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How to Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-world Problems

How to Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-world Problems

EducationScience
Pages
307
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

This guide explores the most absurd and monumentally bad ways to approach common real-world problems. Randall Munroe offers highly impractical advice, from predicting weather by analyzing Facebook photos to crossing a river by boiling it. Through these complicated methods for simple tasks, Munroe invites readers to explore the most absurd reaches of scientific possibility. Filled with clever infographics and amusing illustrations, this book offers a delightfully mind-bending way to better understand the science and technology underlying everyday actions.

Prose complexity
4/10

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FunnyLightheartedInformativeIntellectual

Genres

Education Science Humor

About the author

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Randall Munroe

Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984) is an American cartoonist, author, engineer, scientific theorist, and the creator of the webcomic xkcd. He and the webcomic have developed a large fanbase, and shortly after graduating from college, he became a professional webcomic artist. Source: [Randall Munroe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Munroe) on Wikipedia.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book require reading the author's previous work first?

    This book is a standalone collection of independent scenarios and does not require prior knowledge of the author's other titles to follow or enjoy.

  • Is this book part of the What If? series?

    While it shares the same author and a similar approach to scientific inquiry, this title is distinct from the What If? series and focuses on impractical solutions to everyday tasks rather than answering hypothetical reader questions.