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What If - serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions

Hardcover • 2014 • English

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About the book

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would ...Show more

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9781848549579

Publisher

John Murray Press

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

What If - serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions

Format

Hardcover

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