Fun and games - toys and kits for nerds

If you only associate origami with small cranes, you’ve probably never heard of the "bug wars" that took place in the 1960s. Several folding profes...

Unidentified Flying Objects... Strange lights in the sky... People abducted and studied while unconscious... Aliens are supposed to be everywhere a...

Want some Star Trek model ships made by your own clever hands...?All you need for a new spaceship are your own fingers, plus either small pliers or...

After a long, exhausting day at work, you sit down in front of your PC or console at home and relax with your favourite game. At least that's the t...

Pluto isn't just chronically lonely - far away from the sun, the Earth, and the other celestial bodies of our solar system - the poor orb has even ...

It’s no secret that space is a vacuum. Not a sound can be heard in it. Still, the heavenly bodies and music go together wonderfully. Just something...

Are you a role player with heart and soul? Do you have a passion for table tops and pen & paper adventures?We'd guess then, that your dice...

This Metal Earth Craft Kit space line contains 11 building kits of particularly fine achievements in engineering technology, including:[[Mars Rover...

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Inside this transparent pen is a maze and two small, metal balls, which you can direct through the maze by turning and tilting the whole pen. The g...

The cute robots from the varikabi line have proven that it’s possible to build fascinating robots without years of experience or complicated tools....

Bored at the office, restless hand at coffee or tea time, or just feeling a bit nostalgic? No problem, that's what the getDigital Brick Mug is for....

When you were a kid, did you used to love rolling marbles down a run and watching them roll down and around and around...? It was probably only mad...

The hospitality of the dwarves - contrary to their claims - is rather limited. For example, the events in Moria show that they have every reason to...

"Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!" - "Hail, Earendil, brightest of the stars!"When Frodo sets off from Lothlorien with his eight companions and Gala...

Don't we all dream of constructing our own robot? Unfortunately, pretty much anything beyond a fighting machine designed for Robot Wars can be pret...

With a Potato Clock, you won't need batteries or electricity from the power socket anymore –(at least not to know what time it is).Do you reme...

What the heck is this?Good question! This is the ultimate illustration of the pointlessness of man's existence. Yes, that's what it is. T...

It has been known for a few hundred years that the earth is not the centre of the universe, but revolves around the sun. However, there still seem ...

The Airzooka is an air cannon with which you can shoot an "air ball" up to 6m. It consists of a large plastic tube with a diameter of almost 30cm, ...

There's a war coming! A war for the human body! But instead of fighting off foreign threats such as bacteria and viruses, the organs are turning on...

In the list of the most famous vehicles from movies and TV series, the DeLorean from the amazing “Back to the Future” movies is bound to rank prett...

Your computer doesn't do the things you want him do to? You don't have a backup of your important files and your harddisk makes silly noises? The F...

It has been over 1000 years since the Vikings struck fear into the whole of Europe, yet even today we are still struck with awe. That is because ap...

We are aware that the name of this toy is very ambiguous. But it's best to decide for yourself how you prefer to use the Stress Chicken. If you wan...

The Japanese art of paper folding Origami is about creating animals and other shapes from mostly just one piece of paper with a lot of dexterity. T...

Few book series in the recent past have come close to the level of immersion and atmosphere of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. You just need to grab a...

Patience 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...

A Niffler, like the one Newt Scamander has, is a cheeky little creature, about the size of a cat, with the appearance of a mole. Despite its incred...

Many astronomers (not to be confused with astrologists!) started their stairway to the heavens at a planetarium, where they watched projections of ...

This 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...

No matter how great the graphics of today's games are, they will never be able to beat the nostalgia factor of their ancient predecessors. For many...

As an introverted, shy person, you might feel rather uncomfortable in large gatherings of people. Ideally, you would like to put up a protective sh...