{"product_id":"what-if-randall-munroe-9780544272996","title":"What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randall Munroe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544272994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544272996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/2014 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2014 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2014 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/22\/2014 pg. 46","brand":"Randall Munroe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48742270337279,"sku":"9780544272996","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-if-randall-munroe-9780544272996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}