What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Introduction

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:16
• 2
  Chapter 1 - Global Windstorm - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:59
• 3
  Chapter 1 - Global Windstorm - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:26
• 4
  Chapter 1 - Global Windstorm - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:36
• 5
  Chapter 2 - Relativistic Baseball - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:20
• 6
  Chapter 2 - Relativistic Baseball - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:20
• 7
  Chapter 3 - Spent Fuel Pool - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:38
• 8
  Chapter 3 - Spent Fuel Pool - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:23
• 9
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:40
• 10
  Chapter 4 - New York-style Time Machine - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:53
• 11
  Chapter 4 - New York-style Time Machine - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:46
• 12
  Chapter 4 - New York-style Time Machine - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:02
• 13
  Chapter 4 - New York-style Time Machine - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:59
• 14
  Chapter 4 - New York-style Time Machine - Part 5

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:00
• 15
  Chapter 5 - Soul Mates - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:44
• 16
  Chapter 5 - Soul Mates - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:54
• 17
  Chapter 6 - Laser Pointer - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:43
• 18
  Chapter 6 - Laser Pointer - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:46
• 19
  Chapter 6 - Laser Pointer - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:53
• 20
  Chapter 6 - Laser Pointer - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:42
• 21
  Chapter 7 - Periodic Wall of the Elements - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:47
• 22
  Chapter 7 - Periodic Wall of the Elements - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:48
• 23
  Chapter 7 - Periodic Wall of the Elements - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:54
• 24
  Chapter 7 - Periodic Wall of the Elements - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:10
• 25
  Chapter 8 - Everybody Jump - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:26
• 26
  Chapter 8 - Everybody Jump - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:06
• CD 2
• 1
  Chapter 9 - A Mole of Moles - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:43
• 2
  Chapter 9 - A Mole of Moles - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:00
• 3
  Chapter 9 - A Mole of Moles - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:51
• 4
  Chapter 10 - Hair Dryer - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:51
• 5
  Chapter 10 - Hair Dryer - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:51
• 6
  Chapter 10 - Hair Dryer - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:41
• 7
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:38
• 8
  Chapter 11 - The Last Human Light - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:02
• 9
  Chapter 11 - The Last Human Light - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:43
• 10
  Chapter 11 - The Last Human Light - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:40
• 11
  Chapter 11 - The Last Human Light - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:26
• 12
  Chapter 12 - Machine-Gun Jetpack - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:59
• 13
  Chapter 12 - Machine-Gun Jetpack - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:24
• 14
  Chapter 12 - Machine-Gun Jetpack - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:22
• 15
  Chapter 13 - Rising Steadily - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:48
• 16
  Chapter 13 - Rising Steadily - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:26
• 17
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:34
• 18
  Chapter 14 - Orbital Submarine - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:01
• 19
  Chapter 14 - Orbital Submarine - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:18
• 20
  Chapter 15 - Short-Answer Section - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:42
• 21
  Chapter 15 - Short-Answer Section - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:13
• 22
  Chapter 15 - Short-Answer Section - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:01
• 23
  Chapter 16 - Lightning - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:40
• 24
  Chapter 16 - Lightning - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:21
• 25
  Chapter 16 - Lightning - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:19
• 26
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:31
• 27
  Chapter 17 - Human Computer - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:46
• 28
  Chapter 17 - Human Computer - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:42
• 29
  Chapter 17 - Human Computer - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:54
• 30
  Chapter 17 - Human Computer - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:39
• CD 3
• 1
  Chapter 18 - Little Planet - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:48
• 2
  Chapter 18 - Little Planet - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:25
• 3
  Chapter 19 - Steak Drop - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:56
• 4
  Chapter 19 - Steak Drop - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:45
• 5
  Chapter 19 - Steak Drop - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:22
• 6
  Chapter 20 - Hockey Puck - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:06
• 7
  Chapter 21 - Common Cold - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:50
• 8
  Chapter 21 - Common Cold - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:25
• 9
  Chapter 21 - Common Cold - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:08
• 10
  Chapter 22 - Glass Half Empty - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:52
• 11
  Chapter 22 - Glass Half Empty - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:14
• 12
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 5

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:48
• 13
  Chapter 23 - Alien Astronomers - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:58
• 14
  Chapter 23 - Alien Astronomers - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:46
• 15
  Chapter 24 - No More DNA - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:58
• 16
  Chapter 24 - No More DNA - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:41
• 17
  Chapter 24 - No More DNA - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:36
• 18
  Chapter 25 - Interplanetary Cessna - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:49
• 19
  Chapter 25 - Interplanetary Cessna - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:43
• 20
  Chapter 25 - Interplanetary Cessna - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:59
• 21
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 6

