Dominoes are small rectangular blocks used as gaming pieces. Dominoes can be arranged in lines or shapes to form structures like castles and houses – often the focus of children’s play – as well as stacked to form towers. Dominoes make an excellent way for children to learn about geometric principles by seeing how individual pieces affect each other when assembled into groups; additionally, dominoes can also be used in games like draw and flip and more complex variants of this classic 28-piece set (not including many variations)!

As is true with cards and dice, domino rules are flexible enough to allow for many variations of play. A popular domino game involves players emptying their hands of all remaining tiles while scoring points similar to the scoring system of card or poker hands. Other popular domino games include blocking games such as Bergen Muggins that allow players to block opponents by matching ends of adjacent tiles together; such games provide social activities while teaching children how to take turns and negotiate effectively with one another.

Professional domino shows use more elaborate domino arrangements involving hundreds or even thousands of dominoes to amaze audiences. Teams of builders assemble these sets with the aim of producing the most jaw-dropping domino reaction or effect in front of an audience, as a fascinating demonstration of how scientific laws can create breathtaking performances.

Though it may seem impossible, dominoes can produce an astounding chain reaction with just one flick. This is due to their potential energy being transformed into kinetic energy when they come into contact with another piece, providing it with enough push to topple over. This process continues until all pieces have fallen.

Hevesh uses this physical phenomenon as the core element to her amazing domino setups, using her mind-boggling domino displays as examples of their brilliance. When designing her displays, Hevesh begins by considering its theme or purpose before brainstorming images or words that may help create the desired effect. After this stage she employs an engineering-design process similar to what nerve cells must undertake after an impulse travels along an axon.