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xkcd's Randall Munroe -- What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Public Works
San Francisco, CA
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xkcd -- the brilliant webcomic beloved by millions of readers every week -- creator Randall Munroe delivers hilarious and informative answers to questions you probably never thought to ask. It's time to meet your hero.

Munroe's stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans' strangest questions -- queries ranging from merely odd to downright diabolical:

What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool?
Could you build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns?
What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City?
Are fire tornadoes possible?

His responses are masterpieces of clarity and wit, gleefully and accurately explaining everything from the relativistic effects of a baseball pitched at near the speed of light to the many horrible ways you could die while building a periodic table out of all the actual elements.

Munroe's new book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? is an informative feast for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.

Randall Munroe is the author of the popular webcomic xkcd and the science question-and-answer blog What If. After studying physics at Christopher Newport University, he got a job building robots at NASA Langley Research Center. In 2006, he left NASA to draw comics on the internet full-time, supporting himself through the sale of xkcd t-shirts, prints, posters, and books. He likes candlelight dinners and long walks on the beach. Very long walks. Lots of people say they like long walks on the beach, but then they get out on the beach and after just an hour or two, they say they're getting tired. Bring a tent. He lives in Massachusetts.


The bar at Public Works will be serving drinks before, during, and after the program. This event is necessarily limited to people 21 and older.

Books will be available during the event, and booksigning follows the program.

DOORS OPEN FOR ENTRANCE AT 6:45 PM.

PROGRAM AT 7:30 PM SHARP.

NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
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Location

Public Works (View)
161 Erie Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States

Categories

Arts > Literary
Arts > Visual
Other > Technology

Minimum Age: 21
Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: The Booksmith
On BPT Since: May 28, 2009
 
Booksmith
www.booksmith.com

Q&A

Question: Can I show up at the door for Randall Munroe without tickets and then buy said tickets at said door?
Answer: tickets will not be available at the door
 
Question: Is there an approximate time of event-end/booksigning-start so that I (being without a ticket since it's sold out) could purchase a book and have it signed?
Answer: We'd suggest arriving between 8:20 and 8:30 to buy a book and so you can join the signing line. Thanks so much for your interest!


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