is this c/10 spaceship known?

[zdr]

there may be bugs in gfind

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x = 10, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
4b2o$3b4o2$2b6o$3b4o2$2b2o2b2o$2obo2bob2o$3bo2bo3$4b2o$4b2o!

[Jackk]

I didn't believe this was real until I played the pattern in Golly...

This is great, so tiny! (Minimum population 28)

What should it be called?

[HartmutHolzwart]

Now this is the find of the year. At least so far!

Congratulations!!!!

Hartmut

Life is full of surprise...

[muzik]

HOLY SHxT


I suggest naming this the copperhead, after the snake. I'll create the wiki page under this name unless someone wants to change it.



Also, this is the slowest orthogonal spaceship discovered so far.

[HartmutHolzwart]

What are now the next steps?

- Use gencols to rub the ship against gliders and *WSSs to see whether there is a useful collision to maybe build a puffer.

- The ship looks as if it might be glider constructible as well.

- Find small tagalongs

[muzik]

- Find small tagalongs

Was considering doing this.

The block is being pulled along by the ship, so maybe we could attach something to that

[Kiran]

Wow, how did you find it? This is the second loafer!

[muzik]

Wow, how did you find it? This is the second loafer!

Or blocker, because it involves a block instead of a loaf?

[praosylen]

I wonder how long until this shows up on Catagolue (probably in some symmetry)?

Wow, how did you find it? This is the second loafer!

I would say it resembles the weekender more (even-symmetric, absurdly high period for its discovery date).

[muzik]

I wonder how long until this shows up on Catagolue (probably in some symmetry)?

Most likely a symmetry that's left/right (I have no idea what the codenames are).

The ship also works in drylife.


Can someone find a synthesis for this?

[drc]

Most likely a symmetry that's left/right (I have no idea what the codenames are).

I think the best choice would be D2_+2

Also nice job zdr!

[Bullet51]

While running the pattern, I checked totally three times whether I am running in B3/S23.
Great job, zdr! Pattern of the year!

[gmc_nxtman]

Wow! This is incredible!

[muzik]

1970s: Sigh... I'm pretty sure that c/2 and c/4 are the speeds we'll be sticking with.

21st century: 2C/7 ORTHOGONAL! C/6 DIAGONAL! C/6 ORTHOGONAL! C/7 DIAGONAL! C/7 ORTHOGONAL! 17C/45 ORTHOGONAL! 31C/240 ORTHOGONAL! 6,3C/2621440 OBLIQUE! C/10 ORTHOGONAL! New high score!

The block though... I feel like that's the secret to the tagalong

[EricG]

Fantastic! Congratulations Zdr! Please tell us the story of how you found it!

Hartmut said " Use gencols to rub the ship against gliders and *WSSs to see whether there is a useful collision to maybe build a puffer."

Could you elaborate? What are the characteristics of a helpful collision?

Here's an MWSS hitting the c/10 to result in the c/10, a block, and a glider:

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x = 6, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bo2bo$bo2bo$o4bo$o4bo$b4o$2o2b2o$o4bo$o4bo3$b4o$2b2o22$b3o$bo2bo$
bo$bo3bo$bo$2bobo!

And here's some noodling around with a LWSS128 gun:

