Stamets to memes@lemmy.world • 6 months agoTELL ME YOUR SECRETSlemmy.worldimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1954file-textcross-posted to: HistoryMemes@kbin.social
arrow-up1954imageTELL ME YOUR SECRETSlemmy.worldStamets to memes@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square105fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: HistoryMemes@kbin.social
minus-square@sanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink66•6 months agoJust because you could use it for knitting it doesn’t mean it was its purpose. There’s not a lot of detail, but you can check on the Wiki why it’s ultimately an unlikely explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron#Purpose
minus-square@surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink27•edit-26 months agoThanks! I really like the idea that it was a test of skill of a blacksmith.
minus-square@Revan343@lemmy.calinkfedilink3•6 months agoThat seems like the most likely thing to me too
Just because you could use it for knitting it doesn’t mean it was its purpose.
There’s not a lot of detail, but you can check on the Wiki why it’s ultimately an unlikely explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron#Purpose
Thanks! I really like the idea that it was a test of skill of a blacksmith.
That seems like the most likely thing to me too