Thread for your unsure discoveries

[Jormungant]

well, I did not think of a proper use case, but one can rely on some guaranties so that explosion never happens. So as long as proper delay between gliders are enforced, here is some kind of wierd toggle switch (which can be also tested 2 ways):

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x = 145, y = 119, rule = LifeHistory
23$126.C$125.C$124.B3C14$77.C$77.3C$80.C$79.2C$79.4B23.C$80.4B7.2C12.
C$81.4B5.B2CB10.B3C$82.4B4.4B9.4B$83.4B2.5B8.4B$84.4B.10B.5B$85.19B$
86.17B$34.2A11.A39.4BD10BD4B$33.B2AB9.A.A39.3B2D10BD4B$34.3B9.A.A2.2A
3.A32.B2D11B2D3B$33.B.B9.2A.2A2.A2.A.A12.A17.5B2C7B2D4B$33.5B8.B2.A.A
3.A.A10.3A17.5B2C7BDB4.2C$33.6B6.2ABA2.4A.A10.A20.16B4.C.C$33.8B4.2A.
A.A3.A12.2A19.12B10.C$34.13B2.A.AB2.A9.4B13.2A4.11B11.2C$32.13B5.A.A
2B.A7.3B14.B2AB2.12B$31.15B5.A2B.2A7.4B13.4B.14B$31.15B4.3B10.5B9.2B.
21B$30.17B.B.2B11.6B7.2A24B$30.29B2.8B7.2A25B$29.13B2A11BD14B7.B.25B$
28.14B2A9B3D13B11.19B2.4B$27.2AB3.20BDBD4B.7B11.19B4.4B$26.A2.A4.19BD
15B10.3BD15B.B3.4B$25.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.19B10.3BDBD14B2A3.4B$25.A7.6B
14.17B8.4B2D13B.B2A4.4B$24.2A6.9B14.15B.2B2.21B3.B6.2B2D$19.2A10.4B4.
2A15.38B13.BDBD$20.A9.4B5.A16.8B.30B13.D$18.A10.4B7.3A11.8B3.2B2A11BD
13B$18.5A5.4B5.3A2.A11.2A3.B5.2B2A11BD14B$23.A3.D4B5.A2.A14.A10.32B$
20.3AB2.7B.BA.A2.2A10.3A12.B.3B.4B4.18B4.2A$19.A.2B3.7B.B2A15.A19.4B
7.17B.BA.A$19.4A12B36.4B8.19B2A$17.2A2.BA3B2A7B35.D3B10.19B$16.A2.3AB
.2B2A7B34.BDBD10.20B$16.2A.A.B3.10B33.2B2D11.20B$19.A8.8B31.4B12.13B
2A4B$19.2A7.10B28.4B13.12BA2BA5B$29.3B2.5B5.B20.4B15.11BABA5B2A$27.5B
3.5B4.2B18.4B17.11BA6B2A$27.2A8.4B10.A11.4B19.18B$28.A9.4B9.3A8.4B18.
20B$25.3A11.4B11.A6.4B19.2A.9B2.2B$25.A14.4B9.2A5.4B21.A4.6B$41.4B8.
5B.4B19.3A7.3B$42.4B9.7B20.A7.5B$42.5B7.7B29.2A$43.5B4.BA7B4.2A24.A$
44.5B2.BABA7B.A2.A21.3A$45.8B2A8B2A2.2A19.A$46.16B2.B2A2.A$47.3BD12B
2A3.2A$48.B2D9B.BA.A$49.B2D7B3.BA$45.2A2.2BD6B$45.A2.A2B4.5B$46.3AB8.
2A$51.A6.A$48.4A7.3A$48.A12.A$49.A$48.2A!

[dvgrn]

Sadly, passing a signal while the block is present causes an explosion.

Yup, that feature costs extra. If you really need it, use praosylen's Special-Purpose Beehive Keeper (TM) instead.

