Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

[qqd]

Cheaper version:

Maybe, or maybe not. There is not much space around the loaf. At least the loaf+block version (xs11_w69a4z33) is compatible with the three-glider synthesis displayed on Catagolue, and only one of four gliders doing the recovery work needs to cross the input/output lanes:

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x = 94, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
48.A$46.A.A$47.2A10$.6A$A5.A$6.A$A4.A70.A$2.2A72.A$76.A$70.D$69.D.D$
68.D2.D$54.A.2A11.2D$54.2A.A$72.2D$63.2A7.2D$63.2A5$89.3A$89.A$90.A7$
91.3A$91.A$92.A4$91.2A$91.A.A$91.A!
#C [[ STOP 224 ]]

I was thinking more on the lines of an edgy loaf conduit:

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x = 30, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o6bobo$10bobo$10b3o18$28b2o$28b2o!

This one works, but unfortunately the block gets hit by the HWSS first. Perhaps (but not definitely), there might be one with no catalysts on the lane.

[confocaloid]

Neither of these destructions appears to be notable or interesting enough to post them one at a time (and especially reposting multiple times, as with the xs24_x69bo8a6zca5132 case) --

Glider destruction of a tubs test tube baby.

Glider destruction of xs43_wg88m952zg89a98gzdllllldzx1

Two glider destruction of cthulhu

One glider destruction of xs24_x69bo8a6zca5132

One glider destruction of xs24_x69bo8a6zca5132

One glider destruction of xs30_raabgz0dl5ozx12596

One glider destruction of xs30_c8970v18oz311d9611

2 glider destruction of spiral.

1 glider destructions of spiral and shuriken.

1 glider destruction of xs26_6a88b9cz6511d93.

1 glider destruction of xs26_0ggm453z5u0t552zw1.

Without any extra constraints to the puzzle, the majority of small still lives have an one-glider destruction, and all sufficiently small still lives have a two-glider destruction.
Finding an one-glider destruction is easy when one exists; there are just finitely many ways to hit a finite still life with a glider, which can be enumerated directly.
Finding a two-glider destruction is also easy in practice; try every one-glider collision that settles into a compact constellation without escaping gliders, and try hitting the final pattern with a second glider.

What could be interesting is (for example) small still lives for which you cannot find an one- or two-glider destruction. At least up to 22 bits, I believe all still lives are 2G-destructible. Probably the smallest strict still life without a 2G destruction would be significantly larger than that.

[johamwit]

Cheaper version:

...

There is really no difference between reconstructing an OT SL and preemptively constructing it. Taking one step more, you can use directly the gliders, instead of using them to construct the SL.

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x = 99, y = 85, rule = LifeHistory
45.3F34.D$45.F35.D$45.F34.D$74.E4.D$45.D27.E4.D$46.D26.3E.D$47.D28.D$
48.D26.D$49.D24.D$50.D22.D$51.D20.D$52.D18.D$53.D16.D$54.D14.D$55.D
12.D$56.D5.2D$57.D4.2D2.2D$58.D7.2D$59.D$60.D$66.D$66.2D$41.D24.D.D$
42.D23.D2.D$43.D22.D3.D$44.D21.D4.D$45.D20.D5.D$46.D19.D6.D3.2E$47.D
18.D7.D2.E.E$48.D17.D8.D.E$49.D16.D9.D$41.D8.D15.D10.D$42.D8.D14.D11.
D12.D$43.D8.D13.D12.D10.D$44.D8.D12.D13.D8.D$45.D8.D11.D14.D6.D$46.D
5.E2.D10.D15.D4.D$47.D5.2E.D9.D16.D2.D$48.D3.2E3.D8.D17.2D$49.D8.D7.D
17.2D$50.D8.D6.D16.D2.D$51.D8.D5.D15.D4.D$52.D8.D4.D14.D6.D$51.E.D8.D
3.D9.E3.D8.D$52.E.D8.D2.D7.2E3.D10.D$36.E13.3E2.D10.D8.2E.D12.D$35.E
20.D9.D10.D$35.3E19.D8.D9.D$58.D7.D8.D$37.D21.D6.D7.D$36.D23.D5.D6.D$
35.D25.D4.D5.D$34.D27.D8.D$33.D31.2D$32.D31.D.D$31.D32.2D$30.D$29.D
34.2D$28.D35.2D$27.D$26.D39.D$5.E60.D$6.E59.D$E5.E.90DF$.6E2$16.D$17.
D$18.D$19.D$20.D$21.D$22.D$23.D$24.D$25.D$26.D$27.D$28.D$29.D3.2E$30.
D.2E$31.D2.E$32.D$33.D$34.D!

