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Randall may have decided to portray pop music in a similar way to the elements helium and hydrogen as a reference to the "{{w|Splint_(laboratory_equipment)#Burning_splint_test|pop test}}", the test for hydrogen as a product of a chemical reaction. Possibly simultaneously, he may be thinking of how one might "pop" a helium balloon, thus the "pop" analogy pulls double duty as a reference for both elements.  
 
Randall may have decided to portray pop music in a similar way to the elements helium and hydrogen as a reference to the "{{w|Splint_(laboratory_equipment)#Burning_splint_test|pop test}}", the test for hydrogen as a product of a chemical reaction. Possibly simultaneously, he may be thinking of how one might "pop" a helium balloon, thus the "pop" analogy pulls double duty as a reference for both elements.  
  
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Cosmologists also study the history and future of the universe, and the title text refers to the {{w|Big Bang}}. At roughly 10<sup>-32</sup> seconds after the Big Bang, the {{w|inflationary epoch}} ended, causing a large number of {{w|Quark|quarks, anti-quarks}}, and {{w|Gluon|gluons}} to come into existence. In {{w|inflationary cosmology}}, this point is considered to be the end of the Big Bang. Randall jokingly refers to it as "post-" because nearly the entire history of the universe is after this instant. This is a reference to types of music with "post-" in their names, e.g. {{w|post-rock}}, {{w|post-punk}}, {{w|post-metal}}.
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Cosmologists also study the history and future of the universe, and the title text refers to the {{w|Big Bang}}. At roughly 10<sup>-32</sup> seconds after the Big Bang, the {{w|inflationary epoch}} ended, causing a large number of {{w|Quark|quarks, anti-quarks}}, and {{w|Gluon|gluons}} to come into existence. In {{w|inflationary cosmology}}, this point is considered to be the end of the Big Bang. Randall jokingly refers to it as "post-" because nearly the entire history of the universe is after this instant. This is a reference to types of music with "post-" in their names, e.g. {{w|post-rock}} and {{w|post-metal}}.
  
 
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