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Superheroes tend to look absolutely flawless: Beautiful hair, big muscles, perfect proportions... but doesn't that get boring after a while? At Soa...

Anyone who's even remotely interested in electronics and tinkering would probably take a bath in LEDs, batteries, transistors and other parts Scroo...

We're pretty sure we know what Guybrush Threepwood would say about this example of a three-headed monkey from the monkey island. It's just too bad ...

To survive in battle, you need the right equipment. Knights and soldiers in the Middle Ages knew this too. They often carried a sword in one hand t...

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 ...

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...

While electronics certainly is a complex and fascinating field, many newcomers are put off by the sheer amount of complex information out there. Wh...

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 we all know, Schrödinger's cat is both dead and alive at the same time, at least as long you don't look in the box ;). Our Schrödinger's Cat Plu...

Finally there's a chance for pirates and Pastafaris to build their own shrine with the holy Flying Spaghetti Monster. In contrast to other non-prov...

Four pizza-gobbling, weapon-wielding turtles taught the art of Ninjitsu by a rat mutant in the sewers of New York? What sounds like a joke actually...

Great plushies don’t just fall from the sky – but magical princesses do, at least in the movie “The Castle in the Sky”. And Laputa, the place where...

As we all know, patience is a virtue. Especially, when it comes to solving the Star-Shaped Magic Cube! While it may look like a regular magic cube ...

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 a fact that everyone likes soap bubbles. As soon as we see them, they bring a smile to our faces and probably remind us of the carefree moment...

The frightening, mysterious Night Fury that terrorises the village Berk in the movie “How to Train Your Dragon” turns out to be a cute and rather s...

When you stand at an ordinary bus stop on an ordinary day, an ordinary bus will come. Although, this changes when an odd forest spirit turns up! Wi...

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...

Four pizza-gobbling, weapon-wielding turtles taught the art of Ninjitsu by a rat mutant in the sewers of New York?What sounds like a joke actually ...

In recent decades, technology has changed faster than ever before. Sometimes our still stone-age brains just can't keep up. Who doesn't know the fe...

Letting high-explosive materials near you doesn’t sound too tempting, does it! But don’t worry – this bomb is quite harmless :). The Bomberman Soft...

Don’t worry, a roaring Totoro isn’t dangerous at all! He is merely calling his bus cat. Otherwise, he is a rather quiet but very cheerful contempor...

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.George Bernard ShawWho would know that better than the gamers among ...

The Zometool construction system is used for the recreation and visualisation of structures from chemistry, biology and physics. It is suitable for...

If you like to bring creepy-crawly insects into your house, then we think you're weird! Well, unless they're Hexbugs, of course! The fantastic litt...

The Resident Evil series from Capcom has been the epitome of survival horror for decades. To make it alive through the games and save humanity, you...

The video game series "Monster Hunter" by Capcom is one of the most successful in Japan. This could be due, among other things, to the incredibly c...

In the guise of a white wolf, the sun goddess Amaterasu roams the magical world of the video game "Okami" and frees the people of Nippon from the c...

Vampires have always fascinated people. They are dangerous, bloodthirsty, undead and, with a little benevolence, perhaps even darkly attractive. Bu...

With his big beady eyes and quizzical look, “Baby Yoda” quickly became famous from his very first appearance in the Star Wars spinoff The Mandalori...

If anyone knows about sleeping, it’s the Grand Old Cthulhu, who has been slumbering in R’lyeh for aeons, waiting to finally bring the world under h...

The popular Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian already ranks among the classics. It’s not just us saying that – the series has been overwhelmingly ...

Four pizza-gobbling, weapon-wielding turtles taught the art of Ninjitsu by a rat mutant in the sewers of New York?What sounds like a joke actually ...

One of the best things about summer is the fact that you dry pretty quickly if you manage to get wet. Which means it's gonna be just fine to launch...