What If?

Was wäre wenn? Wirklich wissenschaftliche Antworten auf absurde hypothetische Fragen , #1

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Published April 6, 2015 by Der Hörverlag.

ASIN:
B00V6PJJ5A
Audible ASIN:
B00V6PJJ5A

Antworten auf Fragen, die Sie sich wahrscheinlich noch nie gestellt haben.

Wenn xkcd.com einen neuen Science Cartoon postet, vibriert das Internet. Sein Blog "what if", auf dem der Physiker Randall Munroe jede Woche bizarre Fragen mit exakter Wissenschaft und genialen Strichmännchen beantwortet, ist Kult. Wie lange würde es dauern, bis wir merken würden, dass sich der Erdumfang verändert? Hätten wir genug Energie, um die ganze Weltbevölkerung von der Erde wegzubefördern? Wann (wenn überhaupt) wird Facebook mehr Profile von Toten als von Lebenden enthalten? Wenn man eine zufällige Nummer wählt und "Gesundheit!" sagt, wie hoch ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass der Angerufene tatsächlich gerade geniest hat? ©2014 xkcd Inc. / Albrecht Knaus Verlag, München. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Ralf Pannowitsch (P)2015 Der Hörverlag

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Review of 'What if?' on 'Goodreads'

Monroe's book answers that old question, "Is there such a thing as a stupid question?" It turns out the answer is "yes." But that doesn't lessen the enjoyment of the book!

It also is a book that graphically (!) shows that it's not always obvious what happens to something if it is taken to a physical extreme. The results are fascinating!

Monroe is writing "what if? Two: Science Boogaloo." And that's a good thing

Review of 'What If?' on 'Goodreads'

If the general doom of the world is getting you down, you might need a pick-me-up book. I highly suggest #WhatIf by Randall Munroe, the cartoonist behind @xkcd. If you read #TheMartian by @andyweirauthor or watched @MythBusters, you may already know some version of the glorious comedy of intelligent people having fun with math and science. Answering questions that only the strange ask, Munroe tackles how high a steak would need to fall before it was cooked, what would happen if everyone in the world went to the same spot and jumped, and if you could use guns to make a jetpack. Pick this up to laugh and stretch your imagination.

Review of 'What if?' on 'Goodreads'

Fun book. I've already read many of these, but still good to see some of the updates. Also, I think having these read to you is the right way to go.

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