diff --git a/2019/ruby/day_03.rb b/2019/ruby/day_03.rb
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+wire_paths = ARGF.read.lines.map {|l|
+  l.split(?,).map {|i| [i[0], i[1..-1].to_i] }
+}
+
+wire_points = wire_paths.map {|path|
+  path.each.with_object([[0, 0]]) {|(dir, length), points|
+    x, y = points.last
+    length.times {|i|
+      points << case dir
+                when ?R then [x+i+1, y]
+                when ?U then [x, y+i+1]
+                when ?L then [x-i-1, y]
+                when ?D then [x, y-i-1]
+                end
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+intersections = wire_points[0] & wire_points[1]
+intersections.delete([0, 0])
+
+distances = intersections.map {|(x, y)| x.abs + y.abs }
+puts distances.min