Unusual gifts

Although it is now considered "vintage" to play music on a record player, the vinyl record is probably the most iconic and often most celebrated so...

If you've ever played a pen-and-paper role-playing game or a good fantasy video game, you'll view chests with a lot of skepticism. After all, who c...

The Death Star. A masterpiece of Imperial engineering with almost no weak points. But the space station also makes quite an impression architectura...

For many, Groot is the most likeable and heroic of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Even his criminal past doesn't change that. Yet he is so taciturn t...

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...

In 1958, the invention of instant ramen ushered in a new era of fast food: Hot water on top, wait, done! Nowadays, ramen enjoys great popularity al...

At this point, we would like to dispel the widespread prejudice that geeks don't like plants. The problem that geeks have with plants is rather tha...

It has been over 1000 years since the Vikings terrified the whole of Europe, and they continue to fascinate people to this day. Apart from their ma...

A hollow copper cylinder and a small neodymium sphere - that's all you need to play a fascinating trick on gravity and turn magnetodynamics into a ...

If you like to travel back in time when eating, then this is the perfect choice: the retro placemat set not only protects your dining table, but al...

This clock displays the current time in binary form using LEDs. If you have it on your desk, you can look forward to the astonished questions of yo...

Welcome to the future - or rather: your future. The Future City Cyberpunk marble run kit takes you into a glowing neon world full of technical soph...

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 ...

There is only one breakfast egg left. You look to the left, then to the right. Your family stares greedily at the perfect oval thing lying in the m...

Sometimes it's the smallest, most inconspicuous things that have a big impact on our lives - such as the small bags for keeping electronics, leathe...

Circuit boards, capacitors, batteries, LEDs and the like - anyone who lives for electronics with heart and soul could bathe in these things. Unfort...

Somewhere between BSOD and making coffee lies the most beautiful moment of a developer's everyday life: when you finally press Enter and your progr...

Sometimes you don't need a beach vacation or a remote mountain hut to escape the daily grind - sometimes a small change of perspective on your own ...

"Life finds a way." Does this quote sound familiar? Then the Jurassic Park lamp: Amber with Mosquito is sure to find its way into your home soon. T...

As we nerds know, numbers are important to us. In Germany, for example, the number 18 means that we are so-called "adults". However, you don't need...

Dinosaur skulls are quite impressive - the only problem is that they are quite rare, quite expensive and private ownership is quite illegal. So wha...

There is power in calm. But sometimes the calm lies in things that are rather restless in themselves: the swinging of a pendulum, the roaring of th...

The journey of the companions, who set out to destroy the One Ring and prevent Sauron's reign of terror, is not only dangerous and adventurous, but...

Who wouldn't want to be in Japan for Hanami, the cherry blossom festival, during the big festivities? Unfortunately, everyday life, logistics and f...

What if you could end every evening with a view into space - without leaving the house? The astronaut laser star projector makes just that possible...

Pirates and pastafarians finally have the opportunity to set up a shrine to the sacred Flying Spaghetti Monster. Unlike other deities that cannot b...

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

"See nothing, hear nothing, say nothing", often depicted as three monkeys, comes from an old Japanese proverb borrowed from the Analects of Confuci...

Forget everything your chemistry teacher ever said to you. (Unless it was Walther White himself, you can really still learn something from him). Do...

You are comfortably chopping away in your cave, searching for coal, iron, gold or diamonds, when a monster suddenly attacks you from behind, comple...

When dinner becomes an art installation, you know: These plates are more than just tableware. Inspired by the world-famous work "The Great Wave off...

Among the many wonderful aspects of Far Eastern culture that enjoy a certain popularity in this country today, the noodle specialty "ramen" is cert...

If there's going to be chaos on your desk, at least it should be in style! Inspired by one of the most famous works of Japanese art, The Great Mat ...

After numerous sweets and drinks boxes, we have now developed something very special for you: a Korean cooking box with 25 recipes and 10 ingredien...

In the world of "Game of Thrones", the secrecy of letters has a completely different meaning. Although the ravens are unlikely to open the letters ...

Pour tan dust into the brewing stand, take some water, a Nether Wart and the juice of a glittering melon slice and lo and behold, the soothing heal...