Life Hacks Vs Anti Life Hacks at Kontraband. 11 cheap gifts guaranteed to impress science geeks. Science comes up with a lot of awesome stuff, and you don't need a Ph.D, a secret lab, or government funding to get your hands on some of the coolest discoveries. We've got a list of 11 mostly affordable gifts that are guaranteed to blow your mind, whether or not you're a science geek. Click on any image to see it enlarged. 1. Aerogel Also known as frozen smoke, Aerogel is the world's lowest density solid, clocking in at 96% air. Aerogel isn't just neat, it's useful. Price: $35 2. Inside these sealed glass balls live shrimp, algae, and bacteria, all swimming around in filtered seawater.
EcoSpheres came out of research looking at ways to develop self-contained ecosystems for long duration space travel. Price: $80 3. NASA has been trying to figure out how to get a sample of rock back from Mars for a while now. Every once in a while, a meteorite smashes into Mars hard enough to eject some rocks out into orbit around the sun. Price: $70+ 4. Price: $150 5. Price: $110 6. Price: $80 7. Price: $15 8. Bedtime book, ’Go the F**k to Sleep,’ rocks Amazon’s charts - National Offbeat News. The children’s book which has not been released yet, has rocketed to the top of the Amazon.com bestsellers. As of Saturday, it is #5 on Amazon.com’s bestseller list. Go the F**k to Sleep, set to be released on Jun 14, is a supposed ‘tongue and cheek’ book by author Adam Mansbach. The 32-page book was inspired by his own daughter Vivian’s inability to nod off one night. The book, which is not meant for young ears, is full of incredibly cute rhymes riddled with F-bombs and other curse words.
For example, Mansbach writes, "The cubs and the lions are snoring,/ Wrapped in a big snuggly heap. / How come you can do all this other great shit / But you can't lie the f**k down and sleep? " The book illustrated by Ricardo Cortes and initially intended for Mansbach and his wife, is supposed to capture the frustration that most parents go through.
Let me close with some words of wisdom from Mansbach: 20 reasons to pull for the Dallas Mavericks. A softer world: 680.