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[Hdjensofjfnen]

I found how to keep the paperclip:

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x = 113, y = 125, rule = B3/S23
100b2o$99bobo$99bo2bo$100bo$103b2o$101bo2bo5b3o$101b2o7bo$111bo115$3o$
2bo$bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

And here's the synthesis:

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x = 5, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo$o2bo$2ob2o$b3o$obo$bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

And an actual diehard:

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
2bo$2obo$o2bo$b2o$bobo$2b2obo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

R-pentomino destroyer:

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x = 10, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o6b2o$7b2o$8bo!

Not a single glider emitted.

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x = 12, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$o2bo6b2o$2o7b2o$10bo!

[muzik]

Who can find a diehard of greater than 500 generations that does not involve a glider heading towards a really far away object?

[Alexey_Nigin]

Who can find a diehard of greater than 500 generations that does not involve a glider heading towards a really far away object?

Does this count?

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x = 993, y = 989, rule = B3/S23
991b2o$987b2o2b2o$986bobo$985bo5b2o$984bo4bo2bo$983bo5b2o$982bo$981bo$
980bo$979bo$978bo$977bo$976bo$975bo$974bo$973bo$972bo$971bo$970bo$969b
o$968bo$967bo$966bo$965bo$964bo$963bo$962bo$961bo$960bo$959bo$958bo$
957bo$956bo$955bo$954bo$953bo$952bo$951bo$950bo$949bo$948bo$947bo$946b
o$945bo$944bo$943bo$942bo$941bo$940bo$939bo$938bo$937bo$936bo$935bo$
934bo$933bo$932bo$931bo$930bo$929bo$928bo$927bo$926bo$925bo$924bo$923b
o$922bo$921bo$920bo$919bo$918bo$917bo$916bo$915bo$914bo$913bo$912bo$
911bo$910bo$909bo$908bo$907bo$906bo$905bo$904bo$903bo$902bo$901bo$900b
o$899bo$898bo$897bo$896bo$895bo$894bo$893bo$892bo$891bo$890bo$889bo$
888bo$887bo$886bo$885bo$884bo$883bo$882bo$881bo$880bo$879bo$878bo$877b
o$876bo$875bo$874bo$873bo$872bo$871bo$870bo$869bo$868bo$867bo$866bo$
865bo$864bo$863bo$862bo$861bo$860bo$859bo$858bo$857bo$856bo$855bo$854b
o$853bo$852bo$851bo$850bo$849bo$848bo$847bo$846bo$845bo$844bo$843bo$
842bo$841bo$840bo$839bo$838bo$837bo$836bo$835bo$834bo$833bo$832bo$831b
o$830bo$829bo$828bo$827bo$826bo$825bo$824bo$823bo$822bo$821bo$820bo$
819bo$818bo$817bo$816bo$815bo$814bo$813bo$812bo$811bo$810bo$809bo$808b
o$807bo$806bo$805bo$804bo$803bo$802bo$801bo$800bo$799bo$798bo$797bo$
796bo$795bo$794bo$793bo$792bo$791bo$790bo$789bo$788bo$787bo$786bo$785b
o$784bo$783bo$782bo$781bo$780bo$779bo$778bo$777bo$776bo$775bo$774bo$
773bo$772bo$771bo$770bo$769bo$768bo$767bo$766bo$765bo$764bo$763bo$762b
o$761bo$760bo$759bo$758bo$757bo$756bo$755bo$754bo$753bo$752bo$751bo$
750bo$749bo$748bo$747bo$746bo$745bo$744bo$743bo$742bo$741bo$740bo$739b
o$738bo$737bo$736bo$735bo$734bo$733bo$732bo$731bo$730bo$729bo$728bo$
727bo$726bo$725bo$724bo$723bo$722bo$721bo$720bo$719bo$718bo$717bo$716b
o$715bo$714bo$713bo$712bo$711bo$710bo$709bo$708bo$707bo$706bo$705bo$
704bo$703bo$702bo$701bo$700bo$699bo$698bo$697bo$696bo$695bo$694bo$693b
o$692bo$691bo$690bo$689bo$688bo$687bo$686bo$685bo$684bo$683bo$682bo$
681bo$680bo$679bo$678bo$677bo$676bo$675bo$674bo$673bo$672bo$671bo$670b
o$669bo$668bo$667bo$666bo$665bo$664bo$663bo$662bo$661bo$660bo$659bo$
658bo$657bo$656bo$655bo$654bo$653bo$652bo$651bo$650bo$649bo$648bo$647b
o$646bo$645bo$644bo$643bo$642bo$641bo$640bo$639bo$638bo$637bo$636bo$
635bo$634bo$633bo$632bo$631bo$630bo$629bo$628bo$627bo$626bo$625bo$624b
