What If?
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What If? is Randall Munroe’s popular science blog (and later book) where he answers bizarre hypothetical questions using rigorous scientific reasoning and humor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| What If? canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science blog ⓘ webcomic-related blog ⓘ |
| author | Randall Munroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | xkcd webcomic audience questions ⓘ |
| bookPageCountApprox | 320 ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Randall Munroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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popular science ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| hasFormat | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationStyle | stick-figure drawings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
What If? blog series
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What If? book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrator | Randall Munroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | xkcd webcomic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0544272994 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780544272996 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
blog
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e-book ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
answering bizarre hypothetical questions
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combining humor with scientific rigor ⓘ |
| originalMedium | online publication ⓘ |
| partOf | xkcd-related projects ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014-09-02 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
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Thing Explainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
engineering
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hypothetical questions ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ risk analysis ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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science enthusiasts ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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informal ⓘ |
| typicalQuestionType |
catastrophic events
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extreme scenarios ⓘ impractical engineering problems ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
back-of-the-envelope calculations
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estimation ⓘ rigorous scientific reasoning ⓘ |
| website | https://what-if.xkcd.com/ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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