Randall was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and grew up outside Richmond, Virginia. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.įilled with bonkers science, boundless curiosity, and Randall’s signature stick-figure comics, What if? 2 provides his best answers yet to the weirdest questions you never thought to ask.Ībout the author: Randall Munroe is the creator of the webcomic xkcd and author of What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real World Problems, and What if? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. Unfazed 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. rex, or fill every church with bananas, be sure to consult this practical guide for impractical ideas. 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.īefore you go on a cosmic road trip, feed the residents of New York City to a T. 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. Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Please join for what is sure to be the most fun-filled hour of the day as we chat online with Randall Munroe about his new book What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.

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