Solving The MOST DIFFICULT Jigsaw Puzzle!! (Only 9 Pieces)

[@nathansmith5738]

The jump cuts with the sound of the pieces being slid in was weirdly satisfying and soothing.

[@TechSupportDave]

yup

[@raine884]

ASMR asf

[@lukevlogzz5452]

yep

[@saeedposadas8077]

Ugh

[@theworldsperson5705]

Nathan Smith same

[@Bulletcss]

I feel like he really cares about the viewers when he takes 2-3 hour solving a puzzle and then edits the video THAT good to upload it on the internet... thank you for making enjoyable videos!

[@Charlieb82]

But he still cuts out an hour and only shows 2 hours on the clock.... at least he said he did at the end I suppose 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ahxel8173]

he edits his videos himself?? O_O

[@ashrog82]

If other puzzle videos have taught me anything, you should have tried spinning it.

[@benob2554]

Omg you’re a genius

[@benob2554]

Can we get the whole alphabet in the replies? We already have A and B Let’s do it

[@hopechr]

@@benob2554 w

[@abrahamgamer8331]

@@hopechr z

[@hopechr]

@@abrahamgamer8331 no, you are a

[@AKDANNYXD]

I was hoping it would end with a circle in the middle

[@ThatLadAndre]

@ *that's what she said.*

[@ThatLadAndre]

@ i'm sorry.

[@ThatLadAndre]

@ _my dog._

[@broof6786]

@@ThatLadAndre Don't worry, you're an intellectual. He or she will learn.

[@goose_clues]

Rainbow-AnimationsAndGaming w-oof

[@SashaLTen]

Ice-nine is a fictional material that appears in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle. Ice-nine is described as a polymorph of water which instead of melting at 0 °C, melts at 45.8 °C. When ice-nine comes into contact with liquid water below 45.8 °C, it acts as a seed crystal and causes the solidification of the entire body of water, which quickly crystallizes as more ice-nine.

[@ChrisRamsay52]

🤯

[@eventspuzzle6563]

So the name WAS a clue, about having to place a piece at 45 degrees...

[@dorianthomson5650]

Events Puzzle oh damn yea

[@Roxfox]

@@eventspuzzle6563 Mind thoroughly blown!

[@marzesky]

@@eventspuzzle6563 Chris has to see your comment

[@noisypinkbubble875]

Best part: 14:33 [deep sigh] [jump cuts] 14:43 "Alright so I'm still....." [jump cuts]

[@asifpaul930]

Jigsaw Puzzles are always interesting to watch ❤️❤️

[@hippo1705]

Agreed, they are by far my favourite.

[@rosemarshall1219]

Asif 8bp i loved the 21 blue one toi, the best in my opinion

[@brandonplays702]

ReidoGamero they are also my favorite to watch him do

[@ivToadd]

Chris really makes me want to pick up a puzzle like this, but i’ll be honest.. I’m the most illogical and impatient person lmao.

[@Hageshi_Kariru]

Dozen the Mitzen same Me Goddamnit just be solved!

[@AmazinguySuperSlayer]

I would like but its at a 69 so I won't

[@mikepettengill2706]

Hey, why not? It's fun to throw things when you are mad!

[@ellaeichhorn1170]

being illogical might actually help tbh

[@oliviajohnson9674]

I’m so impatient I skipped to the end to see how it’s solved

[@izuminchi]

Easiest method: put all pieces together and melt it in thee microwave

[@pyrogaming6488]

that's a better solution than this one

[@redcommunityhero4101]

Imagine putting something without liquid on the microwave.

[@hellerstedt1234]

Red Community Hero do you mix your food with water before putting it in the microwave?

[@Jen_TheSnail]

Indeed👌🏻

[@BasseC05]

Genius

[@erinpeterson3202]

here after karen puzzles solved it by accident in 30 min 😂😭 so impressed with chris's dedication and determination to keep at it for 3 hours!!!

[@hidden._.artist8108]

Same!

[@blue_axolotl.]

what i did exactly

[@rosiefay7283]

... and again solve it by accident. He identified the "outlier" ... but only *after* he'd solved the puzzle. If he'd really identified it sooner, why did he not exploit that information?

[@Mystcret]

@@rosiefay7283 Check 10:06

[@lyndentollefson6641]

For real, I don't watch KZbin. Except Chris Ramsay. And he gave me the desire to pick up a deck of cards.

