What If? by Randall Munroe - Paperback is a wildly clever, laugh out loud journey through the strangest questions science can answer. What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at nearly the speed of light? Could you build a jetpack using machine guns? What if everyone on Earth jumped at the same time? Randall Munroe takes wonderfully absurd questions and answers them with real physics, sharp logic and his signature comic imagination.

Perfect for curious teens, adults, science lovers and anyone who enjoys clever humour, What If? by Randall Munroe - Paperback turns impossible scenarios into brilliant explanations that are as entertaining as they are informative. Packed with wit, diagrams and surprising facts, this book makes science feel playful, explosive and endlessly fascinating.

Author Profile

Randall Munroe is the creator of the hugely popular webcomic xkcd and the bestselling author of What If?, How To, Thing Explainer and other science focused books. A former NASA roboticist, Munroe is loved for turning complex ideas into smart, funny and accessible explanations that appeal to both serious science fans and casual readers.

Critic Reviews

What If? has been widely praised for its rare mix of scientific intelligence and playful humour. Reviewers have celebrated Munroe’s ability to make physics, maths and impossible thought experiments feel exciting, funny and surprisingly easy to understand.

Ben Goldacre described xkcd as “nerd royalty”, while Tim Harford praised Munroe’s brilliance and comic intelligence. The New York Times has recognised the book as required reading, and The Register praised Munroe’s infectious enthusiasm for science.

Dimensions (CM) Approx: standard size, 15 cm x 21 cm,

Weight (KG) Approx: 0.24