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010			_a 2014016311
020			_a9780544272996 (hardback)
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC
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050	0	0	_aQ173 _b.M965 2014
082	0	0	_a500 _223
084			_aSCI055000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aMunroe, Randall, _eauthor. _9517
245	1	0	_aWhat if? : _bserious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
263			_a1409
264		1	_aBoston : _bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, _c2014.
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336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by signature xkcd comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with updated and expanded versions of the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? will be required reading for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aScience _vMiscellanea. _9518
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Physics. _2bisacsh _9519
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