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Domino Chain Reaction

Posted on the 16 June 2012 by Gerard

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.

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