Living room and bedroom gadgets for nerds

The motif of the three monkeys that see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing is something we come across from time to time in everyday life - the ...

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 ...

Pluto is not only chronically lonely, so far away from the SunEarth and all the others, the poor celestial body has also been cast out of the plane...

We have a problem with dihydrogen monoxide, or DHMO for short. Every person who has died has previously consumed this colorless and odorless chemic...

Anyone who enjoys playing classic role-playing games knows how dependent you can sometimes feel on the luck of the dice. But you are not completely...

With seven meals a day, it's easy to run out of recipe ideas - not so for the Shire dwellers. They have been practicing this way of eating for gene...

Unidentified flying objects, mysterious lights in the sky, people who have been abducted in their sleep and investigated - aliens are (supposedly) ...

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...

Even though you are much older than eleven, you are still eagerly awaiting your letter to Hogwarts. You simply don't want to accept that you will r...

"Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!" - "Hail, Earendil, brightest of the stars!"When Frodo sets off from Lothlorien with his eight companions and Gala...

Monty Python's "The Knights of the Coconut" has long been part of general education and not just a nerdy topic. However, some jokes are particularl...

Most of us nerds get to know Japan primarily through the countless animes that have fortunately also made it onto German television, at least in pa...

"Speak friend and enter". These words are emblazoned on the doors of Durin which conceal the way into the mines of Moria and the dwarven city of Kh...

When he's not using it to slay giants and other enemies of Asgard, Thor's legendary hammer is also perfect for removing the cap from your favorite ...

This lamp brings together what belongs together: the shape of the lava lamp, which children of the 70s and 90s may remember as an object of desire,...

Explaining this picture would make about as much sense as explaining a joke. Anyone who knows the incredibly funny original work for the poster "Th...

For some viewers of the Netflix series "Stranger Things", VHS tapes and the 80s are probably just as unreal as the parallel world into which Will d...

There are a few things you can't predict: Who dies next on Game of Thrones, the Spanish Inquisition or the element of surprise Ah! This little elem...

The "War of the Worlds" book safe offers you an easy way to hide valuables or other things that are important to you. At first glance, the safe loo...

Are you totally into flower power, wild check patterns on wallpaper and flared pants? Then this lava lamp rocket is just the thing for you! Lava la...

One spoon to find all desserts, drive them into darkness and bind them to you forever.It may not have been forged in the fires of a menacing volcan...

A Niffler, like the one Newt Scamander owns, is a cheeky little creature, about the size of a cat, with the appearance of a mole. Despite its incre...

Even back in the days of the Nintendo Gameboy, you could simply switch off with a good round of Kirby and go on an adventure with the little round ...

In the Studio Ghibli film "My Neighbor Totoro", a small family moves into a house in the countryside - and discovers that the property and the adja...

Battles make you thirsty, even if they are only fought with cards. To maintain concentration and avoid dehydration during an important game, it mak...

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...

It is no coincidence that this tape dispenser is shaped like a cassette. Because in English, the word "tape" means both adhesive tape and audio tap...

The moon has exerted a huge fascination on people since time immemorial and for good reason. After all, it influences the tides of the oceans and e...

Is it fair to compare new fantasy books with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings? We think: of course! Because from a purely sober point of view, it is sim...

Was math your absolute favorite subject at school and you just couldn't get enough of it? If you could still solve math problems 'around the clock'...

Everything used to be better - you only had to memorize four elements. Since ancient times, however, not only has the definition of these "smallest...

Are you a retro gamer with a penchant for legendary point-and-click adventures? Or an aspiring politician? Then this sticker is just the thing for ...

In a huge open-world role-playing game, you can quickly lose your bearings with all the quests, treasures, enemies and so on. And when dragons star...

Anyone who is able to identify this Enterprise correctly straight away is definitely a true Star Trek fan. It is not so easy to tell the many diffe...

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...

The right weapon can make or break a fight. But a weapon is not always a sword, a bow or even a pistol. In pen & paper role-playing games, for exam...