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Stuff for Smart Masses - StumbleUpon. 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.

11 cheap gifts guaranteed to impress science geeks

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. 34 Awesome Products Geeks will Love. The approach of the word geek has changed significantly over time, and there are no longer a definitive definition.

34 Awesome Products Geeks will Love

Words like dork, nerd, dweeb, spod, and gimp have the same connotations as geek, but a lot of people chose to give different meanings amongst these terms. Being address as a geek tends to be an insult in the past tense, in fact in 1876, the meaning of geek is "fool", which is indeed blunt and as if it is not bad enough the definition evolved to "a performer engaging in bizarre acts like biting the head off a live chicken. " but that was 134 years ago. The term geek today has become more complimentary, geek is the trend just like fashion due to many technical people had become very successful in their chosen field.