If your brain just yearns to learn, there’s a good chance that you’re always trying to study the world around you. No subject is too great or small to you, but sometimes the smaller items that you’d like to study are a bit difficult to see. As you can’t exactly bring a full microscope out with you during you’re daily life, a pocket-sized one will just have to do.

The Carson Micromax LED Lighted Pocket Microscope may not be the most powerful scope in creation, but it will let you have a good look at blood samples, bugs, and anything else that deserves a look-see. It’s magnification is 60 to 100 times, and it weighs a mere 1.1 ounces. Using the bright LEDs, you’ll get a crisp, clear image every time that can be viewed through a rubberized eye piece. This little thing only costs about $14, and is small enough to fit in your coat pocket or bag. You’ll be able to whip this microscope out, examine your subject matter, and go about your day as normal before anyone notices that you’re on your way to becoming a mad scientist.