250,000 DOMINOES! - BEHIND THE SCENES. The American Domino Record

[@Hevesh5]

It was so much fun showing you around the setup and teaching you our domino secrets :D Glad you were able to come out for the falldown, and thanks again for your support!

[@mishionary]

Hevesh5 hi :D

[@ChevyRob313]

Hevesh5 you are amazing I wish I could have seen this event I'm from Detroit and you guys are doing great things keep up the amazing work :)

[@pbft.j]

l love how you used clear dominos in the pacman piece to make negative space. It looks great!!

[@andyjones7121]

It's strange, I admittedly have NO interest in dominoes, but there's something about seeing people passionate about something that is contagious. I love seeing people excited about what they do. Thanks for sharing your talent! Its interesting to learn all the shortcuts and tools you guys invented. Problem solving at its finest! Long live the swagger stick!

[@chrishartman7061]

Gordi Howe amazing hockey player for the wings!

[@BlueBetaPro]

I literally haven't been this nervous in years..

[@josephwodarczyk977]

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[@TheCellCH]

I was nervous the whole time during this video.

[@SolidStuDoo]

TheCellCH I

[@petermattboi]

I was stressing the whole video. WATCH WHERE YOU ARE WALKING! haha

[@StvB31459]

Lol Me too Hmph Funny !!!!!!

[@otakuribo]

27:24 An explanation/demonstration of the double-domino effect by Matt Parker, who is frequently featured on Numberphile, from his channel standupmaths kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4rOc5aqpt5-n8U ... so we don't have to talk about Brady. ;)

[@TheOlian04]

Elliot Grey why doesn't he like Brady?

[@otakuribo]

*_-TheOlian04-_* That was a friendly jab ;) Destin and Brady are both KZbin OGs and have collaborated on videos for years. For just one example, here's Destin + Brady on an episode of Objectivity: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHa9c4WYo9aLjtU

[@andymcl92]

And Matt also has a script to convert image files into spreadsheets, and created a pretty big domino calculator :)

[@fasfan]

I love her passion. She's pretty cool.

[@unlokia]

Pretty AND cool.

[@SGManiac1255]

I love the fact that stand-up maths got mistaken for numberphile

[@SGManiac1255]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4rOc5aqpt5-n8U

[@moritzkockritz5710]

It's a Parker-Shout-Out!

[@wierdalien1]

Moritz Köckritz not quite the correct the shout-out but it was a good attempt

[@JosephParker_Nottheboxer]

Matt Parker has done lots of work with Numberphile and his own projects on standupmaths. They are the same person working with similar people trying to reach the same audience.

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Great behind the scenes look at years of domino knowledge!

[@mattthetechguy5057]

Swagger Steve And his Swagger Stick

[@VeNoM0619]

Actually, his stick helps stagger the dominoes too.... so... Steve's Swagger Stagger Stick.

[@Pythos_Sapunov]

All the redundancies for the Domino chain is reminding me of Ejection systems. Never put all your eggs in one explosive line

[@Pythos_Sapunov]

Sandcastle • like they were saying that mousetrap doesn't always work X3

[@Roxanne13579]

Destin, I really recommend looking at Domino Day, which was a yearly event held here in the Netherlands. Last one was in 2009 and each edition was a combined effort of various European builders, organized by mr Domino himself, Robin Paul Weijers. He was also the one who built and toppled the V field in V for Vendetta. Each year, we'd break the world record of most toppled dominoes. There was only one time where we didn't make the world record, which was in 2007.

[@Jalcudas]

Gordie Howe played ice hockey for the Detroit Red Wings. He passed away earlier this year. Kind of a travesty, because he was such an amazing ambassador for the sport. He was known as "Mr. Hockey".

[@tontonses7824]

For anyone reading I'll correct that he actually died last year (2016).

[@svenhoek]

R.I.P. Mr Hockey

[@Jalcudas]

Tontons Es thank you, should've been clearer.