Another OTSL duplicator shown for fanciness

[hotcrystal0]

Cheaper version:

Maybe, or maybe not. There is not much space around the loaf. At least the loaf+block version (xs11_w69a4z33) is compatible with the three-glider synthesis displayed on Catagolue, and only one of four gliders doing the recovery work needs to cross the input/output lanes:

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x = 94, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
48.A$46.A.A$47.2A10$.6A$A5.A$6.A$A4.A70.A$2.2A72.A$76.A$70.D$69.D.D$
68.D2.D$54.A.2A11.2D$54.2A.A$72.2D$63.2A7.2D$63.2A5$89.3A$89.A$90.A7$
91.3A$91.A$92.A4$91.2A$91.A.A$91.A!
#C [[ STOP 224 ]]

Normal Eater 5 suits the need for eating the FNG:

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 x = 94, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
48.A$46.A.A$47.2A10$.6A$A5.A$6.A$A4.A70.A$2.2A72.A$76.A$70.D$69.D.D$68.
D2.D$54.A.2A11.2D$54.2A.A$72.2D$63.2A7.2D$63.2A5$89.3A$89.A$90.A3$75.
A$73.3A$72.A$71.A.A$72.A18.3A$91.A$92.A$70.2A$70.2A2$91.2A$91.A.A$91.
A!

[Tawal]

A funny destruction of Block & Loaf by a Glider :

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x = 13, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
10bo$10bobo$10b2o4$2o$2o3$3bo$2bobo$bo2bo$2b2o!

[b-engine]

Accidental paperchip when trying to weld 5 eaters together:

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x = 43, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory
39.2A$24.2A12.A.A$13.2A8.A.A12.A$12.A2.A2.2A3.A12.2A.4A$12.A.A4.A2.2A
11.A.A.A2.A$13.A5.A.A13.A.A$16.2A.A2.2A9.2A2.A$16.A2.A3.A8.A4.2A$13.A
4.A4.A.A6.5A$13.5A6.A.A3.2A4.A$25.A3.A2.2A$15.A13.2A.A$14.A.A15.A$14.
A.A8.2A5.2A$13.2A.3A6.A.A$19.A5.A$13.2A.3A$13.2A.A5$.2D$D.3D$D4.D$.3D
.D$3.2D!

EDIT:
successful attempt 1:

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x = 64, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
53bo$34bo17bo$35bo16b3o$33b3o$12b2o35b2o$b2o8bobo24b2o8bobo$o2bo2b2o3b
o9b2o14bo2bo2b2o3bo9b2o$obo4bo2b2o9b2o14bobo4bo2b2o9b2o$bo5bobo28bo5b
obo$4b2obo2b2o29b2obo2b2o$4bo2bo3bo9b2o18bo2bo3bo9b2o$bo4bo4bobo6bobo
15bo4bo4bobo6bobo$b5o6bobo5bo17b5o6bobo5bo$13bo3b2obo29bo3b2obo3b2o$3b
o13b2ob2o18bo13b2ob2o2bobo$2bobo34bobo19bo$2bobo34bobo8b2o$b2ob3o31b2o
b3o6bobo$7bo36bo5bo$b2ob3o31b2ob3o$b2obo33b2obo2$34b3o$36bo$35bo2$31b
2o$30bobo$32bo!

Color coded:
light blue: eater 1
white: eater 2
blue: eater 3
pink: eater 5
orange: sparking eater
purple: gliders

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x = 34, y = 29, rule = B3/S23Super
23.pA$4.pA17.pA$5.pA16.3pA$3.3pA$19.2K$8.2I8.K.K$7.I2.I2.2I3.K9.2Q$7.
I.I4.I2.2K9.2Q$8.I5.I.K$11.2I.I2.2O$11.I2.I3.O9.2Q$8.I4.I4.O.O6.Q.Q$8.
5I6.O.O5.Q$20.O3.2A.Q3.2pA$10.M13.2A.2Q2.pA.pA$9.M.M19.pA$9.M.M8.2pA$
8.2M.3M6.pA.pA$14.M5.pA$8.2M.3M$8.2M.M2$4.3pA$6.pA$5.pA2$.2pA$pA.pA$2.
pA!

[Da c0c0nut]

Based on this post by Kazyan I created a useless and incomplete Heisenburp where the hat is definitely inaccessible, and the glider can't get out due to the eater 3. (But the main point is that the conduit has a large gap in the middle which the HWSS can fit through somehow).

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x = 35, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A.A$4.A.2A2$5.5A17.A$2A2.A4.A5.A9.3A$A2.A2.A8.3A6.A$.A.A.2A11.A5.2A
$2A.A5.A7.2A14.2A$3.A4.A.A21.A.A$3.2A2.A2.A17.2A3.A$8.2A17.A2.A$12.C15.
2A$12.3C$15.C$12.3C$12.C2$31.2A$29.A4.A$28.A$28.A5.A$28.6A7$25.2A$25.
A.A$27.A$27.2A$17.2A3.2A$18.A3.A.A$15.3A6.A$15.A7.A$24.3A$26.A!

