diff --git a/01-bmpmafia/Makefile b/01-bmpmafia/Makefile
index e8a2cc4..19c568b 100644
--- a/01-bmpmafia/Makefile
+++ b/01-bmpmafia/Makefile
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ CXX = g++
 nerdybmp: src/nerdybmp/main.cpp
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
 	$(CXX) -o build/nerdybmp src/nerdybmp/main.cpp
+
+
+deepfryer: src/deepfryer/main.cpp
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
+	$(CXX) -o build/deepfryer src/deepfryer/main.cpp
diff --git a/01-bmpmafia/README.md b/01-bmpmafia/README.md
index 694a78c..814ba12 100644
--- a/01-bmpmafia/README.md
+++ b/01-bmpmafia/README.md
@@ -17,3 +17,22 @@ make nerdybmp
 ```sh
 build/nerdybmp some/path/to/file.bmp
 ```
+
+## 🍳 `deepfryer`
+
+![catstare](assets/catstare.jpg)
+
+image binarification program
+
+### build
+
+```sh
+make deepfryer
+```
+
+### usage
+
+```sh
+build/deepfryer some/path/to/input.bmp some/path/to/output.bmp 128
+```
+
diff --git a/01-bmpmafia/assets/catstare.jpg b/01-bmpmafia/assets/catstare.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5513155
Binary files /dev/null and b/01-bmpmafia/assets/catstare.jpg differ
diff --git a/01-bmpmafia/include/bmp.hpp b/01-bmpmafia/include/bmp.hpp
index be62045..8ee6daf 100644
--- a/01-bmpmafia/include/bmp.hpp
+++ b/01-bmpmafia/include/bmp.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ namespace bmp {
      uint32_t colorsUsed;
      uint32_t colorsImportant;
  };
+
+ struct BMPColorHeader {
+    uint32_t red;
+    uint32_t green;
+    uint32_t blue;
+    uint32_t alpha;
+    uint32_t colorSpaceType;
+    uint32_t unused[16];
+};
 }
 #pragma pack(pop)
 #endif
-
diff --git a/01-bmpmafia/include/rainbow.hpp b/01-bmpmafia/include/rainbow.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dcfdf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01-bmpmafia/include/rainbow.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef RAINBOW_HPP
+#define RAINBOW_HPP
+#include <ostream>
+
+namespace rainbow {
+  void print(std::ostream & out, std::string s) {
+    std::string colors[7] = {
+      "\033[38;2;210;15;57m",
+      "\033[38;2;254;100;11m",
+      "\033[38;2;223;142;29m",
+      "\033[38;2;64;160;43m",
+      "\033[38;2;4;165;229m",
+      "\033[38;2;30;102;245m",
+      "\033[38;2;136;57;239m"
+    };
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++)
+    {
+      out << colors[i % 7] << s[i] << "\033[0m";
+    }
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
diff --git a/01-bmpmafia/src/deepfryer/main.cpp b/01-bmpmafia/src/deepfryer/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..634bb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01-bmpmafia/src/deepfryer/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+#include "../../include/bmp.hpp"
+#include "../../include/rainbow.hpp"
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  std::cout << "🍳 ";
+  rainbow::print(std::cout, "deepfryer");
+  std::cout << "\n";
+
+  if (argc < 4) {
+    std::cerr << "🚬 " << argc << " args? we must have more!!\n";
+    std::cerr << "usage:\n";
+    std::cerr << "nerdybmp <input_bmp_file> <output_bmp_file> <threshold>\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  int threshold = 127;
+
+  try {
+    threshold = std::stoi(argv[3]);
+  } catch (std::invalid_argument const &ex) {
+    std::cerr << "💀 thats not the threshold.. even not a number.... ok bye\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (threshold > 256 || threshold < 0) {
+    std::cerr << "💀 thats not a valid threshold.. ok bye\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  std::ifstream inputFile(argv[1], std::ios_base::binary);
+  if (!inputFile) {
+    std::cerr << "💀 unable to read the file.. ok bye\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  bmp::FileHeader fileHeader;
+  inputFile.read((char *)&fileHeader, sizeof(fileHeader));
+
+  if (fileHeader.type != 0x4D42) {
+    std::cerr << "💀 we are not cooking: this is NOT a BMP file...\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  bmp::InfoHeader infoHeader;
+  inputFile.read((char *)&infoHeader, sizeof(infoHeader));
+
+  std::cout << "📂 opened " << argv[1] << '\n';
+
+  std::ofstream outputFile(argv[2], std::ios_base::binary);
+  if (!outputFile) {
+    std::cerr << "💀 unable to create the output file.. ok bye\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "🧨 heating up the ";
+  rainbow::print(std::cout, "fryer");
+  std::cout << " up to " << threshold << "°...\n";
+
+  inputFile.seekg(infoHeader.size + sizeof(bmp::FileHeader), std::ios::beg);
+
+  int rowSize = (infoHeader.width * infoHeader.bitCount / 8 + 3) & ~3;
+  int paddingSize = rowSize - (infoHeader.width * infoHeader.bitCount / 8);
+  std::vector<uint8_t> row(rowSize);
+
+  bmp::FileHeader outFileHeader;
+  outFileHeader.type = 0x4D42;
+  outFileHeader.size = sizeof(bmp::FileHeader) + sizeof(bmp::InfoHeader) +
+                       rowSize * infoHeader.height;
+  outFileHeader.reserved1 = 0;
+  outFileHeader.reserved2 = 0;
+  outFileHeader.offBits = sizeof(bmp::FileHeader) + sizeof(bmp::InfoHeader);
+
+  outputFile.write((char *)&fileHeader, sizeof(fileHeader));
+  outputFile.write((char *)&infoHeader, sizeof(infoHeader));
+
+  std::cout << "🍾 THE ";
+  rainbow::print(std::cout, "DEEPFRYER");
+  std::cout << " IS READY FOR COOKING 🔥\n";
+
+  for (int y = 0; y < infoHeader.height; ++y) {
+    inputFile.read((char *)row.data(), rowSize);
+
+    for (int x = 0; x < infoHeader.width; ++x) {
+      uint8_t blue = row[x * 3];
+      uint8_t green = row[x * 3 + 1];
+      uint8_t red = row[x * 3 + 2];
+
+      uint8_t gray =
+          static_cast<uint8_t>(0.299 * red + 0.587 * green + 0.114 * blue);
+
+      uint8_t binaryColor = (gray < threshold) ? 0 : 255;
+
+      row[x * 3] = binaryColor;
+      row[x * 3 + 1] = binaryColor;
+      row[x * 3 + 2] = binaryColor;
+    }
+
+    outputFile.write((char *)row.data(), rowSize);
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "🍗 your pic is ready, turning off the ";
+  rainbow::print(std::cout, "fryer");
+  std::cout << "...\n";
+
+  std::vector<uint8_t> padding(paddingSize, 0);
+  outputFile.write((char *)padding.data(), paddingSize);
+
+  std::cout << "✅ take your " << argv[2] << " .. bone apple teeth\n";
+
+  inputFile.close();
+  outputFile.close();
+  return 0;
+}