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What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Ever wondered what would happen if you launched a baseball at nearly the speed of light or tried to survive a tsunami by diving into your backyard pool? No? Well, Randall Munroe did—and then he did the math, the physics, and the sanity checks. What you get is a book that’s part science class, part comedy show, and all kinds of weirdly fascinating.
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