{"product_id":"what-if-2-isbn-9780525537113","title":"What If? 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The questions throughout \u003ci\u003eWhat If? 2 \u003c\/i\u003eare equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn’t easy, but in Munroe’s capable hands, it surely can be fun.\" —\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow To\u003c\/i\u003e answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe millions of people around the world who read and loved \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness \u003ci\u003exkcd\u003c\/i\u003e creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the Moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. 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. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore you go on a cosmic road trip, feed the residents of New York City to a T. rex, or fill every church with bananas, be sure to consult this practical guide for impractical ideas. Unfazed by absurdity, Munroe consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airliner catapult–design to answer his readers’ questions, clearly and concisely, with illuminating and occasionally terrifying illustrations. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.\u003cb\u003ePraise for What If? 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Delightful. . . Randall Munroe has made a career out of sharing his joy in science and engineering. . . . This book and its predecessor inspire us to believe that, even in a vast and mysterious universe, there’s a lot we can figure out with nothing but a sharp pencil, come basic scientific knowledge and a vivid imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The questions throughout \u003ci\u003eWhat If? 2 \u003c\/i\u003eare equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn’t easy, but in Munroe’s capable hands, it surely can be fun.\" —\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Picking this book up now and then enlivens life by letting you briefly consider the effects of, say, putting an indestructible 20-meter-wide glass tube all the way down to the deepest part of the ocean. Plus, Munroe’s illustrations turn stick figures and flowcharts into the stuff of existential hilarity.\" —NPR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Entertaining. . . . combines Munroe’s true research and truly funny prose with his signature stick-figure illustrations.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perfect if you enjoy it when stuffy figures of authority crack a smile. Or if you like it when black holes form. That happens a lot.\" —\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"One of my favorite books of the year.\" —Tim Harford, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's an absolute delight! It's the coolest way to learn how the world actually works.\" —Hank Green (on the \u003ci\u003eDear Hank \u0026amp; John\u003c\/i\u003e podcast) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A delight for science geeks with a penchant for oddball thought experiments.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Randall Munroe and \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Randall Munroe is a national treasure.” —Phil Plait\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Extreme astrophysics and indecipherable chemistry have rarely been this clearly explained or this consistently hilarious.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e “10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Consistently fascinating and entertaining...Munroe leavens the hard science with whimsical touches... An illuminating handbook of methods of reasoning.” —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “It’s fun to watch as Munroe tackles each question and examines every possible complication with nerdy and methodical aplomb.... The delightfully demented \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e is the most fun you can have with math and science, short of becoming your own evil genius.” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandall Munroe\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eWhat If? 2, How To\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThing Explainer\u003c\/i\u003e; the science question-and-answer blog \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e; and the popular web comic \u003ci\u003exkcd\u003c\/i\u003e. A former NASA roboticist, he left the agency in 2006 to draw comics on the internet full time. 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