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Re:The Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire by jhoechtl on Sunday May 14, 2023 @04:17PM (#35941045)
They were used to measure the amount of pasta noodles depending on the amount of expected guests. Way more elegant than what we have from ikea today.

Another theory of mine is a candle holder which adapts to stump size.

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Re:The Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire by Taniwha on Sunday May 14, 2023 @04:58PM (#35941308)
Except that pasta came from China 1000 years later ....
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Re:The Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire by fsckboy on Sunday May 14, 2023 @11:50PM (#35943709)
except that there seems to be no truth to the Marco Polo story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta#History

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Re:The Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire by lordwarnut on Sunday May 14, 2023 @05:51PM (#35941649)
Interesting, I was thinking perhaps it was to hold soft boiled eggs such that it was convenient to dip strips of buttered toast into the yolk.
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Re:The Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire by jhoechtl on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @11:50AM (#35963533)
I like that theory too. Nice kitchen aids they had back then
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