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Munroe, Randall : What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientifi
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780525537113
- Book Title
- What If? 2 : Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Science, Humor
- Topic
- Form / Trivia, General, Essays, Physics / General
- Item Width
- 7.3in
- Item Weight
- 29.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Product Information
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An NPR Best Book of 2022 "The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn't easy, but in Munroe's capable hands, it surely can be fun." -- TIME The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask 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. Before you go on a cosmic road trip, feed the residents of New York City to a T. rex, or fill every church with bananas, be sure to consult this practical guide for impractical ideas. Unfazed by absurdity, Munroe consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airliner catapult-design to answer his readers' questions, clearly and concisely, with illuminating and occasionally terrifying illustrations. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525537112
ISBN-13
9780525537113
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24057244127
Product Key Features
Book Title
What If? 2 : Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Form / Trivia, General, Essays, Physics / General
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Science, Humor
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
7.3in
Item Weight
29.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Q173.M966 2022
Reviews
Praise for What If? 2 "The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn't easy, but in Munroe's capable hands, it surely can be fun." -- TIME "Entertaining. . . . combines Munroe's true research and truly funny prose with his signature stick-figure illustrations." -- The Washington Post "It's an absolute delight! It's the coolest way to learn how the world actually works." --Hank Green (on the Dear Hank & John podcast) "A delight for science geeks with a penchant for oddball thought experiments." -- Kirkus Praise for Randall Munroe and What If? "What If? is one of my Internet must-reads, and I look forward to each new installment, and always read it with delight." --Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing "Randall Munroe is a national treasure." --Phil Plait "Extreme astrophysics and indecipherable chemistry have rarely been this clearly explained or this consistently hilarious." -- Entertainment Weekly "10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year" "Consistently fascinating and entertaining...Munroe leavens the hard science with whimsical touches... An illuminating handbook of methods of reasoning." -- Wall Street Journal "It's fun to watch as Munroe tackles each question and examines every possible complication with nerdy and methodical aplomb.... The delightfully demented What If? is the most fun you can have with math and science, short of becoming your own evil genius." -- Boston Globe "With his steady regimen of math jokes, physics jokes, and antisocial optimism, xkcd creator Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist, scores traffic numbers in NBC.com or Oprah.com territory. One key to the strip's success may be that it doesn't just comment on nerd culture, it embodies nerd culture." -- Wired , in an issue featuring "the people who have shaped the planet's past 20 years", Praise for Randall Munroe and What If? "What If? is one of my Internet must-reads, and I look forward to each new installment, and always read it with delight." --Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing "Randall Munroe is a national treasure." --Phil Plait "Extreme astrophysics and indecipherable chemistry have rarely been this clearly explained or this consistently hilarious." -- Entertainment Weekly "10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year" "Consistently fascinating and entertaining...Munroe leavens the hard science with whimsical touches... An illuminating handbook of methods of reasoning." -- Wall Street Journal "It's fun to watch as Munroe tackles each question and examines every possible complication with nerdy and methodical aplomb.... The delightfully demented What If? is the most fun you can have with math and science, short of becoming your own evil genius." -- Boston Globe "With his steady regimen of math jokes, physics jokes, and antisocial optimism, xkcd creator Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist, scores traffic numbers in NBC.com or Oprah.com territory. One key to the strip's success may be that it doesn't just comment on nerd culture, it embodies nerd culture." -- Wired , in an issue featuring "the people who have shaped the planet's past 20 years", Praise for What If? 2 "A delight for science geeks with a penchant for oddball thought experiments." -- Kirkus Praise for Randall Munroe and What If? "What If? is one of my Internet must-reads, and I look forward to each new installment, and always read it with delight." --Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing "Randall Munroe is a national treasure." --Phil Plait "Extreme astrophysics and indecipherable chemistry have rarely been this clearly explained or this consistently hilarious." -- Entertainment Weekly "10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year" "Consistently fascinating and entertaining...Munroe