The Impossible Domino

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  • Опубліковано 25 лип 2021
  • I show you a domino that stands back up after falling over and hitting the domino next to it.
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  • @aaronjamt
    @aaronjamt 2 роки тому +3771

    Came back just to say that it feels like quite a coincidence that The Action Lab and Mark Rober just uploaded domino-themed videos within the span of a few hours. Coincidence? I think not!

    • @Mink-1402
      @Mink-1402 2 роки тому +168

      The dominator haha

    • @depressedpikachu1535
      @depressedpikachu1535 2 роки тому +16

      Ikr

    • @Zatticzattic
      @Zatticzattic 2 роки тому +27

      I was just thinking that!

    • @surcettinr2600
      @surcettinr2600 2 роки тому +52

      Action lab has 10k views per hour - very respectable.
      Meanwhile, Mark Rober has 500k per hour.

    • @lukeskywalker3879
      @lukeskywalker3879 2 роки тому +16

      Same i just say it and i was wait are they doing a collab

  • @midobo
    @midobo 2 роки тому +1068

    Wow. I've set up dominoes for 23 years now and learned something new today.

    • @ua464
      @ua464 2 роки тому +17

      *Brain explosion intensifies*

    • @scavorthespacecowboy2096
      @scavorthespacecowboy2096 2 роки тому +11

      holy moly its you! I remember watching your vids when i was way younger

    • @robloxfan5467
      @robloxfan5467 2 роки тому +1

      THIRD

    • @tadyoshi3610
      @tadyoshi3610 2 роки тому +5

      Wow. 23 years worth of dominos. I can’t wait to see that topple. ;)

    • @corso_blu
      @corso_blu 2 роки тому +5

      You're really slow at setting up dominoes then. I could probably set up a bunch of dominoes in like 2 hours, tops.

  • @Hevesh5
    @Hevesh5 2 роки тому +541

    it’s cool how when the second domino falls, it turns into a lever with that extra ridge, and can just spring up the first domino again! really interesting concept and great explanation. dominoes that are bottom-heavy indeed are easier to stand up.

  • @thom1218
    @thom1218 2 роки тому +228

    People want to see a whole row of them doing that... only problem is: those two are different from each other in mass and center of gravity, so they're not even dominos at that point. How about set a bunch of those pairs up in sequence so that every other one will return back up?

    • @dgshivu
      @dgshivu 2 роки тому +2

      Great idea, That would be so cool to look at!

    • @hunterjoy1871
      @hunterjoy1871 2 роки тому +14

      It would only work if the 2nd domino didn't rest on the 3rd so the 4th would be able to pop up the 3rd and so on im supprised that noone has sakd anything about this, however if the 2nd domino was able to stand up from a push too then yeah it would ne feasible

    • @princejangra1231
      @princejangra1231 2 роки тому +1

      Lmao I did not read the comment but I imagined the same thing
      Then make a trial side ways right?

    • @chenningzhou6304
      @chenningzhou6304 2 роки тому

      It will never happen is impossible in a row so he dint make the impossible yet only can happen with 2 piece but hes lying there cus u must do it with same weight but we see 1 is more gram than the other so nope is impossible yet

    • @Giacr45
      @Giacr45 2 роки тому +7

      Yeah, IMHO criteria for the impossible domino would be:
      * All dominoes are equal
      * All dominoes get back upright at the end of the process
      * Must be able to work at any size (theoretically), so given just one model of dominoes i should be and to make this work with 10, 100, 1000 etc pieces. I shouldn't have to modify the model depending on how many must fall

  • @christmassnow3465
    @christmassnow3465 2 роки тому +2582

    Next challenge: How many dominos in a row can make an "impossible" domino?

    • @jasondelong83
      @jasondelong83 2 роки тому +334

      And then make them loop in a circle.

    • @GhostMotion7
      @GhostMotion7 2 роки тому +122

      @@jasondelong83 HARVARD WANT TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION

    • @AAYLV
      @AAYLV 2 роки тому +10

      @@GhostMotion7 haha good one

    • @fsmvda
      @fsmvda 2 роки тому +75

      @@jasondelong83 a loop wouldn't work because every other one must stay down, this only works when the two dominos are different.

    • @banditosdetiempo
      @banditosdetiempo 2 роки тому +11

      @@fsmvda may be a reference to a Möbius strip. Then again, not all loops or squeg patterns are circular.

  • @gandhibapu6198
    @gandhibapu6198 2 роки тому +436

    Mom: he must be studying hard for his upcoming exam
    Me at 3 am: 1:06

    • @Abish_
      @Abish_ 2 роки тому +6

      😂😂😂

    • @suriyakumar2376
      @suriyakumar2376 2 роки тому +12

      Me at 8.30 pm

    • @dindon6947
      @dindon6947 2 роки тому +8

      I think watching this video is pretty much studying.

