What If-Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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"What If? Is one of my must-read internet, 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

"For scientists, the price of progress specialties. When the goal of any researcher to claim a small niche in the crowded discipline, it is difficult for the layman to find answers to these questions really important interdisciplinary. Questions like," Is it possible to build a jetpack use down-machine gun shoot? "Fortunately, these people can switch to Randall Munroe, XKCD comic writer beloved by fans of the Internet culture.... for Munroe, who writes with clarity and wit honed over eight years to write captions for his webcomic , the fact that it may be impossible to solve the question is no barrier to pursue it. "Wall Street Journal Blog Speakeasy

"By speaking the language geeks ... When dealing with relationships and the meaning of life centric computers, xkcd has become required reading for technicians around the world ... .the Internet also creates a bond between Mr. Munroe and readers outstanding. They revive in real life strange ideas he puts forward in his path. "-The New York Times

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