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Machine
1RB1LE_0LC0LB_0LD1LC_1RD1RA_0RD0LA
Wiki entry: Mother of Giants
Status: Undecided
Machine code:
01
A 1RB1LE
B 0LC0LB
C 0LD1LC
D 1RD1RA
E 0RD0LA
Std format: 1RB1LE_0LC0LB_0LD1LC_1RD1RA_0RD0LA
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1. Cyclers
e.g: #279,081 #4,231,819 #4,239,083 
2. Translated cyclers
e.g: #59,645,887 #15,167,997 #59,090,563 #63,687,188 
3. Bouncers
e.g: #80,747,967 #88,427,177 #5,228,688 #5,608,043 
4. Exponential counters
e.g: #11,004,366 #10,936,909 #3,840,180 
5. Bells
e.g: #8,527,536 #73,261,028 #63,938,734 
Not classified yet:
e.g: #4,446,642 #7,410,754 #43,374,927 
Highlighted machines
Interesting machines:
· "inverted counter" [bbchallenge, 2023]
· "helix" [bbchallenge, 2023]
· "pointy wide" [bbchallenge, 2023]
· "chaotic" [Marxen & Buntrock, 1990]
· "complex counter" [Marxen & Buntrock, 1990]
· Machine #7,410,754
· Machine #2,977,651
· Machine #9,005,190
· Machine #43,374,927
· Machine #14,263,231
· Machine #36,909,813
BB champions and other halting machines:
· 2,133,492-halter [bbchallenge, 2021]
· 23,554,764-halter [bbchallenge, 2021]
· BB(5): 47,176,870-halter [Marxen & Buntrock, 1990]
· BB(6): >2↑↑↑5> 2\uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 5-halter [mxdys, 2025]
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· Skelet's machine 1 ≈ Machine #68,329,601
· Skelet's machine 17 ≈ Machine #1,365,166
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