What If?
Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (International Edition)
What's it about
Ever wondered what would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light? Get ready to explore the most absurd hypothetical questions you can imagine, all answered with serious, mind-bending science. This is your chance to finally satisfy your wildest curiosities. You'll learn how Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and creator of the webcomic xkcd, uses rigorous scientific principles to deconstruct bizarre scenarios. From calculating the global chaos of a world without DNA to the physics of a mole of moles, discover how logic, math, and a dose of humor can illuminate the incredible workings of our universe.
Meet the author
Randall Munroe is the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and a former NASA roboticist who built robots for the Langley Research Center. He left NASA in 2006 to draw comics full-time, using his physics background to explore science, technology, and romance with stick figures. This unique blend of scientific rigor and playful curiosity led him to answer the bizarre questions from his readers that would eventually become the basis for What If?
What's it about
Ever wondered what would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light? Get ready to explore the most absurd hypothetical questions you can imagine, all answered with serious, mind-bending science. This is your chance to finally satisfy your wildest curiosities. You'll learn how Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and creator of the webcomic xkcd, uses rigorous scientific principles to deconstruct bizarre scenarios. From calculating the global chaos of a world without DNA to the physics of a mole of moles, discover how logic, math, and a dose of humor can illuminate the incredible workings of our universe.
Meet the author
Randall Munroe is the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and a former NASA roboticist who built robots for the Langley Research Center. He left NASA in 2006 to draw comics full-time, using his physics background to explore science, technology, and romance with stick figures. This unique blend of scientific rigor and playful curiosity led him to answer the bizarre questions from his readers that would eventually become the basis for What If?
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