It doesn't interrupt two perpendicular lanes simultaneously... though, really, what's that going to get used for anyway? ... but it does successfully stop gliders on three different lanes, while also being harmlessly resettable when it's already set:

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x = 66, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory
42.2A$42.A.A$44.A4.A$43.A.2A2.3A$43.A2.A5.A$41.2A.A6.2A$40.A.A.2A5.4B
10.B$40.BAB.B8.B2A8.2B$25.A15.5B6.BA.A7.3B$25.3A8.B3.B.4B6.B2A7.BA2B$
27.BA6.12B5.3B6.3AB$9.4B14.2AB5.13B3.4B5.A3B$10.4B7.2A4.4B3.15B.4B5.B
2AB$11.B2AB5.B2AB4.4B.22B.B.4B$12.BA2B5.3B5.32B$13.ABAB3.B.B6.33B2.B$
14.2A2B.6B4.33B.B2A$15.10B2.37B2A$7.2A7.47B.B$8.A8.45B$8.A.AB6.44B$9.
2AB.3B2.27B2A14B$11.21B3D9BA2BA5B2.2B$11.23BD10B2A5B$12.20B3D14B$11.
36B2.3C$9.38B2.C$7.19B3.17B4.C3.3C$7.2BC15B5.10B3.B10.C$6.3BCBC4B.7B
7.8B16.C$7.2B3C4B2.6B7.7B$6.5BC4B3.6B6.2A26.3C$5.10B6.4B7.A26.C$4.4B
12.B2A2B4.3A28.C$4.3B14.2A.B2A2.A$2.4B18.BA.A.A$2.2A23.A.A.2A$3.A23.A
.A.2A$3A25.A$A!

here is some B-to-H... new?

Newish, I think. It's a variant of Guam's old Herschel splitter, BLx303H_Rx161B, but you've managed to avoid the piece that required a dependent conduit or an HR126 hooked up to one of the outputs.

Looks like it's necessary to suppress that marked R to get the other signal out cleanly, though. And this conduit is a little bit tricky to feed a B-heptomino into, so it may or may not end up meeting gmc_nxtman's 300-tick condition for a completed Herschel-to-Herschel conduit.

[Jormungant]

Looks like it's necessary to suppress that marked R to get the other signal out cleanly, though. And this conduit is a little bit tricky to feed a B-heptomino into, so it may or may not end up meeting gmc_nxtman's 300-tick condition for a completed Herschel-to-Herschel conduit.

Indeed, I managed to make a h-to-h with repeat time 326, going down to 300 seems possible, but that would be more likely if some track left over some junk that would be destroyed by the incoming glider. That's what lead me to that other contraption, but the block generated by the R is in the way as you describe, well, there might be other X-to-b variants that span junk that's out of the way of downstream sparks (marked in red)... at least my search by hand inconclusive.

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x = 162, y = 192, rule = LifeHistory
4$6.A$4.A.A$5.2A76$132.2A$131.B2A2B$132.4B$87.C39.3B3.4B$88.C38.9B$
86.3CB37.9B$87.4B10.A24.9B$88.4B7.3A24.8B5.2A$89.4B5.A21.B4.9B5.A$90.
4B4.2A19.3B3.10B.BA.A$83.2A6.9B17.6B2.10B.B2A$84.A7.6B13.4B2.7B.12B$
84.A.2A5.6B3.B2.2B2.28B$85.A2.A4.19BD24B$86.2AB3.20BDBD23B$87.14B2A9B
3DB2A21B$88.13B2A11BDB2A22B9.A$89.52B6.3A$89.17B.B.2B2.29B4.A$90.15B
4.3B3.B2.24B4.2A$90.15B12.31B$91.13B12.30B$93.13B3.2C4.33B$92.8B4.2A.
C2.C3.4B.29B$92.6B6.2A.2C4.4B2.4B.25B$92.5B8.B6.4B8.25B$92.B.B9.2C.2C
2.2C.B9.25B$93.3B9.C.C2.C.C12.24B$92.B2AB7.C3.C.2C15.23B$93.2A8.2C2.C
2.C16.22B$108.2C19.21B$130.22B$128.2B.5B2D15B$127.2A6B3D15B$127.2A5B
4D14B$133.3D16B$132.3D16B$131.3D17B$130.3D12B3.2B$113.A15.4D7B.3B$
113.3A7.2A3.4D.13B$116.A4.2B2AB.5D.7B4.2A$115.2A4.4B13.2B4.A$115.9B.B
12.3B4.3A$117.10B11.2B7.A$115.13B9.3B$114.21B2D2BD$114.22B3DB$110.2A
2.18B2A3BD3B$111.A4.16B2A7B$111.A.AB.26B$112.2AB.26B$114.29B$114.15B.
13B$114.13B4.13B$115.8B.2B5.13B$114.9B9.5B.5B$114.9B5.B5.3B.5B$114.
16B5.B3.5BA$106.2C7.16B9.2B.A.A$107.C7.18B11.2A$107.CBCB2.20B$108.2CB
.22B$109.D20B2.B2C$108.2D20B2.BC.C$108.B2D19B5.C$111.18B6.2C$114.12B$
111.2B.9B$110.2C11B$110.2CB.10B.2C$111.B.11BC.C$116.7B.BC$116.7B9.C$
117.6B2.B4.3C$116.7B.4B.C$116.4B5.3BC.C$117.3B5.B.2BCB$117.3B8.2B$
116.4B7.2B$116.7B3.B2CB$116.6B5.2C$115.2B3D2B2.B$115.4BD2B$110.3B.4B
3DB$109.13B$108.14B$107.15B$107.14B$108.13B$108.14B$109.12B$111.3B2A
3B$112.BA2BA2B$114.2AB!

