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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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Available from:
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 09:11 PM
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softriderMay 12, 2026 09:11 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 :
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 01:33 PM
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C0LT45SONMay 13, 2026 01:33 PM
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Quote from tiiimdotcom :
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 03:06 PM
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SkillfulRiver536May 13, 2026 03:06 PM
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Got one. Thanks, OP.
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Quote from softrider :
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 06:01 PM
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RGonMay 14, 2026 06:01 PM
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Do any of those shops not include DRM with the ebooks?
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May 14, 2026 06:54 PM
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Carlitos33May 14, 2026 06:54 PM
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Quote from RGon :
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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thank you
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Quote from softrider :
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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Quote from LavenderSunflower :
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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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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