o$623bo$622bo$621bo$620bo$619bo$618bo$617bo$616bo$615bo$614bo$613bo$
612bo$611bo$610bo$609bo$608bo$607bo$606bo$605bo$604bo$603bo$602bo$601b
o$600bo$599bo$598bo$597bo$596bo$595bo$594bo$593bo$592bo$591bo$590bo$
589bo$588bo$587bo$586bo$585bo$584bo$583bo$582bo$581bo$580bo$579bo$578b
o$577bo$576bo$575bo$574bo$573bo$572bo$571bo$570bo$569bo$568bo$567bo$
566bo$565bo$564bo$563bo$562bo$561bo$560bo$559bo$558bo$557bo$556bo$555b
o$554bo$553bo$552bo$551bo$550bo$549bo$548bo$547bo$546bo$545bo$544bo$
543bo$542bo$541bo$540bo$539bo$538bo$537bo$536bo$535bo$534bo$533bo$532b
o$531bo$530bo$529bo$528bo$527bo$526bo$525bo$524bo$523bo$522bo$521bo$
520bo$519bo$518bo$517bo$516bo$515bo$514bo$513bo$512bo$511bo$510bo$509b
o$508bo$507bo$506bo$505bo$504bo$503bo$502bo$501bo$500bo$499bo$498bo$
497bo$496bo$495bo$494bo$493bo$492bo$491bo$490bo$489bo$488bo$487bo$486b
o$485bo$484bo$483bo$482bo$481bo$480bo$479bo$478bo$477bo$476bo$475bo$
474bo$473bo$472bo$471bo$470bo$469bo$468bo$467bo$466bo$465bo$464bo$463b
o$462bo$461bo$460bo$459bo$458bo$457bo$456bo$455bo$454bo$453bo$452bo$
451bo$450bo$449bo$448bo$447bo$446bo$445bo$444bo$443bo$442bo$441bo$440b
o$439bo$438bo$437bo$436bo$435bo$434bo$433bo$432bo$431bo$430bo$429bo$
428bo$427bo$426bo$425bo$424bo$423bo$422bo$421bo$420bo$419bo$418bo$417b
o$416bo$415bo$414bo$413bo$412bo$411bo$410bo$409bo$408bo$407bo$406bo$
405bo$404bo$403bo$402bo$401bo$400bo$399bo$398bo$397bo$396bo$395bo$394b
o$393bo$392bo$391bo$390bo$389bo$388bo$387bo$386bo$385bo$384bo$383bo$
382bo$381bo$380bo$379bo$378bo$377bo$376bo$375bo$374bo$373bo$372bo$371b
o$370bo$369bo$368bo$367bo$366bo$365bo$364bo$363bo$362bo$361bo$360bo$
359bo$358bo$357bo$356bo$355bo$354bo$353bo$352bo$351bo$350bo$349bo$348b
o$347bo$346bo$345bo$344bo$343bo$342bo$341bo$340bo$339bo$338bo$337bo$
336bo$335bo$334bo$333bo$332bo$331bo$330bo$329bo$328bo$327bo$326bo$325b
o$324bo$323bo$322bo$321bo$320bo$319bo$318bo$317bo$316bo$315bo$314bo$
313bo$312bo$311bo$310bo$309bo$308bo$307bo$306bo$305bo$304bo$303bo$302b
o$301bo$300bo$299bo$298bo$297bo$296bo$295bo$294bo$293bo$292bo$291bo$
290bo$289bo$288bo$287bo$286bo$285bo$284bo$283bo$282bo$281bo$280bo$279b
o$278bo$277bo$276bo$275bo$274bo$273bo$272bo$271bo$270bo$269bo$268bo$
267bo$266bo$265bo$264bo$263bo$262bo$261bo$260bo$259bo$258bo$257bo$256b
o$255bo$254bo$253bo$252bo$251bo$250bo$249bo$248bo$247bo$246bo$245bo$
244bo$243bo$242bo$241bo$240bo$239bo$238bo$237bo$236bo$235bo$234bo$233b
o$232bo$231bo$230bo$229bo$228bo$227bo$226bo$225bo$224bo$223bo$222bo$
221bo$220bo$219bo$218bo$217bo$216bo$215bo$214bo$213bo$212bo$211bo$210b
o$209bo$208bo$207bo$206bo$205bo$204bo$203bo$202bo$201bo$200bo$199bo$
198bo$197bo$196bo$195bo$194bo$193bo$192bo$191bo$190bo$189bo$188bo$187b
o$186bo$185bo$184bo$183bo$182bo$181bo$180bo$179bo$178bo$177bo$176bo$
175bo$174bo$173bo$172bo$171bo$170bo$169bo$168bo$167bo$166bo$165bo$164b
o$163bo$162bo$161bo$160bo$159bo$158bo$157bo$156bo$155bo$154bo$153bo$
152bo$151bo$150bo$149bo$148bo$147bo$146bo$145bo$144bo$143bo$142bo$141b
o$140bo$139bo$138bo$137bo$136bo$135bo$134bo$133bo$132bo$131bo$130bo$
129bo$128bo$127bo$126bo$125bo$124bo$123bo$122bo$121bo$120bo$119bo$118b
o$117bo$116bo$115bo$114bo$113bo$112bo$111bo$110bo$109bo$108bo$107bo$
106bo$105bo$104bo$103bo$102bo$101bo$100bo$99bo$98bo$97bo$96bo$95bo$94b
o$93bo$92bo$91bo$90bo$89bo$88bo$87bo$86bo$85bo$84bo$83bo$82bo$81bo$80b
o$79bo$78bo$77bo$76bo$75bo$74bo$73bo$72bo$71bo$70bo$69bo$68bo$67bo$66b
o$65bo$64bo$63bo$62bo$61bo$60bo$59bo$58bo$57bo$56bo$55bo$54bo$53bo$52b
o$51bo$50bo$49bo$48bo$47bo$46bo$45bo$44bo$43bo$42bo$41bo$40bo$39bo$38b
o$37bo$36bo$35bo$34bo$33bo$32bo$31bo$30bo$29bo$28bo$27bo$26bo$25bo$24b
o$23bo$22bo$21bo$20bo$19bo$18bo$17bo$16bo$15bo$14bo$13bo$12bo$11bo$10b
o$9bo$8bo$7bo$6bo$5bo$4bo$3bo$2bo$bo$o!

