Discussing 'What If'

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[@zozohastie]

The story of how you guys ended up being friends for over 30 years is very heartwarming too. I know soulmates are often referred upon couples, but you guys are friend-soulmates :)

[@Smurmurmur]

Link always trys to pretend that he doesn't care about being all friendly or loving, but as soon as Rhett said they shouldn't find eachother, he was like WAIT HOLD UP MAN! 😂 Your friendship is amazing and I aspire to have one like it someday.

[@simpsonsfreak23]

This discussion is so interesting I actually want tot read/listen to this book.

[@MrTgb20]

***** Read the book don't listen to it.The author is an amazing cartoonist and the book is full of amazing cartoons.

[@leujin]

***** He has a weekly column, too (which served as inspiration for the book/a fair chunk of the material) what-if.xkcd.com/

[@simpsonsfreak23]

Thanks for the tip guys!

[@maddzero]

I read the book and it's great. You should really read not listen to it though because of the cartoons.

[@Thatironic]

***** Its gone from audioble anyways, that was fast...

[@Orbb80]

Just wanted to share a quote from Isaac Asimov, "Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all."

[@DoctorKandosii]

"If you change your mind, I'll be at that big tree." That bit at the end made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

[@katfangtastic1420]

"We'd like to announce our next big project: Companionship, dude!"..and 18 months later we have the "Buddy System" :)

[@metanevets91]

Kat Fangtastic right?! I was wondering if anyone else caught that.

[@katfangtastic1420]

Great minds think alike :)

[@TheN64Clans]

See, I think it's the bond that you create with the one you love that ultimaltely turns you into soul mates

[@dinoiakc]

TheN64Clans did you hear exactly what link said tho? he was like "you'll know him when you see him" sorry i just wanted to point that out, lol but i do agree with you

[@TheN64Clans]

Yeah I know. :)

[@brianjones8899]

The scientific what ifs' in this episode sounded like questions in a Vsauce video

[@TejuAbiola]

If you like the Princess Bride, you should also read the original book from which the movie was adapted.

[@Orbb80]

Teju Abiola I have been wanting to do that since I was a child, haven't gotten 'round to it yet though lol

[@TejuAbiola]

Corin Price If you ever find the time, you should do it. It's great!

[@Orbb80]

Teju Abiola I so need to :)

[@TejuAbiola]

***** The author, William Goldman, wrote the screenplay, so it isn't terribly different. There are a couple differences to make for a better viewing experience, but it expands on the characters. Like their origins, motivations, etc. And Goldman's satirical humor is great on the page.

[@TejuAbiola]

Trek Video I read it after I watched the movie a number of times and I really enjoyed it. I liked the expansion that was possible with it being a book. They are not exactly same, but they are both great.

[@ericmonette6633]

Rhett and link smell. Sweat and stink . (I'll be here all week thank you)😂

[@smoothskinnnn]

Lol

[@meatheadfeathertoes9102]

Lol m8 gr8 banter 8/8, what's the d8? Lol don't h8 sorry am I 2 L8?

[@Jeppe232323]

Eric Monette Gr8 b8 m8 i r8 8/8, y u h8? To sk8 is ur f8 m8.

[@Jeppe232323]

Eric Monette Gr8 b8 m8 i r8 8/8, y u h8? To sk8 is ur f8 m8.

[@MrHoodie]

+Musen W8 w8 w8 don't close the g8 empty your pl8 and quickly meet a painful f8 m8 I r8 8/8 don't h8 just m8.

[@tundraman217]

"I'd rather have people go in front of me on a conveyor belt than watch After Earth" That made my day.

[@arieltallen5732]

Love, love, love this book! Read it all the way through in just a few days. Really enjoyed it, so glad y'all recommended it. Y'alls discussion was fantastic to listen to. Wish there were more of these. #IAmAMythicalBeast

[@tristanmahler4471]

I read the What Ifs online on his website, and it's hilarious. I'm not sure if you guys know he has a webcomic too called XKCD. It's science/math/general nerdiness themed.

[@mp3remix171]

I bought the physical copy, and just freakin loved it (but im studying engreering), but i think the physical copy of this book is a must cuz it contains so many great illustrations and comics! 9/10 plz more like this one!!

[@irishanlin]

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite books (and movies)... I saw the movie first years and years ago, and I was so happy to discover that the movie is made almost word for word from the book - and it's even funnier in some parts! Enjoy reading it, y'all. :)

[@nickylyles2752]

I think that my favorite part of the book was the "mole of moles" chapter. It actually helped me in school! We started doing calculations with the mole unit and What If helped me to visualize what a mole is. I really loved this book! Can't wait to read As You Wish.

[@Genologic]

the glass is always full...50% air....50% water.

