What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Randall Munroe, creator of the webcomic xkcd, brings science to life by answering hilariously strange hypothetical questions with deadly serious physics. What if you hit a baseball at the speed of light? Could you build a jetpack from machine guns? The results are bizarre, funny, and surprisingly educational. With stick-figure illustrations and footnotes packed with bonus facts, this book makes complex science entertaining and accessible. Munroe's ability to explain real science through absurdity is both genius and deeply satisfying.