Domino is a popular game that involves a line of dominoes that must be knocked over, one by one. It’s a great way to spend time with children or as an adult hobby. You can create amazing art pieces with dominos – think straight lines, curved lines, grids that form pictures when they fall, and even 3D structures like towers and pyramids. It’s a lot of fun to build and watch the dominoes come crashing down in such a careful sequence. Dominos is also a popular activity at many parks and fairs, where builders compete for the most complex domino reactions before an audience of fans.
When we say “domino effect,” most of us picture the same sort of domino chain reaction we see at parties and other gatherings. But the true power of the domino effect is much more impressive than most of us realize. As physicist Lorne Whitehead explains in this video, a domino can actually knock over objects up to about twice its own size. This is because the energy from the first domino transfers to the second, which causes it to push over the larger object, and so on until the entire line falls over.
A similar effect can be seen in many other areas of life. Some learning challenges impact students in a similar way to falling dominos. Those who have difficulties building skills may feel frustrated when the smallest change has a large impact on what they have already built. They might be able to compensate for the skill, but over time that will take away from their overall progress. This is a problem that can be overcome with practice and help from teachers.
When Domino finds herself in an unlucky situation, her natural instinct to find a solution can save the day. This ability comes from her ability to predict probabilities and outcomes. She is also a skilled marksman with various firearms, an excellent athlete, and a highly trained martial artist.
In the past, Domino was a member of the mutant mercenary team the Six Pack until they dissolved following a mission gone wrong in the Yucatan. She went her own way until Cable asked her to join X-Force.
While working with her new team, Domino discovered that a fellow member of X-Force, the samurai Gryaznova, had been stealing information from them. After the team found out, they tracked her down to a bar in Hell’s Kitchen where she was attacked by Blockade, whom Domino had vengefully wiped of his memory.
Hevesh, a YouTube star who builds mind-blowing domino setups, follows a version of the engineering-design process when she plans her installations. She considers the theme or purpose of the domino display, brainstorms images or words that might be associated with it, and then designs a blueprint for the piece. She has created some of the largest domino displays in history, and it takes a few nail-biting minutes for her massive designs to fall according to the laws of physics.