Fun and games - toys and kits for nerds

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...

This product is only availabe in German.

This product is only available in German.

Imagine the following situation: You’re on the steering lever of a train trolley that is rapidly racing down a set of train tracks. As you are appr...

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...

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...

The Airzooka is an air cannon that can shoot "air-balls" up to 6m away. It consists of a big, plastic tube (almost 30cm in diameter). At ...

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...

The hunter becomes the hunted… Now it’s your turn to sneak up on the Creepers, who in their usual sneaky way have managed to hide from you! But wit...

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...

Every adventure needs a spectacular escape, an exciting chase, or a dangerous hike through unknown lands – or maybe all three of them. But this is ...

Let's be honest, in most role-playing games, style over substance is the name of the game. From Dark "Fashion" Souls all the way to MMO juggernaut ...

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...

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...

Everyone has their own methods of coping with a panic attack: Some just scream at their colleagues and others throw their computer out of the windo...

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...

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...

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

Depending on the particular area of the nerd and geek subculture, it can be hard to express one's hobbies in everyday life. Sure, fans of natural s...

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...

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...

When Harry - and we as readers - first get to know the world of witches and wizards, he is fascinated by all the magic. As we all know, it manifest...

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...

A group of heroes and heroines sets out to defeat monsters and search for treasure, all professionals that have mastered their different skills… Wh...

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...

Finishing 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...

Ever wanted to express your love for german turns of phrase and bad puns at the same time? With this shirt, we've got you covered! In the german la...

Finally, the Balrog can no longer harm you in the bath, because Gandalf is always with you from now on! This Gandalf bath duck was created by Numsk...

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...

Sometimes you just want to wring your colleagues' necks. For obvious reasons, you shouldn't do that - but what's the alternative? After all, the pe...

What didn't work the first time will certainly work the second time. Or the third. Maybe you can help the Empire rebuild the Death Star. Unfortunat...

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...

An unfamiliar AI sending you through different rooms with a teleportation device and assigning increasingly difficult tasks to you? No, thank you.A...

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Anyone who is able to identify this Enterprise correctly right away is definitely a true Star Trek fan. It is not easy to distinguish between the m...

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...