Ticking Bombs

[Axaj]

The term "ticking bomb" can be used for several things, but it this case I mean two oscillators the run together for many generations, then react in a way incompatible with eachother. Here is a simple example:

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x = 265, y = 228, rule = B3/S23
130b2o$131bo2b2o2b2o$131bobo2bo2bo$130b2o2bo2b2o$131bobobobo$124bo4bo
3b3o3bo$123bobo2bob3obob3obo$124bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$129b3o5b3o$122b5o4bob3o
bo$121bo4bo5b5o$120bo2bo9b3o$117bo2bob2o$116bobobo5bo$117bo2bo4bobo$
120b2o2bo2bo$125b2o$117b2o$116bo2bo$111bo2bo2bobo$111b5obob2o$117b2o2b
o$113bob2o3b3o$112bobob2o2b3o$112bo2b2o3b3o$113bo3b2o2bo$114b2obob2o$
112bobo2bobo$112b2o2bo2bo$117b2o79$103bo$103b2o$102bobo$66bo$41bo$41b
3o20b3obo$44bo18bob2o$43b2o18b2obo$38b2o21bob3o$39bo$39bobo9b2o10bo$
40b2o8bo2bo2b2o13b2o$46b3obo2bo5bo7b2obo2bob2o$50bo5bo10bo4bo2b2o$49bo
2bo4b3o11bo$49bo2bo15bobo$50bo206b2o$38b2o14b2o200bo2bo2b2o$37bo2bo13b
2o200bobo2bobo$2bo37bo214b2obob2o$2b3o35bo213bo2b2o3bo$5bo31b2obo206bo
5b3o3b2o2bo$4b2o31b2o209bo4b3o2b2obobo$246b3o4b3o3b2obo$254bo2b2o$38b
2o52b2o161b2obob5o$24bo2b2o9b2o50bo2bo162bobo2bo2bo$23bo3b2o2b2o14bo
194bo13bo2bo$23bo7b2o2b2o8bo44bo2bo146bobo14b2o$24b4o8bo8bo45bo2bo146b
2o6b2o$36bobo4b2o47bobo153bo2bo2b2o$37b2o4bobo47bo154bobo4bo2bo$42b3o
204bo5bobobo$42bo49b2o158b2obo2bo$43b2o47b2o146b3o9bo2bo$43b2o25b2o
167b5o5bo4bo$70b2o166bob3obo4b5o$92bo143b3o5b3o$70bo19b3o142bo3bo3bo3b
o3bo$69bobo17bo8b2o135bob3obob3obo2bobo$69bo2bo16b2o3b2obo2bob2o8bo
123bo3b3o3bo4bo$70bo2bo20b2o2bo4bo6b3o125bobobobo$99bo9bo127b2o2bo2b2o
$48b2o20bo2bo26bobo6b2o4b2o119bo2bo2bobo$10b2o35bo2bo2b2o15b2o43bo120b
2o2b2o2bo$10b2o35bobo4bo2bo55bobo128b2o$48bo5bobobo54b2o$51b2obo2bo$9b
2o27b4o9bo2bo$9b2obo20b2o7bo5bo4bo21b2o$12bo20b2o2b2o3bo5b5o17b2o2bo2b
o$3bo8bo24b2o2bo25bo2bo4bobo$2b2o5bo2bo37bo15bobobo5bo$bob2o5b2o37bobo
15bo2bob2o$3o2bo44bo19bo2bo$2bobobo64bo4bo$3bobobo64b5o$4bo2b3o$5b2obo
65bo$6b2o65bobo$6bo67bo2$44bo$43bobo$44bo66b3o$111b3o$42b5o64b3o$42bo
4bo66b3o$45bo2bo19bo45b3o$45b2obo2bo15bobo37b2o5b3o$42bo5bobobo15bo38b
2o$41bobo4bo2bo29b4o$41bo2bo2b2o17b5o5b2o7bo$42b2o21bo4bo5b2o2b2o3bo
20b2o$64bo2bo12b2o2bo21b2obo$61bo2bob2o41bo$4b2o54bobobo5bo38bo$3bobo
55bo2bo4bobo34bo2bo$3bo43b2o15b2o2bo2bo35b2o$2b2o4b2o37b2o20b2o$9bo9b
2o$6b3o6b2obo2bob2o22bo$6bo8b2o2bo4bo3b2o16bobo$20bo8bo16bo2bo$21bobo
2b3o18bo2bo$26bo$47bo2bo$47b2o$25b2o$23bo2bo2$23bo2bo53b2o$24bo2bo52bo
bo$25bobo54bo4bo2b2o$26bo55b2o2bo3b2o2b2o$86bo7b2o$25b2o52b2o6b4o$25b
2o51bo2bo$81bo$81bo$78b2obo31b2o$78b2o33bo$114b3o$116bo$79b2o$79b2o3$
46b2o$42b2obo2bob2o$42bo4bo2b2o$46bo30b2o$43bobo9bo21bobo$54b3o22bo$
53bob3o21b2o$19b2o31bo3bo17b2o$18bobo30bo3bo18bo$18bo31b3obo20b3o$17b
2o32b3o23bo$52bo!

Post any others of importance.

[Extrementhusiast]

p72 and Twin Bees:

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x = 70, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
12$4b2o2b2o4bo2b2o12b2o$4b2ob2o6b2obo12b2o$8bobo6bo$9b2o4b3o2$9b2o4b3o
$8bobo6bo31bo$4b2ob2o6b2obo29bob2o$4b2o2b2o4bo2b2o29bob2o$49b2o2$38b2o
12b2o$38b2o12b2o3$37bobo$36bo18b2o$31b2o2bo4bo10b2obo2bob2o$31b2obo2bo
b2o10b2o2bo4bo$35b2o19bo$57bobo!

Queen Bee and Twin Bees:

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x = 39, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
34b2o$34b2o11$32b2o3b2o$34b3o$33bo3bo$17b2o15bobo$16b5o14bo$2o14bo4bo$
2o14b3o2bo$17bo2b2o$18b2o15b2o$35b2o$18b2o$17bo2b2o$2o14b3o2bo5b2o$2o
14bo4bo5b2o$16b5o$17b2o!