[muzik]

Probably not. Preferably something that isn't extensible and fits within a reasonable bounding box

[muzik]

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x = 12, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
7.D$7.D$3.4D.2D$8.D$5.2D.D.A$5.D2.DA.A$6.2D.A.A$9.2A2$.2A$A.A.2D$A.AD
2.D$.A.D.2D$3.D$2.2D.4D$4.D$4.D!

[Scorbie]

Who can find a diehard of greater than 500 generations that does not involve a glider heading towards a really far away object?

Okrasinski?'s census found a diehard that lasts 658 gens, IIRC.

[simeks]

Who can find a diehard of greater than 500 generations that does not involve a glider heading towards a really far away object?

I found this one a while back - 538 gens in a 6-by-6 bounding box:

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x = 6, y = 6, rule = LifeHistory
.5A$.A.3A$2.A$2A$.4A$2.A.2A!

[Lewis]

Who can find a diehard of greater than 500 generations that does not involve a glider heading towards a really far away object?

Okrasinski?'s census found a diehard that lasts 658 gens, IIRC.

The soup below is the one from Andrzej Okrasinski's site, which lasts for 743 generations:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
4bo2b2o2bobo4bo$bobo2bo2bo6bo$4bobob3o4bo$o2bobo3bo4b2o2bo$b3o4bob2obo
b3o$bo2b3obobobo6bo$ob3o3bo$5bo5bo2bo4bo$b2o2bob3o4bo2bo$o7b2o2b2o$2ob
o7b3o2bo$b4o4bob2ob4o$2obo5bo2bo2bo2bo$3bo8b2o4bo$3b2o5bobo$o2bo5bo5bo
$9b2o5bob2o$7o3bo2b4obo$3b3o4b4obob2o$o6bo2b3o3b2obo!

[dvgrn]

The soup below is the one from Andrzej Okrasinski's site, which lasts for 743 generations...

If Catagolue paid attention (or, in the old version of apgsearch, assigned points) to such things, I bet it would have collected some fairly impressive diehards and methuselahs by this point.

Sometimes I'm happier that it doesn't track that kind of thing, but then sometimes my statistics-nerd side gets the upper hand, and I just want to see a graph showcasing the inevitable power laws that govern the likelihood of N-tick diehards and methuselahs.