Also, if someone manages that insert or have a better blinker supression mechnism ^_^

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x = 98, y = 61, rule = LifeHistory
10$21.2A$20.B2AB$21.3B$20.B.B.B2.B$20.9B19.2A$20.10B17.A.A$19.12B12.
2B2.BA$17.BDB2A10B9.7B$17.BDBABA9B7.10B$16.2BDBA13B3.12B$15.2AB.16BD
12B$14.A.AB.17BD10B$14.A4.17B2D7B$13.2A5.15B2D10B8.C$18.17BD12B5.3C$
18.29B5.C$18.8BD4B.5B2A7B5.B2C$18.2B3C3B3D3B.4B2A7B3.5B8.2C$18.4BC3B
5D14B4.3B11.C$16.3BC.2C4B4D12B5.4B11.C.CB$15.4B2C6B.3D11B5.8B9.C.CB.B
$16.10B3.2D.11B3.10B9.C3B2C$18.7B5.D2.10B4.9B8.3B.B2C$20.3B10.11B3.9B
3.2C3.2B3.B$18.5B7.B.13B2.10B2.C.C.4B$18.2A.B7.2AB.12B2.10B3.CB2.B6.B
$19.A.BA2.2A2.2A13B3.10B2.2B7.A$17.A.A.A.A2.A3.35B.B2AB$17.2A2.A.2A5.
37BABA7B2.B3.4B$21.A10.41BD7B2.4B$20.2A10.39B3D7B.5B$32.39BDBD3B2A8B$
32.39BD4BA2BA7B$30.2AB.29B.2B2.8BABA8B$29.A.AB.4B3.20B10.6BA9B$29.A5.
3B.5B.3B2.11B12.14B$28.2A9.2A9.6B2.B.B13.2B2A8B$40.A10.5B.3B13.2BA2B
2A5B$37.3A12.4B.B2CB12.9B$37.A12.4BD3.2C13.BA6B$50.2C3D19.4B2AB$50.BC
.DB20.ABA2B$48.3C25.AB$48.C!

[Jormungant]

ddouble post time: C-to-C stabilisation variant:

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x = 16, y = 33, rule = LifeHistory
7.2C$3.C.C2.C$.3C.2C$C4.B3.2D$.3CB2CB.2D$2D.C.2CB.2B$.D5.5B$.D.D2.7B$
2.2DB.7B$3.2C8B$3.2C7B$4.B.6B2D$6.6BDB2D$6.9BD$6.7B3D$7.6B$5.8B$5.8B$
5.8B$5.2B3C3B$5.4BC4B$3.3BCB2C4B$2.4B2C6B$3.10B$5.7B$7.3B$5.5B$5.2A.B
$6.A.BA2.2A$4.A.A.A.A2.A$4.2A2.A.2A$8.A$7.2A!

For sanity check, even if the clearance is lower at the entrance, still works with the following at least:

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x = 64, y = 76, rule = LifeHistory
17$20.2A$20.A$15.A.2A.A4.2A$15.2A.A.2A2.B2AB$22.B2.3B$19.3A3B.B$18.A
2.A3B3D$18.2A.4BDBD$22.2BD2BD5.3B5.2A$20.3B.2D11B4.A$19.19B5.A$16.2D
20B4.2A$16.2D14B3D5B.A$13.2C4.13BDBD7B4A$13.C3.15BD2BD4B5.A$15.C.2C.
8B.5B2D2B.B3A$14.2CB2C3.2B5.9B.BA2.A$17.B3.B2CB4.9B4.2A$14.2C.2C.2D2C
6.7B$10.B4.C.C3.D9.6B$10.2B3.C.C3D9.10B$10.3B3.C.D11.11B3.B$10.4B13.
14B2.3B$11.4B11.20B$12.4B8.23B.B$13.4B6.25B2A$14.4B5.25B2A$15.4B3.27B
$16.4B.28B$17.27B2.B$17.31B$17.32B$15.34B$15.34B$15.32B.B2A$15.30B3.B
A.A$16.28B7.A$16.4B3C18B10.2A$18.2B2.C17B$18.2B3C14B$19.18B$18.18B$
17.17B$18.14B$19.13B$19.7B.5B$19.2A7.3B$20.A6.2A$17.3A7.A$17.A7.A.A$
25.2A!

