Solved? The Roman Dodecahedron
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Published 2023-09-12
All Comments (21)
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This is the most plausible and sane theory I've ever seen on these.
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This also explains why so many were found at military buildings. Making various ropes, cords strings for equipment. Well done.
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You are a card-carrying genius, madame! Well done, and congratulations on decoding what the scientists could not. Top work.
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This really makes so much more sense to me, than anything else I've heard.
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I was skeptical at first, but having seen how well this actually works, I'm convinced that you've discovered its purpose. Well done! This is a massive achievement and you should feel very proud of yourself!
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Absolutely brilliant. It makes sense that something found so frequently would have such a practical purpose. A child could be taught a viable skill with this device in a short time that would benefit both the family immediately, and the Empire overall.
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Thank you. My 43 year long quest to find out what these confounding trinkets are for has come to an end. This demonstration is so satisfying that i will never hear or tolerate any attempt to explain them for any other purposes. Again i thank you. I can now return to my people's historical trade of vampire hunting without the distraction of wondering why these damnable dodecahedrons were everywhere vampires were.
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Mystery undeniably and irrefutably solved. There is a 0% chance these ancient Roman Dodecahedron thingy's were designed for something else and just happen to accidentally work perfectly for making any quantity needed of rope, cord, jewelry chain and even chain mail. You ladies are EXTREMELY resourceful and clever!
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When you started pulling through smaller and smaller holes I was open mouthed in an OMG moment. I think you nailed it. I always thought it was for knitting wool into something but could never figure out what or how. Well done.
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Very clever and most convincing. Of all suggested solutions so far this is the most likely I have seen, supportted by the fact that one was found at a jeweler's workshop in former Gaul. Congratulations, Renato Bucci, Italy
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Utterly convincing in every detail, even down to the pushing of the chain through smaller and smaller holes. I have done a workshop in making a Viking bracelet that is identical, except that we had to use tape at the top of the rod to start it off, and didn’t have every useful part in one tool. Fascinating, well done! It would never have occurred to me that the dodecahedron could be used in this way, but you made that vital imaginative leap.
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You're explanation solves one of the biggest problems of these Dodecahedrons. They're all the same but they're not precisely the same dimensions.
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This explanation makes way more sense than any other "theory" I've ever heard of. Good on you for figuring it out.
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How is this not making a big splash in the news???
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You've done it! As a former chain-mail maker, with time at a spinning wheel, dabbling in crochet... as well as plenty of 12-sided dice in my youth, Latin class... I have thirsted for an explanation of those bronze relics! Thank you for finding the solution to a two-millennia-long mystery!
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Absolutely brilliant! I have watched any number of archeological dig videos where archeologist are bemoaning these curious artifacts. Are these a journeyman's skill test? A toy? A tool for divination? Yeah. No. This is exactly what these artifacts were used for. Thank you so much for sharing your knitting genius with us!
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I used to have a French knitting machine when I was a kid. (I'm 70.) They always reminded me of those but I couldn't work out why. Congratulations!
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Wow! You not only deserve the prize for solving this but you should be gifted one of the original dodecahedrons as well!
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I think you nailed it. This makes perfect sense and explains why they have found so many of these of various sizes. Well done!
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⭐️BRAVA! Amy Gaines, Danielle Ponce & Audrey Gaines = intelligent problem solvers & artists! Excellent job solving this age old ‘riddle’ ⭐️
