https://adventofcode.com/2021/day/5 ## \--- Day 5: Hydrothermal Venture --- You come across a field of [hydrothermal vents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrothermal_vent) on the ocean floor! These vents constantly produce large, opaque clouds, so it would be best to avoid them if possible. They tend to form in _lines_ ; the submarine helpfully produces a list of nearby lines of vents (your puzzle input) for you to review. For example: [code] 0,9 -> 5,9 8,0 -> 0,8 9,4 -> 3,4 2,2 -> 2,1 7,0 -> 7,4 6,4 -> 2,0 0,9 -> 2,9 3,4 -> 1,4 0,0 -> 8,8 5,5 -> 8,2 [/code] Each line of vents is given as a line segment in the format `x1,y1 -> x2,y2` where `x1`,`y1` are the coordinates of one end the line segment and `x2`,`y2` are the coordinates of the other end. These line segments include the points at both ends. In other words: * An entry like `1,1 -> 1,3` covers points `1,1`, `1,2`, and `1,3`. * An entry like `9,7 -> 7,7` covers points `9,7`, `8,7`, and `7,7`. For now, _only consider horizontal and vertical lines_ : lines where either `x1 = x2` or `y1 = y2`. So, the horizontal and vertical lines from the above list would produce the following diagram: [code] .......1.. ..1....1.. ..1....1.. .......1.. .112111211 .......... .......... .......... .......... 222111.... [/code] In this diagram, the top left corner is `0,0` and the bottom right corner is `9,9`. Each position is shown as _the number of lines which cover that point_ or `.` if no line covers that point. The top-left pair of `1`s, for example, comes from `2,2 -> 2,1`; the very bottom row is formed by the overlapping lines `0,9 -> 5,9` and `0,9 -> 2,9`. To avoid the most dangerous areas, you need to determine _the number of points where at least two lines overlap_. In the above example, this is anywhere in the diagram with a `2` or larger - a total of `_5_` points. Consider only horizontal and vertical lines. _At how many points do at least two lines overlap?_