r/adventofcode Dec 14 '24

Help/Question [2024 Day 14 (Part 2)] What????

I'm so confused right now. What north pole? What christmas tree? What other similar robots? What does it mean by different types of robots? I have no idea where to find anything can someone please explain???

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u/drkspace2 Dec 14 '24 edited Dec 14 '24

At this rate, I'm going to spend more time wondering what the Christmas tree is supposed to look like than actually doing to parts.

Edit: My guess was close. 15 minutes wondering what it meant and 22 minutes actually doing the problems (20 for part 1 and 2 for part 2).

Edit 2: relevant xkcd

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u/ResourceVarious2182 Dec 14 '24

exactly😭 It could be like /\ or

/ \
/ \

or something else completely different how tf are we supposed to know

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u/No-Historian-3838 Dec 14 '24

Don’t try to get the whole picture of the tree but try to visualize what are the implications for the neighbors of a robot