[@EpicFatLip]

That's what happened to me too man. I only watch MLG Halo from back in the days, then one day started watching this random cast puzzle video by Chris and now I'm the proud owner a 1ST v2 deck................ aaaaand I started collecting Playing Cards 😍

[@geth4c]

Same

[@Signals22]

Haha, same for me too!

[@EpicFatLip]

@@tholzak I'm sorry man. No hard feelings, I hope

[@squinqz8bp230]

he made me wanna collect playing cards rather than traditional collector cards i.e. pokemon

[@zeronolife5060]

he is slowly losing insanity Also I like how the pieces can be flipped over and no clear way which is correct. So 9 pieces are actually 18 pieces. So basically this is insane to start.

[@BizVlogs]

17 pieces because one of them is symmetrical 🤓

[@theguitar_diaries]

@@BizVlogs big brain

[@leszekryniec7054]

Still 9 because there are 8 pairs + 1

[@CelestialCookies09]

Chris, you’re so amazing for spending 2 hours of your day to just sit and solve a puzzle so that we can watch and enjoy it, you’re freaking the coolest and are so amazing, you inspired me to do magic and it gives me something more to do everyday. Keep it up 😁

[@antheajohnson4234]

*Best thing about this video: The Editing*

[@ziggybaker3446]

The sound of the pieces scraping the board is great unintentional ASMR lol

[@korysturgess6623]

I like how the pieces are based off mathematical shapes called hexominoes, each are a unique arrangement of six squares. if you drew a grid on the board there would be 54 squares, 6 x 9, and if each piece has six squares and there are 9 of them, then the pieces should fill in the whole board. The curves and rounded portions of the pieces are what allow that pyramid piece to be able to fit in at a 45 degree angle to the rest. It's an awesome puzzle, and that makes for a great video. Keep it up.

[@rosiefay7283]

True, but you're missing what makes the puzzle deceptive. Checker the 54 squares black and white. Each column of 6 has 3 black and 3 white, so the whole tray has 27 black and 27 white -- an odd number of each. Call a piece "odd" if it covers 3 black and 3 white squares, and "even" if it covers 4 black and 2 white or vice versa. Then the number of odd pieces must be odd. Yuu Asaka fools us by disguising an odd piece as an even one. That was the one Chris called the outlier.

[@88Spint]

I love how you always start with a logical attempt. "These looks nice" "This configuration seem to fit well" etc. But in the end, and this never seem to fail, you always rely on dumb luck xD

[@superwavess]

I also ice my puzzles before solving - little known trade secret

[@SonoranSpaceProgram]

Ice-9 is possibly a reference to the incredible Kurt Vonnegut book called "Cat's Cradle". The book's plot revolves around the fictional substance, "Ice-Nine", that can be used to instantly turn water into ice. It's such an awesome book

[@vikitty604]

Brien Wankel i first learned of ice-9 from a Japanese game series called Zero Escape which uses it as part of the plot. I caught the reference too and either way it’s neat.

[@jamesc2683]

9 hours 9 persons 9 doors was a game that used it as well

[@evanthompson343]

Even greater band! Ice Nine Kills is ggggg

[@JarharaJaiArik]

@@jamesc2683 999 is the first part of the zero escape series

[@yahavrx1327]

Chris: " looking at this configuration, I think we're on the right track" Me: (Looking at the time) "No, I don't think so...." Edit: thanks for the likes

[@codespert619]

Yahav RX13 hahahah do me like yeh Chris your only 10 minute in. Your not done yet

[@sheepish132]

This is me in literally every puzzle video he makes

[@cibion7123]

Errrrrm ... Wheres the smoke when the pizzle landed!? ... Is this even a Chris Ramsay video!? shocking! Wow, just done watching ... that was some patience on your part! well done!

[@hagrid3083]

i love a good *pizzle*

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

Puzzle? Never heard of her. I only know *pizzle*

[@cibion7123]

@@hagrid3083 Okok i miss typed lol ... apologies!

[@brandonservis9791]

Only makes the comment better

[@JonTonyJim]

@@brandonservis9791 u can tell Cibion edited it out and then back in lmao

[@TheTomorrowMakers]

I love that what seemed to be your craziest revelation during the process, the idea that maybe the mound sides line up on flat sides because you lose no space, ended up being the key to the way the final piece fits. If you look at the diagonal mountain piece, each flat side matches to a mounded side. Great vid!

[@cletustakedreel262]

4:13 He could have switched two pieces and beat it!! (At least it looks like it)

[@taylorray9823]

Yes!! I’m so flabbergasted 😣😣😣😣 watching it

[@Corndogsparent]

I noticed the same thing

[@John-gk8hk]

Which 2 pieces?