    • @mohammedwasim5631
      @mohammedwasim5631 2 роки тому +5

      Literally it's me 😂😂

    • @memerr_
      @memerr_ 2 роки тому +3

      Bro this Domino is like my dad

  • @VideoSage
    @VideoSage 2 роки тому +82

    "Impossible dominos aren't that impossible...."
    Long as you only have 2.

    • @sairabanokazmi1150
      @sairabanokazmi1150 2 роки тому +3

      You can alternate between them. About half the dominos are going to pop back up.

    • @eleSDSU
      @eleSDSU 2 роки тому +4

      It seems you could have a domino system which could stand back up by itself (except for the last piece obviously) only using the starting kick energy, it just seems like a ton of very fiddly work and could be achieved by having a moving weight inside the piece so when toppled the CoM changes to be above the balancing notch being able to kick back enough energy to the previous piece while being able to kick over the next one. Although I believe there would be some very strict limitations on how many pieces you could line up due to the amount of energy lost between pieces, also the magnitude of the initial kick should be standardized so you can calculate appropriately how to alter the design of the pieces. As said before not impossible, just really finnicky fiddly work.

    • @karakaaa3371
      @karakaaa3371 2 роки тому +3

      Seems like in theory you could have as many as you want, as long as there is always a gradient in potential energy, but it would probably get impractical very quickly based on how hard it was to get just two

    • @highdefinist9697
      @highdefinist9697 3 місяці тому

      @@eleSDSU Yeah, you would need to "reload" the dominos between uses, but it could work.

  • @tianamatson
    @tianamatson 2 роки тому +38

    Buuuuut, it is impossible to have a row of dominos pop back up again.

    • @danielyuan9862
      @danielyuan9862 2 роки тому +3

      no it's not, but it gets harder for each successive domino you add.

    • @hunterjoy1871
      @hunterjoy1871 2 роки тому

      @@danielyuan9862 sir you are wrong, unless the second domino doesn't rest on The 3rd

    • @SoapMcCallister
      @SoapMcCallister 2 роки тому

      @@danielyuan9862 it consumes energy bcuz of friction

    • @johnjordan3552
      @johnjordan3552 2 роки тому

      Just put them horizontal from each other with each row being a 2 dominos unit, and connect each getting-up domino to the other one, one way or other.

    • @sinteleon
      @sinteleon 2 місяці тому

      If we use fractals, it is possible, but each subsequent domino has to be smaller than the previous, infinitely.

  • @cheeto4493
    @cheeto4493 2 роки тому +691

    I was thinking he was just going to stick a bunch of "Weeble Wobbles" in a row.

    • @KlausKlass
      @KlausKlass 2 роки тому +31

      I thought so too, but I don't think that would work too well. The only potential energy in that system would be the initial push you provide. Each domino resists falling over so a lot of that initial energy would be wasted through friction and there wouldn't be enough left to make the next domino fall over after a couple in a row.

    • @GeekOfAllness
      @GeekOfAllness 2 роки тому +13

      @@KlausKlass Unless you hit the first domino with a 1000 mph baseball.

    • @tomascontrerasjr
      @tomascontrerasjr 2 роки тому +5

      Or progressively large dominos

    • @Padarom
      @Padarom 2 роки тому +8

      @@GeekOfAllness Not much of a domino chain if they end up destroyed and all over the place

    • @Baekstrom
      @Baekstrom 2 роки тому +5

      Make them hollow. Put a heavy ball on a ledge near the top, making them top heavy. When they get pushed the ball will fall off and roll to the bottom.

  • @dannycamacho2905
    @dannycamacho2905 2 роки тому +180

    Honestly was expecting a long line of dominos testing this still a good video

    • @R1davies
      @R1davies 2 роки тому +5

      I've read you comment before watching the video (thinking it was the description)
      I will update accordingly. 🤪
      Update: hugely disappointed.
      In my opinion; If you were to stand them end to end, the energy converted from your finger to the first domino would dissipate before the 6th or 7th domino

    • @martinpedersen9046
      @martinpedersen9046 Рік тому

      me to, doing this with the first is no problem. get both up - and then get 10 up, then you have a trick. :-)

    • @jlwill114
      @jlwill114 3 місяці тому

      There would have to be a limit to the number you could have in a row, otherwise you could make a loop of them that can go forever, which we know is impossible.
      I suspect that the second domino having a higher centre of gravity is critical. If it was the same as the first I don't think there would be enough energy for the first to knock over the second.

