64.2A54.A$90.2A63.2A55.A.A$212.2A5$162.A.A$163.2A$163.A$5.2A$5.
2A3$170.A$171.2A$170.2A$5.A$4.3A$4.3A2$2.2A3.2A$2.2A3.2A168.A.A$178.
2A$49.A128.A$4.2A42.2A$4.A.A40.2A11.2A$3.A2.2A29.2A7.3A7.A3.3A$5.2A
30.2A8.2A5.4A4.2A.A$5.2A41.2A2.A4.A4.A2.A5.2A$6.A42.A2.A3.A5.2A.A5.2A
109.A$53.A.2A3.3A119.A.A$A5.A53.2A120.2A$A5.A$.A3.A6.A$2.3A5.A.A33.A.
A$11.2A33.2A$47.A127.A$174.A$174.3A$42.2A152.2A$19.A22.2A152.A.A$20.A
177.A$18.3A177.2A$3.2A$3.2A4$27.A$25.A.A$26.2A5$34.A$35.A$33.3A14$15.
2A$15.2A3$15.A$14.3A10.A$13.A3.A9.2A$15.A10.A.A$12.A5.A$12.A5.A$13.A
3.A$14.3A2$19.2A$20.2A$19.A3$122.A$122.A.A$122.2A$17.A$16.3A$16.3A2$
14.2A3.2A94.A$14.2A3.2A93.A$114.3A2$17.A$16.A.A$15.2A$15.2A$15.3A$16.
A.A$17.2A9$94.A$95.A$93.3A3.D$98.D.D$98.D.D$99.D15.2C.C$94.D19.C2.2C$
93.D.D5.D13.C$93.D.D4.D.D9.3C.2C.C$94.D5.D.D8.C2.C.C.2C$101.D9.2C3$
110.E$98.2D9.E.E$97.D2.D8.E2.E$98.2D10.2E$92.2C$92.C20.2C$89.2C.C2.2C
16.C.C$90.C.C.C2.C17.C$90.C.C.C.2C11.2C4.2C$91.C2.C14.C$94.6C10.3C$
100.C12.C$96.2C.C12.C$96.2C.2C11.2C!

[AlbertArmStain]

Here's a spartan long barge factory:

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x = 30, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A$26.A$19.2A6.A$19.2AB4.2A$18.7BA$18.7B3A$17.7B.B2.A$17.7B3.2A$6.
2A8.8B$7.A8.4BD4B$7.A.AB4.4BDBD3B$8.2AB.6BDBD5B$10.7BDBD7B$10.8BD8B$11.
15B$10.15B$8.17B$6.19B$6.2BC15B$5.3BCBC4B.9B$6.2B3C4B2.9B$5.5BC4B2.9B
$4.10B4.7B3.2A$3.4B10.8B.B2.A$2.4B12.8B3A$.4B13.6B.BA$4B12.7B4.2A$3B12.
2A.3B7.A$2B13.2A.B2AB5.A$B18.2A6.2A!

Not too useful at the moment.

better clearence:

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x = 29, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory
26.2A$26.A$19.2A6.A$19.2AB4.2A$18.7BA$18.7B3A$17.7B.B2.A$17.7B3.2A$6.
2A8.8B$7.A8.4BD4B$7.A.AB4.4BDBD3B$8.2AB.6BDBD5B$10.7BDBD7B$10.8BD8B$11.
15B$10.15B$8.17B$6.19B$6.2BC15B$5.3BCBC4B.8B$6.2B3C4B2.8B$5.5BC4B2.9B
$4.10B2.10B$3.4B9.10B$2.4B10.9B$.4B12.8B$4B14.7B$3B15.4BA2B$2B17.2BAB
AB$B19.B2AB$18.8B$18.2A.2B.2A$19.A4.A$16.3A6.3A$16.A10.A!

[C28]

u-turner to boat

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x = 32, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
20b3o$20b3o$19bobo$19b2o2$11b2o$2b2o7b2o$3bo$3o5b2o$o7b2o18b2o$28bobo$30bo$30b2o!

[Tawal]

Using the AlbertArmStain's edgy H-to-chaos, I found an edgy H-to-Boat and also another H-to-Boat :

