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@strahinjamihic8236

11 ай бұрын

Hey can you do course to the treasure puzzle it has 1500 pices and it really hard

@RB-ft3vs

10 ай бұрын

Ultimate - I would really like to see you tour a jigsaw puzzle factory to show the stages in the process that go together to make a jigsaw.

@MegaCatlady66

10 ай бұрын

i just found your channel and as a big puzzler i just want to say thank you for sharing all these puzzles with us i love the channel so much and love your energy i was very young when started puzzles and just fell in love with them so i i was so glad i found your channel thank you for all of the videos and hard work you put into doing the puzzles

Things are made to be used! I'm so happy you did this puzzle instead of just letting it languish, unpuzzled!

@MeriPT

11 ай бұрын

I was totally thinking this!

@ultraprincesskenny6790

11 ай бұрын

​@akplmn resale I guess lol. Or not angering collectors who like things for being valuable

@glenmorrison8080

10 ай бұрын

Funny that solving a puzzle is described as "puzzling". Seems that "puzzling" is what the puzzle does to you, as the solver, and the act of solving the puzzle would be _unpuzzling_ the puzzle... Lol.

@Natalia-009

10 ай бұрын

​@@glenmorrison8080🤯🤣 Feels like i read a tongue twister lol

@arioctober

7 ай бұрын

Came to say that exact same thing?!!! ❤

The close-up rainbow shots of the holo reflecting off the light reminds me so much of Simplynailogical. The music, the angles, the holo. It was so perfect. Made me smile and gave me a nice feeling of nostalgia. Thank you for showing off all the rainbows!

@heppahullu

11 ай бұрын

Holo ALWAYS reminds me of Cristine too!

@mintmarple7020

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I'm literally painting my nails with Holo Taco while watching this video. Love the holographic shots!

@karenneill9109

11 ай бұрын

I bet they’d get along as friends, they have similar energy.

@058Martine

11 ай бұрын

I was definitely like we need to show this to Christine.

@kristinakrisko6586

11 ай бұрын

Cristine need see puzzle.

To answer your question at the end of the video: I’m deeply invested in Sudoku puzzles, and the Sudoku community definitely has and there’s one Sudoku app that’s infamous for all of their “evil” difficulty puzzles actually being the exact same puzzle! The grids on each puzzle are the same grid but flipped/rotated and with the numbers swapped. These are called “validity preserving transformations,” meaning that the actual solve path for all these “different” puzzles is the exact same - the same techniques can be used. For this reason, most people who are also deeply invested in Sudoku puzzles also *ultimately* avoid the app!

@esenozbay

11 ай бұрын

Which app is it??

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

I love harmless niche drama like this 😂👏🏻

@reemaverse

11 ай бұрын

@@KarenPuzzles Agreed! 😂

@A11V1R15

11 ай бұрын

This reminds me of when I discovered all "find the value of x" triangles in my math class were just the 3-4-5 triangle but multiplied by a common factor, I even "cheat" on a test by just discovering the factor and missing side

@marblegray

11 ай бұрын

Haha, I know the one you're talking about

Ultimate…… when I was a child in the 70’s I remembered doing a puzzle called the compass. For some reason it fascinated me. When I left home, I took it with me. Over the years of moving I lost it somehow and was devastated. About 10 years ago, I decided to look online and found another copy. I bought it and had happy memories solving it. It only took about half an hour for 500 pieces as like you, I am a quick puzzler, but it was very nostalgic. We moved again two years ago, and in a long forgotten box I found my original copy.::::exactly the same picture, but slightly different cut pieces. One was a British release and one was Irish. I made them up side by side for fun and would probably never have noticed. Anyway, sorry for the long comment but the back story was relevant. Side note, my original came with an extra piece that never fit in anywhere, it is not an exact replica of any other piece, it also doesn’t match a single piece shape in the newer one ( it’s a round irregular cut puzzle) I’m wondering how many different versions or cuts of this puzzle there are? Thanks for reading to the end 🧩🧩

@missjoshemmett

10 ай бұрын

I truly believe that 100 words is better than 10. And friends over the years have pointed that out!

@jstraight1667

10 ай бұрын

I guess somewhere out there is a puzzle that was missing a piece out of the box. So that's where those pieces go

@missjoshemmett

10 ай бұрын

@@jstraight1667 Do you suppose missing puzzle pieces are with the one missing sock from dryers?

@Emma-vw2xh

10 ай бұрын

@@jstraight1667 strange though, as that particular piece was in the original brand new one 🤔 oh well a life mystery.

