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This theory holds that in its early history, the observable Universe underwent a period of exponential expansion, doubling in size many dozens of times, growing our observiball a tiny fraction of the size of an atomic nucleus to that of, say, a beach ball.
BBC: The observable Universe and beyond
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Mr Romney's headquarters, in a drab low-rise building in Boston, is a fraction the size of Mr Obama's.
ECONOMIST: The Obama campaign
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Cutting the size of the nuclear arsenal to a small fraction of its Cold War size and focusing on terrorists rather than state-based threats may seem sensible in the present environment, but the decisions the administration is making will have consequences for decades after it leaves office.
FORBES: Nuclear Weapons: How Few Is Too Few?