What If?
About this book
Millions 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. Fans 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? In 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. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with updated and expanded versions of the most popular answers from the xkcd website.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 10757 readers · 306 pages · ≈ 5 h 40 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read What If??
About ≈ 5 h 40 m — 306 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is What If??
306 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is What If??
It sits on the Science shelves.
Is What If? in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in What If??
The main characters include Galileo Galilei (implicitly).
Where does What If? take place?
It is set in The solar system, The universe.
Who wrote What If??
Randall Munroe.