sadly, that c-to-g follow up still does not work (so close thought...). Can be fixed in some wierd way though...

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x = 162, y = 69, rule = LifeHistory
10$40.A$38.A.A$39.2A2$45.A$45.A.A$45.2A2$41.D.D98.2C$41.D.D98.2C$41.
3D95.C$125.B13.5C$116.4B4.2B17.C4.2A$114.6B3.3B11.4C7.A$102.2A5.B4.
12B11.C2.C8.A$103.A4.3B.13B19.2A2.2A$103.A.A18B20.A.A$104.2A6BCBC8B
23.A.4A$28.B77.5B.CBC.8B20.B2A.A2.A$19.4B4.2B12.DA8.2A53.5B.3C.9B8.2A
8.5B$17.6B3.3B12.A.A7.A54.5B5.11B6.2A8.4B$5.2A5.B4.12B12.CA9.A53.22B
14.2D3B.B$6.A4.3B.13B19.2A2.2A48.2A3.22B13.BDB2D.B2A$6.A.A18B20.A.A
51.A5.22B7.9BD2B2A$7.2A6BCBC8B23.A.4A47.3A.24B6.7B3D.2B$9.5B.CBC.8B
20.B2A.A2.A49.A25B7.10B$9.5B.3C.9B8.2A8.5B54.25B4.9B.4B$9.5B5.11B6.2A
8.4B55.27B.10B2.4B$9.22B14.2D3B.B54.37B3.4B$4.2A3.22B13.BDB2D.B2A56.
28B3D3B$4.A5.22B7.9BD2B2A56.30BD3B$5.3A.24B6.7B3D.2B58.26BDB2D3B$7.A
25B7.10B60.26B2D5B$8.25B4.9B.4B60.32B$8.27B.10B2.4B61.19B2.8B$9.37B3.
4B60.19B5.3B$12.28B3D3B67.19B3.5B$12.30BD3B68.17B4.2A.B$13.26BDB2D3B
69.14B7.A.BA2.2A$13.26B2D5B69.14B5.A.A.A.A2.A$14.32B69.15B4.2A2.A.2A$
16.19B2.8B71.6B.8B7.A$16.19B5.3B74.5B.7B7.2A$16.19B3.5B74.11B$17.17B
4.2A.B76.4B.4B$18.14B7.A.BA2.2A69.5B2.2B2AB$18.14B5.A.A.A.A2.A69.2A7.
2A$18.15B4.2A2.A.2A72.A$19.6B.8B7.A72.3A$20.5B.7B7.2A72.A$20.11B$21.
4B.4B$19.5B2.2B2AB$19.2A7.2A$20.A$17.3A$17.A!

well, I realized later that there is no point in fixing this c-to-c so it works with c-to-g, there is an alternative c-to-g in the collection that produces that exact glider while leaving a block close to the intermediate c, it looks even cleaner ^^'

[Jormungant]

will it fit?

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x = 16, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory
6.2C$7.C$5.C$5.2C2$2C3.2CB6.2C$C4.C.B6.C$.3C.C.B4.C.C$3.C.2CB4.2C$4.
2B5.B$7.B3.2B$5.B5.B$4.2B5.B$4.2B$4.2B.B$6.B2$12.B$8.B2.2B$8.B2.5B$7.
2B.6B$12.3B$5.B.3C2.3B$5.4BCB.2B$3.3BCB2CB2.B$2.4B2C2B3.B$3.10B$5.7B$
7.3B$5.5B$5.2A.B$6.A.BA2.2A$4.A.A.A.A2.A$4.2A2.A.2A$8.A$7.2A!

[4.66920 16091]

How about this 8-cell methuselah? It has a lifespan of 8465 generations, longer than 7468M.

