Gifts for engineers

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

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 living in a time where everybody can take photos with their phone! But people don't care about framing, focusing and lighting the p...

Engineers are particularly efficient. The main reason for this lies in their near-perfect dedication to their work, as illustrated in this diagram....

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Simply look at the glass and tell us if it's half full or half empty ...Everyone knows this pseudo-scientific p...

With a Potato Clock, you won't need batteries or electricity from the power socket anymore –(at least not to know what time it is).Do you reme...

This rather chilling choice of words from the Borg right before assimilation shows the benefits of a hive mind and thus the shared knowledge of sev...

Many myths exist about how engineers manage to find solutions for problems that mere mortals could never hope to solve: pagan blood sacrifices, com...

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...

The English word engineer is on Wikipedia's list of the most commonly misspelled words.Problems with that word also exist in other languages. ...

According to several strategists from history, no plan will survive contact with the enemy. To a certain degree, this principle also applies to the...

Many theories seem flawless on paper. Only when they have to be applied in the real world do unforeseen problems or surprising realisations arise. ...

According to the internet, "Trust me – I'm an engineer" is a phrase that will automatically give the person who has uttered it the ability to fix a...

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Not only Geek-anity, but all of humanity has a lot to be grateful to NASA for: the impressive pictures captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, Mars...

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

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...

This suicidal transistor drapes itself in a short-circuit loop and waits for someone to respond to its request to press the fatal button.

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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...