https://youtube.com/channel/UC6IxnFzHofFJ5X2PycSMsww What If? The Video Series is the official adaptation of the 'What If?' books by Randall Munroe (xkcd.com) and is produced by Neptune Studios LLC TV & Film Podsync generator (support us at https://github.com/mxpv/podsync) en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:04:16 +0000 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:37:15 +0000 https://yt3.ggpht.com/OWt_mjwWE0M5URS_HfYC6-4KsJdiodRahjLDfFViTOx_e3D_b8aWHQl_AyiE98VUY7OWNY61mg=s800-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj https://youtube.com/channel/UC6IxnFzHofFJ5X2PycSMsww xkcd's What If? xkcd's What If? no 9VG0yqq_PHM https://youtube.com/watch?v=9VG0yqq_PHM Get a copy of What If? 2 and Randall’s other books at: https://xkcd.com/books More serious answers to absurd questions at: https://what-if.xkcd.com/ I heard this question debated on a podcast I listen to, which asked: “Would a toaster still work in a freezer?” Here’s how they summed up the situation: You put a toaster in a freezer. You put some bread in there. You click it down. What even happens, right? Because if your answer is, "it would get hot," then the freezer hasn't done its job. But if you say "it would get cold," then the toaster hasn't done its job. Credits ******* Randall Munroe | Narrator Henry Reich | Writer & Director Lizah van der Aart | Illustration and Video Editing Ever Salazar | Chief Chaos Controller Know Art Studios | Music & Sound Effects What If? The Video Series is the official adaptation of the What If? books by Randall Munroe and is produced by Neptune Studios LLC. Randall Munroe is the author of the New York Times bestsellers What If? 2, How To, What If?, and Thing Explainer; the science question-and-answer blog What If?; and the popular web comic xkcd (https://xkcd.com). A former NASA roboticist, he left the agency in 2006 to draw comics on the internet full time. Henry Reich is the creator of MinutePhysics and executive producer of MinuteEarth and MinuteFood and founder of Neptune Studios LLC (the parent company for all three youtube channels). ©2026 xkcd, inc. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:23:56 +0000 xkcd's What If? If you put a toaster in a freezer, which wins? 2:43 no 1 X97DDWvxaqQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=X97DDWvxaqQ I would save on my electricity bill if I could turn my internet arguments into energy. ©2026 xkcd, inc. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:00:21 +0000 xkcd's What If? Could you power your computer by typing? 1:41 no 2 TIDHee_Q5Gk https://youtube.com/watch?v=TIDHee_Q5Gk You would stop being biology and start being physics. ©2026 xkcd, inc. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:00:04 +0000 xkcd's What If? What if all visible light was a single beam? 2:04 no 3 4ZVtHknKuvg https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZVtHknKuvg Get a copy of What If? 2 and Randall’s other books at: https://xkcd.com/books More serious answers to absurd questions at: https://what-if.xkcd.com/ This question comes from Joanna, who asks: What would happen if all the bodies of water on Earth magically disappeared? As is often the case with these questions, everyone would die. Credits ******* Randall Munroe | Narrator Henry Reich | Writer & Director Lizah van der Aart | Illustration and Video Editing Ever Salazar | Chief Chaos Controller Know Art Studios | Music & Sound Effects What If? The Video Series is the official adaptation of the What If? books by Randall Munroe and is produced by Neptune Studios LLC. Randall Munroe is the author of the New York Times bestsellers What If? 2, How To, What If?, and Thing Explainer; the science question-and-answer blog What If?; and the popular web comic xkcd (https://xkcd.com). A former NASA roboticist, he left the agency in 2006 to draw comics on the internet full time. Henry Reich is the creator of MinutePhysics and executive producer of MinuteEarth and MinuteFood and founder of Neptune Studios LLC (the parent company for all three youtube channels). ©2026 xkcd, inc. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:00:12 +0000 xkcd's What If? What if Earth’s Water Suddenly Disappeared? 3:04 no 4 rGZ6TsXvi8E https://youtube.com/watch?v=rGZ6TsXvi8E An immeasurably small fraction of a nanosecond extra is worth it with the right person ❤️ ©2026 xkcd, inc. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:00:21 +0000 xkcd's What If? How long could you drive towards the sunset? 2:10 no 5