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Is it though? (i.redd.it)

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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We've been deceived! How about a banana, for scale, next time OP? If that's 3.5 inches (10.5 barley corns), then it's girth (lol) or more properly diameter, is about 3/4" (just over 2 barley corns).

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well, it could likely be a Persian cucumber, given that it's from Egypt. Those are about exactly that size when they're harvested. On the other hand, they have a more even shape compared to the one here. 🤷‍♂️

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

I'm going to imagine that cucumbers may have gone thru some changes since 1850BC - sheesh that seems like a long time ago. How cool is that, tho', that we are discussing a nearly 4000 year old artifact!