  • @47buddhists97
    @47buddhists97 2 роки тому +15

    *He says dominos like he thought of 101 Dalmatians mid-sentence.*
    “Dolminoles”

  • @artdonovandesign
    @artdonovandesign 2 роки тому +3

    Born in '52, I was raised on Don Herbert for 15 years! Every Saturday morning at noon in NYC. It's was like he was one of the few adults who "got" how much us kids thrilled to science demos and experiments. I hereby (and quite unofficially) bestow upon YOU the critically important mantle of "Mr. Wizard- in the 21st. Century". Please keep up the super work and thank you for your effort, ingenuity and creativity. Best Wishes, Art :)

  • @Glamerth
    @Glamerth 2 роки тому +1164

    My professor on zoom: “Thanks for paying attention everyone”
    Me:

  • @shadykermit2187
    @shadykermit2187 2 роки тому +396

    Dominos cannot tip themselves back up
    Action Lab: Or can they?
    *Vsauce theme intensifies*

    • @gallium-gonzollium
      @gallium-gonzollium 2 роки тому +14

      Hey, Vsauce here. Back with another video. This time we have two of these fellas. **shows dominoes**

    • @whenthemowerhits6919
      @whenthemowerhits6919 2 роки тому +3

      Actionlab: just copy idea from viralvideolab and act as it was his own idea

    • @platinum-or3y
      @platinum-or3y 2 роки тому +2

      Very funny hahhahahhha 😐

    • @randomnotes4258
      @randomnotes4258 2 роки тому

      Vsuace, action lab here

    • @GDPlainA
      @GDPlainA 2 роки тому +1

      Hey Vsauce, The Action Lab here. Is it actually possible to make a domino fall down and up again?

  • @GamerX-2000
    @GamerX-2000 2 роки тому +54

    All I was waiting for was him to realize you just needed weights on the bottom. The problem is like those old toys that were in an egg shape and had a ton of weight on the bottom and the top weighed nothing so that as long as you weren’t holding it and it was set down it would always stand up.

    • @switjive17
      @switjive17 2 роки тому +5

      Was thinking the same thing. The problem is that if you used the same concept, the energy transferred to the next domino is severely diminished and wouldn't work for long chains.

    • @prashp143
      @prashp143 2 роки тому +2

      He added more weight to stabilize, not to get the domino up.

    • @GamerX-2000
      @GamerX-2000 2 роки тому

      @@prashp143 oh. I’m an idiot then. Still reminds me of those bobbly things.

    • @prashp143
      @prashp143 2 роки тому +2

      @@GamerX-2000 No one, who is curious, is an idiot. When he attached that extra weight, the same came to my mind too😀 Always be curious and never worry about anything while asking questions 👍

    • @colleenforrest7936
      @colleenforrest7936 2 роки тому +2

      Weebles

  • @EvanOfTheDarkness
    @EvanOfTheDarkness 2 роки тому +5

    TL DR: The second domino is designed to give some of the kinetic energy is has to the first domino when it hits the ground. The hollow top and bottom is not really important, it just makes the second domino store more potential energy than the first, despite being the same material, so it takes less energy to upright the first domino.

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 2 роки тому

      How is such a smart guy, not able to figure this out. I figured it out from just the few seconds of footage. You can clearly see the second domino kicked the first domino back up. Which is why it’s bottom isn’t flat and straight. It has nothing to do with the first domino

  • @eeveelovereve
    @eeveelovereve 2 роки тому +404

    When the dominos were just falling over like normal instead of popping up like he hoped, *I felt that*

  • @eeveelovereve
    @eeveelovereve 2 роки тому +35

    Whoah I've never seen an Action Lab video so fresh

  • @ElliottParkinson
    @ElliottParkinson 2 роки тому +22

    I just spent 15 minutes of my life listening to a guy talk about his struggles getting it up. Science

    • @sleepful1917
      @sleepful1917 2 роки тому +3

      you watched it three times ?

  • @MYZS
    @MYZS 2 роки тому +2

    I got some real respect for this guy pulling up with the answers and being reliable

  • @Ray2001ify
    @Ray2001ify 2 роки тому +133

    When i show my 7 year old this i will get a lecture about how this doesn't count

  • @Mike__B
    @Mike__B 2 роки тому +439

    In a world where everything that tips over is a "domino"

    • @WolfRose11
      @WolfRose11 2 роки тому +14

      I guess that makes us human dominos 😹

    • @ghartuckt663
      @ghartuckt663 2 роки тому +24

      I mean it is called the *"Domino effect"*

    • @laggybro64
      @laggybro64 2 роки тому +2

      I am a domino

    • @ThiagoBouzan
      @ThiagoBouzan 2 роки тому +3

      he...will make his own rules

    • @anirudhnair6267
      @anirudhnair6267 2 роки тому +4

      that's what you get when Domino's become worldwide franchise.

