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What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions / Randall Munroe

This work provides scientific and mathematical responses to absurd hypothetical questions. Featuring minimalist illustrations, it employs computer simulations and research to analyse various scenarios in physics, technology, and biology.

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