Kudos to you Karen for having the 'Ultimate' cheat sheet and not actually using it to solve the puzzle.

Here's my ultimate take on a hobby dupe: I like to sew and am fascinated by vintage sewing machines. Long story short, after WWII, Singer (a major sewing machine manufacturer) granted Japanese manufacturers the patent for their popular Singer 15 model; the goal was to help the country get back on its feet economically after the war. The result were hundreds, if not thousands of "Singer 15 clones," many of which are still around today and all can use the Singer 15 machine manual.

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

Love that story!

puzzles are meant to be solved. don't feel bad about opening it!

There's nothing sadder than a puzzle 🧩 that has never been solved or a toy that has never been played with. Glad you opened it.

Not knitting needles but yarn - the same yarn can be sold under different labels for different prices. Love watching this Ultimate puzzle solve!

I feel like if cristine were to do a puzzle this would have to be it. Someone should show simply this puzzle

@mintmarple7020

11 ай бұрын

I think Simply said she did have one that someone sent to her but it's just sitting in her house because it would probably take some time. I don't remember which video she showed it in though, so I'm not sure if it's one of the ones shown off here or an entirely different one.

@Maddie_XOXO_26

11 ай бұрын

I came to the comments just to see if anyone had mentioned Cristine! I actually watched this video with her in mind the whole time!

Yaaay! Karen's back with another puzzle that would melt my brain 😂❤

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

Honestly on that first day it melted mine too 🫠

The sparkle in the dark was the ultimate. Remember filling a page with rainbow colors then covering with black and etching a drawing? I was imagining removing pieces to make a silhouette "drawing" on the black background

What do you think? Should I have opened the puzzle or should I have held onto it sealed as a historic artifact?

@slightlysoulfulspatula

11 ай бұрын

You did the right thing! They were made to be enjoyed!

@unclesheogarath

11 ай бұрын

You did the right thing! You shared this fun with all the Internet!

@evapreu3011

11 ай бұрын

Just buy a shrinkwrap machine and rewrap it every time you've done it 😛

@lightdreamer_

11 ай бұрын

I see what you did there..... And puzzles are meant to be solved!

@nit11

11 ай бұрын

Mysteries are to be solved and puzzles to be done

In my Lego hobby, there are many off-brand building block sets that make exact copies of official Lego sets (Lego has actually sued some of them over this), and while the piece fitment isn't as perfect as Lego, unless you were a hobbyist, you wouldn't know the difference. Also, Lego has re-released some of the exact same sets from years ago with only slight modifications (ex. the Taj Majal).

ULTIMATE: The puzzle pieces are celebrating that they finally achieved their destiny as a solved puzzle and a source of enjoyment. They all went to the disco and got down, got funky. They also are beyond thrilled that Karen is the one who freed them from their endless prison inside the box. Karens reputation is well known among puzzle pieces. 😊

Love the dramatic opening. It's like a teaser for a holographic horror film haha

Your editing is so good 😂 Wow you really have such generous viewers and puzzle friends! It really warms my heart 🥹❤️ Also thank you for sharing these vintage and rare puzzles with us so we can live vicariously through you; I really do appreciate your videos 💖

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! It's only because of all of you that I get to make these videos.

@pwillow61

11 ай бұрын

all true, except the loud music

You’re like the Investigative Journalist but for Jigsaw Puzzles. We Stan!

I assume puzzles are cut from the picture side, so the edges are a bit rounded on that side. But the Nordesco puzzle is cut from the opposite side from the Eatons. You must be able to flip the cutter over to cut from either of its sides. I look forward to the day Karen visits a factory for puzzles.

@HeyLetsDoAThing

11 ай бұрын

It's also possible that, rather than the cutter being flipped, it's the puzzle that was flipped.

@emilyrln

11 ай бұрын

@@HeyLetsDoAThingflipping the puzzle seems much easier! I imagine the cutting die needs a lot of pressure applied to it, so it'd make sense for only one side to be sharp. It might also be mounted to a metal plate to make sure the whole cutting surface stays flat to ensure a clean cut every time.

@mattslaboratory5996

10 ай бұрын

@@HeyLetsDoAThing That's why I mentioned puzzles have to be cut from the top. You can't just flip it over.

@HeyLetsDoAThing

10 ай бұрын

@@mattslaboratory5996 They don’t have to be, though. That’s just an assumption you made.

18:12 - Am I the only one who saw the shape of an Among Us figure made by the empty space on the right side? LOL! That was some 'Ultimate' shine on that puzzle, love the way it looks, and I'm glad you were able to show it to us, Karen!!!