Edit: Might be possible if you replace the eater 3 with the loaf only to let the glider escape, and then flip the loaf back (and reconstruct the hat somehow), but people have made better HWSS Heisenburps anyway

[qqd]

Useless p224 based on some random B-to-R reaction I found:

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x = 144, y = 172, rule = B3/S23
52bo5bo$52b2o3b2o$52b2o3b2o$53bo3bo$26b2o$26b2o3$64b2o$64b2o$39b2o$18b
3o18b2o27b2o$19b3o45bobo$69bo3$19b3o27b2o$18b3o14b2obo10bo2bo3bobo$36b
ob3o10b2o2bo$34bo6bo13bo6bo$34b2o4b2o9b2obo8bo$51bo3b6obo$49bobo4bo$
26b3o20b2o$25bo2bo29bo$25b2o3bo26b3o$28b3o26bo3b2o$29bo29bo2bo$37b2o
20b3o$31bo4bobo$25bob6o3bo$24bo8bob2o9b2o4b2o$25bo6bo13bo6bo$32bo2b2o
10b3obo$29bobo3bo2bo10bob2o14b3o$37b2o27b3o3$18bo$18bobo45b3o$18b2o27b
2o18b3o$47b2o$22b2o$22b2o102bo5bo$126b2o3b2o$126b2o3b2o$60b2o65bo3bo$
60b2o38b2o$30bo3bo65b2o$29b2o3b2o$29b2o3b2o$29bo5bo102b2o$138b2o$113b
2o$92b3o18b2o27b2o$93b3o45bobo$143bo3$93b3o27b2o$92b3o14b2obo10bo2bo3b
obo$110bob3o10b2o2bo$108bo6bo13bo6bo$108b2o4b2o9b2obo8bo$125bo3b6obo$
34bo5bo82bobo4bo$34b2o3b2o59b3o20b2o$34b2o3b2o58bo2bo29bo$35bo3bo59b2o
3bo26b3o$8b2o92b3o26bo3b2o$8b2o93bo29bo2bo$67b2o4b2o36b2o20b3o$66bobo
4b2o30bo4bobo$46b2o19bo31bob6o3bo$46b2o50bo8bob2o9b2o4b2o$21b2o76bo6bo
13bo6bo$3o18b2o27b2o4b2o48bo2b2o10b3obo$b3o45bobo4b2o45bobo3bo2bo10bob
2o14b3o$51bo59b2o27b3o3$b3o27b2o59bo$3o14b2obo10bo2bo3bobo51bobo45b3o$
18bob3o10b2o2bo16b2o23bo12b2o27b2o18b3o$16bo6bo13bo6bo9bobo21bobo40b2o
$16b2o4b2o9b2obo8bo9bo23b2o15b2o$33bo3b6obo51b2o$31bobo4bo$8b3o20b2o
41bo$7bo2bo29bo34bo58b2o$7b2o3bo26b3o33b2o2b2o53b2o$10b3o26bo3b2o29b2o
3b2o23bo3bo$11bo29bo2bo29bo28b2o3b2o$19b2o20b3o59b2o3b2o$13bo4bobo82bo
5bo$7bob6o3bo48bo$6bo8bob2o9b2o4b2o24b2o4bobo$7bo6bo13bo6bo24b2o4b2o$
14bo2b2o10b3obo$11bobo3bo2bo10bob2o14b3o$19b2o27b3o3$o$obo45b3o$2o27b
2o18b3o$29b2o$4b2o$4b2o3$42b2o$42b2o$12bo3bo$11b2o3b2o$11b2o3b2o$11bo
5bo22b2o$40bobo$42bo$42b2o$102bo5bo$102b2o3b2o$102b2o3b2o$103bo3bo$76b
2o$76b2o3$114b2o$114b2o$89b2o$68b3o18b2o27b2o$69b3o45bobo$119bo3$69b3o
27b2o$68b3o14b2obo10bo2bo3bobo$86bob3o10b2o2bo$84bo6bo13bo6bo$84b2o4b
2o9b2obo8bo$101bo3b6obo$99bobo4bo$76b3o20b2o$75bo2bo29bo$75b2o3bo26b3o
$78b3o26bo3b2o$79bo29bo2bo$87b2o20b3o$81bo4bobo$75bob6o3bo$74bo8bob2o
9b2o4b2o$75bo6bo13bo6bo$82bo2b2o10b3obo$79bobo3bo2bo10bob2o14b3o$87b2o
27b3o3$68bo$68bobo45b3o$68b2o27b2o18b3o$97b2o$72b2o$72b2o3$110b2o$110b
2o$80bo3bo$79b2o3b2o$79b2o3b2o$79bo5bo!

[johamwit]

Useless p224 ...

Trivial reduction & period duplication:

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x = 54, y = 54, rule = LifeHistory
11.3F$11.F23.2E3.2E$11.F22.E7.E$37.E.E$35.2E3.2E$9.2E$9.2E3$41.E5.2E$
39.3E5.2E$2.E19.2E15.E.E9.3F$.E2.E4.3E10.2E15.E13.F$.E2.E5.E42.F$3.E
6.3E2$3.E$.E2.E27.2E$.E2.E13.2E.E10.E2.E$2.E16.E.3E10.2E$17.E6.E$17.
2E4.2E9.2E$34.E6.2E$32.E.E6.2E$32.2E5$20.2E$11.2E6.E.E$11.2E6.E$18.2E
9.2E4.2E$29.E6.E$18.2E10.3E.E16.E$18.E2.E10.E.2E13.E2.E$20.2E27.E2.E$
50.E2$41.3E6.E$F42.E5.E2.E$F12.AC15.2E10.3E4.E2.E$3F8.AC.CA14.2E19.E$
5.2E4.ACDCA$5.2E4.ACA3$43.2E$43.2E$12.2E3.2E$14.E.E$11.E7.E22.F$12.2E
3.2E23.F$40.3F!

