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I like to think they're just random tchotchkes that an artist made to sell. Like random doodads you might put on your desk that have no function or reason to exist other than for its aesthetic appeal, and mass produced for someone to make a buck on.
Why does it have to have a use? Someone might have wanted to make one such thing because they found the geometry/crafts of it interesting and entertaining.
Strictly speaking, it doesn't. But this isn't a "one of" thing, numerous examples of them have been found throughout Europe. It's been awhile since I've read about them, but in some instances, they've been found in situations that imply they had some kind of special value or significance to their owners.
And at the end of the day "use" is pretty open ended. Even if they were considered art pieces, made while training to build other things, some unknown religious decoration, or just a status symbol -- that's all still a use.
I find the antikythera mechanism much more baffling!!
Why is it baffling? We already know what it does. If anything it should be a source of admiration of the skill needed to design and build such a device. I can’t find it right now but someone took the time to rebuild one with only hand tools proving that it could be done accurately by hand and not some mysterious technology.
The only people wanting you to be baffled are the ones trying to clickbait you into visiting their site for views.
Edit It's Clickspring on youtube (thank you @[email protected])
It's Click spring that is in a very long process of building a replica
I actually wonder if this is a coin sorter to help count money of various sizes
Kids toys. Someone made a killing one Xmas.
The ancient Roman Furby
Obviously you're supposed to put it in your ass
It's obviously a strawberry planter.
DO NOT SOLVE THE PUZZLE
Cause the puzzle's in pieces again, demons become angels to some
Ok I got a theory and I think it's a good one. I would say that's a measuring tool, like an ancient tape measure, or at least I think I could use it for that. If you chose a zero knob, roll it a certain way, and know how to read the knob it finishes at, you can measure something pretty fast, the holes tells you which knob you are at and measure the fractional part to a 1/12 of the knob distance precision. It certainly must have a bit of a learning curve though.
My completely uneducated guess would be some sort of test piece for new smiths. Or a Thneed.
This is my guess. Kinda like making a cube on a lathe is a test for machinists, and making a captive cube within a hollow cube is a more advanced version.