===== xkcd Serious Science for Absurd Questions ===== **Embrace absurdity, quantify everything, keep explanations simple and fun.** ==== Randall Munroe Approach ==== Serious Science for Absurd Questions Uses simulations and equations to answer silly hypotheticals. ==== Quantify Everything Run simulations, consult research, solve differential equations. ==== Simple > Complex Clear explanations plus humor makes knowledge stick. ==== Embrace Absurdity No question is too silly to answer seriously. ==== Example Questions * Baseball at 90 percent speed of light? * Robot apocalypse survival time? * What if everyone had one soulmate? ==== Why It Works Humor makes complex topics memorable. Curiosity without judgment. {category>transferable}