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

Yes! It’s an Among Us astronaut chasing a balloon!

@sambeawesome

11 ай бұрын

I was going to comment the same thing! xD

@maryl.5984

11 ай бұрын

I'm happy that I'm not the only one to see this!

@alm3415

11 ай бұрын

Yes I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I love the Holo Taco feel this has at the end. Kristine the holo queen would love it!

I knit and definitely prefer the more expensive metal or wooden needles over cheap plastic ones. But one thing that was a revelation to me was that you do not ever need to knit on the traditional straight needles. There are also circular needles (basically two very short needles with a cable in between them to hold your stitches). They can be used to knit in the round, i.e., knit a tube (which is impossible on straight needles), but also to knit flat shapes, so they're much more multifunctional than straight needles. For many knitters, including yours truly, they are also far more comfortable than the straight needles, which are more unwieldy. You don't really need to be deep into knitting to discover this but honestly if anyone here is looking to get into knitting and doesn't have a way of borrowing someone else's straight needles or buying them super cheap second hand, don't bother getting any straight ones. Circular is the way to go. There are cheap plastic ones that are fine for learning, though if you fall in love with the craft you'll absolutely decide to splurge on an expensive set of circular ones.😂

While I don’t knit (I crochet) and therefore cannot say anything about knitting needles, yarn companies actually do this kind of thing all the time! Most of the big brand names like Michael’s and Joann’s have their yarns made in other countries (especially Turkey) at factories. This means that the factories, while they are making the yarn for the name brands, will also sell this yarn or the mill ends to other parties for them to market to consumers. This brings in more profit for the factories overseas and is how you end up with a yarn that costs $11.99 per ball from a name brand and only $3.99 from a third party or lesser known company.

@mangosoda7117

11 ай бұрын

And considering the fact that projects take multiple balls, this adds up to HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS!

In Lego they reuse molds in different colors for different objects! Like one of my Lego Friends sets has a lantern which is actually a minifigure head mold, just as one example. Anyway, thank you so much for unboxing this beautiful puzzle and solving it for all of us on the internet, this was really relaxing to sort pieces to haha 🧩 Ultimate!!

You can buy a poster tube in stationary stores for about $10. But go into an archery shop and they'll charge you $30 for the exact same thing but call it an arrow tube.

The holo disco party was worth all your efforts!!! 💿 🎉 🤩

Ultimate! Yes there are quite a few yarns that seem identical from different companies that are sourced from the same place. They have different names but if you remove the labels you can’t tell them apart. Great puzzle. A joy as always Karen. Your excitement is contagious.

Your page makes me feel like it’s okay to have hobbies that aren’t seen as “cool” or whatever. Puzzling is awesome. Thank you for being you 💖

Question. Do competitions use random puzzle cuts? Would it be any advantage to remember basic layouts of say the middle area if the puzzle cuts were few in number.

@jessherselfable

11 ай бұрын

I’m curious about this, too! Is there a competitive advantage to being super familiar with a particular puzzle cut?

I love the fact that you open the puzzles. the people who made them want people to enjoy them and actually do the puzzle. also: Ultimate

Oh my god that holo montage near the end was AWESOME(ultimate)

Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos! I have an anxiety disorder and watching your channel is always relaxing and satisfying for my brain. I think watching you slide pieces in to the puzzle makes my brain relax and go “wow. Everything is right in the world.” 😂❤

I think the most interesting puzzle I’ve come across is “why is the loop and swoop method of tying shoelaces the same as Ian’s shoelace knot?” It explains why topology is a difficult branch of science that requires a very flexible mind to grasp the intricacies of. Both knots accomplish the same outcome, but through completely different means.

@lauramoore8823

7 ай бұрын

As the daughter of a topologist, I think I'm legally required to like this comment.

I really enjoyed your light show of color with the ULTIMATE holographic puzzle, and that's one reason why I like your puzzle videos -- because you like to add more to them than we expect of puzzle videos.

13:29 I love that the holographic pieces make a really nice, subtle rainbow when viewed from that distance!

The beautiful photography of the holographic colors was ULTIMATEly beautiful.

It wasn't until I did enough puzzles to start noticing printing errors like those lines that I really started to appreciate the work, and the show-offiness, of producing solid colour puzzles! Just one thing like that changes a puzzle into a much easier puzzle, eh? I should get back into jigsaw puzzles. They formed a big part of my interest in cryptoanalysis when I was young, so they don't occupy a small part of my mind.