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x = 106, y = 55, rule = LifeHistory
28.A69.A$26.3A67.3A$25.A69.A$25.2A68.2A$23.4B66.4B$22.3B67.3B$22.3B2A
65.3B2A$21.4BABA63.4BABA$20.6BAB62.6BAB$19.8B62.8B$19.8B62.8B$18.9B
61.9B$17.10B60.10B$7.2A8.10B50.2A8.10B$8.A9.10B50.A9.10B$8.A.A5.13B
49.A.A5.13B$9.2A2.17B49.2A.18B$13.17B53.17B$13.18B52.18B$12.20B51.19B
$11.21B49.21B$9.23B47.23B$7.23B.B2A43.23B.B2A$7.2BE20B.BA.A42.2BE20B.
BA.A$6.3BEBE4B.13B4.A41.3BEBE4B.13B4.A$7.2B3E4B2.11B5.2A41.2B3E4B2.
11B5.2A$6.5BE4B2.10B48.5BE4B2.10B$5.10B2.13B45.10B2.13B$5.3B9.13B44.
4B9.13B$5.2B9.15B42.4B9.15B$5.B10.14B43.3B10.14B$2.2A11.13B44.2AB10.
13B$3.A10.13B46.A10.13B$3A11.14B42.3A11.14B$A13.14B42.A13.14B$14.15B
55.15B$15.16B54.18B$19.12B57.16B$19.12B57.16B$20.11B.2B54.16B$19.14B
2C53.7BD8B$17.2CB.10B.B2C53.6BDBD7B$16.C.CB.10B2.B52.2CB.4B2D9B$16.C
4.10B54.C.CB.15B$15.2C5.10B53.C5.14B$23.10B51.2C10.9B$23.9B63.10B$24.
8B63.9B$24.3B2D3B62.10B$25.BDBD2B64.7B$26.BD3B66.5B$27.3B68.B$28.2B
67.3B$96.B2CB$97.2C!

Edit:
Oh ! The rightmost moves slightly and changes the Boat's orientation if a second herschel is sended :

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x = 112, y = 77, rule = LifeHistory
8$30.A$28.3A$27.A57.A$27.2A54.3A$25.4B53.A$24.3B55.2A$24.3B2A51.4B$
23.4BABA49.3B$22.6BAB49.3B2A$21.8B49.4BABA$21.8B48.6BAB$20.9B47.8B$
19.10B47.8B$9.2A8.10B46.9B$10.A9.10B44.10B$10.A.A5.13B33.2A8.10B$11.
2A.18B33.A9.10B$15.17B33.A.A5.13B$15.18B33.2A.18B$15.19B36.17B$13.21B
36.18B$11.23B36.19B$9.23B.B2A32.21B$9.2BE20B.BA.A29.23B$8.3BEBE4B.13B
4.A27.23B.B2A$9.2B3E4B2.11B5.2A26.2BE20B.BA.A$8.5BE4B2.10B33.3BEBE4B.
13B4.A$7.10B2.13B32.2B3E4B2.11B5.2A$6.4B9.13B31.5BE4B2.10B$5.4B9.15B
29.10B2.13B$5.3B10.14B29.4B9.13B$4.2AB10.13B30.4B9.15B$5.A10.13B31.3B
10.14B$2.3A11.14B29.2AB10.13B$2.A13.14B30.A10.13B$16.15B26.3A11.14B$
17.18B22.A13.14B$20.16B35.15B$20.16B36.18B$20.16B39.16B$20.7BD8B39.
16B$20.6BDBD7B39.16B$18.2CB.4B2D9B38.7BE8B$17.C.CB.15B38.6BEBE7B$17.C
5.14B36.2CB.4B2E9B$16.2C10.9B35.C.CB.3B2D10B$27.10B35.C5.2BDBD9B$27.
9B35.2C8.D.9B$26.10B46.10B$27.7B48.9B$29.5B47.10B$30.B51.7B$29.3B52.
5B$28.B2CB53.B$29.2C53.3B$83.B2CB$84.2C!

[Jormungant]

Found a little brother for that g-to-block:

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x = 82, y = 43, rule = LifeHistory
6$71.2A$71.A$17.2A49.BA.A$16.B2AB48.B2A$17.2B49.B$16.2B50.B$14.5B53.
2A$3.B2.3B.B2.7B29.10B7.2B3.A.A$3.17B30.3B2D4B7.2B3.A$3.3B2D13B28.B.
2B2D4B7.3B.2A$3.3B2D14B27.B.9B4.6B$3.20B30.17B3.2A$3.5B.4BC9B29.2B4.
3BC8B.B2.A$3.5B3.3BC8B28.B2AB4.3BC8B3A$3.5B4.3C.6B29.A.A6.3C6B.BA$3.
4B6.9B27.3ABA.A4.9B3.2A$3.2B8.9B26.A5.2A4.9B4.A$3.3B7.9B26.2A10.2B2A
3B.B2A2.A.2A$3.3B7.2B2A3B.B2A34.3BA2BA2B.BA.A.A.2A$3.2B6.3BA2BA2B.BA.
A32.2A3BABAB5.A.A$3.B6.2A3BABAB5.A31.A.AB.2BA4B3.A.A$3.B5.A.AB.2BA4B
3.2A30.A.2B6.2A4.A$9.A.2B6.2A33.A.2AB7.A$7.A.2AB7.A33.A.A2.B8.3A$6.A.
A2.B8.3A30.A2.2A11.A$6.A2.2A11.A31.A.A$7.A.A43.2A2.A$6.2A2.A45.2A$9.
2A!

Different means to get there, but same offset from the loaf bait... that's some coincidence all right ^^'