[@thecitrus1117]

John I think the 2 top middle ones? I’m not sure if that would work or if that was what they were talking about

[@zacfiffer3420]

Me too

[@veemers]

My son and I love watching your puzzle videos. It's been so good for him to see that adults get frustrated and need to try different ways of solving problems. Your persistence and creativity are wonderful things that he is learning. Thank you!

[@brokusstudios]

Ice Nine is the dangerous material from the book "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut.

[@MaloriMakes]

The moment when the music cuts out, as Chris comes ever so close to solving it, and then the utter silence as he puts the last piece in. That's always my favorite part with these videos, it's like I can feel the same amount of anxious excitement as him

[@devilprooftiger]

I binge watched every single one of your puzzle vids, it's like meditation.

[@gaborszucs2788]

At around 3:52, I tallied the quarter circles-- positive and negative. Saw +2 positive, knew that those won't fit to negatives... and guess what fits next to two positives at the end? The piece YOU suspected. :)

[@williamtorres9417]

“alright im still- *click clack click clack*”

[@T3hSquishy]

This intro was the best yet, not too long not too short and visually appealing! Love your vids man

[@abdulqaadiraliu4059]

Why don't you stream your puzzle-solving, so we can put in suggestions as you solve it?

[@elijahleighton1390]

I think that kinda spoils it though, figuring it out yourself is the point

[@Michael271097]

yup there would be people who would figure it out by another source and spoil it .

[@kathrynpanger2289]

Oh, but just for one puzzle surely!

[@shizotypical]

It's kinda unrelated but wouldn't it be fun to see something like "twitch plays" with a puzzle? Just need to figure out the controls

[@lizzieann6136]

Intro, outro, editing, color composition, videos everything is just FIRE! Just found your channel yesterday (not sure how & don’t care how) but I’m completely obsessed. Definitely subscribing. You’re doing great things! Keep it up, man!

[@jhuztein1125]

Loved how the puzzle looked with ice. The pieces really do look like ice bergs!

[@Scott_G]

I love the background music man. The combination of the frustration from the puzzle and the soothing of the music is one of the reasons I keep coming back. Thanks for sharing this puzzle with us, and keep the videos coming dude. :)

[@michaelloeffler]

There are 9 spaces/gaps surrounding that final piece in the correct solution!!! Ice NINE.

[@happyhoney2000]

Michael Young there are nine pieces too 😂

[@heartstruckcupid4839]

@@crystal9889 No, it's nine

[@CheapseaChicken]

no its 6.... 1 2 3 4 5 6

[@toastedclubsandwich]

Thats a stretch and a half

[@Blacksoul444]

Thats a big of a stretch as saying 9 * cosine(0) = ice NINE

[@TooCuteToSell]

I love watching you do these little jigsaw puzzles 🧩. Thanks for putting yourself through all that for us.

[@jordan3119]

Is no one going to mention Kurt Vonnegut and his novel Cat’s Cradle and the connection it has to Ice-9? In the book Ice-9 ends up spreading across the planet freezing all water and essentially killing the planet. Man, I love Kurt Vonnegut. Cat’s Cradle was my favorite book all through my teenage years.

[@gregoryhouse3421]

First thing I thought of. :-)

[@3p1cand3rs0n]

same! slaughterhouse five and cat's cradle were two of my faves as a teenager, so ice-9 made me think the solution would involve a cat or a cradle somehow. 😀

[@artieadame6110]

Ice nine freezes at 45° the degrees in which the center peice must be rotated

[@msstarlight4770]

I've been saving this since I got the notification, & finally found the perfect time to watch... Thanks, Chris!

[@peachcampanella]

When you said those “little empty spaces don’t matter” I almost yelled! You don’t have to take geometry or calculus to know that the sum of all those empty spaces is the total area lost. And that adds up especially with such limited space!

[@Blacksoul444]

i guess we all knew what he meant

[@eggi4443]

have you seen the final solution? there was a lot of space left. it's because the sides are rounded. it's like trying to put as many circles as possible inside of some square and getting mad because they don't fill up the space completely. of course they don't. they're circles.

[@nezzaUwU]

I really love how he has these themed shots of some pieces of the puzzle on a couple of his videos, it's really cool!

[@meowrchl97]

They look more like clouds then ice? Or ikea furniture.

