Gifts for Nerds and Geeks

Without a measuring jug, we would be lost in the kitchen! Cooking is always possible without precise measurements, but when it comes to baking, we ...

The most famous cat in the world (apart from Garfield) is probably Schrödinger's cat. In a legendary thought experiment, the Austrian quantum physi...

The Force is a powerful ally, but it attracts a lot of attention when you, like Anakin in the prequels, simply let the food float through the air. ...

There are exactly two reasons why The Big Bang Theory can cause tears to run down your cheeks:1. You have to cry from laughing so hard.2. You find ...

If dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is leaking around you, you need to act fast! After all, this nasty chemical is extremely dangerous and sends countles...

Cooking with friends is so nice. You are handed a questionably discolored plastic board and told to dice something. When asked exactly how big thes...

Are you looking for a worthy timepiece for your wrist, but find analog watches totally boring and the slightly more modern digital version has long...

If you love really good point-and-click adventures from the golden age of video games, you will surely know the slightly crazy purple tentacle that...

A towel is pretty much the most useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can own.If you have a towel with you, others will automatically assume you ...

The halflings are often ridiculed - for their size, their hairy feet or their eating habits. But let's be honest, we actually envy them their seven...

Simple computer games are often the best, which is why the arcade classic with the colorful Tetrominoes is still one of the most popular games on s...

If there's one place you wouldn't expect to find the giant lizard Godzilla, it would be in the kitchen. After all, the iconic scaly beast has much ...

Cookies - the small text files that are stored on your computer - have been around for a while. But we have only had to consent to their use for no...

Sure, it's easier to work with natural numbers in everyday life. But the really cool numbers, which have made math history and led to all kinds of ...

While others are still grumbling about the resolution of Fallout 4, we remind ourselves that it doesn't take many pixels to experience truly epic a...

When the dirty dishes in your kitchen start to pile up so high that you start to expect to see the fiery eye of Sauron enthroned on them, it's actu...

Anyone who thinks that all nerds are the same has never witnessed a heated debate about whether D&D or DSA is the better pen & paper role-playing g...

Let someone say again that we humans are always interested in our own safety: Our investigative research has revealed that almost all people surrou...

Even computer scientists and those who want to become one have to take a vacation from time to time! Then they leave their basement at home for a s...

Do you know that? You want to become a pirate, one of those really exemplary, rough-and-tumble pirates and then everything goes wrong? No one reall...

As nerds, we love clever puns that are not immediately understandable to outsiders. We are particularly fond of the number pi, which seems to lurk ...

For anyone who comes into contact with chemicals such as sodium chloride and dihydrogen monoxide on a daily basis, handles all kinds of acids and b...

While nerds and geeks have already conquered large parts of everyday life and can show off their preferences with cool shirts and iconic mugs, the ...

If you leave the EU or the Schengen area, you generally always have to take a valid passport with you, as the German ID card, for example, is not a...

To survive in battle, you need the right equipment. Knights and soldiers in the Middle Ages knew this too. They often carried a sword in one hand t...

The stereotypical nerd is known to live on cold pizza and warm cola. This cliché, which has been propagated by countless films, series and books, h...

The legendary hammer Mjölnir helps Thor fight ice giants, red buttons and other monsters. On calmer days, however, instead of thunder and lightning...

We nerds often make a strange impression on other people. After all, we spend our free time hacking at monsters with swords or sitting in front of ...

If you believe a well-known advertisement and the resulting meme, the most interesting man in the world drinks beer. We've never heard such nonsens...

Another piece from our own geek jewelry collection: the DNA molecule earrings. Jay! :)What could be more personal than giving a little piece of DNA...

Of course, a real geek household also needs a corresponding doormat. And geeks know best anyway that @home (at your own computer) is the best place...

Contrary to their claims, the dwarves' hospitality is rather limited. The events in Moria, for example, show that they have every reason to fear in...

"That's the greatest monkey I've ever seen!"We're sure that's exactly what Guybrush Threepwood would say to this specimen of a three-headed monkey ...

Every race in the most famous science fiction series of all time has its strengths: Klingons are the best fighters, Vulcans the brightest minds and...

One spoon to find all desserts, drive them into darkness and bind them to you forever.It may not have been forged in the fires of a menacing volcan...

The computer is making noise, but the TV is black.Error messages like this can really only freak you out as an IT professional. Or fall into a deep...