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submitted 2 years ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

Hella unlikely they were used to knit gloves

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[-] sanpo@sopuli.xyz 66 points 2 years ago

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

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thanks! I really like the idea that it was a test of skill of a blacksmith.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

That seems like the most likely thing to me too

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