The most entertaining book I’ve ever listened to… and yes, this is a SCIENCE BOOK! It only takes a former NASA roboticist to make science hilarious and fun! Luckily, we have one doing just that!
OOooooooh god! I wish I had stumbled on this MANY years ago… but it was only published in 2014 and I only discovered it in 2017. Let me get straight to the point. If you ever find yourself thinking what would happen if someone threw a baseball at lightspeed, then read this book! Here’s a hint:
This What If book is based on questions asked by fans on the author’s website, Randall Munroe, XKCD. As the title explains, people ask these absolutely absurd questions and… Randall ANSWERS THEM… and puts great effort in researching this absurd shit! It’s highly entertaining and I recommend visiting his website as well. If you didn’t get enough from the book, there are more questions and answers on the site PLUS funny comics!
I even found this very inspiring! A roboticist leaving NASA… (NASA!!!) to write stick figure comics full time is pretty damn inspiring! I mean… even if this wasn’t very successful I would have found inspiration in this. Who cares about the high-paying demanding jobs that require you to sell your soul for the work that you do… go out there, find your passion and just draw stick figures if that’s what you love doing!
So I listened to the Audiobook version. The physical book version has comics and is very entertaining, HOWEVER… (I’m going to repeat myself from my previous posts) Wil Wheaton narrates the audiobook version and does a FANTASTIC job! I swear … I’m becoming a huge fan based solely on his audiobook work! Ensign Wesley who?? enSIGN me up to his work! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
This innovative piece of work gets full 5 stars from me!
I recommend to anyone who has any interest in science (physics, astrophysics, biology, geology, etc.) OR anyone who loves to laugh!
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