diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/App.java b/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/App.java
index 53efd3e..14b4e5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/App.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/App.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.github.auberonedu.equalsLivecode;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -13,11 +12,26 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         Centroid locA = new Centroid(4, 9, "Salamander");
         Centroid locB = new Centroid(4, 9, "Salamander");
-
-        System.out.println("Result of locA == locB " + (locA == locB));
-        System.out.println("Result of locA.equals(locB) " + locA.equals(locB));
-
-        videoDemo();
+        Centroid locC = locA;
+
+        // System.out.println("Result of locA == locB " + (locA == locB));
+        // System.out.println("Result of locA.equals(locB) " + locA.equals(locB));
+
+        // Set<Centroid> centroids = new HashSet<>();
+        // System.out.println(locA.hashCode());
+        // System.out.println(locB.hashCode());
+        // centroids.add(locA);
+        // centroids.add(locB);
+        // System.out.println(centroids.contains(locB));
+        // System.out.println(centroids.size());
+
+        Location a = new Location(5, 1, "food");
+        Location b = new Location(5, 1, "food");
+        System.out.println(a.equals(b));
+        System.out.println(a.hashCode());
+        System.out.println(b.hashCode());
+
+        // videoDemo();
     }
 
     // We will look at this a bit later in the livecode, please ignore for first part
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/Centroid.java b/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/Centroid.java
index b0e343a..1394d6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/Centroid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/Centroid.java
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ public Centroid(int r, int c, String name) {
         this.name = name;
     }
 
+    //we're allowed to get other instance if we're in the same class???
+    //if I'm a centroid and I have this instance of a centroid, I'm allowed
+    //to get the private variables of any other private centroid that 
+    //gets passed to me
     public int getR() {
         return r;
     }
@@ -19,7 +23,59 @@ public int getC() {
         return c;
     }
 
+    //this override is putting into hash table based on values, not
+    //memory reference
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        final int prime = 31;
+        int result = 1;
+        result = prime * result + r;
+        result = prime * result + c;
+        result = prime * result + ((name == null) ? 0 : name.hashCode());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj)
+            return true;
+        if (obj == null)
+            return false;
+        if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+            return false;
+        Centroid other = (Centroid) obj;
+        if (r != other.r)
+            return false;
+        if (c != other.c)
+            return false;
+        if (name == null) {
+            if (other.name != null)
+                return false;
+        } else if (!name.equals(other.name))
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
+
+    // @Override
+    // public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    //     if(o == null) return false;
+    //     //if(this.getClass() != that.getClass) return false
+    //     if(getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+    //     //casting
+    //     Centroid other = (Centroid) o;
+    //     //primitive ints cannot be null!!
+    //     if(r != other.r) return false;
+    //     if(c != other.c) return false;
+    //     if(name == null) {
+    //         if(other.name == null) return true;
+    //         if(other.name != null) return false;
+    //     }
+    //     //if(name != other.name) return false;//don't compare strings with ==
+    //     if(!name.equals(other.name)) return false;
+    //     return true;
+    // }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/Location.java b/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/Location.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2884a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/auberonedu/equalsLivecode/Location.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package io.github.auberonedu.equalsLivecode;
+
+public record Location (int x, int y, String label) {
+
+}
+    
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