[@tomfranklin7582]

The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

The lesson: If the optimist says the glass is half full, and the pessimist says the glass is half empty, the physicist ducks.

[@elisedobs]

Optimist: It's have full Pessimist: It's have empty Resolver: *Drinks water* It's empty guys

[@Abitflippant]

Epic Elise now it's just filled with air. Empty is something different

[@samspetservicesnavan]

***** Wait, you forgot: The Scientist: since water (H2O) is in part oxygen, then the glass is more than half air on a molecular level!! Great work though. I really enjoyed your comment!!!

[@MikeyJayyy]

If you think you're the last man on Earth, head to Tuscon, AZ. Will Forte is there.

[@violadoode]

😂😂😂😂 love that show

[@tonyhong20]

Same here

[@AceandDuce]

Every time I watch that show I think "WHY PICK A DESERT YOU MORON!"

[@tonyhong20]

Lol

[@lean10l23]

There is no last men on earth AT ALL????

[@andoxviii]

I have a friend named Randy...who married a girl named Michelle 3 years ago. That tripped me out just now

[@andrewgrayson6868]

Was anyone else fascinated when that said "suck it right through" in unison at the exact same time???

[@MsKarenrobbins]

Y'all meet at "That big tree"...the 'companionship dude' tree!

[@Moollylooloo1]

Thats weird... Link mentioned a couple hypothetically named Michelle and Randy, and I know a couple named Michelle and Randy.

[@BazookaTooth707]

No it's not..it's hypothetical.

[@bertoclips7123]

Omg that is so interesting Not

[@dinoiakc]

Moollylooloo1 dude dude dude dude i knew a girl named michelle yeah thats it

[@Moollylooloo1]

Y'all need to be careful with your comments, and how you treat people on the internet.

[@Midrealm_DM]

Moollylooloo1 I assumed Randy was a reference to Randall Munroe, author of the book. And that Michelle was his wife. But I honestly don't know if that is her name or not.

[@Jennylapluff]

I'm so glad you guys picked a more lighthearted book this time! Since pretty much every answer to every question was that the world as we know it would cease to exist, I wasn't even able to finish this book because I was getting so depressed! The humor helped me get as far as I did, but it was rough! I love The Princess Bride too, so I'm super pumped for the next book! :)

[@SunsetsAndLove]

What a cute ending! :'D

[@TheGFeather]

I loved the Mole of moles. I was listening in the car and had to pull over because I was laughing too hard. A magnificent chapter.

[@itisbridie]

lol what soul mate? forever alone :'(

[@jackclements2163]

itisbridie I can be your soul mate Bridie, we can go on safari together on far off worlds, you'll love it!

[@itisbridie]

Jack Clements ahaha a safari would actually be so cool

[@itisbridie]

okaywhatever the more the merrier! haha

[@okaywhatever959]

I feel loved. The comment section on GMM is always so nice!!!!

[@moeeznazir5595]

🙋🏽

[@BennRutter]

Great barrier queef.

[@cinnamonperyton2852]

Great barrier quiff

[@DontezMorristez]

***** great teriyaki

[@user-xp8nv7qf2e]

Love this book! Bought it in September and have read it multiple times!

[@internetprincess788]

Link loves to play with his ring a lot

[@littleredhairedgirlsteph3922]

Link mentions The Tree! Now we know about it, too. ❤🌳

[@morganrenny]

"You'll know him when you see him."

[@Magma9567]

Whill Wheaton, (Family Guy, anyone?)

[@lightninggamer9094]

Whill wheton

[@dylanfinn2067]

damn it stewey

[@scott6620]

Cool whip

[@roastking860]

+Leggy444 Cool Hwip

[@lolhilolhi1]

ENCOURAGE THE MICROPHONE

[@rayhs1984]

There is a movie called TiMER where society creates a implant that is a clock that tells you the instant you will meet your soul-mate.

[@JMZBros]

What do you get when you see a mole of moles digging a mole of holes....... A mole of molasses.

[@platypusperson100]

Nathan Johnson HA HA Ha ha... Math jokes... lol

[@Narutokun1545]

The way I see the whole "half empty/half full" glass is that if you're filling it and stop halfway, it's half full. And if it starts out full and you drink half of it, it's half empty. So in that, it means a glass is either half full or half empty depending on the state it was in before it got to the halfway point.

[@ashexyz]

i'm interested in how early you film videos/if you always prerecord videos

[@dori34543]

Ashley Stalnaker They already said that they always prerecord many videos in advance :)

[@leximartin9666]

Probably a week because on are winter break it was a week longer than everyone's else break when they started this season

[@samspetservicesnavan]

Ashley Stalnaker They definitely pre record because they were sponsored by some new youtube based site the other day, similar to netflix, that costs 2 dollars a month or something small like that where you can see all episodes 24 hours before everybody else. so they are at least 24 hours ahead!!!! I'd guess a week is a fair estimate, always better to be prepared :) still don't know exactly how early they are though!

