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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: What would happen if Jupiter were shrunk to the size of a house and placed on a suburban street?
Chapter 3: If Earth’s countries extended into space, which one would control most of the galaxy?
Chapter 4: How many people would it take to really build Rome in a single day?
Chapter 5: Inside a totally indestructible glass tube, what would it be like to stand at the ocean’s deepest point?
Chapter 6: Would it be possible for a person to eat a cloud?
Chapter 7: How large would a snowball become if it were rolled from Everest’s summit all the way to the base?
Description
What If? 2 (2022) is Randall Munroe’s follow-up to the New York Times best-selling What If? Like its predecessor, it comprises Munroe’s serious scientific answers to the absurd, funny, and whimsical questions submitted to him by readers, ranging from “How big would a snowball be if rolled from the top of Mt. Everest to the bottom?” to “Could a person eat a cloud?”
Who Should Listen
- Fans of xkcd’s nerd-culture humor
- People who love science but don’t take it too seriously
- Anyone who’s ever wondered what would happen if Jupiter were shrunk to the size of a suburban house