Household gadgets for the nerd household

Anyone who spends a lot of time at the computer knows how important it is to optimize their working and gaming environment. This also includes a pa...

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...

The home of a real geek needs a geeky doormat. This one expresses the common feeling amongst geeks that their own home with their own computer is a...

"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 ...

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change" - none other than Stephen Hawking said this sentence. And he's right: on this Intelligence - Steph...

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...

The (almost exclusively jokingly used) eighth layer of the OSI model for network protocols is a nice way of saying that the problem lies with the p...

With the cassette sponges in a set of 4, your washing up becomes a journey through time. Or when was the last time you held a real cassette in your...

There are many curious and often somewhat strange-looking creatures in the deep sea. One of the best known is probably the so-called blobfish, whos...

Even bad scientists make mistakes. When this happens, they don't just use any erasers to correct them, of course, but poisonously colored skull era...

Ever since Heinz Rühmann's comments on alcoholic fermentation in Die Feuerzangenbowle, we have known that chemistry and tipsy fun go hand in hand. ...

In March 2005, a television was offered for sale on the Rockdogdesigns blog. The author didn't have a tape measure to hand and simply took a photo ...

Long before widespread product placements, paid cooperation and collabs with more (or less) popular influencers even existed, one man had managed t...

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...

Gamers are game kids through and through, not just on the console. If, by contrast, you find chores such as tidying up or cleaning difficult, it ca...

Trust in God is one of those things. Most scientists here would probably reject it as the basis of their existence. Hardly verifiable, very uncerta...

Deep silence reigns in the office,The nerd roots without emotion,And the userlooks at blue screens all around. This (slightly modified) poem by Goe...

Those who die with honor are welcomed to Sto’Vo’Kor with Bloodwine – but you don’t have to wait that long to taste a true piece of Klingon traditio...

A simple potted plant enhances your living room, office or almost any other room enormously without having to spend a lot of money or effort. A lit...

For some reason, scientific terms seem to automatically inspire awe and sometimes even fear in many people. For example, if you warn your colleague...

You call it "baking", we call it "experiment on the behavior of various chemicals under constant heating". And of course we don't need "flour", "sa...

While dogs are considered man's best friend, cats are the soulmates of nerds: introverted loners with a mind of their own who often seem a little c...

How can you recognize a real Trekkie? From now on, definitely by the bath ducks. With the Star Trek TUBBZ bath ducks, you'll cut a fine figure wher...

Over the centuries, man has explored almost every square meter of the earth in one way or another. Apart from the deep sea, we can only explore spa...

Some science fiction series develop into real cultural assets over the course of decades. And this sometimes leads to some props from such TV produ...

If you play a lot of games, you've probably been criticized by friends and family for not engaging enough with real life. And perhaps it really is ...

As Muggles, we have to do without some comforts. Although we have been able to make up for a lot with our technology, the lack of magic still hurts...

The life of a captain on a huge spaceship exploring the infinite expanses of space is not always a relaxed one. In addition to hostile aliens, you ...

The best thing about the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), the noodly deity of the Pastafarians, is that, unlike some other deities, it does not impo...

Have you ever thought about how to drink coffee? You're going to say "Sure, fill the cup, brew, drink. Repeat if necessary." But by "drink coffee" ...

If you've ever dreamed of taming a storm, then we've got just the thing for you: the Tornado Lamp. Instead of lava, a rotating vortex of water swir...

"The Lord of the Rings" has fascinated us nerds for generations. It's not just the detailed and diverse value of Middle-earth that inspires us, bu...

What is the meaning of life? What is my role in this big, wide universe? And what kind of pizza am I eating today? If you've always been looking fo...

Most of us are probably familiar with the situation of sitting in an event - whether at school, university or at work - and simply being bored to d...