diff --git a/rust/main.rs b/rust/main.rs
index f13bccc..82e857e 100644
--- a/rust/main.rs
+++ b/rust/main.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ mod puzzles;
 use crate::puzzle::Puzzle;
 use puzzles::day1;
 use puzzles::day2;
+use puzzles::day3;
 use std::fs;
 
-const PUZZLES: [&dyn SomePuzzle; 2] = [&day1::PUZZLE, &day2::PUZZLE];
+const PUZZLES: [&dyn SomePuzzle; 3] = [&day1::PUZZLE, &day2::PUZZLE, &day3::PUZZLE];
 
 fn main() {
     [false, true].iter().for_each(|is_real_data| {
diff --git a/rust/puzzles/day3.rs b/rust/puzzles/day3.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e05ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/puzzles/day3.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use crate::puzzle::Puzzle;
+use nom::{
+    Parser,
+    character::complete::{newline, satisfy},
+    combinator::eof,
+    error::Error,
+    multi::{many1, separated_list1},
+    sequence::terminated,
+};
+
+pub const PUZZLE: Puzzle<Vec<Vec<u8>>, 2> = Puzzle {
+    number: 3,
+    parser: |input| {
+        terminated::<_, _, Error<&str>, _, _>(
+            terminated(
+                separated_list1(
+                    newline,
+                    many1(satisfy(|c| c.is_digit(10)).map(|c| c as u8 - '0' as u8)),
+                ),
+                newline,
+            ),
+            eof,
+        )
+        .parse(input)
+        .unwrap()
+        .1
+    },
+    parts: [
+        |input| {
+            input
+                .iter()
+                .map(|bank| {
+                    digits_to_int(&max_batteries(2, &bank).expect("battery list too short"))
+                })
+                .sum::<usize>()
+                .to_string()
+        },
+        |input| {
+            input
+                .iter()
+                .map(|bank| {
+                    digits_to_int(&max_batteries(12, &bank).expect("battery list too short"))
+                })
+                .sum::<usize>()
+                .to_string()
+        },
+    ],
+};
+
+fn max_batteries(n: usize, v: &[u8]) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+    let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(n);
+    let mut remaining = n;
+    let mut slice = v;
+    while remaining > 0 {
+        let (b, i) = find_max(&slice[..slice.len() - remaining + 1]);
+        result.push(b);
+        remaining -= 1;
+        slice = &slice[i + 1..];
+    }
+    Some(result)
+}
+
+fn find_max<A: Ord + Copy>(v: &[A]) -> (A, usize) {
+    let (n, x) = v.iter().enumerate().rev().max_by_key(|x| x.1).unwrap();
+    (*x, n)
+}
+
+fn digits_to_int(digits: &[u8]) -> usize {
+    digits.iter().fold(0, |acc, &d| acc * 10 + (d as usize))
+}
diff --git a/rust/puzzles/mod.rs b/rust/puzzles/mod.rs
index 7daf67a..96606ab 100644
--- a/rust/puzzles/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/puzzles/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub(crate) mod day1;
 pub(crate) mod day2;
+pub(crate) mod day3;