[Tawal]

Just for the fun.
My p_128 glider heisenburp :

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x = 423, y = 262, rule = LifeHistory
177.2A$177.A$175.A.A$165.2D8.2A$138.A25.2D$70.2A66.3A25.D$71.A69.A$
70.A69.A.A$70.2A11.A57.A14.2A$68.2A11.3A72.2A$67.A2.2A8.A$68.A.A9.2A
60.2A$67.2A.A.A4.A7.2A55.2A$71.2A3.A.A6.A.A15.A9.A$75.A2.A4.A.A.3A13.
3A5.3A28.2A19.2D$76.2A5.2A5.A15.A3.A13.2A17.A19.D.D$89.2A14.2A3.2A13.
A17.A.A18.D$124.A19.2A13.2D$124.2A32.D.D$160.D2$85.2A$85.2A8.3A$95.A
77.2D$96.A3.4A23.2A15.E28.2D$103.2A22.2A15.E.E$66.A11.A20.A2.A.2A38.
3E$66.2A9.A.A19.2A.A.A41.E30.A$65.A.A3.2A4.A.A4.2A14.A.2A72.A.A$71.A
2.A3.A3.A2.A15.2A53.2A19.A$72.3A7.3A71.2A2.2A$96.2A62.A.A$70.7A3.7A8.
A.A11.2A6.A44.A$70.A6.A.A6.A8.A13.2A6.3A16.2A24.2A$71.A.A.2A3.2A.A.A
8.2A24.A16.A$72.2A.A5.A.2A34.2A13.3A60.2E$77.A.A54.A35.E25.2E$76.2A.
2A88.3E26.E$120.2A46.E2.2E$120.2A45.5E$167.5E$26.2A139.2E.2E$21.2A2.A
.A140.E.E.2E$21.A3.A92.A50.5E$22.3A.4A87.A3.A50.2E$24.A.A2.A87.2A54.E
$20.3A.2A88.3A2.A2.A3.3A39.E3.E$19.A2.2A90.A2.3A4.A3.2A37.2E3.E$19.2A
93.A6.A2.A.A2.2A38.E8.A.2A$30.2A83.2A2.2A2.A5.A48.2A.A$117.2A5.A2.2A
5.2A$25.A7.A90.A9.A.A$12.A11.6A3.A50.A.A49.A$12.3A13.2A53.A.2A49.2A
23.2A$15.A5.A9.A51.A77.A.A$14.A12.A2.2A47.A.2A.3A19.2A55.A$14.2A10.A
52.2A.A.A2.A14.2A2.A.A54.2A$12.2A6.A4.A60.2A14.A.A.A2.A$11.A2.4A7.A8.
A69.A.A.2A$12.A4.A3.A2.A9.2A67.2A.A8.2A$11.2A.2A6.A10.A.A52.A17.A.2A
6.A65.2A$11.A2.A72.A.A16.A.A2.A.3A66.A$12.A.A71.A2.A11.2A4.A2.2A.A66.
A.A$13.A22.2A49.2A11.A2.A59.2A15.2A$28.A7.A.A62.2A4.A2.2A.A49.2A$27.A
.A8.A45.2A20.A.A2.A.3A$28.A.A.2A4.2A43.A.A20.A.2A6.A14.2A$26.A.A.A.A.
A48.A19.2A.A8.2A14.A.A46.2A$25.A.A.A4.A47.2A4.2A14.A.A.2A23.A46.A.A$
25.A.A2.4A55.A12.A.A.A2.A23.2A47.A$26.2A58.3A13.2A2.A.A5.2A9.2A8.A46.
2A$4.A27.2A52.A8.A10.2A5.A.A2.2A5.2A6.3A$2.5A14.2A9.2A53.2A4.2A.2A14.
A2.A.A.A12.A$.A5.A13.A66.A23.2A.A.A14.2A4.2A34.A$.A2.3A12.A.A66.A.A5.
A.A6.2A8.A.2A19.A34.A.A$2A.A15.2A68.2A3.A3.A6.A6.2A.A20.A.A33.A3.A$A
2.4A87.A2.2A7.3A.A2.A.A20.2A26.2A6.A2.A$.2A3.A3.2A83.3A10.A.2A2.A4.2A
44.A6.A2.A$3.3A4.2A84.A21.A2.A11.2A27.3A7.A.A$3.A104.A.2A2.A4.2A11.A
