Source: Day 7: Laboratories
Full solution for today (spoilers!).
Part 1
You are given a map like this:
.......S....... ............... .......^....... ............... ......^.^...... ...............A laser shines from the top
Sand splits each time it hits a^, making this:.......S....... .......|....... ......|^|...... ......|.|...... .....|^|^|..... .....|.|.|.....The two lasers in the center of this example merge to count as one laser.
Count how many times lasers hit splitters.