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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (eBook)

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Various Merchants has What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Kindle eBook) by Randall Munroe on sale for $2.99.

Thanks to community member phoinix for sharing this deal.

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  • Length: 321 pages
  • From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic.
  • 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.
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  • About this deal:
    • This deal is $11 lower (78% savings) the list price of $13.99 (digital version).
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Various Merchants has What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Kindle eBook) by Randall Munroe on sale for $2.99.

Thanks to community member phoinix for sharing this deal.

Available from:About this title:
  • Length: 321 pages
  • From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic.
  • 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.
Additional Savings:
  • Amazon Prime members can redeem their earned 'No Rush Shipping' credits on this purchase (check your balance).

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This deal is $11 lower (78% savings) the list price of $13.99 (digital version).
  • About this store:

Original Post

Written by phoinix | Staff

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Raeynn
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FWIW, if you haven't bought this before, just buy it. It is absolutely an entertaining (and educational) read of some amusing hypothetical scenarios, Randall (and his webcomic XKCD) is one of the best scientific humors out there.

With its fun illustrations I would still recommend the hardcover if ever the opportunity, but this is only $3 . Hope this helps!
JFP
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I've seen this on Slickdeals before so time to play a favorite game: "Did I Purchase & Never Read?"

Yes. Purchased 12/2/18. Guess it's time to read this.

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Dec 11, 2022 12:16 PM
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Raeynn
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FWIW, if you haven't bought this before, just buy it. It is absolutely an entertaining (and educational) read of some amusing hypothetical scenarios, Randall (and his webcomic XKCD) is one of the best scientific humors out there.

With its fun illustrations I would still recommend the hardcover if ever the opportunity, but this is only $3 Smilie. Hope this helps!
Dec 11, 2022 12:30 PM
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hkamDec 11, 2022 12:30 PM
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I have this book. It's really fun to read.
Dec 11, 2022 06:55 PM
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theothercrazybrianDec 11, 2022 06:55 PM
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Also recommend! Wildy entertaining.
Dec 11, 2022 07:03 PM
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25MVPKingDec 11, 2022 07:03 PM
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Super fun book. Definitely worth $3.

I listened to it via audio book this summer. I think Wil Wheaton was the reader.
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JFPDec 11, 2022 07:13 PM
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I've seen this on Slickdeals before so time to play a favorite game: "Did I Purchase & Never Read?"

Yes. Purchased 12/2/18. Guess it's time to read this.
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medullahDec 11, 2022 07:57 PM
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Quote from Raeynn :
FWIW, if you haven't bought this before, just buy it. It is absolutely an entertaining (and educational) read of some amusing hypothetical scenarios, Randall (and his webcomic XKCD) is one of the best scientific humors out there.

With its fun illustrations I would still recommend the hardcover if ever the opportunity, but this is only $3 Smilie. Hope this helps!
Agreed, it was a quick read, fun and educational. I just found out there's a volume 2 as well! Threw that on my wishlist
Dec 11, 2022 08:28 PM
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jl2672aDec 11, 2022 08:28 PM
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Can I apply Amazon digital credits to this?


Edit: Yea, yes I can. Sweet!

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StrongTank1640Dec 11, 2022 08:31 PM
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Quote from Raeynn :
FWIW, if you haven't bought this before, just buy it. It is absolutely an entertaining (and educational) read of some amusing hypothetical scenarios, Randall (and his webcomic XKCD) is one of the best scientific humors out there.

With its fun illustrations I would still recommend the hardcover if ever the opportunity, but this is only $3 Smilie. Hope this helps!
Does ebook have no pictures?
Dec 11, 2022 08:35 PM
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NervousPocket8757Dec 11, 2022 08:35 PM
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Hardcover is 13.30 - is that a good price. I want to get it for my 11 year old daughter who asks ridiculous questions to be funny 😁
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Raeynn
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Dec 11, 2022 08:38 PM
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Quote from StrongTank1640 :
Does ebook have no pictures?
It does, it's just they are limited to the screen size. The hardcover is a good amount bigger and the pictures take advantage of it.
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Dec 11, 2022 08:45 PM
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Raeynn
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Dec 11, 2022 08:45 PM
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Quote from NervousPocket8757 :
Hardcover is 13.30 - is that a good price. I want to get it for my 11 year old daughter who asks ridiculous questions to be funny 😁
She will love it then and 13.30 is a good price. If she does, you should show her the webcomic, xkcd.com, for tons more.
Dec 11, 2022 08:45 PM
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YodaTeeDec 11, 2022 08:45 PM
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Thanks, looking forward to it.
Dec 11, 2022 08:50 PM
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Soviet12321Dec 11, 2022 08:50 PM
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Get the hardcover or rent from a library. They have a second version out as well which is equally good.
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NervousPocket8757Dec 11, 2022 08:54 PM
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Quote from Raeynn :
She will love it then and 13.30 is a good price. If she does, you should show her the webcomic, xkcd.com, for tons more.
Thanks - ordered and will be a fun gift for her on Christmas. Thanks for responding

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