3223: Inflation Timeline

Inflation Timeline

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Title text: Depending what corners of the internet you hang out on, 'regular' may at times awkwardly coexist with 'sexy.'

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Explanation

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Cosmic inflation is the theory that the universe expanded at an exponential rate during a fraction of the second after the big bang. This explains the "clumpiness" of the early universe, which is necessary to explain the formation of large-scale structures (e.g. galaxies) as the universe evolved.

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[Caption:] Timeline of Inflation

[A log scale timeline marked by "Age of the Universe (Seconds)" at each factor of 10¹⁰, ranging from 10^-40 to 10²⁰. A bar labeled "Cosmic" begins off-panel to the left and continues up to roughly 10^-32 seconds. A second, much thinner bar labeled "Regular" covers another period between roughly 10¹⁶ and 10¹⁸ seconds.]

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Sexy?

What about the regular/sexy thing?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_inflation 155.33.87.241 19:14, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

I would say this is an application of the "today's lucky 10,000" concept, but this probably doesn't qualify as a thing that everyone knows by the time they're an adult so the number is probably lower. But I hope this experience of learning something new is still as fun as Coke and Mentos! Dextrous Fred (talk) 19:47, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
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