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| − | '''''[http://what-if.xkcd.com/ what if?]''''' is a blog hosted on the [[xkcd]].com domain and written by [[Randall Munroe]] with entries posted [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/once-in-a-blue-moon.html occasionally]. Before publishing the what if? book, articles were posted weekly.
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| − | On the blog, Randall uses his degree in physics and strong scientific background to discuss hypothetical physics questions apparently submitted by readers.
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| − | Since 2014, there's also a book of the blog.
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| − | Unlike other sites which answer readers' questions, ''what if?'' typically takes the question beyond the original scope likely intended by the reader and takes it to some extreme for humorous effect. For example, in {{what if|1|the first article}}, he discusses what would happen if a baseball were pitched at 90% of the speed of light. After effectively describing what would occur as a nuclear explosion, leveling the stadium and the surrounding mile radius, he concludes with the note ''"A careful reading of official Major League Baseball Rule 6.08(b) suggests that in this situation, the batter would be considered 'hit by pitch', and would be eligible to advance to first base."''
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| − | The questions Randall tackles range from realistic possibilities (e.g. the probability of achieving a {{what if|2|perfect SAT score by guessing}}) to completely fictional questions (e.g. {{what if|3|How much Force power}} can {{w|Yoda}} output?). In his explanations, Randall, often uses diagrams in an ''xkcd'' style. Regardless of the context, Randall tends to take the questions extremely literally and responds seriously to them, even if they are whimsical (such as the Yoda question). This is clear from his response to the question of what would happen if everybody on Earth stood together and {{what if|8|jumped at the same time}}. After acknowledging that the question has been answered elsewhere, he recaps the result, but then focuses more intently on the unasked resulting issue of the aftermath of everyone on Earth being magically transported to one location as they all try to return home.
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| − | This site is not under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License] like [[xkcd]] is.
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| − | ==Release schedule==
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| − | *The two first articles were released on the same day, Tuesday July 10, 2012, probably to get the blog going, and let users of xkcd see that there was going to be more.
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| − | **After that they were released weekly for almost three years, with just a few times with two (and once three) weeks between releases, up until article 136 was released on April 12, 2015 (2 years and 40 weeks).
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| − | **First after 25 releases was there a two week Christmas break before article 26 was released on December 31, 2012.
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| − | **After that there were five more two weeks break, one three week break (before December 11, 2014) and two releases in a row (133-134 towards the end of this period of 136 articles), where the release dates where shifted so the two came out over three weeks' time with about 1.5 weeks between them.
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| − | **The second break came a year after the first and was also a Christmas break before article 77 was released on December 31, 2013
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| − | **Then from August 2014 there came several two week breaks, one in August, one i September and two in November, the last lasting three weeks into December, and on top of that the normal two weeks Christmas break.
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| − | **After this less orderly period there came a period of 10 weeks in a row with 10 releases starting on January 1, 2015.
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| − | *The release day was fixed to once a week on a given weekday, except for a few articles that were delayed a day (or two) in one week, but then next week's article would again be released on the normal day.
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| − | **To begin with the released day was '''Tuesdays''', and the third article was released a week after the first two on Tuesday July 17, 2012.
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| − | **The release day shifted to '''Wednesday''' from article 100 released on Wednesday June 11, 2014.
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| − | **The release day shifted once more to '''Thursday''' from article 117 released on Thursday October 23, 2014.
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| − | **The final six articles in this period were released on four different week days, only two of them with one week apart.
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| − | *The result of the above is that over the first 144 weeks 136 articles where released with never more than 3 weeks between releases. As the first two were released on week 1, this means that there were 134 articles released over the next 143 weeks, meaning there were only 9 weeks without an article.
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| − | *But after article 136 was released on April 12, 2015, Randal took a '''13 weeks break''' from updates until July 14, 2015.
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| − | **At the time Randall wrote a note stating "What If updates are temporarily on hold, and will resume on July 14th, 2015 at 7:49:59 AM EDT."
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| − | **This was the date and time that the {{w|New Horizons}} probe achieved its closest approach to {{w|Pluto}}.
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| − | **The article 137 from July 14, 2015 was about the New Horizons probe.
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| − | *After the break only three articles were released, two more were released after article 137 over three weeks, the last article 139 released on August 4, 2015.
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| − | **But then there where '''two more breaks''', so only one more article where released in, 2015, with article 150 released after more than 6 weeks on September 18, 2015.
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| − | *First after 17 more weeks releases began again with article 141 on Tuesday January 16, 2016.
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| − | **After than articles began coming out regularly with a total of 9 releases out before the end of March 2016, mainly on Tuesdays to begin with then one on a Friday before the last two came on Saturdays with two weeks breaks before each, the last being article 149 on March 26, 2016.
