The interval between the start and the end of "I'm Gonna Be" is 3 minutes and 30 seconds, and the ISS is moving at 7.66 km/s. I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley. In the introduction section of the book, Randall Munroe recounts wondering as a child whether "there were more hard things or soft things in the world", concluding that "the world contained about three billion soft things and five billion hard things". The conversation that was produced by this question impressed Munroe's mother to such a degree that she wrote it down. Though Munroe later stated that his question was rather meaningless, he used it as an example of how "thoroughly answer[ing] a stupid question can take you to some pretty interesting places". [7] If every human somehow simply disappeared from the face of the Earth, how long would it be before the last artificial light source would go out? So much of a fan that when I heard about this book, I went so far as to abuse my power as an author to get an Advance Reading Copy of the book, so that I could enjoy its deliciousness sooner. And... y'know... taunt people on the internet.

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Sources:The Fraud and the Four-Hour WorkweekRevisiting "The 4-Hour Workweek"New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life!From Productivity to Psychedelics: Tim Ferriss Has Changed His Mind About Success The other surprise is how much it pulled me in. I expected to read the book in dribs and drabs over a couple weeks. Instead, I tore through it. That's not usually the case for me with non-fiction books. Well, this amounts to the question of, what per cent of reviewers would simply stop typing when the time ran out, instead of finishing up what they were saying and ignoring the stupid rule. And although the words are calming and inspiring it is most definitely the beautiful and brightly colored illustrations that bring it altogether. Although there are a few illustrations that didn't really stand out to me like the toes, the worms and the zebras, all of the rest of them did and they were charming. I found a few that just had me laughing with the thought. What would happen if everyone on Earth stood as close to each other as they could and jumped, everyone landing on the ground at the same instant?” Answer: “Within weeks, Rhode Island is a graveyard of billions.”

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Watch this video in which the author talks about the book. What questions would you like to ask about the author / book? Many of the pictures of Joe and his mum are coloured using different shades of a single colour. Can you create a picture of yourself using a similar technique? Some simple models clearly give you the only plausible answer: Netherlands will become a supraplanetary entity. To see how, you need to read for yourself. “Supposing you did drain the oceans, and dumped the water on top of the Curiosity rover, how would Mars change as the water accumulated?” Again, the answer is clear — it’s a future that will be Netherlands-shaped: Beautifully illustrated and thought provoking, yet sometimes unsettling; If... could be an entertaining read for children and adults alike. But it turns out that trying to thoroughly answer a stupid question can take you to some pretty interesting places.”

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What would happen of everyone on Earth stood as close to each other as they could and jumped, everyone landing on the ground at the same time? A magnitude 15 earthquake would involve the release of almost [100 quintillion] joules of energy, which is roughly the gravitational binding energy of the Earth. To put it another way, the Death Star caused a magnitude 15 earthquake on Alderaan.So, I took the book home - slightly shamed that I hadn't realized it was more for coffee tables than actual reading.