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What If? 2: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (eBook)

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Various Retailers have What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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Available retailers:About this title:
  • Author: Randall Munroe
  • Print Length: 366 pages
  • The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. 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 door 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-story building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.

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Various Retailers have What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

Thanks to community member phoinix for finding this deal.

Available retailers:About this title:
  • Author: Randall Munroe
  • Print Length: 366 pages
  • The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. 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 door 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-story building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer valid for a limited time while supplies last.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on over 2,290 customer reviews.
  • About this store:
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.

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kenbuzz
I keep converting No Rush credits into an ever-expanding collection of Kindle books that I hope one day to read. This one, I probably will.

Thanks OP. +1 and repped.

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Apr 2, 2023
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EHokie
Apr 2, 2023
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This and the first "What If?" are probably the funniest books I've ever read. Well worth this price.
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Scout1524
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I loved the first version of this book, but the second version was just a collection of blog posts.
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What If (and XKCD by proxy) are amazing. $2 is a steal.
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HotChile
Apr 2, 2023
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I attended the book release talk at Harvard last fall by Randall Munroe and he is a fairly humble but absolutely brilliant author and public speaker. This and the first book in the series is a constant re-read for both my pre-teen kids, and the writing is engaging such that your kids can read a section and discuss this while in the car with you. At least check out the book from your local library.
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kenbuzz
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I keep converting No Rush credits into an ever-expanding collection of Kindle books that I hope one day to read. This one, I probably will. Smilie

Thanks OP. +1 and repped.
Last edited by kenbuzz April 2, 2023 at 01:38 PM.
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beowulf7
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Quote from kenbuzz :
I keep converting No Rush credits into an ever-expanding collection of Kindle books that I hope one day to read. This one, I probably will. Smilie

Thanks OP. +1 and repped.
Same here. Now I need to wait for a deal for the first what if book, which is currently at a rip-off price of $18.
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Perfect timing. I finally read the first one just a few weeks ago and had added this into my wishlist. Love this guy's humor and writing style.

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Whoops, ignore me. I see multiple platforms provided.
Last edited by MattQ6 April 2, 2023 at 10:36 AM.
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Thanks op, picked it up on Apple Books
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Laughed out loud repeatedly. Well worth the money. You will learn things on accident.
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internetnerd
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Cool. First xkcd I saw was this [xkcd.com], via slashdot [slashdot.org].
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I have this book it's called Quora on my edition though
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Nice. Hopefully I'll see the first book on sale as well some time in the near future.
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