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x = 526, y = 202, rule = B3/S23
458b2o$457b4o2$70b2o187b2o195b6o$69b4o185b4o195b4o2$68b6o183b6o193b2o
2b2o$69b4o185b4o192b2obo2bob2o$457bo2bo$68b2o2b2o183b2o2b2o$66b2obo2bo
b2o179b2obo2bob2o$69bo2bo185bo2bo196b2o$458b2o2$70b2o187b2o$70b2o187b
2o51$72b3o$72bo2bo$72bo$72bo$73bobo9$453b3o$257b3o193bo2bo$257bo2bo
192bo$257bo195bo$257bo196bobo$258bobo7$65b2o$66b2o$65bo4$48bo$48b3o21b
3o$51bo20bo2bo$32bo17b2o20bo$20bo11b3o37bo$18b3o14bo37bobo$2bo14bo16b
2o$2b3o12b2o42b2o383b2o$5bo55bo2bo185b2o195b2o$4b2o17bo4bo222b2o193bo$
21b2ob3o2bo3b2o17b3o6bo2bo185bo$22b2obo7bobo15bo2bo5bo2bo$5b2o16bob2ob
o6bo15b2obo5bobo$5b2o18b2o6b3o25bo367bo$13bo10bo87bo120bo195b3o21b3o$
12b3o12bo27bo5b2o47b3o11bo108b3o21b3o172bo20bo2bo$11b2o2bo8bo2bo27b3o
3b2o21b2o23bo14b3o109bo20bo2bo152bo17b2o20bo$15b2o9bo58bo23b2o16bo14bo
74bo17b2o20bo143bo11b3o37bo$12b3ob2o29bobo6b2o27bobo38b2o12b3o62bo11b
3o37bo141b3o14bo37bobo$13bo2b2o30bo3b2ob2o29b3ob2o47bo63b3o14bo37bobo
122bo14bo16b2o$12b3o6b2o30b3o3b2o27b2obo24bo4bo17b2o46bo14bo16b2o162b
3o12b2o42b2o$15b2o4bo19b2o11bo4bobo26b3o19b2o3bo2b3ob2o63b3o12b2o42b2o
138bo55bo2bo$15b2o6bo16bobo18bo27b5o15bobo7bob2o67bo55bo2bo135b2o17bo
4bo$22b2o16bo20b2o28b3o15bo6bob2obo16b2o49b2o17bo4bo188b2ob3o2bo3b2o
17b3o6bo2bo$18b2o19b2o4b2o62b3o6b2o18b2o66b2ob3o2bo3b2o17b3o6bo2bo153b
2obo7bobo15bo2bo5bo2bo$8bo9bo24bo2bo73bo10bo75b2obo7bobo15bo2bo5bo2bo
137b2o16bob2obo6bo15b2obo5bobo$8bobo8b3o21b2o44bo27bo12b3o57b2o16bob2o
bo6bo15b2obo5bobo138b2o18b2o6b3o25bo$8b2o11bo30b2o33b3o27bo2bo8bo2b2o
56b2o18b2o6b3o25bo147bo10bo87bo$52b2o64bo9b2o68bo10bo87bo95b3o12bo27bo
5b2o47b3o11bo$87b2o6bobo29b2ob3o64b3o12bo27bo5b2o47b3o11bo82b2o2bo8bo
2bo27b3o3b2o21b2o23bo14b3o$88b2ob2o3bo30b2o2bo64b2o2bo8bo2bo27b3o3b2o
21b2o23bo14b3o84b2o9bo58bo23b2o16bo14bo$2b2o80b2o3b3o30b2o6b3o67b2o9bo
58bo23b2o16bo14bo65b3ob2o29bobo6b2o27bobo38b2o12b3o$bobo79bobo4bo11b2o
19bo4b2o67b3ob2o29bobo6b2o27bobo38b2o12b3o66bo2b2o30bo3b2ob2o29b3ob2o
47bo$bo70b3o8bo18bobo16bo6b2o68bo2b2o30bo3b2ob2o29b3ob2o47bo68b3o6b2o
30b3o3b2o27b2obo24bo4bo17b2o$2o70bo2bo6b2o20bo16b2o74b3o6b2o30b3o3b2o
27b2obo24bo4bo17b2o70b2o4bo19b2o11bo4bobo26b3o19b2o3bo2b3ob2o$62b2o8bo
25b2o4b2o19b2o73b2o4bo19b2o11bo4bobo26b3o19b2o3bo2b3ob2o87b2o6bo16bobo
18bo27b5o15bobo7bob2o$62bo9bo25bo2bo24bo9bo63b2o6bo16bobo18bo27b5o15bo
