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The term domino may refer to a game played with a set of small rectangular blocks, each of which has a line down the middle that separates it into two parts and is either blank or marked by dots or pips (as in dice). A standard set contains 28 dominoes, although larger sets exist. The word can also refer to a series of computer programs designed to handle large amounts of data and manipulate it in various ways.
Lily Hevesh started playing with dominoes when she was 9 years old and quickly became an expert. Her YouTube channel has more than 2 million subscribers and she’s created amazing domino artwork for movies, TV shows and events, including an album launch for Katy Perry. But how does she create her complex creations? Hevesh says one physical phenomenon is key: inertia. When she flicks the first domino in a row, it resists falling for a little while before finally collapsing. This is because each domino has its own inertia, based on the shape and mass of the block, as well as its position relative to other dominoes and its surroundings.
But a tiny nudge is enough to overcome this inertia and get the chain reaction going. The bottoms of the dominoes slide against each other and also slip on the surface they’re resting on, which generates friction and some energy. This energy is transferred from the domino to the next domino, which in turn pushes the next and so on. Eventually, the entire row falls.
There are a number of different games that can be played with a domino set, but the most popular in the West are the Block and Draw games. In the Block game, each player takes turns placing dominoes on a line or a grid and creating chains. Each domino must be placed so that the matching ends touch each other, with the exception of a double, which can be placed perpendicular to or diagonal from another domino. Each player passes their turn when they have no more dominoes to place.
The Draw game is similar but instead of taking a turn every time a player cannot play a domino, they draw from a deck of sleeping dominoes and place them at the ends of their lines. These tiles can then be used to make more chains or to add to existing ones. The draw game is also a great way to teach children the principles of chance and probability. The game can be modified to suit different ages and abilities by changing the rules or using different types of dominoes. For example, younger children might use only one color of domino, while older children could try a multicolored set or even make their own custom dominoes.