Gifts for physicists
Gift ideas for physicists
Finding a suitable present for someone who decodes the forces that hold the universe together for a living may seem like a daunting and challenging task at first glance. But you can rest assured, because we have put together the best gifts for physicists you can imagine. T-shirts with jokes that only a real physicist can understand, matching mugs for coffee between two experiments and fascinating gadgets for home use are just the tip of the gift iceberg that lies dormant on these pages.You've probably seen it somewhere before - in movies, TV series or with the cool boss in the office: this rhythmically swinging ball game that has ...
View full detailsWhen I was at school, several camps usually formed quickly in each class: Those who liked math and science, those who liked languages and social st...
View full detailsThe prime number 2 is really very strange ("odd" in English), as it is the only prime number that is not odd :)
You've spent years pulling all-nighters and memorizing formulas. You almost blew yourself up during days of experiments. Wore prints from the micro...
View full detailsWho actually claimed that the Borg knew anything about physics? Obviously they have failed to assimilate a people who at least have a sound basic k...
View full detailsThe Doppler effect refers to the change in the perception or measurement of frequencies as the transmitter and receiver approach or move away from ...
View full detailsWhether in an IRC chat, a meeting with the boss or in bed: nerds speak [i]nerdish[/i]. Classic, unambiguous, straightforward.Here are a few example...
View full detailsThe time-dependent Schrödinger equation describes the state of a quantum system. And of course this equation also fits perfectly on a T-shirt :)
What is the difference between a witch and a scientist? She had to keep her results secret, he has to document them completely. For many people, ph...
View full detailsThe circumference of a circle is two pies times the radius. Only understood the station? That's hardly surprising. After all, jokes are notoriously...
View full detailsEven God sometimes makes small miscalculations - it's just stupid that a few planets are then always destroyed :)
Perfect numbers are those numbers that are equal to the sum of all their divisors (not counting themselves). You can see the first six on this shir...
View full detailsYou know what it's like: someone comes up with a really clever answer and you immediately think - was that your own work or did someone secretly co...
View full detailsNo matter how much you want something, some things simply cannot be combined. Fire and water, good and evil or even a root with a negative number. ...
View full detailsOh, e^x doesn't have it easy in mathematics, it simply can't integrate, because the integral of e^x remains e^x...
On this "Dino Curve" T-shirt you can see a truly unique mathematical phenomenon. As was to be proven, mathematics is anything but a dry science. If...
View full detailsIn case you didn't know, black holes are the perfect hiding place! The "Black Hole" T-shirt explains why: whatever gets into the gravity well stays...
View full detailsDo you already know our DNA earrings and molecule necklaces? If you prefer something more colorful, we at Geek Gems have the Atom necklace for you....
View full detailsIt will probably forever remain the prerogative of older generations to complain about younger generations and how much harder it supposedly was in...
View full detailsA 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...
View full detailsThe "Goldfish" shirt is a clever play on words and also a piece of jewelry for anyone with a passion for chemistry and physics. The black fabric is...
View full detailsOkay, we'll admit it right at the beginning: it's damn difficult to write jokes about physics. Even though we deal with it more or less consciously...
View full detailsMathematics is everywhere and especially beautiful where pi is hidden. Unfortunately, too many mere mortals fail to recognize or even deny the beau...
View full detailsWhat looks like assembly instructions from a Swedish furniture store is just as pointless. At the very least, trying to assemble this device would ...
View full detailsNormally, our T-shirts are aimed more at people who have already discovered their love of mathematics and the rest of the natural sciences. But as ...
View full detailsOne phone call, one dramatic tracking shot and you realize: [i]Shit just got real.[/i]However, this also happens all too often in normal life, in w...
View full detailsWhether from George Orwell's novel 1984, Soviet propaganda or Radiohead's song of the same name, most people are familiar with the (false) equation...
View full detailsThis suicidal transistor drapes itself in a short-circuit loop and waits for someone to respond to its request to press the fatal button.
Sometimes you have more in common with a number than you think. The saying "They call me Pi because I'm irrational and can never stop" plays on sev...
View full detailsWhether from George Orwell's novel[i] 1984[/i], Soviet propaganda or Radiohead's song of the same name, most people are familiar with the (false) e...
View full details"Only the stupid need order, genius masters chaos" is a famous quote from physicist Albert Einstein. This humorous shirt illustrates the point in a...
View full detailsWith this shirt, math geeks can make a statement about imaginary numbers and imaginary things in general.It's no big secret that the number i doesn...
View full detailsTwo things are infinite: the number of decimal places of the number Pi and the average nerd's hunger for sweets and pastries. Of course we had to c...
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You're sitting on the train, your coffee spills and someone mutters: "Everything happens for a reason." - Of course it does! Gravity, inertia, cons...
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