Stamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 10 months agoTELL ME YOUR SECRETSlemmy.worldimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1955file-textcross-posted to: HistoryMemes@kbin.social
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minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up66·10 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-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·edit-210 months agoThanks! I really like the idea that it was a test of skill of a blacksmith.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 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