What if... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions,using science.The Sunday Times-bestselling author and xkcd creator,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 loved What 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 of What 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 2 is sure to be another instant classic adored by inquisitive readers of all ages.
Publisher: John Murray PressISBN: 9781473680623Number of pages: 368Weight: 680 gDimensions: 240 x 184 x 34 mm
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Praise for What If:
'Nerd royalty'- Ben Goldacre
'Brilliant'- Rolling Stone
'With this book you're a kid with a chemistry set all over again... required reading for grown-ups'- Register
'Smart answers to silly questions: Randall Munroe reveals all'- Guardian
Randall Munroe
Randall Munroe is an American author,cartoonist,engineer and scientific theorist. His books,including What If and Thing Explainer,are characterised by a quirky scientific approach to hypothetical questions.
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