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by fiestaman 1636 days ago
I really like this theory, especially because it accounts for the varying hole sizes, adjoined balls, and the 12 sides and 30 edges that only a dodecahedron could provide. None of the other theories account for all of these unique attributes.
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The knitting tool does without adding a stick that was never found even near any romian dodecahedrons.
The mental floss article mentions one was found on a decayed staff. The knitting theory seems like it could be fulfilled with a far simpler instrument IMHO.
If you look at modern shortcut knitting equipment like knittingboard.com it looks pretty similar. It sounds more and more like shark tank gadget of the roman empire.
With a staff, not on it.
The knitting theory is falsified by the existence of the icosahedrons, isn’t it?