Science gadgets and science toys
The kitchen can be a dangerous place - you handle acid, sharp blades and high heat and trigger chemical reactions. There should be a lot more warni...
View full detailsPhysics is definitely the most important of all sciences ? at least according to physicists ;). If you take a closer look, their way of thinking is...
View full detailsIt sounds so romantic to sit under the stars at night and look for shooting stars. You could also search for the North Star and watch the Great Bea...
View full detailsLife finds a way...... to take revenge on the bad guys. Computer genius Dennis Nedry almost managed to smuggle 15 embryos out of Jurassic Park and ...
View full detailsThe cake is a Pi(e)! Mathematicians get it… The symbols on this plate may look complicated, but they are actually a pun. When read out loud, they f...
View full detailsOriginally, the experiment colloquially referred to as “Schrödinger’s Cat” was supposed to demonstrate a problem of quantum mechanics. Today, it’s ...
View full detailsAs nerds, we are definitely anything but average. We love topics and things that the average person might not particularly be interested in, we alm...
View full detailsFinishing a puzzle is a double-edged sword: on the one hand, you successfully put 300, 500 or even 1000 pieces together; on the other hand, you hav...
View full detailsPatience is a virtue, they say. But they never tell you how to become patient and achieve a state of absolute relaxation. So it looks like we've go...
View full detailsHere we have an octopus with eight (Latin: octo) arms. No ordinary arms of course, but Pi arms! That makes this being an Octopi. :)(By the way, wha...
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Dihydrogen monoxide is just like many other chemical substances – the dose makes the poison. It is not only the quantity that determines the danger...
View full detailsMany astronomers (not to be confused with astrologists!) started their stairway to the heavens at a planetarium, where they watched projections of ...
View full detailsThis lamp brings together what belongs together: the iconic geometric lamp shape of the lava lamp, known to most kids from the 70s and 90s, and the...
View full detailsSadly, our everyday lives have a lot of potential for negative thoughts. But it’s important we don’t let negative experiences impact our day – if w...
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Dinosaurs were such diverse, gigantic and impressive animals that it is hard to imagine that they suddenly all became extinct. But imagine what wou...
View full detailsForget everything your chemistry teacher told you*: "Don't drink from the test tubes"; "Be careful with fluids"; "Don...
View full detailsFinally there's a chance for pirates and Pastafaris to build their own shrine with the holy Flying Spaghetti Monster. In contrast to other non-prov...
View full detailsWe'd like to fight the common prejudice that geeks don't like plants. The problem that geeks have with plants is that they need constant care, whic...
View full detailsThis Shirt only makes sense in German. ;)
Luckily, we live in a place where everyone can believe in whatever they want - a privilege that not everyone has.Some people are not tempted by inv...
View full detailsSomeone has to say it so clearly :)
Many theories seem flawless on paper. Only when they have to be applied in the real world do unforeseen problems or surprising realisations arise. ...
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It is no wonder that the T-Rex in the 1993 film "Jurassic Park" is in a bad mood… After all, he was offline for quite a while. At some point you ju...
View full detailsA dinosaur skull is quite an impressive thing to own, right? Sadly, these things are extremely rare, extremely expensive and extremely illegal to o...
View full detailsIf you're a nerd who knows everything, you'll already know: The only true religion is Pastafarianism! All references to things like evolution were ...
View full detailsIt's the small things that make us happy... For chemists it's the good old periodic table. You probably already know it by heart, but it ...
View full detailsThe Quantum Junction Decal shows a traffic sign, the speed of light plus instructions to get in both lanes. It’s a nod to the behaviour of light in...
View full detailsAccording to the internet, "Trust me – I'm an engineer" is a phrase that will automatically give the person who has uttered it the ability to fix a...
View full detailsYes, we all know the stereotype: nerds don't like to party and would even spend their birthday in front of the computer instead of going out with f...
View full detailsEvery child knows that cats have nine lives. But where does life actually begin and where does it end? And what do you do if you lock your cat in a...
View full detailsIf you run really, really fast this green T-shirt might appear blue. And by fast we mean extra racy ;).This effect is caused by the Doppler effect,...
View full detailsLooks like the Borg are in need of a physics lesson or two! Obviously, they've failed to assimilate a culture having at least some basic knowl...
View full detailsThe prime number 2 is really very strange ("odd" in English), as it is the only prime number that is not odd :)