diff --git a/day_15/src/main.rs b/day_15/src/main.rs
index e7a11a9..83d06fd 100644
--- a/day_15/src/main.rs
+++ b/day_15/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,162 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap, HashSet},
+    fs::read_to_string,
+};
+
+const PATH: &str = "src/input";
+// const SCAN_DEPTH: i32 = 10;
+const SCAN_DEPTH: i32 = 2000000;
+const P2_SCAN_MAX: i32 = 4000000;
+
 fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+    let binding = read_to_string(PATH).expect("Error reading file");
+    let data = binding.trim();
+    parse_lines(data);
+}
+
+fn parse_lines(data: &str) {
+    let mut sensors = HashSet::<(i32, i32)>::new();
+    let mut bacons = HashSet::<(i32, i32)>::new();
+    let mut bacons_count = HashMap::<i32, HashSet<i32>>::new();
+    let mut horizontal_slices = HashMap::<i32, Vec<(i32, i32)>>::new();
+
+    let binding = data.replace(|c: char| c.is_alphabetic() || c == ' ' || c == '=', "");
+    let mut lines = binding.split('\n').into_iter();
+    while let Some(line) = lines.next() {
+        let mut parts = line.split([',', ':']).into_iter();
+        let mut parse_token = || parts.next().unwrap().parse::<i32>().unwrap();
+        let sensor = (parse_token(), parse_token());
+        let beacon = (parse_token(), parse_token());
+        let taxicab_radius: i32 = (sensor.0.abs_diff(beacon.0) + sensor.1.abs_diff(beacon.1))
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        sensors.insert(sensor);
+        bacons.insert(beacon);
+
+        let bacon_count = match bacons_count.entry(beacon.1) {
+            Entry::Vacant(entry) => entry.insert(HashSet::new()),
+            Entry::Occupied(entry) => entry.into_mut(),
+        };
+        bacon_count.insert(beacon.0);
+
+        // println!(
+        //     "{} {} {} {} -> {}",
+        //     sensor.0, sensor.1, beacon.0, beacon.1, taxicab_radius
+        // );
+
+        // can we do this in reverse from the beacon to sensors? does that improve anything?
+        for j in 0..=taxicab_radius {
+            let l = sensor.0 - (taxicab_radius - j) as i32;
+            let u = sensor.0 + (taxicab_radius - j) as i32;
+            let entry = match horizontal_slices.entry(sensor.1 + j) {
+                Entry::Vacant(entry) => entry.insert(Vec::new()),
+                Entry::Occupied(entry) => entry.into_mut(),
+            };
+            entry.push((l, u));
+
+            let entry = match horizontal_slices.entry(sensor.1 - j) {
+                Entry::Vacant(entry) => entry.insert(Vec::new()),
+                Entry::Occupied(entry) => entry.into_mut(),
+            };
+            entry.push((l, u));
+
+            // println!(
+            //     "{} {} {}",
+            //     sensor.0 - (taxicab_radius - j.abs()) as i32,
+            //     sensor.0 + taxicab_radius - j.abs() as i32,
+            //     sensor.1 + j
+            // );
+        }
+    }
+
+    part_1(
+        horizontal_slices
+            .get_mut(&SCAN_DEPTH)
+            .unwrap_or(&mut vec![]),
+        bacons_count.get(&SCAN_DEPTH).unwrap().len() as i32,
+    );
+
+    for j in 0..=P2_SCAN_MAX {
+        let big_intervals =
+            simplify_intervals(horizontal_slices.get_mut(&j).unwrap_or(&mut vec![]));
+        if big_intervals.len() > 1 {
+            let bacon_obtained = big_intervals.get(0).unwrap();
+            let freq: i64 = (bacon_obtained.1 as i64 + 1) * 4000000 + j as i64;
+            println!("PART 2 {}", freq);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    // print_grid(sensors, bacons, horizontal_slices);
+}
+
+fn part_1(intervals: &mut Vec<(i32, i32)>, bacons_row_count: i32) {
+    let big_intervals = simplify_intervals(intervals);
+    let mut sum = 0;
+    for biginterval in big_intervals {
+        sum += biginterval.1 - biginterval.0 + 1;
+    }
+    sum -= bacons_row_count;
+    println!("PART 1 {}", sum);
+}
+
+fn simplify_intervals(intervals: &mut Vec<(i32, i32)>) -> Vec<(i32, i32)> {
+    if intervals.len() == 0 {
+        return intervals.to_vec();
+    }
+    intervals.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
+    let mut big_intervals = Vec::<(i32, i32)>::new();
+    let mut intervals_iter = intervals.iter_mut();
+    let biginterval = intervals_iter.next().unwrap();
+    while let Some(interval) = intervals_iter.next() {
+        // print!("[{} {}", biginterval.0, biginterval.1);
+        // println!("|{} {}]", interval.0, interval.1);
+        // println!(
+        //     "{} {}",
+        //     biginterval.1 >= interval.0,
+        //     interval.1 >= biginterval.1
+        // );
+        // if interval_joined(&biginterval, interval) {
+        if biginterval.1 >= interval.0 && interval.1 >= biginterval.1 {
+            *biginterval = (biginterval.0, interval.1);
+        } else if interval.1 >= biginterval.1 {
+            // intervals.push(biginterval);
+            big_intervals.push(biginterval.clone());
+            *biginterval = interval.clone();
+            // println!("-> {} {}", biginterval.0, biginterval.1);
+        }
+    }
+    big_intervals.push(biginterval.clone());
+    return big_intervals;
+}
+
+fn print_grid(
+    sensors: HashSet<(i32, i32)>,
+    bacons: HashSet<(i32, i32)>,
+    horizontal_slices: HashMap<i32, Vec<(i32, i32)>>,
+) {
+    for j in -2..22 {
+        for i in -2..=25 {
+            let mut break_outer = false;
+            if sensors.contains(&(i, j)) {
+                print!("S");
+                continue;
+            } else if bacons.contains(&(i, j)) {
+                print!("B");
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                for v in horizontal_slices.get(&j).unwrap_or(&vec![]) {
+                    if (v.0..=v.1).contains(&i) {
+                        print!("#");
+                        break_outer = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if !break_outer {
+                print!(".");
+            }
+        }
+        println!();
+    }
 }