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Nerdy Gifts

Posted December 13, 2014 12:00 AM by Chelsey H

Yay Christmas! Shopping for the fantastic nerd in your life? Here are some ideas to help you find that perfect thing for your favorite nerd.

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What's been the best gift you've ever given?

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12/13/2014 8:32 AM

It'd be hard to say what's the best gift I ever gave. Perhaps the best gift I've ever received was a top of the line camera I'd been wanting, and I had no idea my wife had gotten it for me.

I saw this a few days ago and it looks like a great gift for techno-geeks who live where there is a lot of snow. It's a multi-level hand warmer, phone re-charger, and a red/white flashlight that has an S-O-S mode. Costs around $50 US. It's from the telescope company Celestron, and it's called the FireCel.

http://www.celestron.com/browse-shop/uncategorized/elements/celestron-elements-firecel-plus

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12/15/2014 4:36 PM

The one's from Sony really do catch on fire. Handy when you find yourself in a combat situation.

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12/14/2014 4:02 AM

My Chrono' for measuring arrow speed is one of my fave's.

I have a hard time thinking of something to want these days, a few tools, maybe a laser range finder for measuring how far I can shoot an arrow. I'm going to make a flight bow some time (English Longbow category).

I bet there will be a lot of broken quad copters by boxing day!

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12/14/2014 2:35 PM

As a kid, my first Red Ryder BB gun at 8 years old. As an adult, the gifts I gave myself. Nobody else can buy gifts for an engineer. They can't think that weird.
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12/15/2014 4:38 PM

This really is true. What appeals to engineers is stuff that most peeps don't even know exists, much less where to buy it.

Just give me money. I'll take care of the details.

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12/16/2014 11:33 AM

"Nobody else can buy gifts for an engineer. They can't think that weird."

Good point!

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12/15/2014 9:24 AM

almost anything from these folks....

www.deutscheoptik.com

check out the damascus letter opener made from a WWII leopard tank..

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12/16/2014 3:22 PM

A house and a new car to an Ex wife( number 3 I think), she also got custody of my gonads.

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