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| − | *Since then only two more articles have been released with about 8 weeks between them.
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| − | **So at the moment of writing this, summer 2016, it seems it is down to about one release every two months.
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| − | *See more details for breaks in the releases in the table with a list of all the [[#Articles|articles]] down below.
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| − | ==The book==
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| − | Randall announced his ''what if?'' book on 12 March 2014 in [http://blog.xkcd.com/2014/03/12/what-if-i-wrote-a-book/ the blag]. It was published on September 2, 2014, and the UK edition of the book was published on September 4, 2014. It is the 2nd book published by Randall.
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| − | [[Image:What_If?.jpeg|frame|The general cover of the book]]
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| − | It is just like 'xkcd:volume 0' a compilation of some questions from the website, but half of them are new.
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| − | In the UK edition of the book, Randall included a preface about his thoughts on the units used in the UK. (The Metric System)
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| − | ====Summary====
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| − | '''The summary on the back of the book reads:'''
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| − | ''Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math and language' which offers a witty take on the world of science and geeks. It now has 600,000 to a million page hits daily. Every now and then, Munroe would get emails asking him to arbitrate a science debate. 'My friend and I were arguing about what would happen if a bullet got struck by lightning, and we agreed that you should resolve it . . . ' He liked these questions so much that he started up What If.
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| − | *If your cells suddenly lost the power to divide, how long would you survive?
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| − | *How dangerous is it, really, to be in a swimming pool in a thunderstorm?
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| − | *If we hooked turbines to people exercising in gyms, how much power could we produce?
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| − | *What if everyone only had one soulmate?
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| − | *When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British empire?
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| − | *How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live?
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| − | *What would happen if the moon went away?
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| − | ''In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, studded with memorable cartoons and infographics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. Far more than a book for geeks, WHAT IF: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions explains the laws of science in operation in a way that every intelligent reader will enjoy and feel much the smarter for having read.''
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| − | '''The summary on the back of the UK edition of the book reads:'''
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| − | ''Hey! Thanks for looking at my book. If you're thinking about buying it, here are some things you might want to know:''
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| − | Humans can't digest the cellulose in paper, but if we could, eating this book would give you about 2,300 calories (including the cover).
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| − | This book can't stop most bullets; if you want to use it for armour, you may want a lot more than one copy.
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| − | If you have a good arm, you could probably throw this book about 45 feet. With practice, it's possible to throw a book every 800 milliseconds, which means that if human attackers are sprinting towards you, you'll have three or four chances to hit them before they reach you. If, on the other hand, you're being attacked by a coyote, it's higher top speed means you'll have only one chance to hit it. Aim carefully.
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| − | ''HIDDEN FEATURE: The inside of this book has words and pictures, plus a special UK foreword.'' It answers many important questions, including whether you could jump from a plane with a helium tank and inflate balloons fast enough to slow your fall and survive (yes) and whether you could hide from a supersonic windstorm in Finland (yes, but it won't help).
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| − | ==Trivia==
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| − | *There is an easy way to link to a given what if? story by using [[Template:what if|a template]]. For instance write the following:
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| − | **<nowiki>See the [[what if?]] ''{{what if|147|Niagara Straw}}''.</nowiki>
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| − | *Copy paste the above text and correct the number and the title to get this result:
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| − | **See the [[what if?]] ''{{what if|147|Niagara Straw}}''.
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| − | ==Articles==
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| − | *Below is a list of the articles released in the what if? blog.
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| − | **This list can also be found in the [https://what-if.xkcd.com/archive/ acrhive section] on the what if? blog.
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| − | **But here more data can be added...
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| − | | 10 || {{what if|10|Cassini}} || September 4, 2012 || 1.0 ||
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| − | | 13 || {{what if|13|Laser Pointer}} || September 25, 2012 || 1.0 ||
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| − | | 14 || {{what if|14|Short Answer Section}} || October 2, 2012 || 1.0 ||
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| − | | 16 || {{what if|16|Today's topic: Lightning}} || October 16, 2012 || 1.0 ||
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| − | | 17 || {{what if|17|Green Cows}} || October 23, 2012 || 1.0 ||
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| − | | 19 || {{what if|19|Tie Vote}} || November 6, 2012 || 1.0 || The release date in the archive is the wrong year 2013.
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| − | | 21 || {{what if|21|Machine Gun Jetpack}} || November 20, 2012 || 1.0 ||
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| − | | 52 || {{what if|52|Bouncy Balls}} || July 2, 2013 || 1.0 || The release date in the archive is the wrong month June.
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