[@FarahLabita]

Meow Rchl cloud 9 🤯 the missed opportunity tho

[@meowrchl97]

@@FarahLabita OH YES

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

Farah Labita it is called ice 9 because it is a reference to a lier Vonnegut book, in the book there’s a substance called ice9 which freezes at 45 degrees instead of 0, giving the clue that one piece should be rotated 45 degrees

[@Valdex0]

@@FarahLabita rOcKeT lEaGuE

[@Jen_TheSnail]

Lol

[@ritchie1457]

Been watching your vids for a while and never get bored of hearing those pieces click into the board and love your enthusiasm 😁 Awesome puzzle and wouldve been there for much longer asking everyone i could find if they could solve it too 😆😆 Great work and hope to see more :)

[@spicymargaritafanaccount5]

So glad your $10,000 custom puzzle popped up in my recommended, now I’m binging!

[@Jellyfish146]

Not only are the puzzles brilliant, the intros really put me at ease. Good job, man

[@mi0n_]

chris: *struggling to fit the puzzles* me: *gets satisfied whenever he places the puzzle on the perfect fit*

[@jennybravo1796]

jigsaw puzzle videos are my favorite

[@tomobrien4149]

"ice 9" from a Kurt Vonnegut book "Cat's Cradle" ( or ice-nine )

[@kelseywynn9738]

I have no idea how or why this channel was suggested to be. but im so glad. very satisfying

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

Chris: Solved impossible puzzle Everyone: Wait that's illegal.

[@thoracis]

I loved the editing around the last quarter of the video. The clacking was nice. Cheers, mate!

[@hazelnutspred3348]

12:50 *THE FITNESS GRAM PACER TEST*

[@DonPavchito]

14:34 love the editing!

[@iqbaltrojan]

Chris: How many w's should you guys put in the url? KZbin: *_!Y_*- *E__*S!-_

[@Doktor_Vem]

The fact that you just spent over 2 hours trying to get this together is incredibly impressive, and the fact that you actually succeeded, even more so. Great fucking job, mate! 10/10 :D

[@thatei.detailing_girl]

Seeing you confused is the funniest part

[@hannahkalter5405]

Anyone else gasp when he finally finished the puzzle? Glad you figured this one out!

[@clamteeth]

I might be the 9 millionth person to say it but Ice 9 is a reference to Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. Good book, pretty depressing. Edit: 5 minutes in an wondering if the solution looks like a cats face. Or Vonneguts face but that seems far fetched.

[@ThAlEdison]

Maybe it's Bokonon's face.

[@WillBilliam]

I don’t know what that is, but thanks for figuring it out, now it won’t be bugging me for the next few hours :)

[@JesseHersch]

if you touch this puzzle in its solved state to any other puzzle, that other puzzle becomes instantly solved.

[@__Hyde__]

Ice nine kills again.

[@Baphas]

I can't help but think the last piece is a reference to (Spoilers?) the mountain that John goes up and then freezes himself on at the peak with his book.

[@ramonhamm3885]

You call it Ice 9, I call it asinine, that is one hard puzzle! Good solve Chris!

[@billybear9309]

ice nine is from the book "The Cat's Cradle" where the main characters dad thought that there different chemical structures. regular ice would be ice 1, a different kind would be ice 2 and so on. so ice nine turns all water it touches into ice nine and so on. the dad created it so armies didn't have to travel through mud I recommend that you read the book to get a better understanding of what I'm talking about. it is a decent book not the best but not the worst

[@eliasolovsson2766]

I Love when you're doing these zigsaw puzzles

[@kristensimpson1007]

Love the jigsaws always fun to watch Also love the intro❄👍

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

2:44 - It's called Ice 9 because there are nine pieces that look like chunks of ice, and it's a reference to the fictional material ice-nine from Kurt Vonnegut's book "Cat's Cradle". (There is an Ice IX in real life, but it's not like ice-nine: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice#Phases )

[@Kavukamari]

that's so fascinating how (spoiler): the wavy bits cradle the perfectly symmetrical piece at a weird angle... kinda beautiful

[@dsart5635]

Thank for doing the puzzle I really wanted you to do

[@capertillar4634]

“Oooh my god what a suprise” “If a piece is like that i wouldn’t be suprised” Bruh

[@Sierrageorge135]

@Truman Taylor offence in UK offense in US!!

[@jerrysimon8771]

The moment when the final piece drops it gets me overwhelmed.

