01230nam a22001937a 4500 OSt 20260706180436.0 260706b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781848549562 0 502 MUN Munroe, Randall 20778 What if?: serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions Great Britain John Murray 2022 304p. Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations and consults nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. Humour 20779 ddc B 0 0 ddc 0 0 LBSNAA LBSNAA 2026-07-06 599.00 1 502 MUN 185741 2026-10-01 2026-08-01 2026-08-01 2026-07-06 B 361583 361583