[@emmasonnier8296]

DamageIncM no its not

[@ArthurIVA]

I loved the book. I read it months ago.

[@avonleahaymart6958]

I CAN'T STOP WATCHING THE BEGINNING LOLOLOLOOLL

[@jessidi9]

Super excited to read the next book! Great choices so far, Rhett and Link. Best mythical book club ever. :)

[@Wendifur_]

I love that two best friends can just say 'the big tree' and know exactly what their talking about.

[@11azuresky]

Arizona Roadcam what does it mean?

[@kittenchaos5141]

OMG I recenly read the book 'What if?' by xkcd and I absolutley LOVED it. I have to agree with Rhett though, my favorite one was the periodic table; I quote "Do not build the seventh row".

[@christianpoynter7971]

The BEST thing about "What If" is the illustrations. I don't know why you'd listen to it as an audio book...

[@Campusanis]

So cool seeing hem excited about What If, I love XKCD. :D

[@palmers.3286]

That puts a whole new spin on making a mountain out of a molehill

[@bigphilgames]

1 mole = 6x10^23

[@benkuharik]

Philip Matthews 6.022

[@connerjohnson1619]

No you r all wrong it is 6.022 x 10^32

[@letdomf]

Conner Johnson You are wrong, it is 6.0221413 x 10^23

[@letdomf]

I never saw pi being represented by 3.14. You are certainly reading some special books. Pi is a transcendental number, so you can not represent it in numerical form. Avogadro number is not transcendental, so you can have a finite number.

[@benkuharik]

letdomf when you use pi in any formula it has a finite numerical value, when finding the circumference of a circle it is pi*diameter and if you needed to solve that you would round. you must be reading some special books yourself if it says leave pi in the answer and not to round. even in the highest, most pristine, calculators it is rounded. it being infinite becomes useless after so many places after the decimal... and if you've never seen pi represented as 3.14 then you must've never attended elementary grade math. pi is ALWAYS represented numerically when using it in equations, unless you leave pi in the answer, which then your answer isn't typically too helpful or accepted

[@j.m.mitchell6226]

I love the hell out of that book.

[@Lornda]

if you got the money you can buy a periodic table or real elements. was featured on vsauce. nothing crazy happens and its pretty cool. comes with 1 kg samples of the solid state elements. and the gases are presented in neon lights (neon is used loosely as the glass tubes contain individual elements freon zeon neon xenon ect to make different colours) and i believe you get imitation radioactive elements in the actual case but are provided with real samples in proper containment units.

[@bezilliox]

That's pretty cool!

[@elizabethmay5541]

I really liked the last book. The book club idea is really cool! Can't wait to start reading the new one :D

[@betweenthesheets1100]

MORE "WHAT IF'S" PLEASE!! Please make a "What If" series.. ^-^

[@tessan613]

I absolutely loved the book! I'm no science nerd but I'm curious and a bookworm ;-) Perfect combo for this book and Will Wheaton made it extremely easy to listen.

[@llamacebu216]

Ants release a pheromone that leaves a trail so the next ant knows where to go

[@kclantz]

Speaking of "the Princess Bride book," I know you were referring to Cary Elwes's As You Wish, but the movie is actually based off of a book of the same title, The Princess Bride. It is my favorite book of all time, and somehow it's even better than the movie. If anyone out there loves the movie and is excited about As You Wish, I would highly recommend you check out the original book as well :)

[@aaroncarter8180]

What if is my favorite book!

[@onthemetro410]

For anyone who didn't read the book but is now curious...You can go to what-if.xkcd.com to find all these hypothetical questions with fun stick figure illustrations.

[@babykirb5386]

I bought this book at the store just cause u guys were reading, and it definitely was fantastic!

[@emptyarray]

My name is Michelle and I don't want to meet Randy. James or Will is fine, but not Randy.

[@awesomegamer192yt4]

cwymichelle too late...

[@chriswright2130]

cwymichelle Eat Randy

[@gabby3406]

Chris Wright Well played, sir. Well played.

[@natashatagaras556]

cwymichelle my names jeff

[@ChaseBlanchette]

cwymichelle It's funny becuase the author of the book's nickname is Randy

[@Mindmaid1]

"...anybody want a peanut"? I have the book and watched "The Princess Bride" several times.

[@EthanVillanueva]

I actually really enjoyed this book. IT was funny and the guy who read it wasn't mundane. Like he had enthusiasm in his voice. It was interesting. And I was surprised by how many of my friends and co-workers would ask these questions genuinely and I surprisingly knew the answer cause of this book.