The iridescent and silver optik ones don't count as holographic at all, but still an awesome collection. Are there any modern holographic jigsaw puzzles out there that's easily purchasable? Because the ultimate one you did here is just perfect. I love holographic stuff. Would love to get to do one.

Back when I did cosplay (so maybe this is still a MUA secret), the ULTIMATE tip was that a fancy tube of $30 facial primer gel was the exact same product as a $5 monistat anti-chafing gel. literally just in a different package and sold at a different pricepoint

It’s always so satisfying listening to all the puzzle histories, watching you solve each puzzle, but WOWZA!!! That disco ending was SO GREAT! I am a diamond painter so you know that I love sparkle and shine! Beyond that, in my last job b4 retiring, I used a poster board like this for my desk pad. I loved this puzzle! Thank you for cracking the box open! 😘 😊💕💕💕

i love wacky shaped pieces. I hate buying modern puzzles because almost no puzzle companies nowadays make funky cuts it seems

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

My favorite company that’s doing old-school Springbok type of pieces is Le Puzz. The pieces don’t lock together like vintage puzzles do but they have the same type of random piece cut.

@nokocchi1983

11 ай бұрын

@@KarenPuzzles thank you!!

Love the way you shot the finished puzzle to show the holo, that was ultimate way to showcase this historic puzzle 🧩

Same as the 'ultimate' holographic puzzle, I highly recommend using the dark-room/reflected lighting for The Frustrator. One of my favorite puzzles, but so hard to do in full daylight!

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

I'll definitely have to test some different lighting before I start it!

Simply Nailological would love this puzzle! Good work K.

So excited you opened that puzzle for all to enjoy and appreciate!!! Too amazing to be kept boxed up on a shelf!!! 🧩🧩🥳. Love your channel…. as brilliant as that puzzle! Love how you highlight these rare beauties! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for selling it to me! This is such a special piece in my collection ❤️

That disco shine was the ultimate reveal! I have a hobby of Rubik's puzzles, and secretly some strange designs are exactly solved like the original 3x3x3, or so very closely to it, but you wouldn't know it by glancing at them!

3:25 What's inside?: OK it's a bag of pieces 😅

@KarenPuzzles

11 ай бұрын

I don't know what else I was expecting lol

Beautiful puzzle! Seeing it come to life when you turned off the lights was the ULTIMATE! 🌈✨

Another great video! Two things…puzzles are meant to be put together. So never feel bad for opening and enjoying vintage puzzles! Second, to answer your other question, I’m a scrapbooker and over the years, there have been several products that are rebranded and repackaged as the less expensive option or reproduced under store brands (i.e., Michaels, Joann). 😊

You know, funnily enough, a week ago, I was looking for a ceramic bowl to match one i had, because, well, to me it's the ultimate cereal bowl, and couldn't find it at all online--except, of course, the exact same bowl, but released by Mikasa instead of de ville! The bowls in the picture looked exactly the same but had different bottom stamps! I did end up finding the bowl elsewhere, but it hasn't arrived yet, so I might be in possession of 3 very mundane but very rare bowls soon lol!

*Ultimate* Not a exactly a secret or my hobby but my Dad's 1st job was making lamps. The same lamps were shipped to high end department stores and discount stores. Only difference was the label on the lamp.

It's neat learning about these old companies and the history of jigsaw puzzles! Thanks for doing all the research and sharing it with us!

wow! what a beautiful puzzle! definitely ultimate! I couldn’t believe how cool it looked in the dark. also, I loved the editing in this one, so funky and fun 🤩

Karen is definitely the ultimate puzzler!!!

After WWII, when Japan was trying to restructure and build manufacturing, the Singer co allowed multiple companies to copy their main sewing machines. So there are a good number of sewing machines made in Japan in the 50s-60s that are virtually the same. Parts are interchangeable. As to knitting needles, there are many that are basically the same.

its pretty cool that your super rare puzzle might also be a misprint- making it way more rare if that line in it isnt on all of them!

I came for holo and I got so much holo. Awesome video.

Thank you, Karen! Love to watch you solve these amazing puzzles we probably won't ever get the chance to do. ULTIMATE

The holographic B-roll sexyness has been delivered 🤩

I love this puzzle--partly because it's so beautiful, but also partly because it makes the puzzles I've been dreading working on look a whole lot easier by comparison.

Watching you do the ULTIMATE puzzle was amazing!!! I hope you don't stop doing puzzles! I love watching you put them together!