2.A26.A$2A.A102.3A.A2.A.A16.A.A$2A.2A14.2A84.A6.2A.A17.A$18.2A85.2A8.
A.2A$20.A91.2A.A.A7.3A52.2A$11.2A99.A2.A.A.A7.A6.2A44.A.A$12.A100.A.A
2.2A6.A7.A2.A.A.2A39.A$9.3A102.2A19.3A.2A.A39.2A$9.A128.A24.2A9.2A8.A
$41.2A41.2A49.2A.A23.A.A2.2A5.2A6.3A$41.2A7.A34.A49.A.A23.A2.A.A.A12.
A$48.3A34.A.A73.2A.A.A14.2A4.2A$47.A22.2A.2A11.2A76.A.2A19.A$47.2A22.
A.A87.2A.A20.A.A$16.A49.2A.A5.A.2A59.A20.A2.A.A20.2A$15.A.A37.2A8.A.A
.2A3.2A.A.A57.A.A19.2A2.A4.2A$15.A.A22.3A12.A8.A6.A.A6.A56.A.A7.2A18.
A2.A11.2A$14.2A.2A21.A2.A9.A.A8.7A3.7A54.3A.2A6.2A10.2A2.A4.2A11.A2.A
$13.A2.A2.A20.A2.A9.2A79.A12.2A5.2A3.A2.A.A16.A.A$12.A.A.A.A.A17.2A.A
2.A21.3A7.3A56.3A.2A6.A6.2A5.2A.A17.A$13.A.A.A.A17.A.A.A2.A20.A2.A3.A
3.A2.A57.A.2A5.3A15.A.2A93.2A$15.A.A22.2A.A21.2A4.A.A4.2A65.2A.2A11.
2A.A.A93.2A$14.A2.A25.A27.A.A70.2A3.2A10.A2.A.A.A14.2A77.A$15.2A21.A
3.A29.A27.2A43.2A.2A12.A.A2.2A14.A2.A.A.2A$40.A59.2A37.2A6.3A13.2A19.
3A.2A.A$139.2A7.2A37.A$16.2A73.2A3.2A49.A.A34.2A.A$16.2A46.2A11.A13.
2A2.A.3A49.A10.2A22.A.A$64.2A11.A.A15.A4.A59.2A$12.A64.2A12.4A.2A2.A
42.2A$12.3A26.2A48.A2.A3.A.2A$15.A21.2A2.2A52.2A.A.A37.2A$14.2A20.A.A
6.2A3.2A43.2A.A.A37.2A23.A$36.A8.2A2.A.3A6.2A37.A63.2A$35.2A12.A4.A5.
A5.2A5.2A87.A.A$3.2A.2A37.4A.2A2.A6.3A.A.A4.A2.A9.2A$3.2A.A13.A24.A2.
A.A.A.2A7.A.A6.A.A3.2A6.A6.A.A$6.A11.2A28.A.A.A.A9.2A7.A4.A.A.2A2.A.A
5.2A$6.3A4.2A4.2A28.2A.A.A14.2A9.A.A4.2A$4.2A3.A3.2A38.A16.A8.2A2.A
16.A$3.A2.4A57.3A11.2A18.2A$3.2A.A15.2A15.2A26.A11.2A19.2A$4.A2.3A12.
A.A15.A7.2A30.A71.2A$4.A5.A13.A15.A.A5.2A29.A72.A$5.5A14.2A15.2A36.2A
72.3A$7.A89.2A56.A$97.A$98.3A30.2A$100.A31.2A$122.A8.A$120.3A$36.A14.
2A66.A$34.3A14.A67.2A172.2A$33.A18.3A19.A217.2A$33.2A19.A17.3A219.A$
39.2A30.A$40.2A29.2A$39.A2$69.2A38.2A$68.A2.A36.A.A5.2A$23.2A83.A7.2A
$22.A.A5.2A36.3A36.2A$22.A7.2A29.2A$21.2A37.A.A58.A$60.A56.2A.A.A$35.
A23.2A55.A.A.A.A$31.2A.A.A76.A2.A.A.A.2A$30.A.A.A.A36.A39.4A.2A2.A$
27.A2.A.A.A.2A31.2A.A.A42.A4.A$27.4A.2A2.A31.A.A.A.A38.2A2.A.3A$31.A
4.A28.A2.A.A.A.2A37.2A3.2A$27.2A2.A.3A29.4A.2A2.A$27.2A3.2A35.A4.A$
65.2A2.A.3A$65.2A3.2A41$357.2A$356.2A$358.A30$389.2A$388.2A$390.A30$
421.2A$420.2A$422.A!

