Domino - Dutch fun

"Domino day" is a Dutch pastime that has become our eyes. On this day, attempts to make a flick of the wrist to throw the greatest number of dominoes. It's not just. In order to set a new world record going to the team that thinks up the concept, allowing you to accomplish the process of collapsing dominoes as sleeker (the aesthetic aspect is of significance). In addition, one person is simply not able to install the huge quantity of bones of dominoes which is intended to show. Even the whole team on installation takes one day.





In our time, the design takes about a year, and for the installation of a knuckle or three months! The result: Domino 200 meters spinning in a spiral, climb up to 12 meters, they are all different colors and sizes from 5 meters to 7 millimeters. First enchanting demonstration of the Domino effect took place in 1986. Then still didn't even know that the event is loved by people and will become an annual event.





Enthusiasts from Japan, South Korea and China have caught up, China began to carry out a similar show. But then again – occasionally, at successful coincidence of circumstances. But the Dutch probably did not want to miss the Fudge out of his hands. Since 2001, "Domino Day" is held every year in November. And every year the procedure is complicated. Since 2004, invented to set the dominoes on a course of action. The design is striking and that the process is not interrupted, you want to install a particular group of stones. All you need to succeed for a few seconds. In 2007, did not. It was the only time the authors failed.





In 2006 the course went slow stones. This transparent dominoes, in which poured colored sand or something like that. When the collapse reaches a slow stone, he starts to pour sand from one half to another and then flipped. All it takes is about a minute. They say they invented in order to insert during the broadcast of advertisement and interview. As you can see, "Domino Day" progresses, keeps pace with the times;) In 1986 and had collapsed 755 836 thousands of dominoes, and in 2009 to 4 million 491,863! Let's see what will happen next!

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