unsigned add_floats(unsigned f1, unsigned f2) {
    unsigned f1_abs = f1 & 0x7fffffff;//Turn the numbers into absolute values for now
    unsigned f2_abs = f2 & 0x7fffffff;

    //infinity case and zero case taken care of, and when both numbers are equal

    if (((f1 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 0) && ((f2 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 0)) {//Both numbers are positive
        unsigned e1 = ((f1 & 0x7f800000) >> 23) - 127; //Extract the exponnent bits
        unsigned e2 = ((f2 & 0x7f800000) >> 23) - 127;
        unsigned e_diff;
        unsigned e_total;

        unsigned m1 = (f1 & 0x7fffff) | (1 << 23); //Extract the mantissa bits, add an implicit 1 so it becomes (1 + m1)
        unsigned m2 = (f2 & 0x7fffff) | (1 << 23);
        unsigned m_sum;
        //Exponent and Mantissa are reading just fine

        unsigned result;

        if (f1 == f2) {

        } else if (f1 < f2) {//i.e 5.1 + 16.6
            //METHOD 1 BELOW
            // e_total = e1;
            // e_diff = e2 - e1;

            // m2 <<= e_diff;
            // e2 -= e_diff;

            // m_sum = m1 + m2;

            // m_sum >>= e_diff;
            // e_total += e_diff;

            // if (m_sum & (1 << 24)) {
            //     m_sum >>= 1;
            //     e_total++;
            // }

            // e_total += 127;
            // result = (e_total << 23) | (m_sum);
            //METHOD 1 ABOVE


            //METHOD 2 BELOW, THIS FACTORS OUT THE HIGHEST POWER
            m1 >>= e2 - e1;
            e1 += e2 - e1; //2^2 + 2^4, a shift of 2

            m_sum = m1 + m2;

            if (m_sum & (1 << 24)) {//If there is a carry
                m_sum >>= 1;
                e1++;
            }

            e1 += 127;

            result = (e1 << 23) | (m_sum);
            //METHOD 2 ABOVE

            return result;

        } else if (f1 > f2) {

        }


    } else if ((f1_abs > f2_abs) && ((f1 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 0) && ((f2 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 1)) {//Number 1 is greater than 2, and number 2 is negative

    } else if ((f1_abs > f2_abs) && ((f1 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 1) && ((f2 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 0)) {//Number 1 is greater than 2, and number 1 is negative

    } else if ((f1_abs < f2_abs) && ((f1 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 0) && ((f2 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 1)) {//Number 2 is greater than 1, and number 2 is negative

    } else if ((f1_abs < f2_abs) && ((f1 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 1) && ((f2 & 0x80000000) >> 23 == 0)) {//Number 2 is greater than 1, and number 1 is negative

    } else {//When both numbers are negative

    }

    return 0;
}