Using Dominoes to Amplify Mechanical Advantage

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dannym3141says...

I saw this in a museum in beijing. You could do it yourself, and it would knock a few over to demonstrate the reality, then a simulation behind made it appear as though it was knocking over a huge high rise. Pretty good.

deathcowsays...

As long as we continue to build our skyscrapers as boxes just sitting on concrete, we are doomed. Please contact your congress person today and insist that buildings are attached to their foundations!

spoco2says...

Things like this are just awesome. You've knocked over a tinsy, tiny little thing and that's led to the huge thing falling over. I think a lot of people go 'meh, so what?', without thinking about it properly, and how cool it really is

lampishthingsays...

Def in the "meh, so what?" group. He used energy to put those dominos standing up like that... Gravity as potential energy isn't a big deal, like

You could do the same thing with a super huge spring and a series of pins as triggers.>> ^spoco2:

Things like this are just awesome. You've knocked over a tinsy, tiny little thing and that's led to the huge thing falling over. I think a lot of people go 'meh, so what?', without thinking about it properly, and how cool it really is

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