![]() ![]() and these are eminently approachable ( NEWSWEEK) ![]() The answers are all illustrated with xkcd's trademark stick figures. The physics are real so is the emotional content. What would happen if the Earth and all terrestrial objects suddenly stopped spinning, but the atmosphere retained its velocity?" ends with the anthropomorphized moon worrying over the state of the Earth, and, with the gravity generated by its own rotation around the Earth, saving our dying planet. The best bathroom book you'll ever buy.Munroe takes inane, useless and often quite pointless questions asked by real humans (mostly sent to him through his website), and turns them into beautiful expositions on the impossible that illuminate the furthest reaches, almost to the limits, of the modern sciences. Despite all the hard facts and gigantic numbers, it never feels like a textbook-and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to enjoy it ( ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY) What If? maintains a delightfully free-wheeling tone throughout, especially when complicated calculations lead to whimsical results. Smart answers to silly questions: Randall Munroe reveals all ( GUARDIAN) required reading for grown-ups, it's just fun to remember that science is really, really cool ( REGISTER) enthusiasm for all things scientific is infectious. With this book and with XKCD, you're a kid with a chemistry set all over again. ![]()
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