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100 1 _aMunroe, Randall,
_eauthor.
_915377
245 0 0 _aWhat if? :
_bserious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions /
_cRandall Munroe.
246 3 3 _aSerious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions.
260 3 _aLondon :
_bJohn Murray,
_c2022.
300 _axii, 304 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c20 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _aOriginally published: 2014.
500 _aReissue: 2022.
500 _aOther variant titles : Serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions.
501 _aP.B
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations and consults nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion.
650 0 _aScience
_vMiscellanea.
_915378
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 7 _aCuriosities and wonders.
_2cct
650 7 _aScience
_vMiscellanea.
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_915379
758 _ihas work:
_aWhat if? (Text)
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