Have you ever ever tried to be taught extra about some unbelievable factor, solely to be annoyed by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is right here to assist. In Factor Explainer, he makes use of line drawings and solely the thousand (or, fairly, “ten hundred”) most typical phrases to offer easy explanations for a few of the most attention-grabbing stuff there may be, together with: food-heating radio bins (microwaves)tall roads (bridges)pc buildings (datacenters)the shared house home (the Worldwide House Station)the opposite worlds across the solar (the photo voltaic system)the large flat rocks we dwell on (tectonic plates)the items all the things is product of (the periodic desk)planes with turning wings (helicopters)bins that make garments scent higher (washers and dryers)the baggage of stuff inside you (cells) How do these items work? The place do they arrive from? What would life be like with out them? And what would occur if we opened them up, heated them up, cooled them down, pointed them in a distinct course, or pressed this button? In Factor Explainer, Munroe offers us the solutions to those questions and so many extra. Humorous, attention-grabbing, and at all times comprehensible, this e book is for anybody—age 5 to 105—who has ever puzzled how issues work, and why.
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
$15.57
Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, “ten hundred”) most common words to provide simple explanations for some of the most interesting stuff there is, including: food-heating radio boxes (microwaves)tall roads (bridges)computer buildings (datacenters)the shared space house (the International Space Station)the other worlds around the sun (the solar system)the big flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates)the pieces everything is made of (the periodic table)planes with turning wings (helicopters)boxes that make clothes smell better (washers and dryers)the bags of stuff inside you (cells) How do these things work? Where do they come from? What would life be like without them? And what would happen if we opened them up, heated them up, cooled them down, pointed them in a different direction, or pressed this button? In Thing Explainer, Munroe gives us the answers to these questions and so many more. Funny, interesting, and always understandable, this book is for anyone—age 5 to 105—who has ever wondered how things work, and why.
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