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Be it from George Orwell's novel 1984, Soviet propaganda or the Radiohead song, most people are acquainted with the (false) equation 2+2=5. Apart f...

Be it from George Orwell's novel 1984, Soviet propaganda or the Radiohead song, most people are acquainted with the (false) equation 2+2=5. Apart f...

For physicists, it's usually only the order of magnitude that counts anyway, so why bother with such small inaccuracies?

Become the director of your very own Jurassic Park! Since real dinosaurs are extinct and their bones are both extremely rare and illegal to own in ...

This is what you get when you cross a steam engine with a beetle: steampunk battle beetles. So you'd better watch out when assembling these insects...

The fearsome Emperor Scorpion looks like a fighting machine that was specially built for the battlefields of a steampunk universe. At first glance,...

Sheldon: "The best number is 73. Why? 73 is the 21st prime number. Its mirror, 37, is the 12th and its mirror, 21, is the product of multiplyi...

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The moment you find the element of surprise in a periodic table would, logically, be a rather accidental one, since it has to be surprising.But if ...

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

This T-shirt is especially for all those who keep forgetting how a solar or lunar eclipse actually comes about. And, of course, even more so for al...

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All the non-geek heavy metal fans includes AC/DC within their beloved rock bands. We, of course, know where the name came from and what it all mean...

Every creature and every machine needs energy to run. As a nerd, that's too hazy a phrase, of course. People might think you're talking a...

Let’s talk about dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). This colourless and odourless chemical is extremely dangerous and yet we all come into contact with it...

Trust in God is one thing. Most scientists here would probably reject it as the basis of their existence. It's hardly verifiable, very uncertain an...

The Quantum Junction Decal shows a traffic sign, the speed of light plus instructions to get in both lanes. It’s a nod to the behaviour of light in...

Originally, the experiment colloquially referred to as “Schrödinger’s Cat” was supposed to demonstrate a problem of quantum mechanics. Today, it’s ...

No wonder protons are such strong forces of attraction - their positivity is irresistible. And it's the same thing with people, so why don't you ta...

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If you happen to be present at a dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) breach, you need to act fast! After all, this vile chemical compound sends countless pe...

If school has taught us one thing, it's that nothing would work without chemistry. Ever since shedding the stigma of alchemy in the 17th and 18th c...

Dihydrogen monoxide is just like many other chemical substances – the dose makes the poison. It is not only the quantity that determines the danger...

As nerds, we are definitely anything but average. We love topics and things that the average person might not particularly be interested in, we alm...

Not every number can be perfect.

So, you're looking for a really distinguished-looking watch for your wrist, right? But you find all those analogue watches just soooo boring? Maybe...

Even God sometimes makes small miscalculations - it's just stupid that a few planets are then always destroyed :)

A black hole is a region of space from which no mass or information can escape due to a very strong gravitational field. Obviously, the following a...

Aerial cableways have been used for hundreds of years to transport people or goods over rough terrain. It doesn't matter whether it's mountain vall...

At first glance, Batman and chemistry don't have much in common – except maybe that both are more popular with nerds than with the average populati...

To answer the question about life, the universe and everything else, you don't need a huge computer or millions of years of time. Chemistry can pro...

In 1989, Phil Katz thought that you could really make money with compression. He was not entirely wrong, because the invention of the ZIP format ma...

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...

Astronauts always need a perfect view. Only with a clear helmet visor can they carry out all the tasks that arise in space, such as taking a short ...

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