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Jigsaw Puzzle (other)
Jigsaw Puzzle may refer to: * Jigsaw puzzle A jigsaw puzzle (with context, sometimes just jigsaw or just puzzle) is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often irregularly shaped interlocking and mosaicked pieces. Typically each piece has a portion of a picture, which is comple ..., a tiling puzzle * "Jigsaw Puzzle" (song), by the Rolling Stones, 1968 * Jigsawpuzzle, video games for the DC and Wii in the Puzzle Series {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigsaw Puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle (with context, sometimes just jigsaw or just puzzle) is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often irregularly shaped interlocking and mosaicked pieces. Typically each piece has a portion of a picture, which is completed by solving the puzzle. In the 18th century, jigsaw puzzles were created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, then cutting it into small pieces. The name "jigsaw" derives from the tools used to cut the images into pieces—variably identified as jigsaws, fretsaws or scroll saws. Assisted by Jason Hinds, John Spilsbury, a London cartographer and engraver, is credited with commercialising jigsaw puzzles around 1760. His design took world maps, and cut out the individual nations in order for them to be reassembled by students as a geographical teaching aid. They have since come to be made primarily of interlocking cardboard pieces, incorporating a variety of images and designs. Jigsaw puzzles have been used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigsaw Puzzle (song)
"Jigsaw Puzzle" (sometimes spelled "Jig-Saw Puzzle") is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on their 1968 album ''Beggars Banquet''. Composition Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Jigsaw Puzzle" is one of the longer songs on the album. It comes in just ten seconds shorter than "Sympathy for the Devil". Parts of the recording sessions are available on the bootleg market, and on these recordings, Jagger is on acoustic guitar, Richards on electric slide guitar, Charlie Watts on drums, Bill Wyman on bass, and Nicky Hopkins on piano. The released version has Richards on acoustic guitar and on slide guitar, with Brian Jones playing the distinctive "whine" throughout the song on a Mellotron. "Jigsaw Puzzle" has never been performed live by the Rolling Stones. Critical reception Musical opinions have varied widely on the merits of "Jigsaw Puzzle". Journalist Richie Unterberger describes it unenthusiastically as a mere "album filler". He draws comparisons to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
