XKCD ’s What If — that extra - especial box of the internet that answers all of our nerdiest , most idiotic questions in delightfully extensive detail — is eventually being madeinto a book . And fortunately for all those who just ca n’t wait , Nerdist has the very first flavour inside .
In his new Holy Writ , the brilliant mind ( and ex - NASA roboticist ) behind XKCD , Randall Munroe , will be answeringall of the following questions and more :
If everyone on the planet stayed by from each other for a couple of week , would n’t the common cold be wiped out ?
How many LEGO bricks would it take to build a bridgework subject of carrying dealings from London to New York ?
If two immortal people were placed on the polar sides of an uninhabited Earthlike major planet , how long would it take them to find each other ?
If every man somehow disappeared from the face of the Earth , how long would it take before the last stilted light went out ?
How much computing powerfulness could we achieve if the intact human beings stopped what they were doing and started doing calculations ?
And as an tot up bonus , the intact detritus jacket is one bad , elaborately drawn edition ofa What If question from last year . The question itself take how long it wold take for the oceans to drain if a portal suddenly open up at the deepest spot in the ocean ( hundreds of thousands of long time ) . But this is what we would end up with :
Head over to Nerdistto see more before long - to - be answered questions , and do n’t worry , you wo n’t have to waitress too long for the response — thebook comes outon September 2 . [ Nerdist ]
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