Household gadgets for the nerd household

Many theories seem flawless on paper. Only when they have to be applied in the real world do unforeseen problems or surprising realisations arise. ...

If you’ve ever played a pen-and-paper RPG or a good fantasy video game, you’ll have developed a healthy distrust of chests. Because it’s impossible...

The sole goal of the Great Old One, Cthulhu, is, and has always been, to return to Earth and usher in the destruction of humankind. Fortunately for...

Sooner or later, everyone of us will need to tighten a screw, open a bottle or saw through ropes or other material on the go (trust us, the rope th...

If you ask die-hard science-fiction fans who the most iconic bad guys are, then some would be sure to name the stormtroopers. These imperial goons ...

As we learned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, students at Hogwarts have access to not only boring old showers but also luxurious baths with...

Unfortunately, writing letters has gone a little out of fashion. But with this The Lord of the Rings wax seal set, fans of the works of J.R.R. Tolk...

This nerdy Cooling Please Wait Trivet ensures that all sensitive surfaces in your household are spared from hot pots, casseroles and pans. There's ...

Physics is definitely the most important of all sciences ? at least according to physicists ;). If you take a closer look, their way of thinking is...

In the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout, there is simply no getting around this refreshing drink. Nuka Cola is omnipresent, whether as a drink, in...

Next time someone tells you that building bricks are only meant for children, you’ll have the perfect counter-argument: the Building Bricks Keychai...

In 1989, Phil Katz thought that you could really make money with compression. He was not entirely wrong, because the invention of the ZIP format ma...

Sailing the oceans with a merry band sounds like a great idea at first. But if these actually quite nice guys are pirates, it can cause you a few p...

Sometimes it's the smallest, most inconspicuous things that have a big impact on our lives – like those little bags for keeping electronics, leathe...

There are a few things you can't predict: Who dies next on Game of Thrones, the Spanish Inquisition or the element of surprise Ah! This little elem...

The War of the Worlds book safe offers you an easy way to hide valuables or other things that are important to you. At first glance, the safe looks...

Plant cultivation is a science in itself. No wonder it also has many fans among nerds. And especially when you spend a lot of time at home gaming, ...

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Whether for celebrations, important meetings with the family or negotiations with new business partners - the Garrison Pub is the Peaky Blinders' h...

A weapon can decide a battle. But a weapon is not always a sword, a bow or even a pistol. In pen and paper role-playing games, for instance, the im...

On expeditions into the vastness of space, all the glory ultimately goes to the captain, although without the engineers there wouldn’t even be a sh...

In a giant open-world role-playing video game, it's easy to get lost among hordes of enemies, quests and other distractions. And when dragons start...

Harry Potter's school days and adventures take place in the 1990s, yet the entire magical world seems as if it were stuck in the 19th century. This...

"Yeah, this meeting was so good and productive. I can't wait to attend ten more meetings this week." - said no oneBefore the first MBAs start faint...

If there's one problem almost every nerd and geek will face at some time in their life, it's the lack of space. Sooner or later, every nook and cra...

Since the first season of The Big Bang Theory aired on TV, we've been aware that the famous thought experiment by Erwin Schrödinger not only clarif...

Do you know this too? As soon as you get into the kitchen to cook, dozens of chemical questions start running through your head. What is the atomic...

Anyone who has ever been on the ISS or elsewhere in space knows that everything has to be secured in weightlessness. Objects are often attached to ...

The 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...

In the Studio Ghibli movie “My Neighbour Totoro”, a small family moves to a house in the country – and quickly realises that the land and adjacent ...

It's fascinating how a distant celestial body can influence us in our everyday lives. You've probably woken up in the morning completely exhausted ...

Dinosaurs were such diverse, gigantic and impressive animals that it is hard to imagine that they suddenly all became extinct. But imagine what wou...

If you work as a teacher, a technician or in customer support, some interactions with the average idiot can bring you close to fits of rage. No mat...

Everything used to be better back in the day – all you had to do was remember four elements! Since antiquity, however, not only has the definition ...

It's simply amazing how new life is created: first, a small facehugger jumps out of its egg and gives the mother a really long hug. After that, a t...