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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instanceOf non-fiction book
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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creator Randall Munroe NERFINISHED
genre humor
popular science
science communication
hasFormat question-and-answer
hasIllustrationStyle stick-figure drawings
hasPart What If? blog series NERFINISHED
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
e-book
print book
notableFor answering bizarre hypothetical questions
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 NERFINISHED
Thing Explainer NERFINISHED
subject engineering
hypothetical questions
mathematics
physics
risk analysis
targetAudience general audience
science enthusiasts
tone humorous
informal
typicalQuestionType catastrophic events
extreme scenarios
impractical engineering problems
usesMethod back-of-the-envelope calculations
estimation
rigorous scientific reasoning
website https://what-if.xkcd.com/ NERFINISHED

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