[@theboogeyman1100]

I literally screamed for a second out of happiness when he finally solved it! and it's 2 am

[@wihannb]

I love the puzzle solving videos because it inspires me to never give up and to always keep trying until you succeed. Valuable life lessons to be learned

[@Sam-rk3ng]

You should do a podcast interviewing puzzle creators

[@ParadeResting]

9:49 why do I get so much entertainment out of that?

[@bradmcdaniel5468]

You kinda reminded me of Jim Hopper

[@bregje_juggling]

I love these kind of puzzles. The solution satisfies me a lot.

[@theginger0112]

So I think the name “ice 9” is actually pretty cool. There was this book written by Kurt Vonnegut called Cats cradle. In the book there was this element that was created that had the ability to freeze absolutely anything. Ultimately the element ended humanity by freezing everyone. I think that this could potentially be a token to the book? Edit: just noticed a bunch of people already said this. Whoops

[@HawtDawg420]

About time I finally subscribed. Nice one. :D

[@neerajnandan3519]

4:46 Chris Ramsay: Lets keep track of that Seconds later, This is isn’t right

[@thistle_ish]

I am LOVING these intros! Such beautiful cinematography.💗💗💗💗💗

[@spamuel98]

4:46 "pls stop just dumping the whole thing over, I can see a section of 3 pieces that you could just rotate and swap out, you don't have to start from scratch every time you can't fit a piece!"

[@emsenems]

I saw that too!

[@olapaki2]

Omg, i checked the comments only to see if someone else noticed that :P. Maybe he did it on purpouse, becouse video would be to short XD *just the theory*

[@soggybog_2456]

I'm pretty sure at 8:41 he had a solution, he just gave up instead of flipping a piece

[@n1njaF4c3palm]

Alternate title: how many high-speed montages can I fit into 1 puzzle video?

[@seanc6513]

Chris, at what point in your life (if you have one) did you say "Hey I'll spend my life doing ridiculously hard puzzles and post it on the internet?

[@deadjokemusic]

At what point in your life (if you have one) did you realize you forgot to end your quotation?

[@thesmartone8149]

15:23 The way he got startled when he completed the puzzle 🤣

[@AngelicRain]

Wow, the ASMR feels during this puzzle! Oh my word!

[@Blacksoul444]

Found it annoying

[@ClockworkWyrm]

Given the shape of these pieces I would have called this puzzle "Cloud 9". Not only does it call out to the fluffy/rounded shape of the pieces but it's also deliciously taunting when this puzzle frustrates you into madness. Great video as always.

[@starrnell4497]

God bless you and your take no prisoners puzzle solving skills. Lol! Also, why do I love the sound of the puzzle pieces going into the board. Asmr?

[@Sirkingx]

Good job Chris. Glad one of us has the patience for something like this.

[@Crylokx]

Hey chis love your puzzle videos! Always so interesting :)

[@megmaeve8135]

I'm obsessed with these puzzle videos!

[@ihatemactar9268]

chris: IMPOSSIBLE puzzle also chris:*solves it in like 2 minutes*

[@iandecastro4403]

its 2 hours and 10 mins lmao

[@Mandy0monday]

I love how you've edited this video it was so satisfying

[@aleksisstandring7966]

when you talked about the round parts all making a circle i was like “ICE FISHING” but ended up being wrong lol

[@kylebrouwn6768]

Wouldn't it be funny if the puzzle creator saw this and was like "how did that even happen? I thought I designed this to have only one solutiom that's not it"

[@nortyfiner]

I see the problem: you didn't have coffee. Never puzzle without coffee.

[@johnsoniant]

I finally solved this puzzle today and was able to watch your video. I'm glad I'm not alone in it driving me insane and taking several hours.

[@Pr0phetless]

I literally watched an 18 minute video of a man solving a jigsaw puzzle. What am I doing with my life?

[@obsessionsofabookworm1524]

I am so jealous of your cameras and intros!!! Amazing quality!!! ❤

[@deathwing7uwu189]

Anyone else notice that at around 4min in he just needed to flip the price and he would have solved it, I cried inside

[@WengusJr]

Love the puzzle and cast puzzles vids, keep em coming

[@nickalaj]

3:27 me when I'm choosing what to wear in the morning

[@pontiuspilot00]

Afrer seeing these Yuu Asaka puzzles, it makes me appreciate the folks who are in charge of packing weird sized products efficently into preferedly smallest sized packaging as possible

[@hypernoxious]

Easy, just melt all the plastic pieces down and then pour it back in, these puzzles are all about thinking outside the box

[@Honeydoyou]

Thoroughly enjoyed the sounds this puzzle made