bo7bob2o95b2o16bo20b2o28b3o15bo6bob2obo16b2o$60bobo10bobo24b2o21b3o8bo
bo70b2o16bo20b2o28b3o15bo6bob2obo16b2o74b2o19b2o4b2o62b3o6b2o18b2o$60b
2o29b2o30bo11b2o66b2o19b2o4b2o62b3o6b2o18b2o64bo9bo24bo2bo73bo10bo$8b
3o80b2o100bo9bo24bo2bo73bo10bo72bobo8b3o21b2o44bo27bo12b3o$7bo2bo42bob
2o136bobo8b3o21b2o44bo27bo12b3o71b2o11bo30b2o33b3o27bo2bo8bo2b2o$7b2ob
o41b5o136b2o11bo30b2o33b3o27bo2bo8bo2b2o114b2o64bo9b2o$11b2o29bo9b4o
85b2o94b2o64bo9b2o153b2o6bobo29b2ob3o$11b2o6b2o21b3o96bobo128b2o6bobo
29b2ob3o151b2ob2o3bo30b2o2bo$10bo2bo3bo2bo24bo7b3o87bo129b2ob2o3bo30b
2o2bo66b2o80b2o3b3o30b2o6b3o$11b2o4b2o4b2o19b2o7b3o87b2o42b2o80b2o3b3o
30b2o6b3o64bobo79bobo4bo11b2o19bo4b2o$b2o20bo16b2o12bo26b2o103bobo79bo
bo4bo11b2o19bo4b2o67bo70b3o8bo18bobo16bo6b2o$2bo18bobo16bo41bo103bo70b
3o8bo18bobo16bo6b2o66b2o70bo2bo6b2o20bo16b2o$2bobo16b2o19bo39bobo100b
2o70bo2bo6b2o20bo16b2o135b2o8bo25b2o4b2o19b2o$3b2o36b2o40b2o162b2o8bo
25b2o4b2o19b2o131bo9bo25bo2bo24bo9bo$134b3o110bo9bo25bo2bo24bo9bo119bo
bo10bobo24b2o21b3o8bobo$65b2o21b2obo42bo2bo107bobo10bobo24b2o21b3o8bob
o119b2o29b2o30bo11b2o$65bo22b5o41bob2o107b2o29b2o30bo11b2o67b3o80b2o$
18bo3bo40bobo23b4o9bo29b2o59b3o80b2o110bo2bo42bob2o$17b3obo2bo18bo8bo
5bo4b2o35b3o21b2o6b2o58bo2bo42bob2o146b2obo41b5o$17bobobo19bo3bo4bobo
5b3o28b3o7bo24bo2bo3bo2bo57b2obo41b5o150b2o29bo9b4o85b2o$23bo17bo3bo3b
o8b4o27b3o7b2o19b2o4b2o4b2o62b2o29bo9b4o85b2o64b2o6b2o21b3o96bobo$23b
2o16bobo6b2o10bo27bo12b2o16bo20b2o52b2o6b2o21b3o96bobo62bo2bo3bo2bo24b
o7b3o87bo$17bo3bobo37b2o41bo16bobo18bo52bo2bo3bo2bo24bo7b3o87bo63b2o4b
2o4b2o19b2o7b3o87b2o$21bobo34bo43bo19b2o16bobo53b2o4b2o4b2o19b2o7b3o
87b2o52b2o20bo16b2o12bo26b2o$9b2o91b2o36b2o44b2o20bo16b2o12bo26b2o115b
o18bobo16bo41bo$5b2o2b2o176bo18bobo16bo41bo115bobo16b2o19bo39bobo$4bob
o38b2o31b2o107bobo16b2o19bo39bobo114b2o36b2o40b2o$4bo23b2o16bo7b2o23bo
108b2o36b2o40b2o245b3o$3b2o23bo14b3o4b2obo2bob2o19bobo40bo3bo192b3o
124b2o21b2obo42bo2bo$29b3o11bo6b2o2bo4bo12b3o5b2o4bo5bo8bo18bo2bob3o
122b2o21b2obo42bo2bo123bo22b5o41bob2o$31bo23bo16bo2bo8b3o5bobo4bo3bo
19bobobo122bo22b5o41bob2o76bo3bo40bobo23b4o9bo29b2o$56bobo13bo10b4o8bo
3bo3bo17bo81bo3bo40bobo23b4o9bo29b2o79b3obo2bo18bo8bo5bo4b2o35b3o21b2o
6b2o$72bo9bo10b2o6bobo16b2o80b3obo2bo18bo8bo5bo4b2o35b3o21b2o6b2o79bob
obo19bo3bo4bobo5b3o28b3o7bo24bo2bo3bo2bo$59bo13bobo6b2o37bobo3bo74bobo
