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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hella unlikely they were used to knit gloves

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That seems like the most likely thing to me too

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Wikipedia and this sort of thing.....Yknow the article on saddles says that stirrups weren't invented till the 9th century AD but the article on riding boots said the heel, to prevent your foot going through the stirrup, dates to 5th century BC.