void deleteNodeRejoin(Node*root) {
            //determine connectors and tails amounts and arrange mapping
            int n_connectors = root->connectors.size();
            int n_tails = root->tails.size();

            vector<Node*> tails = root->tails;
            vector<Node*> connectors = root->connectors;
            Node* root_copy = root;

            //establish connectors and tails
            //loop through tails and connect to connectors
            Node* tail_node;
            Node* connector_node;

            for (int t = 0; t < n_tails; t++) {     //connect tails to connector
                for (int c = 0; c < n_connectors; c++)
                    insertConnector(root->tails[t],root->connectors[c]);
            }

            delete root;

            //find pointers that point to node and remove and null them, to avoid dangling pointers
            for (int t = 0; t < n_tails; t++) { //loop through tails to find pointers to root
                tail_node = tails[t];
                for (int n = 0; n < tail_node->connectors.size(); n++) { //loop through tail_nodes connectors
                    if (tail_node->connectors[n] == root_copy) { //if the tail node connects to the root
                        tail_node->connectors.erase(tail_node->connectors.begin() + n);
                        n--;
                    }
                }
            }

            for (int c = 0; c < n_connectors; n++) { //loop through connectors to find pointers to root
                connector_node = connectors[c];
                for (int n = 0; n < connector_node->tails.size(); n++) { //loop through connector nodes
                    if (connector_node->tails[n] == root_copy) {        //if the connector node connects to the root
                        connector_node->tails.erase(connector_node->tails.begin() + n);
                        n--;
                    }
                }
            }
            delete root_copy;

            for (int i = 0;i<tails.size();i++)
                delete tails[i];
            for (int i = 0;i<connectors.size();i++)
                delete connectors[i];
        }