leavens the hard science with whimsical touches... An illuminating handbook of methods of reasoning." -- Wall Street Journal "It's fun to watch as Munroe tackles each question and examines every possible complication with nerdy and methodical aplomb.... The delightfully demented What If? is the most fun you can have with math and science, short of becoming your own evil genius." -- Boston Globe "With his steady regimen of math jokes, physics jokes, and antisocial optimism, xkcd creator Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist, scores traffic numbers in NBC.com or Oprah.com territory. One key to the strip's success may be that it doesn't just comment on nerd culture, it embodies nerd culture." -- Wired , in an issue featuring "the people who have shaped the planet's past 20 years", Praise for What If? 2 "Delightful. . . Randall Munroe has made a career out of sharing his joy in science and engineering. . . . This book and its predecessor inspire us to believe that, even in a vast and mysterious universe, there's a lot we can figure out with nothing but a sharp pencil, come basic scientific knowledge and a vivid imagination." -- The Wall Street Journal "The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn't easy, but in Munroe's capable hands, it surely can be fun." -- TIME "Picking this book up now and then enlivens life by letting you briefly consider the effects of, say, putting an indestructible 20-meter-wide glass tube all the way down to the deepest part of the ocean. Plus, Munroe's illustrations turn stick figures and flowcharts into the stuff of existential hilarity." --NPR "Entertaining. . . . combines Munroe's true research and truly funny prose with his signature stick-figure illustrations." -- The Washington Post "Perfect if you enjoy it when stuffy figures of authority crack a smile. Or if you like it when black holes form. That happens a lot." -- Newsweek "One of my favorite books of the year." --Tim Harford, Financial Times "It's an absolute delight! It's the coolest way to learn how the world actually works." --Hank Green (on the Dear Hank & John podcast) "A delight for science geeks with a penchant for oddball thought experiments." -- Kirkus Praise for Randall Munroe and What If? "Randall Munroe is a national treasure." --Phil Plait "Extreme astrophysics and indecipherable chemistry have rarely been this clearly explained or this consistently hilarious." -- Entertainment Weekly "10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year" "Consistently fascinating and entertaining...Munroe leavens the hard science with whimsical touches... An illuminating handbook of methods of reasoning." -- Wall Street Journal "It's fun to watch as Munroe tackles each question and examines every possible complication with nerdy and methodical aplomb.... The delightfully demented What If? is the most fun you can have with math and science, short of becoming your own evil genius." -- Boston Globe, Praise for What If? 2 "It's an absolute delight! It's the coolest way to learn how the world actually works." --Hank Green (on the Dear Hank & John podcast) "A delight for science geeks with a penchant for oddball thought experiments." -- Kirkus Praise for Randall Munroe and What If? "What If? is one of my Internet must-reads, and I look forward to each new installment, and always read it with delight." --Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing "Randall Munroe is a national treasure." --Phil Plait "Extreme astrophysics and indecipherable chemistry have rarely been this clearly explained or this consistently hilarious." -- Entertainment Weekly "10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year" "Consistently fascinating and entertaining...Munroe leavens the hard science with whimsical touches... An illuminating handbook of methods of reasoning." -- Wall Street Journal "It's fun to watch as Munroe tackles each question and examines every possible complication with nerdy and methodical aplomb.... The delightfully demented What If? is the most fun you can have with math and science, short of becoming your own evil genius." -- Boston Globe "With his steady regimen of math jokes, physics jokes, and antisocial optimism, xkcd creator Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist, scores traffic numbers in NBC.com or Oprah.com territory. One key to the strip's success may be that it doesn't just comment on nerd culture, it embodies nerd culture." -- Wired , in an issue featuring "the people who have shaped the planet's past 20 years"
Lccn
2022-001225
Dewey Decimal
502
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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Unfortunately, though, when the item arrived it didn't quite meet the criteria for "Very Good" condition, as stated in the listing. The outer box as well as every one of the cases and liners inside showed various levels of damage as shown in my pictures. The discs themselves appear to be fine and for $5 it's hard to complain, but I might have considered other listings for the item if I knew the actual condition.
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Took 14 days to get here. When received it in tight packaging, was careful getting it out so wouldn't rip it but the cover was already ripped in a way I wouldn't have been able to rip it. But overall, book is in great shape, just weird it took so long to get here. No seller communication...I have not reached out, book was at a fair price.
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