FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT IF? Randall Munroe the creator of the wildly
popular xkcd.com is back with even more hilarious and informative answers to important
questions you probably never thought to ask. What would happen if the solar system was filled
with soup? How many people would it take to build Rome in a day? Could you build a lava lamp
out of real lava? If the Earth was a massive eye how far would it see? Millions visit xkcd.com
each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions in
pursuit of answers Munroe runs computer simulations pores over stacks of declassified
military research memos solves differential equations and consults nuclear reactor operators.
His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity complemented by comics. They often
predict the complete annihilation of humankind or at least a really big explosion.