Hand made, I'm proud of it

[hotcrystal0]

transparent block, useful for B conduits

Code: Select all

x = 12, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
10$9.2C$9.2C3$4.C$3.3C$3.C.2C!

Useless B-to-glider derived from that reaction which is a month and a half(as of 11/2/2023)away from celebrating its 2-year anniversary:

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x = 32, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory
2A6.2A$.A7.A3.2A10.A$.A.2A.3A4.2A8.3A$2.A.A.A15.A$3.A18.2A8$30.2A$30.
2A13$24.2C$24.2C3$19.A$18.3A$18.A.2A!

[affamatodidio]

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o$28b2o$28bo$29b3o$18b2o11bo$18b2o!

galumpher

[EvinZL]

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o$28b2o$28bo$29b3o$18b2o11bo$18b2o!

galumpher

here's a pointless reduction

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

[affamatodidio]

Code: Select all

x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o$28b2o$28bo$29b3o$18b2o11bo$18b2o!

galumpher

here's a pointless reduction

Code: Select all

x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

quite pointless agreed

[confocaloid]

The galumpher is interchangeable with the Jubjub reflector - no new periods, but different geometry:

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x = 133, y = 63, rule = LifeHistory
17.2A68.2A$5.A5.A.2A.A2.A55.A5.A.2A.A2.A$5.3A3.2A.A.2A.A55.3A3.2A.A.
2A.A$8.A10.A.A56.A10.A.A$.2A4.2A6.2A.A.2A49.2A4.2A6.2A.A.2A$2.A12.2A.
A53.A12.2A.A$2.A.A13.A53.A.A13.A$3.2A13.2A53.2A13.2A2$6.2A68.2A$5.A2.
A66.A2.A$6.A.A67.A.A$7.A69.A$19.2A68.2A$2A17.A.A48.2A17.A.A$A2.A.2A
14.A48.A2.A.2A14.A$.3A.A.A9.C3.2A48.3A.A.A9.C3.2A$5.A.A10.C9.A46.A.A
10.C$.5A.3A6.3C9.3A8.2A30.5A.3A6.3C$.A4.A3.A20.A7.2A30.A4.A3.A$4.A.A
2.2A19.2A16.2A24.A.A2.2A$4.2A41.A.A3.A20.2A$47.A4.A.A$46.2A4.A.A$51.
2A.3A$57.A$51.2A.3A$51.2A.A2$20.2A$21.A$21.A.A$22.2A8.2D68.2D$31.2D
68.2D$33.D23.2A44.D$57.2A5$116.A$116.3A9.2A$119.A8.A$39.2A77.2A5.A3.
3A$39.2A84.4A3.A$130.A.A$127.2A.2A$127.2A$36.2A92.2A$36.2A93.A$130.A$
130.2A$112.2A$112.A.A$114.A6.2A5.2A$114.3A3.A2.A4.A.A$112.2A3.A3.A.A
6.A$111.A2.4A4.A7.2A$111.2A.A10.2A$114.A.2A7.A$114.A.A9.3A$113.2A.A.A
9.A$117.2A!
#C [[ STOP 230 ]]

Code: Select all

x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o$28b2o$28bo$29b3o$18b2o11bo$18b2o!

galumpher

here's a pointless reduction

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

[affamatodidio]

You know, I think there might be a realm of unexplored semi-galumpher-esque g-x's.

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x = 41, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
bo20b2o$2bo19b2o$3o27b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bobo$33b2ob3o$39bo
$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b2o$21b2o4$18b
2o$18b2o!

Even without two of the catalysts, the block regenerates just fine at t=130~.

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x = 26, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
8b2o$8b2o$16b2o$15bobo3bo$15bo4bobo$14b2o4bobo$19b2ob3o$25bo$19b2ob3o
$19b2obo5$bo$2bo$3o9$7b2o$7b2o4$4b2o$4b2o!

With the obscene amount of stuff on every flank, there could be something lurking nearby.

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = LifeHistory
15.D$.C12.3D5.2A$2BC10.2DB2D3.B2AB$3CB8.D3B2D3.3B6.2A$.4B6.D4B2D2B2.B
6.A.A3.A$2.4B5.D13B4.A4.A.A$3.4B5.D13B2.2A4.A.A$4.4B4.14B2.B4.2A.3A$5.
4B3.17B5.B4.A$6.4B2.18B2.B2AB3A$7.4B.21B2A.A$8.25B$2.2A5.24B$3.A5.24B
$3.A.AB2.25B.2B$4.2AB.11B.5B.12B$6.32B.B$6.33B2A$6.33B2A$7.33B$8.32B$
7.31B$7.31B$6.33B$7.31B$7.6B.B.13B.B.6B$10.2B4.5B2A6B4.2B$17.4B2A2.3B
$16.7B$16.5B$16.4B$16.2B2AB$18.2A!

Maybe you could fiddle with that active region at the top and get a reflector. Who knows.

[confocaloid]

Maybe you could fiddle with that active region at the top and get a reflector. Who knows.

19-lane sad trombone glider shifter:

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x = 43, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory
12.A$12.3A$15.A$14.2A3$.C18.D$2.C18.D$3C16.3D2.2E$24.2E$32.2E$31.E.E
3.E$31.E4.E.E$30.2E4.E.E$35.2E.3E$41.E$35.2E.3E$35.2E.E2$4.2E$5.E$5.E
.E$6.2E2$41.2E$41.2E8$23.2E$23.2E4$20.2E$20.2E!
#C [[ STOP 198 ]]

[b-engine]

Accidental paperchip when trying to weld 5 eaters together:

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x = 43, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory
39.2A$24.2A12.A.A$13.2A8.A.A12.A$12.A2.A2.2A3.A12.2A.4A$12.A.A4.A2.2A
11.A.A.A2.A$13.A5.A.A13.A.A$16.2A.A2.2A9.2A2.A$16.A2.A3.A8.A4.2A$13.A
4.A4.A.A6.5A$13.5A6.A.A3.2A4.A$25.A3.A2.2A$15.A13.2A.A$14.A.A15.A$14.
A.A8.2A5.2A$13.2A.3A6.A.A$19.A5.A$13.2A.3A$13.2A.A5$.2D$D.3D$D4.D$.3D
.D$3.2D!