[@purplereign2216]

For anyone reading I'll correct that he actually died 3 years ago (2016)

[@famousjohnnyshoodies]

For anyone reading I'll correct that he actually died 5 years ago. (2016)

[@bigguy78246]

My son loves dominos so when I saw Lily post this fall down and she talked about how you sponsor her it made me smile. Look forward to your rabbit hole adventure into dominos.

[@JosephParker_Nottheboxer]

Matt Parker from Numberphile was the one that's done the double domino effect with bricks (he went to a building site and asked to use their bricks on their driveway), but he also did a Calculator using Dominos in England for some event. I'd suggest Dustin try and contact Matt about the properties of Domino's, their falling and all the mechanics. Matt will get excited and math at you...

[@jackofallspades98]

Unfortunately I wasn't there when some of the other members of the team filmed this, but I wish I could have been! This seemed like so much fun!

[@TheDantheman12121]

are you part of the team?

[@jackofallspades98]

Yeah, I built the entire first table with the board game themed machine, and I helped with a lot of the other machine sections.

[@arand4]

Well, in the world record from Dominoday 2002, Germany did 12,680,000 dominoes, Im so sad that they stopped dominoday in 2009. We would always invite friends to our home and have dinner while watching the domino day event.

[@ExperimentalFun]

For your trigger you need a miniature linear actuator! :)

[@Shawn-qx1ln]

They should create a product like Legos that has all the dominoes needed, with the plans, to create specific pictures and structures.

[@JVerschueren]

There used to be a game box which had multi-coloured domino pieces and HotWheels style structures, so lines could cross over eachother and do various other things, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called. This is going to bug me for quite a while...

[@parnikkapore]

Domino Rally?

[@SundusYousuf]

13:55 In the computer science world that's called Compression. @smartereveryday thank you for documenting this awesome event.

[@marceltineo]

33:32 if you scream very loud in a room with dominos like this one.... Can the vibration of your voice knock out/trigger them to fall?

[@jeffreystevens7053]

Gordie Howe is probably one of the greatest hockey icons, he played for the Detroit Red Wings primarily but overall played hockey for a ridiculous 26 seasons. He was also known for his incredible and genuine character for his entire life.

[@NateKennison]

Never would I have expected to spend 35 minutes watching a dominoes video. I am not disappointed.

[@unvergebeneid]

If the dominoes reach a kind of terminal toppling velocity, shouldn't it be relatively easy to get rid of initial variations by just making the line long enough and measuring from a point that's far enough into the line to be sure to have reached that velocity? Either with a light barrier or with the high-speed camera? The line itself can be made consistent over long distances by overlapping the template.

[@FoenixRight]

Very cool behind the scenes. I've seen multiple video's on Lily's channel before, but seeing and hearing them talk about the setup was awesome.

[@RandyJames22]

A Twister mat usually has some creases/wrinkles in it. Did they have to do a special preparation or treatment before placing the dominoes on it?

[@SpriceMachines]

We just taped down each corner while we held it tight

[@ChevronQ]

Someone says things Destin geeks out over. Destin: „that’s rad.“ 😂 love you Destin!

[@JaX0rton]

Spent 34 mins hearing about dominos. Great Sunday morning!

[@TheDantheman12121]

when steve set up 6 dominoes and tumbled them, i bet everyones heart skipped a beat when they heard it lol.

[@pugnaproveritas]

Suggestion. Remember the rig adam savage used to measure the energies of projectiles? Kind of like a miniature swingset with a protractor behind it to measure the angle the swing gets deflected by the projectile hitting the perspex? Construct something similar so that the hammer which will trigger the dominos will have a consistent energy by fixing the angle at which the hammer is released.

[@ceezb5629]

Lmao! 2:30-3:05 she’s soooo polite in answering his question about the cube. He was trying to ask how they were able to stack a cube with dominoes and if that had a special name. She misunderstood the question as what is that figure called. Without hesitation or laughing she totally answered that like a boss and with a straight face. Awesome!