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x = 9, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7b2o$7bo17$3o!

[Hunting]

How about this 8-cell methuselah? It has a lifespan of 8465 generations, longer than 7468M.

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x = 9, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7b2o$7bo17$3o!

That one's almost certainly known - plus, 7468M is notable because it's the longest-lived known pattern consisting of a single cluster with eight or fewer cells.

[GUYTU6J]

How about this 8-cell methuselah? It has a lifespan of 8465 generations...

Hello, welcome to the forums!
Sure, it is only 8 cells, but it takes up too large space. It is not notable considering its L/MCPS.
Please refer to our list of long-lived methuselahs to have a basic understanding about notability.

[yujh]

How about this 8-cell methuselah? It has a lifespan of 8465 generations, longer than 7468M.

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x = 9, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7b2o$7bo17$3o!

Please read da rules
https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/view ... f=2&t=2092

[JP21]

How about this 8-cell methuselah? It has a lifespan of 8465 generations, longer than 7468M.

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x = 9, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7b2o$7bo17$3o!

Please read da rules
https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/view ... f=2&t=2092

How rude of you to say.
You don't say that to new users...

[yujh]

How about this 8-cell methuselah? It has a lifespan of 8465 generations, longer than 7468M.

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x = 9, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7b2o$7bo17$3o!

Please read da rules
https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/view ... f=2&t=2092

How rude of you to say.
You don't say that to new users...

Sorry.

[4.66920 16091]

It doesn't matter,because I found a much better pattern! It must have even more L/MCPS.

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x = 10, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$8b2o$8bo2$o$o$o!

[GUYTU6J]

It doesn't matter,because I found a much better pattern! It must have even more L/MCPS.

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x = 10, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$8b2o$8bo2$o$o$o!

Let's see...L=8560, MCPS=14 → L/MCPS=611(check yourself). Though with the same initial population as 7468M, it has a larger MCPS and a smaller L/MCPS.

[yujh]

I’d say this is known.
From goodogtyson

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 x = 14, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$2b2obo2bob2o$2b2o6b2o$2bobo4bobo$4b2o2b2o$3b2ob2ob2o$5bo2bo$3bo6b
o$3bo6bo2$3b8o$2b2o6b2o3$5bo2bo$2bob2o2b2obo$b5o2b5o$o3bob2obo3bo$bo2b
o4bo2bo$4bo4bo$2bo8bo$3b2o4b2o!

[GUYTU6J]

I’d say this is known.
From goodogtyson

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 x = 14, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$2b2obo2bob2o$2b2o6b2o$2bobo4bobo$4b2o2b2o$3b2ob2ob2o$5bo2bo$3bo6b
o$3bo6bo2$3b8o$2b2o6b2o3$5bo2bo$2bob2o2b2obo$b5o2b5o$o3bob2obo3bo$bo2b
o4bo2bo$4bo4bo$2bo8bo$3b2o4b2o!

It's the third pattern here.
That's why I'm suggesting expanding the tagalong section in the page for turtle.(See Suggested Lifewiki edits thread)

[Hunting]

How about this 8-cell methuselah? It has a lifespan of 8465 generations, longer than 7468M.

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x = 9, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$7b2o$7bo17$3o!

Please read da rules
https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/view ... f=2&t=2092

How rude of you to say.
You don't say that to new users...

Uh, then...

Spaceships like these tend not to be notable (There are an infinite number of trivial variants) and so shouldn't be posted here. Please read da rulez first.

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How rude of you to say. You don't say that to new users...

[nokangaroo]

Edge-shooting p46 LWSS gun using Tanner's p46

This use of Tanner's p46 oscillator might be interesting (you can't get that offset with the p23 gun). The glider streams making the block can be advanced by 1 or 2 generations.

