Those are pieces of an onyx chess set. I used to have that exact set. Here's an example from ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276268677793?itmmeta=01HQGDMT5HNWBF8YNWTDN1Q1D5
this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2024
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Amazing. 4 minute answer for something very specific. Truly incredible.
Honestly, given how small lemmy is comparatively, this precision and time frame is awesome. I’m glad I’m here!
Damn, I thought they were dalek's
Dalek to Queen's Rook 5. Exterminate.
Well now I can't unsee that, dammit
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Sign of Lemmy gaining traction.
I had it immediately as well, just clicked to see if my answer was needed. I still have the set in a box somewhere.
Yeah, this new AI is getting better and better!
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Beat me to it, I had/have a similar set my parents got me on a work trip back in the 90s
I assumed they were chess pieces. Don't have this set, never seen it before, but glad my instincts were right.
Now the question remains… what are they doing in a parking lot. And only some of them.
Someone probably just bought the chess set at the last minute for a very important tournament but dropped a few pieces as they hurriedly put it in their car
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Chess 2.0 won't need them. OP missed it's inventor by mere minutes.
Same. I think I got it on a spring break in Mexico. I vaguely remember quite a few people having them.
I wonder what would be future historians' guess as to what those are/were, 2000+ years in a future where a "great loss of knowledge" happened.
We've worked out ancient gaming pieces, and sometimes been able to figure out rules for long dead games.
Usually context is necessary for archeology. Finding these next to a parking lot wouldn't be very helpful.
We've worked out everything about this ancient game however we are still figuring out how playing around cars played a role in the game
I feel like whenever archaeology finds something new they're like "this was a massive arena for entertainment, people traveled from possibly thousands of miles away to watch two people play the game in the parking arena."
Like the get it very wrong at first but then figure out more.
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Thought they were chess pieces and was pleasantly surprised to see someone confirmed it
I have this chess set.
I had it as a kid. Mexican souvenir set of onyx.
Same. Parents brought a set back with them for me. Black and white.
Yea. That was my first reaction too.
I was thinking ancient dalic chess peices
They are chess pieces, and this image pains me. I have this set and am missing the pawn in the center of the picture.
OP, we need some GPS coordinates over here.
I'd get some soapstone and carve one, they look pretty rudimentary. Even a bumblefuck like me could manage it.
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I spilled chess pieces all over myself while in the parking lot getting in my car & a black teenager shouted "This brother playin' chess!" And everybody laughed.
holy hell
Chess pieces made out of stone. Stone is not recyclable or biodegradable or compostable. If you throw them in the landfill they will be there for millions of years. This is a pretty minor spill though.
It's really disgusting how people just toss their old used stones out into the wilderness like they're just rocks or something... Smh damn litterbugs
Microstone is everywhere. Soon most of the planet’s beaches will be covered with teeny tiny rocks.
And now we've got microstone pollution everywhere 😔 such a shame
New description for sand has been unlocked.
microstone pollution
A.k.a. sand? It's terrible stuff. It's coarse and irritating, and it gets everywhere...
The ocean is full of it and our beaches are awash with the stuff.
One time I ate a spoonful of microstone. Gross
Probably not crossing the blood-brain barrier or placenta, I'll give it that. But yes it can get itchy
I have this exact same chess set made out of stone. My father brought it back to the U.S. after visiting Guatemala where He and my Mother adopted my sister.
Windom Earle has been here
In Smalland, those can net you some decent armor.
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