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What If?

What If?

EssaysComicsEducation
Pages
321
Published
2014
Language
English

Synopsis

Ever wondered what would happen if you tried to hit a baseball at near light speed? Or how long humanity would last in a robot apocalypse? Randall Munroe, the genius behind xkcd.com, tackles these wild questions with humor and scientific rigor. Using simulations, declassified documents, and expert consultations, he provides hilarious, often explosive, answers to the universe's most bizarre 'what ifs'.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

FunnyInformativeThought-ProvokingIntellectual

Genres

Comics Education Essays Humor Mathematics Science & Nature Science Technology

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.

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