diff --git a/day18.py b/day18.py
index 27425ad..62c8ca1 100644
--- a/day18.py
+++ b/day18.py
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+import re
 from itertools import combinations
 from math import ceil
 from tools.aoc import AOCDay
 from typing import Any
 
 
+re_pair = re.compile(r"\[(\d+),(\d+)\]")
+re_lnum = re.compile(r".*[^\d](\d+)")
+re_rnum = re.compile(r"(\d+)")
+re_bignum = re.compile(r"(\d\d+)")
+
+
 class Snailfish:
     def __init__(self, fish_str: str):
         self.pairs = fish_str
@@ -21,72 +28,46 @@ class Snailfish:
             elif c == "[":
                 open_count += 1
                 if open_count == 5:
-                    index_explode = i
-                    while self.pairs[index_explode + 1] == "[" or self.pairs[index_explode + 3] == "[":
-                        if self.pairs[index_explode + 1] == "[":
-                            index_explode += 1
-                        if self.pairs[index_explode + 3] == "[":
-                            index_explode += 3
-                    explode_pair = self.pairs[index_explode:self.pairs.index("]", index_explode) + 1]
-                    explode_left, explode_right = map(int, explode_pair[1:-1].split(","))
-                    old_number_left = ""
-                    old_number_right = ""
-                    new_number_left = ""
-                    new_number_right = ""
-                    index_left = index_explode
-                    index_right = index_explode + len(explode_pair)
-                    for i_left in range(index_explode, 0, -1):
-                        if self.pairs[i_left] not in ['[', ']', ',']:
-                            il_add = 0
-                            while self.pairs[i_left - il_add - 1] in "0123456789":
-                                il_add += 1
-                            index_left = i_left - il_add
-                            old_number_left = self.pairs[i_left - il_add:i_left + 1]
-                            new_number_left = str(int(old_number_left) + explode_left)
-                            break
-                    for i_right in range(index_explode + len(explode_pair), len(self.pairs)):
-                        if self.pairs[i_right] not in ['[', ']', ',']:
-                            ir_add = 0
-                            while self.pairs[i_right + ir_add + 1] in "0123456789":
-                                ir_add += 1
-                            index_right = i_right
-                            old_number_right = self.pairs[i_right:i_right + ir_add + 1]
-                            new_number_right = str(int(old_number_right) + explode_right)
-                            break
-                    new_pairs = ""
-                    if index_left != index_explode:
-                        new_pairs += self.pairs[:index_left] + new_number_left + self.pairs[index_left + len(old_number_left):index_explode]
-                    else:
-                        new_pairs = self.pairs[:index_explode]
-                    new_pairs += "0"
-                    if index_right != index_explode + len(explode_pair):
-                        new_pairs += self.pairs[index_explode + len(explode_pair):index_right] + new_number_right + self.pairs[index_right + len(old_number_right):]
-                    else:
-                        new_pairs += self.pairs[index_explode + len(explode_pair):]
-                    self.pairs = new_pairs
+                    explode_pair_match = re_pair.search(self.pairs, i)
+                    index_l, index_r = explode_pair_match.span()
+                    explode_left, explode_right = map(int, explode_pair_match.groups())
+                    lnum_old = rnum_old = lnum_new = rnum_new = ""
+                    lnum_index = index_l
+                    rnum_index = index_r
+
+                    if left_num := re_lnum.search(self.pairs[:index_l]):
+                        lnum_old = left_num.groups()[0]
+                        lnum_new = str(int(lnum_old) + explode_left)
+                        lnum_index = left_num.span()[1] - len(lnum_old)
+
+                    if right_num := re_rnum.search(self.pairs, index_r):
+                        rnum_old = right_num.groups()[0]
+                        rnum_new = str(int(rnum_old) + explode_right)
+                        rnum_index = right_num.span()[0]
+
+                    self.pairs = "".join([
+                        self.pairs[:lnum_index],
+                        lnum_new,
+                        self.pairs[lnum_index + len(lnum_old):index_l],
+                        "0",
+                        self.pairs[index_r:rnum_index],
+                        rnum_new,
+                        self.pairs[rnum_index + len(rnum_old):]
+                    ])
                     return True
 
-        for i in range(1, len(self.pairs)):
-            if self.pairs[i - 1] not in ["[", "]", ","] and self.pairs[i] not in ["[", "]", ","]:
-                number = int(self.pairs[i-1:i+1])
-                self.pairs = self.pairs.replace(str(number), "[%d,%d]" % (number // 2, int(ceil(number / 2))), 1)
-                return True
+        if big_num_match := re_bignum.search(self.pairs):
+            num = int(big_num_match.group())
+            self.pairs = self.pairs.replace(big_num_match.group(), "[%d,%d]" % (num // 2, int(ceil(num / 2))), 1)
+            return True
 
         return False
 
     def getMagnitude(self) -> int:
         pairs = self.pairs
-        while "[" in pairs:
-            for i in range(len(pairs)):
-                if pairs[i] == "]":
-                    r = i + 1
-                    l = i - 1
-                    while pairs[l] != "[":
-                        l -= 1
-                    replace_pair = pairs[l:r]
-                    num1, num2 = map(int, replace_pair[1:-1].split(","))
-                    pairs = pairs.replace(replace_pair, str(num1 * 3 + num2 * 2))
-                    break
+        while re_pair.search(pairs):
+            for num1, num2 in re_pair.findall(pairs):
+                pairs = pairs.replace("[%s,%s]" % (num1, num2), str(int(num1) * 3 + int(num2) * 2))
 
         return int(pairs)