diff --git a/Algorithms/KDTree/KDTree.hs b/Algorithms/KDTree/KDTree.hs
index 3494715..5b2a866 100644
--- a/Algorithms/KDTree/KDTree.hs
+++ b/Algorithms/KDTree/KDTree.hs
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ rangeSearch kd' sq' = (goPt kd' sq', goTree kd' sq' True)
                      (goTree rn sq False)]
         where
           treeText
+            -- HACK: in order to give specific nodes a specific color
             | vis && inRange sq pt = "** " ++ (show . unp2 $ pt)
             | vis                  = "* " ++ (show . unp2 $ pt)
             | otherwise            = show . unp2 $ pt
diff --git a/Algorithms/QuadTree/QuadTree.hs b/Algorithms/QuadTree/QuadTree.hs
index 68481e7..1aaf157 100644
--- a/Algorithms/QuadTree/QuadTree.hs
+++ b/Algorithms/QuadTree/QuadTree.hs
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ quadTreeToRoseTree z' = go (rootNode z')
                         , go (fromJust . goSE $ z)]
       where
         markAndPrintOrigin
+          -- HACK: in order to give specific nodes a specific color
           | z' == z   = "* " ++ printOrigin
           | otherwise = printOrigin
         printOrigin
diff --git a/Graphics/Diagram/Plotter.hs b/Graphics/Diagram/Plotter.hs
index 5f49006..67c58f8 100644
--- a/Graphics/Diagram/Plotter.hs
+++ b/Graphics/Diagram/Plotter.hs
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ kdTreeDiag = Diag f
   where
     f _ (Object []) = mempty
     f p (Object vt) =
+      -- HACK: in order to give specific nodes a specific color
       renderTree (\n -> case n of
                    '*':'*':_ -> (text n # fontSizeL 5.0)
                                  <> rect 50.0 20.0 # fc green
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ treePretty = Diag f
           Left x  -> getCurQT qs (fromMaybe z (goQuad x z))
         prettyRoseTree :: Tree String -> Diagram Cairo R2
         prettyRoseTree tree =
+        -- HACK: in order to give specific nodes a specific color
           renderTree (\n -> case head n of
                        '*' -> (text n # fontSizeL 5.0)
                               <> rect 50.0 20.0 # fc red