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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems (eBook)

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Various Retailers has How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe (eBook) for $1.99.

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  • For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. How To is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole.

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Various Retailers has How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe (eBook) for $1.99.

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About this Book:
  • For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. How To is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole.

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May 12, 2026 12:11 PM
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Aviator27JMay 12, 2026 12:11 PM
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I love Munroe's books. Funny and educational. Nerdy if not a little impractical, but definitely entertaining books!
May 12, 2026 9:11 PM
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softriderMay 12, 2026 9:11 PM
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LOL. I have so many Munroe books that I didn't realize that I had bought this back in 2020 till I went to Amazon to buy this.
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Quote from softrider View quoted comment :
LOL. I have so many Munroe books that I didn't realize that I had bought this back in 2020 till I went to Amazon to buy this.
Same thing happened to me yesterday when I saw this and thought it sounded interesting laugh out loud

Added it to my current e-reader and started it last night.
May 13, 2026 11:50 AM
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C0LT45SONMay 13, 2026 11:50 AM
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I really enjoyed "What If?". Not sure how much "science" I retained but definitely a fun read at the least.
May 13, 2026 12:31 PM
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tiiimdotcomMay 13, 2026 12:31 PM
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Munroe has lots of footnotes/asides. What's the experience of reading those in an ebook?
May 13, 2026 1:33 PM
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C0LT45SONMay 13, 2026 1:33 PM
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Quote from tiiimdotcom View quoted comment :
Munroe has lots of footnotes/asides. What's the experience of reading those in an ebook?
I bought it and was reading it this morning. They have little asterisks you can click on that bring up the foot notes. I learned about the Pantai Remis landslide from one.
May 13, 2026 3:06 PM
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SkillfulRiver536May 13, 2026 3:06 PM
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Got one. Thanks, OP.
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Quote from softrider View quoted comment :
LOL. I have so many Munroe books that I didn't realize that I had bought this back in 2020 till I went to Amazon to buy this.

Purchased on Nov 15, 2023 for me. I'm sure via Slickdeals.
May 14, 2026 6:01 PM
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RGonMay 14, 2026 6:01 PM
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Do any of those shops not include DRM with the ebooks?
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Quote from RGon View quoted comment :
Do any of those shops not include DRM with the ebooks?
All those shops have some DRM-free books in their catalog. This one has DRM protection, though.
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QuangV2156May 17, 2026 2:46 PM
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thank you
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MagentaVest749May 17, 2026 5:07 PM
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Quote from softrider View quoted comment :
LOL. I have so many Munroe books that I didn't realize that I had bought this back in 2020 till I went to Amazon to buy this.
Good to know you knew about this before shared on this group. Thank you for letting us all know you knew something before others who didn't know it before. This is a very good contribution to this topic.
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MagentaVest749May 17, 2026 5:10 PM
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Quote from LavenderSunflower View quoted comment :
Same thing happened to me yesterday when I saw this and thought it sounded interesting laugh out loudAdded it to my current e-reader and started it last night.
Thank you as well for letting us know that you were also aware of a topic prior to others. This is also very important for others to understand that you have an edge and has enhanced everyone's understanding of this Slickdeal
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Quote from RGon View quoted comment :
Do any of those shops not include DRM with the ebooks?
You'd have to find one of those free PDFs sites like Ocean of PDF to avoid DRM.

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