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x = 105, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
8.B.4BA4B.B3.4B11.38BA2BA24B$6.6BA2BA7B.4B11.16B4A22BA19B4A$5.7B5A10B
2A9.2A14BA3BA18BA3BA18BA3BA$4.8B3AB2A9B2A8.B2A18BA19B4A22BA$3.A9B2ABA
9B.B8.18BA2BA42BA2BAB$.3A10B2A10B9.7B.2B2A$A19.3B.B.3B5.4B.4B.2A2B$.
3A10B2A13B4.4B2.5B.BA2B18.2A5.2A$3.A9B2ABA15B3AB5.4B.4B16.B2AB3.B2AB$
4.8B3AB2A16BA7.4B.4B12.AB.3B5.3B.BA$5.7B5A16BAB8.4B.4B10.A.A5B3.5BA.A
$6.6BA2BA19B9.4B.4B9.2A.6B.6B.2A$2.2A2.8BA4B.3B.B.2BA6B10.4B.4B12.5B.
5B$2B2AB.2B3A2B14.B2A6B10.4B.4B11.5B.5B$4B2.7B13.BABA.5B11.4B.4B9.6B.
6B$6B.A3BA13.4B.6B12.3BA.4B8.6B.6B$7BA3BAB11.4B3.6B12.B2AB.3BA7.6B.6B
$2.4B.BABAB11.4B3.8B12.ABAB.B2AB6.3BA2B.2BA3B$.7B3A2B9.4B3.3BA6B12.4B
.ABAB5.2B3AB.B3A2B$.12B8.4B2.4BABA7B11.4B.4B4.BA3BA.A3BAB$13B7.4B2.4B
A3BA6B.B10.4B.4B3.BA4B.4BAB$.5B.5B7.4B3.4BA3BA7B2A10.4B.4B2.2B3AB.B3A
2B$6B.6B5.4B4.4B2AB2A7B2A11.4B.4B.6B.6B$6B.6B4.4B3.2AB.15B13.4B.4B.5B
.5B25.2A$2BA3B.3BA2B3.2A2B3.A.AB2.16B12.4B.9B.6B23.B2A$AB2A2B.2B2ABA
2.2B2A4.A7.9B3.2A13.4B.14B.B.B.B.ABA.9B.B2.B$A3B2A.2A3BA.2BAB4.2A6.
10B3.A15.4B.5B2AB2A2BABA5BA8BABA2B2A4B$BA3BA.A3BA5B13.4B.5B4.3A13.2B
2A.5BABABABABA9BA3BA3BAB3A2B2A$2B3AB.B3A5B15.BA3.3B7.A14.2A2B.2AB2A2B
A3BA7BA3BA3BA6B2AB2A$6B.8B11.2A.A.A.A28.BA3BABA2B.15BA5B5ABAB.B$6B.8B
11.A.2A.2A.A28.5BA2B3.5B2A3BA12B3A2B$.5B.9B18.A29.5B6.3B.2A.B.ABA$6B.
10B17.2A29.4B7.B4.16B3A2B$.5B.5B2.4B48.4B9.B.13B5ABAB.B$.5B.5B3.4B48.
4B7.2A13BA6B2AB2A$2.4B.4B5.4B48.4B6.2A12BA3BAB3A2B2A$6B.6B4.2B2A48.4B
6.4B.9BABA2B2A4B$6B.6B5.2A2B48.4B5.4B3.B.9B.B2.B$4B5.4B6.BA2B48.3BA
26.B2A$2B2AB3.B2A2B7.4B48.B2AB25.B2A$2.2A5.2A10.4B9.B.9B.B3.4B19.ABAB
9.B.5BA3B.B2.B$22.4B6.3B4A10B.4B20.4B6.8B2A10B$23.4B3.4B2A2BA14B2A20.
4B3.9B3ABA7B2A$7.4B3.B.7B2A3B2.3B2A2BA15B2A4.4B3.B.3B2A7B2.8B2A11B2A$
7.4B.10B5A7BA2BA14B.B5.4B.9BA17B2A9B.B$6.2A14BA4BA2B.4B2A15B6.2A10B2A
2BA7B.9BA9B$6.2A14B3A2BA4B26.2A11BA2BA9B$7.B.14BA2B2A7B2A15B7.B.11BAB
A17BA9B$9.15B2A8BA2BA14B.B7.11B2A17B2A9B.B$30.3B2A2BA15B2A27.8B2A11B
2A$9.15B2A8B2A2BA14B2A6.11B2A17B3ABA7B2A$7.B.14BA2B2A7B4A10B.4B5.B.
11BABA17B2A10B$6.2A14B3A2BA4B2.B.9B.B3.4B4.2A11BA2BA9B2.B.5BA3B.B2.B$
6.2A14BA4BA4B26.2A10B2A2BA9B17.B2A$7.4B.10B5A2B.B28.4B.9BA7B.B19.2A$
7.4B3.B.7B2A.B32.4B3.B.3B2A4B.B!

[nokangaroo]

Pulse divider herschel factory

Might be of some limited use - e. g. this p160 factory is smaller than the straightforward p160 gun + syringe. Or it could replace the pulse divider in some large-period glider guns (e. g. p248).