bo19bo3bo4bobo5b3o28b3o7bo24bo2bo3bo2bo84bo17bo3bo3bo8b4o27b3o7b2o19b
2o4b2o4b2o$53bobo3bobo24bo34bobo84bo17bo3bo3bo8b4o27b3o7b2o19b2o4b2o4b
2o85b2o16bobo6b2o10bo27bo12b2o16bo20b2o$49b2o2bob2obo4b2o69b2o72b2o16b
obo6b2o10bo27bo12b2o16bo20b2o69bo3bobo37b2o41bo16bobo18bo$45b2obob3o5b
ob2o2b3o67b2o2b2o62bo3bobo37b2o41bo16bobo18bo74bobo34bo43bo19b2o16bobo
$46bobobobob3ob2o5b2o31b2o38bobo65bobo34bo43bo19b2o16bobo62b2o91b2o36b
2o$44bo4bo2bobo4bo6bo2bo19b2o7bo16b2o23bo53b2o91b2o36b2o59b2o2b2o$44b
2o2b2ob2o2bobob2o5bo18b2obo2bob2o4b3o14bo23b2o48b2o2b2o189bobo38b2o31b
2o$46bobobo2bobo10bo3bo14bo4bo2b2o6bo11b3o73bobo38b2o31b2o120bo23b2o
16bo7b2o23bo$46bobobo2bobo10bo3bo18bo23bo75bo23b2o16bo7b2o23bo119b2o
23bo14b3o4b2obo2bob2o19bobo40bo3bo$44b2o2b2ob2o2bobob2o5bo19bobo99b2o
23bo14b3o4b2obo2bob2o19bobo40bo3bo98b3o11bo6b2o2bo4bo12b3o5b2o4bo5bo8b
o18bo2bob3o$44bo4bo2bobo4bo6bo2bo9b2o133b3o11bo6b2o2bo4bo12b3o5b2o4bo
5bo8bo18bo2bob3o99bo23bo16bo2bo8b3o5bobo4bo3bo19bobobo$46bobobobob3ob
2o5b2o8b2o2b2o135bo23bo16bo2bo8b3o5bobo4bo3bo19bobobo124bobo13bo10b4o
8bo3bo3bo17bo$45b2obob3o5bob2o2b3o7bobo164bobo13bo10b4o8bo3bo3bo17bo
146bo9bo10b2o6bobo16b2o$49b2o2bob2obo4b2o10bo181bo9bo10b2o6bobo16b2o
133bo13bobo6b2o37bobo3bo$53bobo3bobo9bo172bo13bobo6b2o37bobo3bo121bobo
3bobo24bo34bobo$59bo17b2o159bobo3bobo24bo34bobo121b2o2bob2obo4b2o69b2o
$69b3obo3bo156b2o2bob2obo4b2o69b2o105b2obob3o5bob2o2b3o67b2o2b2o$68bob
2o6b3o149b2obob3o5bob2o2b3o67b2o2b2o102bobobobob3ob2o5b2o31b2o38bobo$
68b2obo8bo150bobobobob3ob2o5b2o31b2o38bobo99bo4bo2bobo4bo6bo2bo19b2o7b
o16b2o23bo$66bob3o158bo4bo2bobo4bo6bo2bo19b2o7bo16b2o23bo99b2o2b2ob2o
2bobob2o5bo18b2obo2bob2o4b3o14bo23b2o$229b2o2b2ob2o2bobob2o5bo18b2obo
2bob2o4b3o14bo23b2o100bobobo2bobo10bo3bo14bo4bo2b2o6bo11b3o$68bo162bob
obo2bobo10bo3bo14bo4bo2b2o6bo11b3o126bobobo2bobo10bo3bo18bo23bo$231bob
obo2bobo10bo3bo18bo23bo126b2o2b2ob2o2bobob2o5bo19bobo$229b2o2b2ob2o2bo
bob2o5bo19bobo151bo4bo2bobo4bo6bo2bo9b2o$229bo4bo2bobo4bo6bo2bo9b2o
161bobobobob3ob2o5b2o8b2o2b2o$231bobobobob3ob2o5b2o8b2o2b2o160b2obob3o
5bob2o2b3o7bobo$230b2obob3o5bob2o2b3o7bobo168b2o2bob2obo4b2o10bo$234b
2o2bob2obo4b2o10bo173bobo3bobo9bo$238bobo3bobo9bo183bo17b2o$244bo17b2o
186b3obo3bo$254b3obo3bo186bob2o6b3o$253bob2o6b3o183b2obo8bo$253b2obo8b
o181bob3o$251bob3o$449bo$253bo!

