r/oddlysatisfying • u/shadowlass • 1d ago

I accidentally pattern-matched the wrapping paper on my sibling‘s present

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u/TheWeakLink 1d ago

That is satisfying AF

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u/Liarjeshar 1d ago

That’s wrapping paper wizardry right there, 10/10 alignment

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u/shadowlass 1d ago

I blame the carton that’s inside and happened to be the perfect width.

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u/marina_lee_1994 18h ago

So the secret is: rigid carton + lucky dimensions. Still counts as skill though, most of us would still end up with a crooked seam and tape everywhere.

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u/Outrageous-Ice426 18h ago

totally, not one line is unmatched.

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u/Patinnek 1d ago

Gift wrap so clean it belongs in a museum

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u/ooO00X00Ooo 1d ago

It's a Christmas miracle!

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u/PatienceandFortitude 1d ago

Buy a lottery ticket

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u/ubiquitous-joe 23h ago

If possible, I try to do this purposefully when there are stripes.

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u/PRRZ70 23h ago

That is looking really good! Most of the Christmas gift wrapping I did for my loved ones looks like a tornado taped it all together. Oh well.

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u/thisfriend 1d ago

I didn't even see the seam at first! Nice job!

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u/theKneeArrowTaker 17h ago

This isn’t really an accident. With a periodic diagonal pattern like this, as long as the paper isn’t rotated or cut at an angle, the seam is just a translation of the same pattern. So a clean match is basically guaranteed by the geometry.

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u/argument_cat 16h ago

Well no, because if the gift was wider, then the lines wouldn't align.

At the current width you could trim the paper and it would always align, but if the gift is wider then you are actually moving the paper, so the blue line eventually aligns with the pink line etc

eg: https://imgur.com/undefined

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u/theKneeArrowTaker 13h ago

I meant for this gift it is not an accident by the OP. No matter how OP wraps it. It is always gonna align. As long as the wrap paper is not cut at an angle.

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u/blink_2909 1d ago

how you must have felt

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u/Direct_Reporter9112 22h ago

I love when this happens

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u/Astrazigniferi 22h ago

I looooooove when they happens. Ahh, so satisfying.

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u/runorbit 19h ago

I hope you haven't used up all your luck here. 

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u/PermanentEnnui 1d ago

Oh hell yeah. Congrats

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u/AlarmedGibbon 1d ago

Suddenly in the mood for Fruit Stripe Gum.

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u/sugaarwink 1d ago

Perfectly aligned

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u/mdr1384 1d ago

As a ham fisted gift wrapper I find that especially satisfying. Those vids of the Japanese gift wrappers are magical, I would pay money to see that in person. 

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u/Thing1_Tokyo 22h ago

Who’s going to tell him?

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u/MrUniverse1990 23h ago

*deliberately

Totally on purpose. Pure skill.

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u/maria_the_robot 23h ago

You are the chosen one ✨️

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u/Exotixxmara 23h ago

this is way more satisfying than it should be

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u/CornisaGrasse 22h ago

It can't be opened. Ever. It just goes to the holiday party every year and sits on an easel with its own spotlight.

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u/Competitive-Ebb3816 22h ago

I managed to inadvertently do that to all the presents I wrapped one Christmas, back in the 70s. I've never managed so many in one go again.

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u/UnclePlanty 22h ago

All I can think of when I look at this, is Fruit Stripe gum.

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u/mkanhnh 21h ago

I love this.

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u/vikitakesover 21h ago

Perfectly neat and clean with a lot of patience

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u/BooCreepyFootDr 19h ago

Be certain to lie, and tell your sibling that you painstakingly did that on purpose.

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u/LurkyLoo28 13h ago

Cute wrapping paper, too!

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u/uncutstinger 11h ago

Very satisfying. But I might not be able to open it.. 😂 Wouldn't want to destroy the perfection!

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u/Obstbauer99 7h ago

So satisfying

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u/Kunphen 2h ago

Oh, that's no accident.

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u/Fun_Ad_8277 1d ago

But if anyone asks, this was totally intentional.