3.75k reviews for:

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Randall Munroe

4.14 AVERAGE

clintmunds39's review against another edition

3.0

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This is a fun silly book for those math and physics nerds out there.

wordmaster's review against another edition

3.0

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An excellent bathroom reader, far above average within that genre, covering some seriously wonky scientific queries in funny, informative, and interesting detail. But it's too dense to sit down and read through cover to cover.

3 stars out of 5.

droth97's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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Objectively a good book and well written. However, I wanted something funnier. I felt as if it was a bit too science-y for my tastes when u was moreso looking for humor, which this book could’ve gone further with. Still very interesting!

nickolasaurus's review against another edition

5.0

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Smart, funny, and full of complete nonsense. It's not quite XKCD the comic, but it's amusing as hell if you love science

sassydomino's review against another edition

3.0

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Got lost with all the math. Oftentimes forgot the original question. Still entertaining.

mrcalabunga's review against another edition

4.5

funny informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

chloefrizzle's review against another edition

3.0

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Interesting and entertaining, but I wouldn't recommend it to people who don't identify as physics nerds.

astrionic's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

smccauley422's review against another edition

5.0

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I really cannot overstate how much this book delighted me. FYI I listen to the audiobook version.

noachoc's review against another edition

4.0

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I didn't really expect that this would lend itself to being read cover to cover, but it totally did. I kept it on my bedside table and read a few sections every night before be, even reading many aloud to my husband. Definitely recommended.