[@viscache1]

So interesting seeing the behavioral changes happening in the setters. If you watch them in the background you can observe the beauty of conservation of energy in every movement and even influences the tools and clothing. They are adapting to exposed physics as they influence their space rather than trying to alter the physics.

[@Newport31311]

Woah... I've never been so early that it's not even up yet

[@cohendecatania-ogden1747]

Newport31311 lol same

[@mr.noodle7618]

Newport31311 i got lucky

[@mimitsunekitkat]

18:03 "Let me see your swagger stick, Steve"

[@nickzettas5220]

It slides easily into the slot xD

[@dylanpritchard4981]

Destin being stoked about the domino stacking tool is why I love this channel

[@Ontheroad13]

You can tell I watch a lot of this channel when KZbin is recommending videos like this one. Great video!

[@MJDHX]

The jersey is Gordie Howe's, he played for the Detroit Red Wings. And passed last year at 88. standupmaths did a brick domino effect too.

[@610garage]

"You guys stay right here. I'll be right back." Destin 2017 LOL I don't know why, but that sounded funny when you said it. :) I have never had so much anxiety watching a video. :)

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Really cool project and art form. Really cool people.

[@twothreebravo]

This is literally the video I've been waiting for....So much behind the scenes....

[@TheMrAlesT]

I think that the slipping dominoes are faster, because the moment of inertia is smaller if a rectangular body is rotating around its centerpoint [(M*L^2)/12] as opposed to its endpoint [(M*L^2)/3]. This allows it to have higher acceleration. To normalize the initial push, you could just use a small pendulum. All you have to make sure is that it always starts from the same position and that it's always positioned at the same distance from the first domino.

[@andieluke1366]

This is awesome. Have been subscribed to Steve and Lily for quite a while, and to see the details of the designs is amazing. Thank you!

[@GuilhermeCarvalhoComposer]

I'm only halfway through this and I have to take a break because *I* am getting nervous around all those stacked dominos. You have nerves of steel, man!!

[@jihongji8452]

so the amount of greek letters in your math is directly proportional to the complexity of the problem? :p

[@georgehiggins1320]

sure.

[@Ruhigengeist]

I loved watching this, had a smile on my face the entire time. Their passion is so clear. Had to pause a few times to google some of the things talked about like the brick double domino effect. Awesome stuff.

[@chrisegnoto]

Holy cow, watching this is incredible but extremely nerve wracking....my heart is racing. Every sound I hear, sounds like an accidental start of the fall. And when someone stands up or moves close to them.......nope, I can't stand the suspense!

[@trentw26]

The anxiety from walking in that place alone would be unbearable.

[@SiamAMusic]

This is awesome. I love the unedited just long video. I could just put it on and listen and watch now and again, and it was very enjoyable.

[@ToddGallant]

I. Smiled. All. The. Way. Through. This. Video. So much enthusiasm for the art! Love it!

[@josiahedwin5276]

That was honestly a really cool video, I loved the passion you could see in all the people there and how nice and enthusiastic everyone was about their art!

[@TheGreatMunky]

Hearing the word dominoes so many times makes me really want pizza.

[@TheHarrip]

Oh God I just want to kick the Domino's and giggle I Can't Help Myself I could never be a domino artist I have no restraint

[@Budro4764]

Wow at 1:06 I thought there were 4 Briggs and Stratton Go Kart engines.. Great vid buddy....

[@heatherryan9820]

The way that they thought of using Excel to plan out how to set up the different designs is absolutely brilliant. I never would have thought of that.

[@LostDryerSocks]

I actually tweeted you about this exact topic not too long ago after seeing the dominos video. So glad to see it was covered, even if by chance.