EDIT:
successful attempt 1:

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x = 64, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
53bo$34bo17bo$35bo16b3o$33b3o$12b2o35b2o$b2o8bobo24b2o8bobo$o2bo2b2o3b
o9b2o14bo2bo2b2o3bo9b2o$obo4bo2b2o9b2o14bobo4bo2b2o9b2o$bo5bobo28bo5b
obo$4b2obo2b2o29b2obo2b2o$4bo2bo3bo9b2o18bo2bo3bo9b2o$bo4bo4bobo6bobo
15bo4bo4bobo6bobo$b5o6bobo5bo17b5o6bobo5bo$13bo3b2obo29bo3b2obo3b2o$3b
o13b2ob2o18bo13b2ob2o2bobo$2bobo34bobo19bo$2bobo34bobo8b2o$b2ob3o31b2o
b3o6bobo$7bo36bo5bo$b2ob3o31b2ob3o$b2obo33b2obo2$34b3o$36bo$35bo2$31b
2o$30bobo$32bo!

Color coded:
light blue: eater 1
white: eater 2
blue: eater 3
pink: eater 5
orange: sparking eater
purple: gliders

Code: Select all

x = 34, y = 29, rule = B3/S23Super
23.pA$4.pA17.pA$5.pA16.3pA$3.3pA$19.2K$8.2I8.K.K$7.I2.I2.2I3.K9.2Q$7.
I.I4.I2.2K9.2Q$8.I5.I.K$11.2I.I2.2O$11.I2.I3.O9.2Q$8.I4.I4.O.O6.Q.Q$8.
5I6.O.O5.Q$20.O3.2A.Q3.2pA$10.M13.2A.2Q2.pA.pA$9.M.M19.pA$9.M.M8.2pA$
8.2M.3M6.pA.pA$14.M5.pA$8.2M.3M$8.2M.M2$4.3pA$6.pA$5.pA2$.2pA$pA.pA$2.
pA!

Smaller but can eat more types of spaceships:

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x = 16, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
b2o8b2o$o2bo2b2o2bobo$obo4bo2bo$bo5bob2o$4b2obo$4bo2bo$bo4bo$b5o$13b2o
$3bo8bo2bo$2bobo7bo2bo$2bobo8b2o$b2ob2o2$b2ob4o6b2o$b2obo2bo6b2o$7bob
o$8bobo$9bo3b2o$13b2o!

Color code:
white: eater 1
magenta: eater 2
orange: eater 3
blue: eater 4
cyan: half-blockade (LWSS eater)
pink: honey-bit (HWSS eater)

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x = 58, y = 31, rule = B3/S23Super
25.M$24.M$3.Q20.3M$4.Q$2.3Q3$8.2Q8.2C$7.Q2.Q2.2Q2.C.C$7.Q.Q4.Q2.C$8.Q
5.Q.2C$11.2Q.Q$11.Q2.Q$8.Q4.Q$8.5Q$20.2O$10.pA8.O2.O5.6O$9.pA.pA7.O2.
O5.O5.O$9.pA.pA8.2O6.O$8.2pA.2pA16.O2$8.2pA.2pA2I6.2O$8.2pA.pA2.I6.IW
$14.I.I$4.3pA8.I.I36.W$6.pA9.I3.IW31.W$5.pA14.IW31.W3.W$53.4W$.2pA$pA
.pA$2.pA!

[JP21]

Code: Select all

x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o$28b2o$28bo$29b3o$18b2o11bo$18b2o!

galumpher

useless thing made from that:

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x = 52, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
30b2o$29bo2bo$30b2o3$32b2o$32b2o$38b2o$38bo$40bob2o$39b2obo2bobo$44b2o
b3o$50bo$44b2ob3o$44b2obo2$13b2o$14bo$14bobo$15b2o2$50b2o$50b2o2$31bo$
32bo$30b3o4$32b2o$32b2o2$2o$2o$29b2o$29b2o!

[C28]

Code: Select all

x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o$28b2o$28bo$29b3o$18b2o11bo$18b2o!

galumpher

here's a pointless reduction

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

quite pointless agreed

even more pointless:

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x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o14b2o$28bo6bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bobo$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b2o$21b2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

[Haycat2009]

Code: Select all

x = 41, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
10bo$bo8b3o8b2o$2bo10bo7b2o$3o9b2o16b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bob
o$33b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b
2o$21b2o$28b2o$28bo$29b3o$18b2o11bo$18b2o!

galumpher

Nice spartan Jubjub alt! Now we can safely call Rx113 and Lx134 Spartan.

