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I'd give laser pointers to Neanderthals. Even if they did figure out some useful application for them (maybe hunting?) they'd run out of batteries eventually.

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[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those little Roman devices nobody can figure out.

[–] csverdad@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Kyuuketsuki@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's Greek and we have a pretty good understanding of them.

I think the person you're replying to is referring to these odd little dodecahedrons that we keep finding in former Roman provinces, but for which we've found no documentation as to what they were for, if anything.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 1 points 1 day ago

No, those little dice things nobody can figure out at all. They're octagonal with a little ball on each corner.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

It's how the Greeks played Minecraft.