Brain-slice coasters
This is your brain under alcohol. Or coffee, tea, or juice. These glass coasters, priced at $19.99, each features a different slice through the human brain. “If you stack your Brain Specimen Coasters in the proper order (which is easy to do, since the coasters are labeled) and look from the proper angle, you’ll see a full brain,” according to ThinkGeek. “Plus, if you use your Brain Specimen Coasters at your next science party, your friends will know how thoughtful you really are. Get it?”
Scalpel not required
For the anatomist-slash-knitter in your life who may want to relive 7th-grade biology class, these knitting patterns make the perfect gift. At once cute and morbid, the knittable critters include a fetal pig, bat, rat, earthworm, and frog. Patterns are sold separately or you can buy six for $14.95. aKNITomy also sells final products, including “a detailed anatomical illustration of the human inner ear, done in wool!” ($175), and a chunk of knitted brain with a felted neuron ($75).
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