We could use something like that to make a good estimate of how long the longest-lived diehard is that fits inside a 16x16 box... but then I don't really know what I mean by "good", since an estimate based on power laws would near-certainly be horribly inaccurate, and even if somebody comes up with a 1000-bit quantum computer, we'll probably never get to look in Plato's Cave and find out the real answer.

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Methuselah! (-ish)

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x = 10, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
bo$2o6b2o$o6b2o$8bo!

EDIT. R-bees at gen 974 to 1044.

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Probably known pi synthesis:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2bo2bobo$obo2bobo$b2o3bo3$2o$2o!

EDIT: Rebounder:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2bo2bobo$obo2bobo$b2o3bo3$2ob2o$2ob2o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

And a block can eat a honey farm predecessor:

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x = 9, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
b3o$7b2o$o2bo3b2o$b2o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Heeyyyy...

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x = 11, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
2o$o2bo$2b2o$8bo$7bobo$6bobobo$3bo2bo3bo$2b2o3bobo$2bo5bo2$b2ob2o$b2ob
2o!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Sinking aircraft carrier:

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x = 6, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
2o$o2bobo$2b2o!

EDIT: Another one:

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x = 7, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
2o3b2o$o2bo2bo$2b2ob2o!

EDIT 2: Again, another:

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x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o$o2bob3o$2b2o2bo$6b2o$7bo!

EDIT 3: Oops...

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x = 14, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6bo2bob3o$2o6b2o2bo$2o10bo$12b2o!

[toroidalet]

This pattern produces a shillelagh

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x = 70, y = 108, rule = LifeHistory
33.2A$34.A$34.A$34.3A22$3A62$61.2D5.2D$60.D.D2.2D2.D$60.D4.D.2D$61.4D
$65.D$63.D.D$63.2D11$58.2D$59.D$56.3D$56.D!

It also produces a big S and eater at separate times which immediately die. these are also shown in red.

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Look at the house!

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x = 5, y = 242, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo
$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bob
o$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$
2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo
$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bob
o$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$
2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo
$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bob
o$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$
2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo
$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bob
o$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$
2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo$2bo2$2bo$bobo$bobo
$o3bo$bobo$bobo$2bo!

EDIT: Diehard:

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x = 11, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
3b2ob2o$3bo3bo$4b3o$2o7b2o$2o2b3o2b2o$3bo3bo$3bo3bo$4bobo$5bo!

[toroidalet]

Another 4 glider bipond synthesis:

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x = 9, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
2bo3bo$obo3bobo$b2o3b2o2$b2o$obo4b2o$2bo3b2o$8bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

For a moment I thought this was a spaceship.

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B36/S23
2b3o$bo2bo$o3bo$o2bo$3o3$7b2o$7b2o!

[dvgrn]

For a moment I thought this was a spaceship.

It could be:

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#N Bomber predecessor
#O Nathan Thompson
#C A predecessor of the bomber spaceship in the HighLife rule.
#C www.conwaylife.com/wiki/index.php?title=HighLife
x = 10, y = 6, rule = 23/36
b3o6b$o9b$o9b$o8bo$9bo$9bo!

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Oh. Okay...

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B36/S23
2b3o2b2o$bo2bo2b2o$o3bobo$o2bo$3o3b3o$5bo2bo$2bobo3bo$2o2bo2bo$2o2b3o!

[BlinkerSpawn]

4G -> 2G + clean edgy Herschel:

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x = 23, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
2$16bo$16bobo$16b2o6$5bobo$6b2o$6bo2$16b2o$15b2o$17bo2$3b2o$2bobo$4bo!

[toroidalet]

A glider colliding with a large still life produces a cis-very very long house on very very long house (Correct name?)

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x = 11, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
bo2bo2bo$b7o2$b3ob3o$o2bobo2bo$o2bobo2bo$b3ob3o2$b7o$bo2bo2bo7$8b3o$8b
o$9bo!

It can also reflect a glider 2 different ways

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x = 13, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
bo2bo2bo$b7o2$b3ob3o$o2bobo2bo$o2bobo2bo$b3ob3o2$b7o$bo2bo2bo7$10b3o$
10bo$11bo!

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x = 9, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
bo2bo2bo$b7o2$b3ob3o$o2bobo2bo$o2bobo2bo$b3ob3o2$b7o$bo2bo2bo7$5b3o$5b
o$6bo!

EDIT: It's actually the same reaction, triggered 2 different ways.