Domino effect
The domino effect occurs when a small change causes a similar change nearby, which then will cause another similar change, and so on in linear sequence, by analogy to a falling row of dominoes standing on end. The domino effect also relates to a chain of events.
Uses of the term
This analogy can refer to:
- The Domino Effect (novel), BBC Books novel
- The Domino Effect, episode of the TV show Lockie Leonard
- Cascading failure or "domino effect", in systems engineering
- Domino theory, in American foreign policy, referring to the spread of communism
- Domino Theory (album), album by the jazz fusion group Weather Report
Demonstrations of the effect
- The original demonstration involves setting up a chain of dominoes, and toppling the first domino. In theory, however long the chain the dominoes will still fall. This is because the energy required to topple each domino, is less than the energy transferred by each impact, so the chain is self-sustaining.
- There are many demonstrations of the effect involving more complex systems. Currently popular is the The Diet Coke and Mentos film on YouTube, where a chain of Diet_Coke_and_Mentos_eruptions is demonstrated. Although apparently complex and lacking the purity of a simple chain, this involves a simple physical linkage whereby each eruption triggers the next.
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