What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Audiobook) by Randall Munroe, Wil Wheaton

from jmkemp

This is just fab. It made me laugh out loud several times. Also science, lots of lovely science with nice twists. Well I say nice, but really evil twists. That's what makes it funny and interesting. Randall Munroe is best known for the xkcd comics (and if you haven't read them then you really mus...

from reading_fox

Fun. A book to dip in and out of, not possible or interesting to read in long sessions. Munroe is the author of a webcomic xkcd, which became very popular, and this is not the serialisation of it, but instead the author using his science background to answer reader's questions in a similar vein -...

from bostonian71

Ask a silly question -- especially a silly, hypothetical, science-based question -- and if you're lucky, the answer will be as informative and funny as the ones in this book. The title is a bit misleading, as Munroe's responses aren't just serious (though he does consult experts and use explanati...

from rivkat

xkcd guy geeks out over questions like, what if a glass really was half empty (that is, half vacuum) and half full of water? The answers are explained charmingly and usually there is a fireball somewhere around. Recommended! (Though you can read most of it for free by following his What If? blog.)

from startwithgivens

I would highly recommend this book for any curious person. I would also highly recommend this book for scientists of all natures who are fans of sarcasm. Having a significant amount of background knowledge into the theories used to answer these questions makes them even more comical, but they're ...