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LEADER: 02016cam a2200289 i 4500
001 2014016311
003 DLC
005 20150324083147.0
008 140505s2014 maua b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014016311
020 $a9780544272996 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQ173$b.M965 2014
082 00 $a500$223
084 $aSCI055000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMunroe, Randall,$eauthor.
245 10 $aWhat if? :$bserious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions /$cRandall Munroe.
264 1 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,$c2014.
300 $axii, 303 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by signature xkcd comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with updated and expanded versions of the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? will be required reading for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical. "--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 299-303).
650 0 $aScience$vMiscellanea.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Physics.$2bisacsh