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What was the Roman Dodecahedron for?
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2027
6%
Knitting device for gloves
8%
Estimating distances to objects
25%
Testing the skill of the maker
10%
Religious or symbolic object
1.5%
Candlestick holder
3%
A die
5%
A toy
3%
A way to size pipes
38%
Other

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron

  • Update 2025-08-20 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): - Resolution criterion: If the Roman dodecahedron's Wikipedia article lists a specific usage and that listing stays for a week, the market will resolve in favor of that usage.

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What are the resolution criteria? Seems unlikely we'll have a consensus on this by the closing date

@MLL If Wikipedia lists the usage and it stays for a week, I'll count that. I might extend the deadline, we'll see. I was mostly curious what probability Manifold thought each potential usage was, I don't expect to resolve this.

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Pythagorean brotherhood recognition token counts as a religious or symbolic object perhaps