diff --git a/day6/Cargo.lock b/day6/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/day6/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
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+ "crossbeam-epoch",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
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+
+[[package]]
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+ "rayon",
+]
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+ "rayon-core",
+]
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+ "crossbeam-deque",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
diff --git a/day6/Cargo.toml b/day6/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "day6"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+rayon = "1.10.0"
diff --git a/day6/src/main.rs b/day6/src/main.rs
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+use rayon::prelude::*;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum Direction {
+    Up,
+    Down,
+    Left,
+    Right,
+}
+use Direction::*;
+
+impl Direction {
+    fn to_pos(self) -> (isize, isize) {
+        match self {
+            Up => (-1, 0),
+            Down => (1, 0),
+            Left => (0, -1),
+            Right => (0, 1),
+        }
+    }
+    fn turn(&mut self) {
+        match self {
+            Up => *self = Right,
+            Down => *self = Left,
+            Left => *self = Up,
+            Right => *self = Down,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum PositionType {
+    Empty,
+    Visited(Vec<Direction>),
+    Obstructed,
+}
+use PositionType::*;
+
+impl Display for PositionType {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Empty => write!(f, "."),
+            Visited(_) => write!(f, "X"),
+            Obstructed => write!(f, "#"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct Guard {
+    position: (usize, usize),
+    direction: Direction,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct State {
+    map: Vec<Vec<PositionType>>,
+    guard: Guard,
+}
+
+impl Display for State {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{}",
+            self.map
+                .iter()
+                .map(|l| l.iter().map(|c| c.to_string()).collect::<String>() + "\n")
+                .collect::<String>()
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse(input: &str) -> State {
+    let mut guard_pos = (0, 0);
+    State {
+        map: input
+            .lines()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(line_idx, line)| {
+                line.chars()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .map(|(c_idx, c)| match c {
+                        '#' => Obstructed,
+                        '^' => {
+                            guard_pos = (line_idx, c_idx);
+                            Empty
+                        }
+                        _ => Empty,
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            })
+            .collect(),
+        guard: Guard {
+            position: guard_pos,
+            direction: Up,
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum MoveResult {
+    EndedOutside,
+    EndedLoop,
+    Running,
+}
+use MoveResult::*;
+
+fn move_guard(state: &mut State) -> MoveResult {
+    if let Visited(ref mut directions) =
+        state.map[state.guard.position.0][state.guard.position.1]
+    {
+        if directions.contains(&state.guard.direction) {
+            return EndedLoop;
+        }
+        directions.push(state.guard.direction);
+    } else {
+        state.map[state.guard.position.0][state.guard.position.1] =
+            Visited(vec![]);
+    }
+    let direction_pos = state.guard.direction.to_pos();
+    let pos_in_front = (
+        ((state.guard.position.0 as isize) + direction_pos.0) as usize,
+        ((state.guard.position.1 as isize) + direction_pos.1) as usize,
+    );
+    let Some(line) = state.map.get(pos_in_front.0) else {
+        return EndedOutside;
+    };
+    let Some(pos_type) = line.get(pos_in_front.1) else {
+        return EndedOutside;
+    };
+    match pos_type {
+        Obstructed => {
+            state.guard.direction.turn();
+        }
+        _ => {
+            state.guard.position = pos_in_front;
+        }
+    }
+    Running
+}
+
+fn part1(state: &mut State) -> usize {
+    while move_guard(state) == Running {}
+    state
+        .map
+        .iter()
+        .map(|l| l.iter().filter(|c| matches!(c, Visited(_))).count())
+        .sum()
+}
+
+fn part2(state: &State) -> usize {
+    let mut original_path = state.clone();
+    while move_guard(&mut original_path) == Running {}
+    let original_path_positions: Vec<(usize, usize)> = original_path
+        .map
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .flat_map(|(l_idx, l)| {
+            l.iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .filter(|(_, c)| matches!(c, Visited(_)))
+                .map(move |(idx, _)| (l_idx, idx))
+        })
+        .collect();
+    original_path_positions
+        .par_iter()
+        .filter(|pos| {
+            let mut new_start_state = state.clone();
+            new_start_state.map[pos.0][pos.1] = Obstructed;
+            loop {
+                match move_guard(&mut new_start_state) {
+                    EndedOutside => {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    EndedLoop => {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    Running => (),
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .count()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let input = parse(include_str!("../input.txt"));
+    println!("{}", part1(&mut input.clone()));
+    println!("{}", part2(&input));
+}