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:37
• 22
  Chapter 26 - Yoda - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:49
• 23
  Chapter 27 - Flyover State - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:57
• 24
  Chapter 27 - Flyover State - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:18
• 25
  Chapter 28 - Falling with Helium - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:38
• 26
  Chapter 28 - Falling with Helium - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:19
• CD 4
• 1
  Chapter 29 - Everybody Out - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:45
• 2
  Chapter 29 - Everybody Out - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:34
• 3
  Chapter 29 - Everybody Out - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:22
• 4
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 7

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:49
• 5
  Chapter 30 - Self-Fertilization - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:50
• 6
  Chapter 30 - Self-Fertilization - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:03
• 7
  Chapter 30 - Self-Fertilization - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:00
• 8
  Chapter 30 - Self-Fertilization - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:55
• 9
  Chapter 31 - High Throw - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:47
• 10
  Chapter 31 - High Throw - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:37
• 11
  Chapter 32 - Lethal Neutrinos - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:42
• 12
  Chapter 32 - Lethal Neutrinos - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:09
• 13
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 8

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  1:00
• 14
  Chapter 33 - Speed Bump - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:46
• 15
  Chapter 33 - Speed Bump - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:14
• 16
  Chapter 34 - Lost Immortals - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:49
• 17
  Chapter 34 - Lost Immortals - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:57
• 18
  Chapter 35 - Orbital Speed - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:47
• 19
  Chapter 35 - Orbital Speed - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:17
• 20
  Chapter 35 - Orbital Speed - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:07
• 21
  Chapter 36 - FedEx Bandwidth - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:45
• 22
  Chapter 37 - Free Fall - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:16
• 23
  Chapter 37 - Free Fall - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:14
• 24
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 9

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  1:38
• 25
  Chapter 38 - Sparta - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:56
• 26
  Chapter 38 - Sparta - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:29
• CD 5
• 1
  Chapter 39 - Drain the Oceans - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:47
• 2
  Chapter 39 - Drain the Oceans - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:51
• 3
  Chapter 40 - Drain the Oceans: Part II - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:16
• 4
  Chapter 40 - Drain the Oceans: Part II - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:23
• 5
  Chapter 41 - Twitter - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:47
• 6
  Chapter 41 - Twitter - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:07
• 7
  Chapter 41 - Twitter - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:00
• 8
  Chapter 42 - Lego Bridge - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:54
• 9
  Chapter 42 - Lego Bridge - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:59
• 10
  Chapter 43 - Longest Sunset - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:48
• 11
  Chapter 43 - Longest Sunset - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:01
• 12
  Chapter 44 - Random Sneeze Call - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:10
• 13
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 10

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:51
• 14
  Chapter 45 - Expanding Earth - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:48
• 15
  Chapter 45 - Expanding Earth - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:44
• 16
  Chapter 45 - Expanding Earth - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:01
• 17
  Chapter 45 - Expanding Earth - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:04
• 18
  Chapter 46 - Weightless Arrow - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:12
• 19
  Chapter 46 - Weightless Arrow - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:16
• 20
  Chapter 47 - Sunless Earth - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:21
• 21
  Chapter 47 - Sunless Earth - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:03
• 22
  Chapter 48 - Updating a Printed Wikipedia - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:00
• 23
  Chapter 48 - Updating a Printed Wikipedia - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:21
• CD 6
• 1
  Chapter 49 - Facebook of the Dead - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:57
• 2
  Chapter 49 - Facebook of the Dead - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:55
• 3
  Chapter 50 - Sunset on the British Empire - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:43
• 4
  Chapter 51 - Stirring Tea - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:01
• 5
  Chapter 51 - Stirring Tea - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:55
• 6
  Chapter 52 - All the Lightning - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:43
• 7
  Chapter 52 - All the Lightning - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:47
• 8
  Chapter 53 - Loneliest Human - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:56
• 9
  Chapter 53 - Loneliest Human - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:20
• 10
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 11

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:33
• 11
  Chapter 54 - Raindrop - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:56
• 12
  Chapter 54 - Raindrop - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:47
• 13
  Chapter 55 - SAT Guessing - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:01
• 14
  Chapter 56 - Neutron Bullet - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:42
• 15
  Chapter 56 - Neutron Bullet - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  3:00
• 16
  Chapter 56 - Neutron Bullet - Part 3

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:51
• 17
  Chapter 56 - Neutron Bullet - Part 4

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:52
• 18
  Weird and Worrying Questions from the What-if? Inbox - Part 12

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  0:59
• 19
  Chapter 57 - Richter 15 - Part 1

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:45
• 20
  Chapter 57 - Richter 15 - Part 2

  Randall Munroe read by Wil Wheaton
  2:06

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  What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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  2 September 2014
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  What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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  What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

  6x CD
  2014