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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a New York Times bestseller from Randall Munroe — xkcd creator and former NASA roboticist — that applies genuine scientific methodology to deliberately ridiculous questions, making it one of popular science's most inventive and entertaining reference-style works. This review covers the book's content and published reception; it does not represent hands-on use or testing of the science within.

Reviewed Jul 15, 2026

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