![]() ![]() “If all digital data were stored on punch cards, how big would Google’s data warehouse be?”.“What would happen if you were to gather a mole (unit of measurement) of moles (the small furry critter) in one place?”.“How much Force power can Yoda output?”.I’ve even seen some painted as murals on dorm hallways.īut Munroe does more than draw comics: he recently published a book called “What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions,” in which he uses legitimate, scientific tools and data to guess at impossible questions like: ![]() Xkcd is “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” Its creator, Randall Munroe, has something of a cult following here at MIT: we’ve hacked his lectures, celebrated his anniversaries, and replicated this comic in Simmons hall. Instead, go over to, read all 1400+ comics, laugh, cry, fall in love, and then come back. ![]() If you haven’t heard of xkcd, stop reading. ![]()
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