Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? comes a hilariously informative book that explains the inner workings of complex objects using only the 1,000 most common English words. Have you ever wanted to know how a nuclear reactor works? Or how a car engine functions? Or what goes on inside a microwave? Randall Munroe explains it all using simple drawings and the most common, simple words possible.