diff --git a/2023/11/main-1.cpp b/2023/11/main-1.cpp
index 17bdcf3..81e5935 100644
--- a/2023/11/main-1.cpp
+++ b/2023/11/main-1.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 #include <bits/stdc++.h>
 using namespace std;
 
-int main() {
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
 	cin.tie(0);
 
+	bool dontwork = argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "DONTWORK");
+
 	vector<string> lines;
 	string line;
 	while (getline(cin, line) && !line.empty()) {
 		lines.push_back(line);
+		if (dontwork)
+			goto next1;
 		for (char c : line) {
 			if (c != '.') {
 				goto next1;
@@ -18,6 +22,8 @@ int main() {
 	next1:;
 	}
 
+	if (dontwork)
+		goto next3;
 	for (unsigned int col = 0; col < lines[0].size(); col++) {
 		for (auto& r : lines) {
 			if (r[col] != '.') {
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ int main() {
 		col++;
 	next2:;
 	}
+next3:
 
 	vector<pair<int, int>> gs;
 	for (unsigned int row = 0; row < lines.size(); row++) {
diff --git a/2023/11/main-2.rb b/2023/11/main-2.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f797960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2023/11/main-2.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# decidedly mozzarella flavored
+
+`make main-1`
+
+file_name = 'data.txt'
+
+base = Integer(`./main-1 DONTWORK < #{file_name}`)
+plus1 = Integer(`./main-1 < #{file_name}`)
+
+puts base + (plus1 - base) * 999_999