WHAT IF? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What if a rainstorm dropped all of its water in a single giant drop? What would happen to the Earth if the Sun suddenly switched off? From what height would you need to drop a steak for it to be cooked when it hit the ground? Pretty absurd questions, you might think but guess what? We got serious scientific answers to that! Introducing -What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, this book scratches ounces of interest in the weird and wonderful answers to some very odd questions. This book is proven brilliantly entertaining, thought provoking, enlightening and funny. Randall Munroe, the amazing author has the exceptionally rare gift of simplifying complicated subject matter in a manner that captivates, educates, and entertains all at the same time. All the concepts are explained in a very understandable way usually through the use of analogies or metaphor. It's no "ifs" and "perhaps" and "guesses" but sing real data and real scientific facts in a hilarious a