[TYCF]

Strange still life.

• • Code: Select all

    x = 27, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
    6o$6o$6o$3o3b3o$3o3b3o$3o3b3o$3b6o$3b6o$3b6o$9b6o$9b6o$9b6o$9b3o3b3o$
    9b3o3b3o$9b3o3b3o$12b6o$12b6o$12b6o$18b6o$18b6o$18b6o$18b3o3b3o$18b3o
    3b3o$18b3o3b3o$21b6o$21b6o$21b6o!

[Period1GliderGun]

Stupidest transparent beehive ever.

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x = 41, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
bo14b2o4b2o$2bo13b2o4b2o$3o25b2o$28bo6bo$10b2o17bo4bobo$10bobo15b2o4b
obo$11bo21b2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo7$39b2o$39b2o4$5bo$4bobo$4bobo$
5bo$21b2o$21b2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

EDIT: A galumphoid that makes a same-lane glider and an R! Oh wait, a block gets destroyed... and the R crashes into the catalysts...

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x = 41, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
bo20b2o$2bo12b2o5b2o$3o12b2o13b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bobo$33b2o
b3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b2o$21b
2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

And another one that makes a B... but the eater (represented by a boat) doesn't work...

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x = 41, y = 32, rule = B3/S23
bo7bo12b2o$2bo5bobo11b2o$3o6b2o19b2o$29bobo3bo$29bo4bobo$28b2o4bobo$33b
2ob3o$39bo$33b2ob3o$33b2obo2$2b2o$3bo$3bobo$4b2o2$39b2o$39b2o8$21b2o$
21b2o4$18b2o$18b2o!

[Jormungant]

I also did not find anything yet, I guess there is so much you can try by hand... well there is this "fun" extra glider output, but there is not much that can be done with this:

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x = 143, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
5$90.B2$92.B$7.B85.B$92.3B$9.B82.4B17.2A4.2A$10.B82.5B.C12.B2A2B.B2AB
$9.3B82.6BC12.4B.3B6.2A$9.4B17.2A4.2A57.3B3CB9.6B2.B6.A.A3.A$10.5B.C
12.B2A2B.B2AB57.7B4.2A.12B4.A4.A.A$11.6BC12.4B.3B6.2A51.7B3.A.A13B2.
2A4.A.A$12.3B3CB9.6B2.B6.A.A3.A48.7B3.A14B2.B4.2A.3A$13.7B4.2A.12B4.A
4.A.A48.7B4.16B5.B4.A$14.7B3.A.A13B2.2A4.A.A49.7B3.17B2.B2AB3A$15.7B
3.A14B2.B4.2A.3A48.7B.21B2A.A$16.7B4.16B5.B4.A48.28B$17.7B3.17B2.B2AB
3A50.27B$18.7B.21B2A.A53.26B$19.28B58.26B.2B$20.27B58.17B.12B$21.26B
57.31B.B$22.26B.2B47.B5.32B2A$22.17B.12B45.3B3.B.31B2A$21.31B.B45.38B
$15.B5.32B2A44.4B2D32B$14.3B3.B.31B2A39.2B2.5B2D30B$14.2C4B.33B41.B2.
37B$12.BC.C4B4.30B42.4B2C34B$11.2B2C5B3.29B44.4B2C33B$12.40B45.29B.B.
6B$13.4B2C34B47.9B4.5B2A6B4.2B$13.4B2C33B48.6B8.4B2A5B$14.29B.B.6B49.
4B8.7B$17.9B4.5B2A6B4.2B52.3B9.5B$17.6B8.4B2A5B59.2B10.4B$18.4B8.7B
76.2B2AB$18.3B9.5B80.2A$18.2B10.4B$30.2B2AB$32.2A!

one would reel back the block to its original position with 2 gliders, but usefulness not really there.

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Welding 4 eaters and 1 rock:

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x = 64, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
3bo$bobo$2b2o$61bo$6bo54bobo$7bo53b2o$5b3o$bo34bo21bo$2bo34bo19bo$3o7b
2obo21b3o19b3o$10b2ob3o$5b2o9bo23b2o$4bo2bo2b2ob3o23bo2bo2b2o4bob2o$4b
obo4bobo25bobo4bo2b3ob2o$5bo5bo28bo5bobo$8b2obobo29b2obo2b3ob2o$8bo2b
ob3o27bo2bo4bobo$5bo4bo5bo23bo4bo5bobo$5b5o5bobo2b3o17b5o5b2ob3o4bo$16b
o3bo35bo3bobo$7bo3b2o8bo20bo4b2o6bobo2b2o$5b3o4bo27b3o4bo8bo$4bo6bo5b
2o20bo8bo$4b2o5b2o4b2o20b2o6b2o$57b2o$b2o54b2o$obo9b3o20b2o8b3o$2bo9b
o21bobo10bo$13bo22bo9bo3$17b3o20b3o$17bo24bo$18bo22bo!

First one has smaller bounding box but with eater 2 of bad clearance.
Second one has larger bounding box but with eater 2 better clearance.