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minus-squareTheSlad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up35·10 months agoArcheologists when we’re ancient: “Wtf is these?” “I dunno but I bet my mum could knit a glove with it”
minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·edit-210 months agoIt’ll take them a single step on them to understand these were used in wars. That they are no longer used because they were probably banned for human rights violations.
minus-squareZoboomafoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-210 months agoYou jest, but people actually did (and do!) use them in wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
minus-squarebraxy29@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agothanks for the link, surprisingly interesting read.
minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoI knew this didn’t seem right for a kids’ toy. Why would anyone want to inflict so much pain to innocent children?
minus-squareCrack0n7uesday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoThey were replaced by the ones that blow up instead. Less pain but more instant death.
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 months agoRule number 1 of archaeology: if you don’t know what it is, then it’s religious.
minus-squareTheSlad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoBtw my favorite theory is that they are some kind of dice for a game. The little nubbins on the corners would help them bounce around better.
minus-squarexia@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoAMAZING! You have uncovered the missing thing that goes INSIDE the dodecahedrons!
Archeologists when we’re ancient:
“Wtf is these?”
“I dunno but I bet my mum could knit a glove with it”
It’ll take them a single step on them to understand these were used in wars. That they are no longer used because they were probably banned for human rights violations.
You jest, but people actually did (and do!) use them in wars:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
thanks for the link, surprisingly interesting read.
I knew this didn’t seem right for a kids’ toy. Why would anyone want to inflict so much pain to innocent children?
They were replaced by the ones that blow up instead. Less pain but more instant death.
Children’s caltrop set.
Rule number 1 of archaeology: if you don’t know what it is, then it’s religious.
Btw my favorite theory is that they are some kind of dice for a game. The little nubbins on the corners would help them bounce around better.
Foot massagers
AMAZING! You have uncovered the missing thing that goes INSIDE the dodecahedrons!