Product Details
Author:
Randall Munroe
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
352
Publisher:
HarperCollins (September 2, 2014)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780544272996
ISBN-10:
0544272994
Weight:
32.8oz
Dimensions:
7" x 9" x 1.3"
Case Pack:
12
File:
hc-Metadata_Only_HarperCollins_US_Metadata_20260822053750-20260822.xml
As low as:
$14.10
Folder:
hc
List Price:
$30.00
Publisher Identifier:
P-HC
Discount Code:
A
Audience:
General/trade
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Dey Street Books
Overview
His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans’ strangest questions. The queries he receives range from merely odd to downright diabolical: • What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool? • Could you build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns? • What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City? • Are fire tornadoes possible? His responses are masterpieces of clarity and wit, gleefully and accurately explaining everything from the relativistic effects of a baseball pitched at near the speed of light to the many horrible ways you could die while building a periodic table out of all the actual elements. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? is an informative feast for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.
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