Yes! Im so glad you opened this puzzle. It was created to be completed!

Enjoyable video! The holographic colors in the dark are awesome! I scrapbook… for the adhesive tape runners, it’s much cheaper to buy the refills you pop in the case versus buying one entirely new one. I’m not explaining well, but they look they are disposable but they actually sell refills that are much cheaper.

I think the ultimate holographic puzzle would be a sphere puzzle like the gradient sphere!!

This was the ultimate video for holographic puzzles!

Your love of puzzles is heartwarming.

Ultimate. I saw the lines and wondered whether it was a printing error ?

The holographic puzzle seen in the dark was the ultimate surprise ! In that moment, the puzzle came alive for me - - really special.

It was the ultimate pleasure watching you solve this. I wish there were more available; my husband would love this.

The shots "in the dark" make the puzzle look sooooo beautiful 😍

I ❤ that you have ULTIMATE joy as you lovingly run your hands over a finished puzzle! And I learn so much from your detective work into puzzle company variants. THX!

Loved your comment about having put in solid effort on a solid colour puzzle 😃 And yes, open and do these puzzles. That is their ultimate purpose!

This was ultimate:) I love how your channel delves so deep into these vintage puzzles!

Wow Karen love watching you challenging yourself in these ultimate puzzles 💕 this one is so pretty. It deserved to be opened and done.

so glad you opened it - it is beautiful!

Congrats on solving this Ultimate puzzle! It was so pretty at the end.

Not really interested in puzzles and yet this lady's enthusiasm has become my daily drug

OMG this puzzle is so SOOOOO beautiful!!! I fell completely in love with those shots you did playing with the light, they were amazing! The ULTIMATE shots, for real!

I just wanted to say, i've been seing traumatizing things and stories on youtube this evening and your video, and positivity really made me breath again. Thank you for taking us out of our intern world of fear and anxiety to bring us into the exciting, positive and relaxing world of puzzle you created ! Very glad you did this video and opened the shrinkwrap puzzle. For what that's worth, you made me feel happy, and full of admiration for this puzzle, and to me, it meant a lot !

The disco at @20:40 is everything.

Loving your holo puzzle archive!!

So happy you opened it

Okay videographer Karen 😄. I love it! Look at all that holo sparkle! Rebuilding equals more Ultimate fun 😂.

The ultimate disco edit for the ultimate disco-aesthetic puzzle! It's a party in the dark! RAISE THE ROOF!

Light work at the end was amazing!!!

Wow, beautiful shots of the completed puzzle!! 😮

Ultimately, I'm so glad you opened it!

Loved the lightshow segment, that was really fun to watch. I could watch that all day!

I am happy you opened the puzzle! A very interesting puzzle and alot of fun to watch! I loved seeing all of the holographic pieces of the puzzle ❤

Hello so happy for you getting jigsaw puzzles to add to your collection. Ultimate just love your enthusiasm.

You are the ultimate puzzle fanatic, appreciate your dedication and skill with all your videos. Love the night view of the holographic puzzle and I’m sure you are right as I can’t imagine anyone collecting all of these in one place. It’s like you introduced them to each other. I can’t wait for your interactive puzzle museum where you pay to play and get to enjoy puzzle solving along with you and your times and commentary.

I am a really big fan of puzzles but i lost motivation and when i found your channel i just got that spark of motivation back. I decided to try and find your meta puzzle with ravensburger at a barnes & noble and i found the last one in stock. just to sum up my experience it was nothing short of amazing.

It was ultimate that you noticed the similarities and the lines. Great video! 😊

Karen, your music choices for this video were fabulous! ❤

This was the ultimate puzzle I would put together. Too hard for me. You enjoy it!

I did recently learn that 3 or 4 of the most common wooden knitting needle brands are all made in the same factory, so you're not wrong! It also make me think of Kirkland/Costco and other Private Label 'in house' brands. They are almost always made by a name brand with the other brand named slapped on. I've been told Kirkland Silver Tequila is Patronne and Kirkland diapers are Huggies. The company I work for does some Private Label stuff too, its basically the ultimate knock-off!

Like a "puzzling Indiana Jones", that's so cute☺

"It's a great place here." Amazing delivery.

The ultimate puzzle challenge I've faced is a puzzled called "The Golden Gears" by Ceaco in 1995. This thing is soooo hard. I've tried to put it together a few times, but always have just taken it apart. I'm on my fourth attempt only to find out two edge pieces are now missing. Argh! Why, Karen, WHY did you get me hooked on puzzles again? 😂😂😂