RandallMunroe_2014[兰德尔．门罗][由漫画引出的假设分析].pdfVIP

TED演讲者：RandallMunroe|兰德尔．门罗

演讲标题：Comicsthataskwhatif?|由漫画引出的假设分析

内容概要：WebcartoonistRandallMunroeanswerssimplewhat-ifquestions(whatifyouhita

baseballmovingatthespeedoflight?)usingmath,physics,logicanddeadpanhumor.Inthis

charmingtalk,areader.squestionaboutGoogle.sdatawarehouseleadsMunroedowna

circuitouspathtoahilariouslyover-detailedanswer—inwhich,shhh,youmightactuallylearn

something.

网页漫画家兰德尔．门罗常运用数理、逻辑和冷面幽默来回答一些简单的假设性问题（例如:假设你击中一颗

速度高达光速的棒球将会发生什么事?）在他引人入胜的演说中分享了一位读者提出的谷歌数据庫问题，引发

门罗从迂回的逻辑路径思考出令人捧腹大笑且过于细节的答案——别错过，你或许会有所收获。

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So,Ihaveafeatureonmywebsitewhereeveryweekpeople我的网上有一个功能,在那里人们每周可以向我

submithypotheticalquestionsformetoanswer,andItryto发问,一些假设性的问题。而我会尽量以数学、科

answerthemusingmath,scienceandcomics.学和漫画的形式来回答。[00:12]

Soforexample,onepersonasked,whatwouldhappenifyou例如,有人问;如果你试图击中一个速度为高达光

triedtohitabaseballpitchedat90percentofthespeedof速的90%的棒球,将会怎么样？[00:22]

light?

SoIdidsomecalculations.然后我做了计算,[00:29]

Now,normally,whenanobjectfliesthroughtheair,theair通常情况下,当一个物体在空气中飞行,空气将绕着

willflowaroundtheobject,butinthiscase,theballwouldbe此物环流。但是对于这个案例,棒球速度将会过

goingsofastthattheairmoleculeswouldnthavetimeto快,以至于空气分子来不及让道。[00:32]

moveoutoftheway.

Theballwouldsmashrightintoandthroughthem,andthe棒球将会碰撞空气并穿透空气分子,然后这些与空

collisionswiththeseairmoleculeswouldknockawaythe气分子的撞击运动,将会把氮、碳、氢从棒球那击

nitrogen,carbonandhydrogenfromtheball,fragmentingit退,使球破裂成极小粒子,同时也在空气中引发热

offintotinyparticles,andalsotriggeringwavesof核聚变的波。[00:41]

thermonuclearfusionintheairaroundit.

hypothetical:adj.假设的;爱猜想的comics:n.漫画;连环画;喜剧演员(comic的复数形式)pitched:adj.斜的;人字形的/v.使倾

斜;扎营;投掷(pitch的过去分词)molecule