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x = 87, y = 75, rule = LifeHistory
35.2A3.2A$35.2AB.A2.A$34.B.AB2.2A$34.2A.3A$34.3BA2.2A2.2A$28.2A4.2B2.
A.A2.A.A$27.A2.A3.5A.B3A7.2A.A$26.A2.A.AB6.ABA2.A5.A.A.3A11.2A$23.A2.
3A.3A3.3A.2ABA.A3.A2.A4.A9.A.A$15.A.2A4.3A3.B3A3.2B.2A3.A5.3A3.A.B.A.
2AB2.A$2A11.3A.A.A6.AB.3B4.2B.A.3A11.A.2A7B2A$A.A9.A4.A2.A2.2ABA.A8.
2A2BA6.8A3.4BABA$2.A2.2AB.B.A.A3.3A3.A2.AB7.2B.A.B7.A3.B3.AB3AB.BA.2A
$2.4A2B5A.A9.A2B.B6.2A.2B10.AB.B2A.BAB.4ABA.A$4.BABA3B3.8A3.ABA.AB4.
2A.3A8.2A.BA.2AB3.A6.A$2.2A.2A.3B3A3.B3.A4.B2A.2A2.2A.BAB7.2BA.3BABA
5.6A$.A.2A2B2A.A2B.B2A.BA7.5A2.2A2B9.2B3AB2AB2A5.A$.A6.B3.3B.AB.2A7.B
.AB3.BA4.3B.BA2B2AB.3A3B2.A4.2A$2.6A5.AB4A.2BA7.2B6.3B2A2BA3BAB.BA3.B
A2.2A3.2A$6.A5.BA3B3A3B8.2B3.4BABAB3AB.A.A2.4A$2.2A4.A2.3A2BA.5BAB.AB
A.3B2.5BA3B3AB2A2B2A$2.2A3.2A2.AB3.AB.BAB2A5BA5B.4BABAB3AB.A.A2.4A$
12.4A2.A.A.2A2B2A2BA4BA5B2A2BA3BAB.BA3.BA2.2A3.2A$16.4A2B2A7BABABA4B.
3B.BA2B2AB.3A3B2.A4.2A$12.4A2.A.A.2A2B2A2BA3B2A2B9.2B3AB2AB2A5.A$2.2A
3.2A2.AB3.AB.BAB2A5BA3B2.4B8.2BA.3BABA5.6A$2.2A4.A2.3A2BA.5BAB.ABA.3B
3.4B9.2A.BA.2AB3.A6.A$6.A5.BA3B3A3B7.B6.3BA9.AB.B2A.BAB.4ABA.A$2.6A5.
AB4A.2BA7.B7.ABAB6.A3.B3.AB3AB.BA.2A$.A6.B3.3B.AB.2A8.3A7.2A2B5.8A3.
4BABA$.A.2A2B2A.A2B.B2A.BA7.A.B2A8.4B11.A.2A7B2A$2.2A.2A.3B3A3.B3.A5.
3AB10.4B5.3A3.A.B.A.2AB2.A$4.BABA3B3.8A3.2A3.2A10.3BA3.A2.A4.A9.A.A$
2.4A2B5A.A9.A2.5A11.ABAB3.A.A.3A11.2A$2.A2.2AB.B.A.A3.3A4.2A.A.A4.B5.
B.2B2A2B3.2A.A5.2A$A.A9.A4.A2.A6.A5.3B3.10B10.B2A2B$2A11.3A.A.A7.2A2.
4BA3.A10B10.4B$15.A.2A11.4BA.A.A.A4B2.3BA9.4B$30.5B2A.2A5B3.ABAB7.AB
2A$30.3B3AB.B3A3B4.2A2B6.ABAB$30.2B2A3B.3B2A2B5.4B4.2BAB$30.B3ABAB.BA
B3AB6.4B3.2B2A14.B2A5B$30.2A3B2A.2A3B2A7.5B.2B2AB2.2AB7.B4A5B$30.3A2B
2A.2A2B3A8.5B2.2A2.B2A2B6.3AB2A4B$30.B2A2B.B.B.2B2AB9.4B7.4B5.BA3B3A
4B$31.B4A3.4AB11.5B4.7B2.3A5BABA3B$33.BAB3.BAB14.5B2.8B3.BA.3AB2A.AB$
34.A5.A16.4B.2B3A4B5.B2A3B2A$58.12B$59.4BABABAB7.B2A3B2A$59.4B2AB2A2B
4.BA.3AB2A.AB$60.B2A5B2A2B.E2A5BABA3B$59.2AB4A2BA2BAB.BA3B3A4B$58.B5A
4BA2BA2B.3AB2A4B$58.2BAB2A2BA4BAB2.B4A5B$56.4B2.2B3A7B2.B2A5B$56.2AB
5.4B2A4B.2B$57.A4.12B.2B$54.3A5.2A3.6B.4B$54.A8.A4.9B$60.3A5.8B$60.A
6.8B$67.7B$67.6B$66.2B3D2B$66.4BD2B$65.4B3DB$59.B3.10B$58.2AB.11B$58.
2A13B$59.13B$59.9B$61.B.4B$63.2B2AB$65.2A!