[dvgrn]

Congratulations, @zdr! New spaceship speeds don't come along every day, or even every year -- and most new speeds need a big awkward construction, not a tiny new Life form that fits inside a 6x12 bounding box. I bet a glider synthesis for the new c/10 will come along pretty quick.

I wonder if there are any c/9 or c/8 ships with the same block movement mechanism at the back? Or c/11 and up, for that matter.

Wow, how did you find it? This is the second loafer!

Or blocker, because it involves a block instead of a loaf?

Sadly, blocker is a name for a well-known p8 oscillator -- no hope of reassigning it to this spaceship. And "block puller" also kind of means something else.

"Blockhauler" might work, or something more abstract that gives a hint that it's even slower than a loafer. Or... how about "decapod", or some other reference to the new c/10 speed?

... It might be a little premature to have "copperhead" on the wiki already, before hearing back from the discoverer. But it's easy enough to change it if necessary.

EDIT: @EricG, have a look at the weekender distaff for example -- codeholic found interactions that were "helpful" enough to build a high-period 2c/7 puffer or rake, even though the weekender's sparks are pretty weak. Nobody has done the same with c/7 yet, because loafers don't survive much of any interaction with anything -- you'd probably have to find a c/7 tagalong or some completely different ship that has usable sparks.

This new c/10 looks a lot more promising than a loafer, anyway.

[Kiran]

"decapod"

Decapodiformes is a superorder of molluscs that includes squid and cuttlefish, those could be good names.

[simsim314]

Very nice! Congrats!

[muzik]

Wow, how did you find it? This is the second loafer!

Or blocker, because it involves a block instead of a loaf?

Sadly, blocker is a name for a well-known p8 oscillator -- no hope of reassigning it to this spaceship. And "block puller" also kind of means something else.

"Blockhauler" might work, or something more abstract that gives a hint that it's even slower than a loafer. Or... how about "decapod", or some other reference to the new c/10 speed?

... It might be a little premature to have "copperhead" on the wiki already, before hearing back from the discoverer. But it's easy enough to change it if necessary.

The ship kind of reminds me of a snail, but we also can't name it snail because it's also the name of a spaceship which also resembles a snail. However, snail moves at c/5, so maybe something involving words related to 2 and snail could make up the name?


Anyway, pentadecathlon.com needs an update for this.

[Kiran]

I think it looks like a cuttlefish.

[muzik]

It looks like an upside down face.

[praosylen]

A final step for a synthesis, minus cleanup:

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x = 38, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
15bobo$18bo6b2o$14bo3bo6b3o$14bo3bo5bob2o$18bo5b3o$12bo2bo2bo6bo$2bo7b
obo3b3o$3bo7b2o$b3o$8bo12bo5bobo$9b2o10bobo3b2o$8b2o11b2o5bo$15bo$13bo
bo$bobo10b2o$2b2o6b2o$2bo6bo2bo12b2o3b3o$10bobo11b2o4bo$5b2o4bo14bo4bo
$6b2o9bob2o$5bo10bob2obo$16bo4bo$17b4o2$15b3o2b3o$14bo2bo2bo2bo$9bo4b
2o6b2o4bo$9bo18bo$9bo18bo$13b2o3b2o3b2o$12bobo3b2o3bobo$7bo4bo12bo4bo$
b2o4b2o4bo10bo4b2o4b2o$obo3bobo3b2o10b2o3bobo3bobo$2bo32bo2$14bo2bo2bo
2bo$14b4o2b4o2$7b2o5b2o6b2o5b2o$8b2o4b2o6b2o4b2o$7bo22bo2$10b2o14b2o$
9bobo14bobo$11bo14bo!

I'm sure there are much better solutions.
Edit: For naming, I vote "Cuttlefish".

[muzik]

What about blockfish?

[Kazyan]

Wow. A small c/10 orthogonal. If you couldn't tell, zdr, that's a big deal. Ships of new speeds are an achievement, especially ones that tiny.

My synthesis attempt, booted inefficiently out the door to beat Martin Grant to the punch:

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x = 28, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
6bobo2b2o2b2o2bobo$7b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o$7bo12bo2$10b2o4b2o$10bobo2bobo$12b
o2bo$11bo4bo$4b2o5b6o5b2o$3bo2bo5b4o5bo2bo$3bo2bo14bo2bo$4b2o16b2o$10b
o6bo$4bo5b2o4b2o5bo$4b2o3bobo4bobo3b2o$3bobo16bobo$13b2o$13b2o$3o22b3o
$2bo22bo$bo24bo!

[codeholic]

Congratulations to zdr! I'm jealous...

@HartmutHolzwart Since c/10 is less than c/4, even an appropriate glider collision might be sufficient (though it's unlikely that such a collision exists).