{"product_id":"9781473680630-what-if-2-additional-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions","title":"What If?2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT IF... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions, using science.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author and \u003ci\u003exkcd\u003c\/i\u003e creator, Randall Munroe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis here to provide the best answers yet to the important questions you probably never thought to ask\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe millions of people around the world who read and loved \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlanning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone's freezer doors at the same time? Maybe it's time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWant to know what would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-storey building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome (back) to the mind-blowing world of \u003ci\u003eWhat If\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfazed by absurdity, Randall consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airplane-catapult design to clearly and concisely answer his readers' questions. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with bonkers science, boundless curiosity, and Randall's signature stick-figure comics, \u003ci\u003eWhat If? 2\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to be another instant classic adored by inquisitive readers of all ages.\u003cp\u003eRandall Munroe is the creator of the webcomic xkcd and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhat If?, Thing Explainer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003exkcd: Volume 0\u003c\/i\u003e. Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006 he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full time, and has since been nominated for a Hugo Award three times. The International Astronomical Union recently named an asteroid after him: asteroid 4942 Munroe is big enough to cause mass extinction if it ever hits a planet like Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46445335445723,"sku":"9781473680630","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0ad696a23fd5475ea723f4ff0615d4be.png?v=1737596515","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781473680630-what-if-2-additional-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}