The single-bit spark (marked in yellow) can be provided by a lot of oscillators (in most cases of course you need an eater for the Herschel's first glider). The minimum period would be 128. It would be 80 with a reset glider 16 ticks ahead; I don't know if that's of any use:

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x = 71, y = 71, rule = B3/S23
obo$b2o$bo2$4bobo$5b2o$5bo14$20bobo$21b2o$21bo2$24bobo$25b2o$25bo12$
50b2o$50b2o$40bobo$41b2o20b2o$41bo20bo2bo$62bobo2bo2bo$44bobo14b2obob
5o$45b2o14bo2bo$45bo15b3o2b3o$61b4o4bo$61b3o2b2obo$55b2o4bo2bo3bo$55b
2o4b2obob2o$62bobobo$62bobo2bo$39b2o22bo2b2o$38bobo6b2o$38bo9bo$37b2o
6b3o14b2ob2o$45bo15bobobobo$62bo2bobo$65bob2o$53b3o8b2o3bo$55bo5bobo2b
obo$54b3o4b2o2b2ob2o2$43b2o$43b2o4$50b2o$50b2o!

[dvgrn]

Pulse divider herschel factory

Might be of some limited use - e. g. this p160 factory is smaller than the straightforward p160 gun + syringe. Or it could replace the pulse divider in some large-period glider guns (e. g. p248).

Not sure how well periodic pulse divider technology is known. There should probably be a link to the old LifeNews article added to the pulse divider LifeWiki article.

There's a perfectly good glider output from the basic reaction, as well as the Herschel. So it's a fairly quick mechanism for putting two unsynchronized signals in and getting two separate (but synchronizable) signals out.

[gameoflifemaniac]

Is this LWSS eater known?

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2ob2o7b2o$4o8b2o$b2o2$11b2o$11b2o!

[Freywa]

Is this LWSS eater known?

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2ob2o7b2o$4o8b2o$b2o2$11b2o$11b2o!

I am almost certain that it is known.

[Hunting]

Is this LWSS eater known?

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x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2ob2o7b2o$4o8b2o$b2o2$11b2o$11b2o!

I am almost certain that it is known.

'Cause you (re?)discovered it in 2013:

I was so bored with Bellman, I put in an LWSS and said "OK, what catalysts can I find for it?" I found a way to eat an LWSS with two blocks.

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x = 8, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
obo$3bo$3bo$o2bo$b3o4$6b2o$2b2o2b2o$2b2o!

[dvgrn]

'Cause you (re?)discovered it in 2013...

Or maybe re-re-rediscovered it. It goes back pretty far.

[mniemiec]

Is this LWSS eater known? ...

I've seen it posted somewhere on these blogs in recent years, although I'm not sure where, and I can't find any mention of it on the wiki; for some reason, there are pages for most of the results of 2-glider collisions, but there isn't one for two skewed blocks. People did collisions of all the basic spaceships into each other, and into all of of the small and simple objects and patterns back in the '70s, so I would be very surprised if this wasn't known 40+ years ago.

[dvgrn]

Is this LWSS eater known? ...

I've seen it posted somewhere on these blogs in recent years, although I'm not sure where, and I can't find any mention of it on the wiki; for some reason, there are pages for most of the results of 2-glider collisions, but there isn't one for two skewed blocks. People did collisions of all the basic spaceships into each other, and into all of of the small and simple objects and patterns back in the '70s, so I would be very surprised if this wasn't known 40+ years ago.

There's a wiki redirect for half blockade, but nothing extolling the many virtues of that particular block pair.