WHAT IF 2 BY RANDALL MUNROE

AN INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER!

An NPR Best Book of 2022

“The questions throughoutWhat If? 2are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . .Science isnt easy, but in Munroes capable hands, it surely can be fun.”TIME

The #1New York Timesbestselling author ofWhat If?andHow Toanswers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask

The millions of people around the world who read and lovedWhat If?still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodnessxkcdcreator 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 everyones freezer door at the same time? Maybe its 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.

Before 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 catapultdesign 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.
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