{"product_id":"libro-explicador-de-cosas-el","title":"The Thing Explainer","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the NASA engineer, creator of the humorous webcomic \u003ci\u003exkcd\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a series of brilliant - and simple - drawings with descriptions that explain everything from nuclear reactors to ballpoint pens.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever tried to learn about something amazing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandall Munroe is here to help.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing only schematic drawings and the thousand (or, as he puts it, \"ten hundred\") most common words in our language to give simple explanations for some of the most interesting things that exist, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Food-heating radio box\u003c\/b\u003e (= microwave oven)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Sky roads\u003c\/b\u003e (= bridges)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Computer building\u003c\/b\u003e (= data center)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Shared space house\u003c\/b\u003e (= International Space Station)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Worlds around the sun\u003c\/b\u003e (= solar system)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Rock plates we live on\u003c\/b\u003e (= tectonic plates)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Parts of all the stuff\u003c\/b\u003e (= periodic table)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Flying boat with turning wings\u003c\/b\u003e (= helicopter)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Clothes-smell-making machine\u003c\/b\u003e (= washing machine and dryer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Things you have inside you\u003c\/b\u003e (= organs)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow 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, cooled them, turned them in a different direction, or pressed a certain button?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThing Explainer\u003c\/i\u003e, Munroe answers these questions and many more. Funny, interesting, and always understandable, this book is for anyone - from 5 to 105 - who has ever wondered how things work and why.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall Munroe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43348613234936,"sku":"9788403517363","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/4897\/5608\/products\/AG1736C.jpg?v=1665537040","url":"https:\/\/ellector.com.pa\/es\/products\/libro-explicador-de-cosas-el","provider":"Librerías El Lector Panamá","version":"1.0","type":"link"}