Fun and games - toys and kits for nerds

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

Over the course of millennia, mankind has managed to explore almost every square metre of the Earth's surface. As such, only the deep sea and space...

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

The kingdom of Hyrule is in danger. Once again. But this time it's not Link who can save it, but you alone. Ganondorf has taken control of the most...

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...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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...

Real gamers are game players. Shock news! But gamers through and through, not just at the console. If you have a hard time with chores like cleanin...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 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...

There are only a few people who have an innate talent for solving a Rubik's Cube. If you're not one of them, the very thought of it will probably c...

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...

Bubble wrap is a restless person’s best friend! Unfortunately, it also has a life expectancy of about 10 seconds, after which it becomes useless. I...

Slimy snails are not something you want to touch. However, you won't want to put these sturdy plastic specimens down. The Fidget Slug Stress Toy is...

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...

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 true dinosaur fan has certainly dreamed more than once of experiencing the prehistoric giants alive. Unfortunately, time travel is still not ...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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...

Anyone who was a fan of the "Masters of the Universe" in the form of comics, series or radio plays in the 80s will certainly have owned countless c...

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...

Over the decades of his work, Batman's suit has changed and evolved again and again. In the meantime, there are countless variations from the class...