[@SixRavenEight]

This is the loneliest life I've ever known. ♥♥

[@MostDefinitelyNotRosie]

Companionship, dude. I don't know why, but that was really adorable. Best friends for 30 years, ladies and gentlemen

[@adriannavanoyen]

"... we should just sit there and just die." - Rhett 04/14/15 This cracked me up so much with how utterly bleak the thought was!

[@dinoiakc]

Adrianna Van Oyen if you really think about it gmm can be really depressing sometimes

[@yeetskeet9610]

I've never been this early before!! Great episode guys! :D

[@whoiamforever]

Rhett's shock at Link's mouth fart! :D

[@GeraltORivia]

I think I've found my soulmate.

[@sandyolson3146]

Link looked like he was actually hurt by that :(

[@dinoiakc]

Sandy Olson by what

[@sandyolson3146]

Rhett talking about going it alone if there were only the 2 of them left on the planet.

[@dinoiakc]

Sandy Olson oh guess i didnt see that part i didnt watch all of it

[@MrThemateur]

This book was so awesome though!

[@cons7305]

I saw the movie like a year ago and I slept in the middle of it.

[@43v3rh1d3n]

Hey mythical beasts!! if you are part of the book club and are in alabama, the author of this book is going to be speaking at the alabama theatre!!

[@TheEzypzy]

I loved What If? when I read it at in hard-cover. XKCD is my favorite webcomic, and his What If? weekly blog is quite a read if you can understand some of it.

[@nainan3331]

Someone please put 'companionship dude' on a t-shirt

[@GINEP1G]

the movie is called timer! its about getting a timer installed in your wrist and it counts down to meeting your soul mate.

[@BreanneYusten]

The soul mate question also said that your soul mate could have been in the past and died already or they not be alive yet. That's what made it even less likely to find your soul mate.

[@aaahlydia]

you know those things that just stick in the back of your mind and pop up every now and then that you'll wonder about for ages...? yeah 'the huge tree' is one of them. ah so interesting. one thing that will forever be unanswered

[@alexmahone2506]

rhett and link should do a cooking episode once a week or something

[@RobotAlienGaming]

When people ask about the half full or half empty thing,think about Schrodinger's cat.

[@pampamtamtam4001]

Please do another vacay gone cray cray.

[@kavanduboise8506]

This made me buy the book

[@memethanYT]

11:45 Tim Vine did a sketch about that.

[@rachelgriffiths6381]

You guys should search 'asapscience' in KZbin I personally love it!

[@sawyermervis4232]

7:03 steel city whoot whoot

[@hazelgh52]

You guys should do the best friend tag

[@nabstablook4392]

have you eaten a cookie/brownie they are the BOMB

[@GODhasChosenMJ]

PLEASE Rhett and Link do a will it Cheese Burger!

[@WattyMcfly]

Darn! I was hoping the would play with their science kits!

[@briii5228]

I'm from Pittsburgh! 😄

[@DaDestroyer1986]

The third book should be "Ready Player One." That book was awesome.

[@staceyembach]

I just bought the book and read it, I'll probably do the same with this new one too.

[@paperheartsnreal1s]

If anyone is considering getting the audio book or the physical copy, get the physical copy. You miss so many great and hilarious comics if you only listen to the audio version. It really is a great book, though.

[@john_hunter_]

I was recently thinking of the idea of what would happen if you got one cubic centimeter of each element and put them all in the same location.

[@dudebob31]

The science of the soulmate thing is an episode of Black Mirror now

[@RainbovvNinja]

The movie Cloud Atlas, have some kind of soul mate perspective in it :D

[@kittenchaos5141]

I've read that book before I watched this video and it is a really good book. It's super scientific but also amazingly interesting! Read it! My favorite part is 'one block of every element of the periodic table'

[@kittenchaos5141]

The hair dryer one is good too i like that one a lot

[@maximefillon1029]

I have What If as a physical book and I think it's better that way, despite Randall Munroe's great explanations for everything, sometimes I just need to go back and read some parts a few times. Also, I like the physical book for the cartoons. I think a narrative book is a better choice if you're going to listen to audiobooks.

[@Keithanater1]

The physical book is so much better because there's pictures and stuff :)

[@rebekaholinger4208]

Did anyone else notice how whenever one of them said soulmate they would look at the other

[@Hulkeq2]

If you want to do a science-centric book that's also a light read , try "the science of discworld" by Terry Pratchett.

[@liveactionlink8736]

I'm still waiting for Companionship Dude to release

[@NelsonEstrada]

I am a huge fan of of this book club idea! How can I show my support of I am already and Audible member?

[@kylies8894]

👦link 👱Rhett

[@FarmerEd7810]

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