[@lakkadakka]

For an automated consistent, repeatable push (with things that you may have handy), try a solenoid from an old car. If you have R/C gear, it would be fairly easy to rig up a servo to initiate the push.

[@ChevyRob313]

The jersey "gordie howe" was a hockey player for the Detroit red wings one of the greatest of all time I'm sad i live a mile from Detroit and didn't hear about this awesome event thanks for the great support Destin

[@kitchencone]

Where was the jersey mentioned / shown in the video? I missed it, but see lots of comments about it.

[@ChevyRob313]

kitchencone 31:28

[@kitchencone]

Oh. Found it. At 31:40!

[@kitchencone]

Thanks

[@erictaylor5462]

There is a radio called an ELT (Emergency location transmitter) that is activated by a plane crash or manually after a forced landing that transmits a beeping noise. Hearing an ELT go off basically gets everyone's attention, so you really don't want to activated it in a non emergency. But they need to be checked, to make sure they will transmit when you have an emergency so they have specific times of days you can activate one for testing. Of course, if you have a problem during this time, help may be a bit delayed.

[@ijustinhk]

This is awesome.That they invented new tools (excel/program, rulers?) to better their domino art.

[@TheDantheman12121]

i dont know why but i love these guys. i think it is just because how passionate they are.

[@mr.noodle7618]

I just watched your other video and it told me to watch it, and it didnt show up so i closed my phone then it poped up. Ps i watched there video like a mounth before you posted, and i was like "WAIT THATS SMARTER EVERYDAY

[@therabbits168]

This is a conversation I've been wanting to hear for 45 years!!

[@PaulPaulPaulson]

If one of the seonimod doesn't fall over, is it also called a parker seonimod as it is with the parker brick?

[@georgehiggins1320]

sure.

[@JosephParker_Nottheboxer]

that in joke might be lost here, a bit like the Parker Square result.

[@atmunn1]

yay for inside jokes on the outside

[@vnen]

In fact, I think Matt Parker did a video about this in his channel. She mentions a Numberphile video, but maybe she's referring to the standupmaths one.

[@FoxDren]

Only if Matt Parker set it up

[@SanyaLOLZ]

Hey, just a footnote, in Sweden, Product Designers are usually engineers too. Most universities have a programme called Engineer in Technical Design, Industrial Design or something similar! Design it's so much engineering, they just have a different goal than other engineers.

[@ichirocharles1]

I love these full raw video interview

[@adamplace1414]

I know, relative to the video, I'm in the future, so obviously nothing bad happened, but I'm so tense watching this! I'm afraid that with just one misstep by Destin or his kids, a whole bunch of really precise work is ruined. So thank you for filming and posting this, sir, because I sure couldn't have handled walking around there to check it all out.

[@tommasomorandini1982]

11:05 In Italian we say that he "owled" it. That's because the owl is considered a bird of bad luck, and by saying that everything is going to be alright, he's bringing bad luck

[@freddotu]

Destin, does your son use the granny knot shoe tying practice or the square knot shoe tying practice? It's important to use square knot to prevent untying. A hang glider pilot caution from the late 70s

[@defaultmesh]

0:58 the camera went back in time to 1996 real fast there

[@fadhlysukawidjaja174]

oh boy 2 of my fav youtube channel in one video woo!

[@pbft.j]

6:47 Wow! The reason it looks like dots is because she alternates between white dominos and clear ones! I would have never thought of that.

[@shawnnoyes2776]

Man I know you don't play hockey in the south, but Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings is legend... wait for it... dairy! There's a term, the Gordie Howe hat trick, which is a goal, and assist and fighting major in one game... Love the channel! -Shawn

[@darryllawler2777]

This video is awesome!! Watched the whole thing. Thank you so much!!!

[@alexitosworld]

Amazing video! Super interesting to see what goes behind.

[@felixbaum2180]

How much energy was stored in all those dominos? I really can't estimate that, but it should be calculateable!

