What If 2

What If?2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall MunroeFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, and theSunday TimesbestsellerWhat If?,even more hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. WHAT IF... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions, using science.
TheSunday Times-bestselling author andxkcdcreator, Randall Munroe is here to provide the best answers yet to the important questions you probably never thought to ask
The millions of people around the world who read and lovedWhat If?still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger.Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing.Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone's freezer doors at the same time? Maybe it's time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics.Want to know what would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-storey building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.Welcome (back) to the mind-blowing world ofWhat If?Unfazed by absurdity, Randall consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airplane-catapult design to clearly and concisely answer his readers' questions. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances. Filled with bonkers science, boundless curiosity, and Randall's signature stick-figure comics,What If? 2is sure to be another instant classic adored by inquisitive readers of all ages.

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