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1234231587678: omg im so blind

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omg im so blind

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
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	{{w\|Cosmic inflation}} is the theory that the very early universe briefly expanded at an enormous rate. This explains the "clumpiness" of the early universe, which is necessary to explain the formation of large-scale structures (e.g., {{w\|galaxies}}, {{w\|galaxy clusters}}, {{w\|galaxy filaments}}, etc.) as the universe evolved. "Regular" {{w\|price inflation}} refers to the economic process in which the average price of goods and services increases over time. This is usually gradual, but can be very rapid during times of economic distress.		{{w\|Cosmic inflation}} is the theory that the very early universe briefly expanded at an enormous rate. This explains the "clumpiness" of the early universe, which is necessary to explain the formation of large-scale structures (e.g., {{w\|galaxies}}, {{w\|galaxy clusters}}, {{w\|galaxy filaments}}, etc.) as the universe evolved. "Regular" {{w\|price inflation}} refers to the economic process in which the average price of goods and services increases over time. This is usually gradual, but can be very rapid during times of economic distress.

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 {{w|Cosmic inflation}} is the theory that the very early universe briefly expanded at an enormous rate. This explains the "clumpiness" of the early universe, which is necessary to explain the formation of large-scale structures (e.g., {{w|galaxies}}, {{w|galaxy clusters}}, {{w|galaxy filaments}}, etc.) as the universe evolved. "Regular" {{w|price inflation}} refers to the economic process in which the average price of goods and services increases over time. This is usually gradual, but can be very rapid during times of economic distress.

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 Another comic illustrating cosmic inflation is [[2240: Timeline of the Universe]].
 ==Trivia==
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 Given that there are only seven secondary tick marks between the primary (labeled) tick marks, these denote not increments of 1 order of magnitude but 1.125 orders of magnitude.
 {{comic discussion}}<noinclude>

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 ==Transcript==
-:Caption: Timeline of Inflation
+:[Label of timeline]: Timeline of Inflation
 :[A log-scale timeline labeled "Age of the Universe (seconds)" ranging from 10<sup>-44</sup> to about 10<sup>25</sup>, with labeled tick marks at 10<sup>-40</sup>, 10<sup>-30</sup>, and so on until 10<sup>20</sup> s. An arrow points from the text "Cosmic" to a bar that begins off-panel to the left and continues up to roughly 10<sup>-33</sup> seconds. Another arrow points from the text "Regular" to a second, much thinner bar that covers another period between roughly 10<sup>16.9</sup> and 10<sup>17.3</sup> seconds.]

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 ==Transcript==
-:[Caption:] Timeline of Inflation
+:Caption: Timeline of Inflation
-:[A log-scale timeline labeled "Age of the Universe (seconds)" ranging from 10<sup>-40</sup> to about 10<sup>25</sup>, with labeled tick marks at 10<sup>-40</sup>, 10<sup>-30</sup>, and so on until 10<sup>20</sup> s. An arrow points from the text "Cosmic" to a bar that begins off-panel to the left and continues up to roughly 10<sup>-33</sup> seconds. Another arrow points from the text "Regular" to a second, much thinner bar that covers another period between roughly 10<sup>16.9</sup> and 10<sup>17.3</sup> seconds.]
+:[A log-scale timeline labeled "Age of the Universe (seconds)" ranging from 10<sup>-44</sup> to about 10<sup>25</sup>, with labeled tick marks at 10<sup>-40</sup>, 10<sup>-30</sup>, and so on until 10<sup>20</sup> s. An arrow points from the text "Cosmic" to a bar that begins off-panel to the left and continues up to roughly 10<sup>-33</sup> seconds. Another arrow points from the text "Regular" to a second, much thinner bar that covers another period between roughly 10<sup>16.9</sup> and 10<sup>17.3</sup> seconds.]
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-{{w|Cosmic inflation}} is the theory that the very early universe briefly expanded at an enormous rate. This explains the "clumpiness" of the early universe, which is necessary to explain the formation of large-scale structures (e.g., galaxies, {{w|galaxy clusters}}, {{w|galaxy filaments}}, etc.) as the universe evolved. "Regular" (price) {{w|inflation}} refers to the economic process in which the average price of goods and services increases over time. This is usually gradual, but can be very rapid during times of economic distress.
+{{w|Cosmic inflation}} is the theory that the very early universe briefly expanded at an enormous rate. This explains the "clumpiness" of the early universe, which is necessary to explain the formation of large-scale structures (e.g., {{w|galaxies}}, {{w|galaxy clusters}}, {{w|galaxy filaments}}, etc.) as the universe evolved. "Regular" {{w|price inflation}} refers to the economic process in which the average price of goods and services increases over time. This is usually gradual, but can be very rapid during times of economic distress.
-The comic puts both of these on the same {{w|Chronology of the universe|timeline of the universe}}. Cosmic inflation occurred very shortly (~10<sup>-34</sup> s) after the {{w|Big Bang}}. Regular inflation occurs only during the time of human society after money started being used, perhaps {{w|History of money|7,000 years ago}}. Because of the logarithmic scale of the graph, the cosmic inflation period, which is only a tiny fraction of a second, looks much larger than regular inflation, which has existed for at least a few thousand years. This misinterpretation is likely [[Randall]]'s intention in the comic, along with conflating two wildly different kinds of "inflation".
+The comic puts both of these on the same {{w|Chronology of the universe|timeline of the universe}}. Cosmic inflation occurred very shortly (~10<sup>-34</sup> s) after the {{w|Big Bang}}. Regular inflation has only occurred during the time after money started being used, perhaps {{w|History of money|7,000 years ago}}. Because of the logarithmic scale of the graph, the cosmic inflation period, which is only a tiny fraction of a second, looks much larger than regular inflation, which has existed for at least a few thousand years. This misinterpretation is likely [[Randall]]'s intention in the comic, along with conflating two wildly different kinds of "inflation".
 The title text refers to a third meaning, that of {{w|body inflation}} as a sexual fetish or kink, which has no direct relationship to cosmology or economics.{{Citation needed}} [[Randall]] points out that body inflation happens at the same time as economic inflation, presumably because both arise from human activities. The suggestion that this coexistence may be "awkward" perhaps implies that people are paying to indulge in the fetish, and that those prices are subject to economic inflation. The "inflation" might also refer to something akin to a {{w|Sex doll|blow-up doll}}.
-Another comic illustrating cosmic inflation is [[2240]].
+Another comic illustrating cosmic inflation is [[2240: Timeline of the Universe]].
 ==Trivia==

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 ==Trivia==
-Assuming regular inflation started with the {{w|History of money|first use of money 7,000 years ago}}, the "regular inflation" bar, if accurately displayed, would go from 10<sup>17.63856460</sup> to 10<sup>17.63856482</sup> seconds, with a difference in the exponents of 0.00000022. Depending on your display resolution, this would make the graph's "regular" bar on the order of a millionth of a pixel wide.
+Assuming regular inflation started with the {{w|History of money|first use of money 7,000 years ago}}, the "regular" inflation bar, if accurately displayed, would go from 10<sup>17.63856460</sup> to 10<sup>17.63856482</sup> seconds, with a difference in the exponents of 0.00000022. Depending on your display resolution, this would make the graph's "regular" bar on the order of a millionth of a pixel wide.
 Given that there are only seven secondary tick marks between the primary (labeled) tick marks, these denote not increments of 1 order of magnitude but 1.125 orders of magnitude.