Specifically looking for nerdy knickknacks like magnetic viewing film that a fellow autist would appreciate
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I’m getting a friend a box of adhesive googly eyes.
I almost skipped past this post, but something cheap I carry in my wallet every day is a credit card sized Fresnel magnifying lens, same size and thickness of a credit card. Suprisingly durable, and can even start fires in good sunlight.
Thank you for this! I need to come up with some stocking stuffer ideas for my wife to get me. And I’ve been struggling. But something like this would actually be useful and fit the bill very well.
What level magnification are you getting, and is there much distortion when using it to read (or to examine objects)? The only thing I know about Fresnel lenses are lighthouses!
I’m not sure exactly, but I’d guess about 2x magnification, and text is totally legible and easier to read.
The focal point distance for sunburning/fire is about 7cm.
The lens part itself is 6cm x 5cm.
Yes I did some measuring…
A similar idea is a magnetic field viewing film. I have one and it’s neat to see exactly where magnets are in different things.
Something I’ve always requested when anybody asked what I wanted to for a gift, and only got once from somebody who went on to be my wife was a handwritten letter.
As somebody who buys the things they require whenever they require it, it’s something so much more personal than damn near anything else.
Oh that’s incredible. You’re a good husband.
My wife frequently puts one of those hanayama metal puzzles in my stocking, and I’ve always enjoyed getting those.
Candy. Hot wheels.
Nerdy knicknacks for stockings? I guess DnD dice maybe
Magnetic puzzle blocks. The set I got came with a deck of cards to give you things to build. Makes a great fidget toy, tho the ones I got were a bit noisy.
The other sock.
Gyroscope
3d printed thingy
Diffraction grating film
Prism
As a girly who gets cold easily - warm fuzzy wooly socks. Oh my god. Pls I need several pairs to get me through the winter! Oh and I’ll take a couple sample sized brandys while you’re at it😁
When we were kids my parents would put some snacks & gum/mints and the biggest & juiciest apples and oranges I had ever seen, it doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated sometimes. For something a little nerdier maybe a puzzle, book like a comic, novel, or almanac, or maybe a handheld synth or sampler like the teenage engineering pocket operators or stylophone or something similar.
Silly socks, a puzzle of some kind, a magic trick, some weed, a good book, fun magnets, a geode
I once bought our son a transparent practice lock picking set. Great fun. Not the cheapest but he has since been able to repay me many times over from the proceeds of various jewellers shop robberies & bank heists
- Rechargeable AA or AAA batteries
- Electric handwarmers
- Lotto Tickets or scratchers
- Travel Board or Card Games
- Charging accessories
- Darn Tough vs. Fun Socks
- Phone Stand
- Mini tripod
- EDC stuff like Olights
So many things…
