Science gadgets and science toys

Somtimes one has more in common with a Number than anticipated. The saying ‘They call me Pi because I am irrational and can never stop.’ plays on s...

Whether from George Orwell's novel 1984, Soviet propaganda or Radiohead's song of the same name, most people are familiar with the (false) equation...

The Corona pandemic has reminded a lot of people what they should already have known: It’s important to wash your hands regularly! After all, nobod...

Has your colleague eaten your lunch out of the fridge again? Or has your roommate not cleaned the bathroom or kitchen for a while? It's high time t...

Good jokes are almost as great as fresh cake. If you like both, this button is just the thing. You can also use it to tell everyone about the great...

This suicidal mosfet organizes itself in a short circuit loop and waits for someone to follow his invitation to perform the fatal button push.

A call, a dramatic camera pan and you realize: [i]Shit just got real.[/i]This doesn't only happen to DEA agents à la [i]Bad Boys[/i], i...

Welcome to Isla Nublar!As a visitor to Jurassic World, you can't miss any of the big attractions here, and of course the feeding of the Mosasaurus ...

A glass of red wine is known to be good for the heart. In fact, there is a certain connection between alcohol and matters of the heart: The right d...

Some minerals, like gold and diamonds, just don't attract nerds that much...But (Mg, Fe)₇Si₈O<...

The fearsome Emperor Scorpion looks like a fighting machine specially built for the battlefields of a steampunk universe. At first glance, it could...

To answer the question of life, the universe and all the rest, you don't need a huge computer or millions of years of time. Chemistry can provide u...

Show the whole world that you can put on a truly radiant smile. Possible side effects include the growth of a third eye, the spontaneous developmen...

[i]iä iä cthulhu fhtagn[/i]With the Cthulhu Fish shirt, you'll be recognizable at first sight by like-minded worshippers of the grea...

After a nerve-wracking journey through stinking tunnels and winding caves full of vermin, a battle against a fur-covered monster, and a breakneck c...

You may be wondering why Sheldon, the biggest nerd of all time, has chosen 73 as his favorite number. The answer is quite simple: 73 is the 21st pr...

Be it from George Orwell's novel 1984, Soviet propaganda or the Radiohead song, most people are acquainted with the (false) equation 2+2=5. Apart f...

High blood pressure? Stress? Maybe you just need a little more serotonin. This button is always on hand in an emergency and is able to help through...

‘Only the stupid need order, the genius rules chaos’ is a famous quote from physicist Albert Einstein. This humorous shirt illustrates the facts in...

Why travel the world right away when you can comfortably assemble it in your living room or office? The Illuminated Globe Wooden Kit combines craft...

Even nerds like us make mistakes when setting up our differential equations and drawing blueprints for spaceships that will finally take us into th...

Everyone knows the game Memory. But how well do you know the different NASA missions? With NASA Space Mission Memory, you can put your good memory ...

They are dangerous hunters, lightning fast and armed with sharp claws and teeth - raptors are not to be trifled with. And yet there is someone who ...

Water. Without this refreshing liquid, we would look pretty old. In fact, we wouldn't look old at all, as we wouldn't exist without water. The same...

When the enthusiastic dart player Paul Alford came to Sweden and got to know the Swedish art of axe forging at Gränsfors Bruk, he quickly realized ...

Even though the neurotransmitter [i]serotonin[/i] is involved in a multitude of complex processes within the human body, people tend to call it the...

For the real lovers of mathematics.

Mathematician Geeks are now able to express their opinions regarding imaginary numbers and imaginary things in general with this keep it real shirt...

Two things are infinite: the number of decimal places of the number Pi and the average nerd's hunger for sweets and pastries. Of course we had to c...

You can never have enough posters and you will still find a place for this Jurassic World poster with dinosaurs even if all your walls are already ...

The Swinging Sticks Chaos Pendulum - at first glance an art object, at second a fascinating physical experiment. The seemingly weightless, chaotica...

In a world full of tracking, data leaks, and transparent citizens, one simple truth applies:Encryption is not a crime—it is self-defense.Just becau...

Even if it looks like a carnivore at first glance, the Chia saurus likesplants, or more precisely chia seeds. These grow directly on its body and c...

We live in an age in which adults are constantly squatting in front of electronic devices, but want to forbid their own children to do so. After al...

Most of us are probably only familiar with amoebas from biology lessons and rarely think about these cute single-celled organisms in everyday life....