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Summary of How To 

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Randall Munroe has put together a comical set of impractical procedures on how to get things done in How To. Munro shows that when we try out concepts we think about, we can determine whether they are good or not. While experimenting with these ideas, you might stumble on exciting discoveries, find what works and what doesn’t, and figure out a more effective way of doing things. These How-To guides will help you to see the world differently. Even if you already have an effective way of doing things, the fresh perspective you’ll find in these pages will thrill you. Randal Munroe is the author of the New York Times bestseller What If? and formerly worked as a roboticist at NASA. Since 2006, he has been working full time on the webcomic “xkcd.” “There’s no nondestructive test for indestructibility.” ~ Randall Munroe

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An idea may sound ridiculous at first but later end up being a good one. Through math, previous knowledge, and experimentation, you can make an educated guess on what will happen when you try an idea.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wanted to land the Curiosity rover on Mars without crashing it on the surface or creating dust clouds that would decrease visibility—which is vital to a safe landing. A formerly ridiculous idea turned out to be the solution they needed—a sky crane. With a sky crane powered by rockets hovering high above the surface, they could avoid the dust clouds the rockets would have generated if they were close to the ground. And with a long tether, they could gently land the rover without crashing it on the Martian surface — a feat that would have been impossible with parachutes and airbags due to the rover’s size.
In life, we either learn how to do a thing from others or apply a trial and error approach.
This summary describes uncommon ways of doing things like jumping, throwing a pool party, digging a hole, listening to music, crossing a river, throwing things, playing football, predicting the weather, skiing, generating power, taking a selfie, winning an election, and charging your phone. These are things you probably know how to do already, but the ideas shared in these pages will help you learn how to do them differently. And if you don’t already know how, you’re just one of about 10,000 people in America who are learning something for the first time every day.
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You can learn to jump thousands of feet higher than is possible for an average person

Typically, a well-trained athlete can only jump a little higher than two feet without any help. With pole vaulting, a technique that requires a springy pole and a running athlete, the jump can be as high as 6.08 meters (about 20 feet).
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A pool party is incomplete without a pool of water

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Always compare the cost of digging a hole with the reason for digging to choose a profitable method of digging

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There are more sounds than the standard piano can produce

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Throwing is a skill that many people consider legendary

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You can apply different strategies to scoring a goal in a game of football depending on the type of football

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