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Uploaded by on Oct 4, 2009

A domino can knock over another domino about 50% larger than itself. A chain of dominos of increasing size makes a kind of mechanical chain reaction that starts with a tiny push and knocks down an impressively large domino.

Original idea by Lorne Whitehead, American Journal of Physics, Vol. 51, page 182 (1983).

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  • What material where these made from?

  • @flatboat70452 The largest ones were made of laminated particle board. The smaller ones are made out of aluminum (just because it can be machined precisely). They are all painted white.

  • wuit breathing so hard.

  • @TheStillRock I had the mike clipped too close to my mouth. Oops.

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  • -Weird arm movments- BOOM!

  • This guy offered me candy out of his van last week.

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  • nice

    

  • @flatboat70452 tile?

  • awesome!

  • that was awesome!

  • @mrfail04 I laughed so hard

  • this video shpould be considered commedy for that 1 part :)

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