[@TheRGMGuy01]

We could give it a rough estimate! If each domino is 8.5g and 48mm tall and we assume uniform mass distribution, the center of gravity is about 24mm off the ground. The gravitational potential energy is mgh = 0.0085kg*9.8*0.024m = roughly 0.002J per domino. Taken by 250000 that gives us about 500J, which isn’t actually a lot, but the real number is probably a good deal higher because dominoes in structures have more potential energy, being higher up, and not all dominoes are at floor level. (However, sonimods are lower to the ground and have less potential, as are mini dominoes). To be honest, that number is so rough I’m not entirely sure it’s on the right order of magnitude. I never was great at Fermi problems :P

[@zadtheinhaler]

That is some serious dedication to the craft. I am extremely impressed!

[@3rdeye7thdimension]

Pinball machine plunger for the initiating force. Centrifugal force on the rotation adding more to the exchange of momentum? Also, each domino could act as a lever, so the higher the domino strikes on the next (or the less it slips backward) the more of the force it will add to the next.

[@samthemultimediaman]

Belated welcome to Michigan!

[@keirabelisle-lamoureux7386]

I have subscribed to J & smarter every day and smarter every day 2!

[@BarttRoman]

This passion they have is awesome! This 30min just flew by

[@TheDantheman12121]

woah the brick domino effect is really cool!

[@Lauraphoid]

Great video - entertaining all the way through!

[@MacoveiVlad]

Cool! I wonder if they do this kind of thing in seismically active zones. Any of this amazing constructions knocked down by tectonics? A interesting thing to do is to give the builders heart monitors and plot the heart rate on a time lapse from above. That would be amazing! :)

[@drjny]

I love how Legos are used to make the line up stick for the dominoes.

[@simonkampfhenkel2117]

You should make a version and show the dominos fall in a video box, as Lily explains how they should fall... I would watch the whole video again...

[@Biped]

I get anxiety just looking at you guys walking around in there :)

[@zaqwiddows9179]

@15:51, that basketball gives me heart palpitations lol

[@xperttii]

I actually think I couldn't be in that room XD I would be too scared that I get it to go off. That video on the main channel was very interesting. You should do more videos where you analyze some cool hobbies like this. For example video with speedcuber Feliks Zemdegs would be pretty cool.

[@deathpony698]

7:12 He knows about Polandball, but not smash

[@matthewhart9585]

Steve was so excited to show destin his swagger stick😂

[@mr.noodle7618]

You should do another Q/a

[@RPZMusic]

"Let me see your swagger stick steve" I'm dying!!

[@salt-emoji]

Destin knowing his kids so well that he just makes sure shoes are ties

[@rodrigofiedlerbatista716]

I would love to see more of this!

[@milliosmiles5160]

With all the right safety in place I imagine set-ups could be quite therapeutic!

[@jodymarty3179]

Geordie Howe. NHL hall of Famer. Good thing I love your channel because you just broke my hart alittle. Lol

[@BoHolbo]

I’m absolutely loving this!! Destin did you also ask (and film) how they built up the layers of the walls? Do they keep using the LEGO template by placing some kind of barrier/wall right up to one side of the structure, and use an elevated platform ( goo.gl/images/7fvnhE ) on the other side by matching its surface to the level that is being worked on. Then slide the new layer on top?

[@reforzar]

awesome info. great to see up close. are you going to change the smarter every day 2 logo?

[@SeanHasten]

Looks like these guys buy their dominos from the you-tuber Dale Atwood's domino company, very cool! And Come on, no one knew who Gordie Howe was?!?! Mr Hockey?! Thanks for everything, Destin!

[@elay127]

Is the program for the pixel matching open source or available anywhere?

[@SpriceMachines]

elay127 spricemachines.com ;)

[@cwoj100]

how much potential energy is stored in all those dominoes

[@Carter-dv4hz]

Walks in, throws bouncy ball, walks out.