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Advent of Code
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• [About]
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br0xen (AoC++)
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2016
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--- Day 1: No Time for a Taxicab ---
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Santa's sleigh uses a very high-precision clock to guide its movements, and the clock's oscillator is regulated
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by stars. Unfortunately, the stars have been stolen... by the Easter Bunny. To save Christmas, Santa needs you
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to retrieve all fifty stars by December 25th.
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Collect stars by solving puzzles. Two puzzles will be made available on each day in the advent calendar; the
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second puzzle is unlocked when you complete the first. Each puzzle grants one star. Good luck!
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You're airdropped near Easter Bunny Headquarters in a city somewhere. "Near", unfortunately, is as close as you
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can get - the instructions on the Easter Bunny Recruiting Document the Elves intercepted start here, and nobody
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had time to work them out further.
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The Document indicates that you should start at the given coordinates (where you just landed) and face North.
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Then, follow the provided sequence: either turn left (L) or right (R) 90 degrees, then walk forward the given
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number of blocks, ending at a new intersection.
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There's no time to follow such ridiculous instructions on foot, though, so you take a moment and work out the
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destination. Given that you can only walk on the street grid of the city, how far is the shortest path to the
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destination?
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For example:
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• Following R2, L3 leaves you 2 blocks East and 3 blocks North, or 5 blocks away.
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• R2, R2, R2 leaves you 2 blocks due South of your starting position, which is 2 blocks away.
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• R5, L5, R5, R3 leaves you 12 blocks away.
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How many blocks away is Easter Bunny HQ?
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To begin, get your puzzle input.
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Answer: _____________________ [ [Submit] ]
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You can also [Shareon Twitter Google+ Reddit] this puzzle.
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References
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. http://adventofcode.com/
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. http://adventofcode.com/2016/about
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. http://adventofcode.com/2016/stats
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. http://adventofcode.com/2016/sponsors
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. http://adventofcode.com/2016/sponsors
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. http://www.novetta.com/careers/#opportunities
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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab_geometry
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. http://adventofcode.com/2016/day/1/input
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. https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%22No+Time+for+a+Taxicab%22+%2D+Day+1+%2D+Advent+of+Code+2016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadventofcode%2Ecom%2F2016%2Fday%2F1&related=ericwastl&hashtags=AdventOfCode
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. http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fadventofcode%2Ecom%2F2016%2Fday%2F1&title=%22No+Time+for+a+Taxicab%22+%2D+Day+1+%2D+Advent+of+Code+2016
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