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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
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Got this book for Christmas and am a huge fan of XKCD, so I really want to read this.
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I'm thinking about reading this book for Week 14 as well...
Vanesa wrote: "What does XKCD mean?"I don't know if it stands for anything, but it's the author's webcomic: http://xkcd.com
According to the website: "It's not actually an acronym. It's just a word with no phonetic pronunciation -- a treasured and carefully-guarded point in the space of four-character strings."
Kate wrote: "According to the website: "It's not actually an acronym. It's just a word with no phonetic pronunciation -- a treasured and carefully-guarded point in the space of four-character strings.""Learn something new everyday :D
This was a really fun and educational book. I read it for the 'title with antonyms' week. Didn't read it cover to cover - you can take a break between questions any time you want.