  • @BennoRob95
    @BennoRob95 2 роки тому +1

    Impossible domino chains plz. You’re a literal genius too

  • @contagiousingenuityagency5273
    @contagiousingenuityagency5273 2 роки тому +5

    James,
    Here's something I noticed at 1:29. The domino with the big hole through it has its long sides acting much like springboards.
    When it hits the other domino (on the left of the screen) the impact lands around 2/3 down from the top of the long hole (visually), compresses the 'wall' of the domino on the right and springs it backwards.
    That in my opinion is the momentum which caused it to flip the other way.
    Hope at least some of this makes any sort of sense :)

  • @EARTHIANGamerz
    @EARTHIANGamerz 2 роки тому +132

    Anyone noticed his tshirt have the portrait of the most talented and underrated scientist.

    • @shahrukhabrar
      @shahrukhabrar 2 роки тому +12

      That is Tesla. For those who don't know

    • @SaditRubel
      @SaditRubel 2 роки тому +8

      Nikola Tesla

    • @chubob73
      @chubob73 2 роки тому +11

      Tesla did not sell cars...
      *...or did he*

    • @SaditRubel
      @SaditRubel 2 роки тому +3

      @@chubob73 conspiracy 👀

    • @koelan
      @koelan 2 роки тому +2

      @@chubob73 he did

  • @OldBlixerXx
    @OldBlixerXx 2 роки тому +118

    Dominos cannot go back to its state when its pushed down
    Action lab: Are you sure about that?

    • @Porkupine69
      @Porkupine69 2 роки тому +3

      Science: exists
      Action lab: are you sure about that

    • @ZwaetschgeRaeuber
      @ZwaetschgeRaeuber 2 роки тому +2

      well yes, dominoes cant go back. its just a single domino

    • @vfc1143
      @vfc1143 2 роки тому

      Actionlab: copy video ideas and design from Viral video lab

    • @banditosdetiempo
      @banditosdetiempo 2 роки тому

      @@ZwaetschgeRaeuber of course. If you count a string of ‘dominoes’ as a single entity (domino chain) operating on just one ground state alone.....then>...... yes.... one is only observing a fraction of possibility playing out.

    • @Think_Inc
      @Think_Inc 2 роки тому

      This comment reminds me of another video from a totally different channel.

  • @mrjazzdog
    @mrjazzdog 2 роки тому

    This is why I love Action Lab. The video starts, you think you have a idea about what the video is and where it's going so you build your own hypothesis and outcome and before you know it... You're Googling terms and learning way more than you expected to. Thank you so much, I never get bored of your videos.

  • @BariumBlue
    @BariumBlue 2 роки тому +8

    I was expecting a ball or weight inside the domino that would fall down when the domino was knocked over, giving enough energy to knock down the next one AND come back up while looking like magic

  • @eltoronegro
    @eltoronegro 2 роки тому +35

    Was waiting for a string of them to fall and stand back up.

  • @soul46268
    @soul46268 2 роки тому +45

    I don't know why but I love when he says "grams" it's just satisfying 😂

  • @newjargon1697
    @newjargon1697 2 роки тому +1

    The Action Lab
    Learning something knew or expanding my knowledge on a subject is something I strive to do every day. You've got a great way of doing this for a lot of people, even if they don't realize it. I think it's important. Thank you for the video.

  • @wolfsesthenighteye499
    @wolfsesthenighteye499 2 роки тому

    How can you be disappointed at that trick and not just one of the coolest tricks but a friking exploration afterwards

  • @b.jagathish2172
    @b.jagathish2172 2 роки тому +22

    Anything in the world is possible ...this is the one thing I learnt from you

    • @Porkupine69
      @Porkupine69 2 роки тому

      Now I go to moon

    • @ph.hunts_rebels2421
      @ph.hunts_rebels2421 2 роки тому +3

      No it's not but most is possible you can say almost anything but not everything

    • @kiransivadas1954
      @kiransivadas1954 2 роки тому +3

      2nd law of thermodynamics wants to know your location

  • @planktonfun1
    @planktonfun1 2 роки тому +80

    no not more energy, the second domino transferred its potential energy back to the first one, losing its bounce in return to a knock back

    • @dannywalsh5667
      @dannywalsh5667 2 роки тому

      So it gained more energy 😂😂

    • @nickryan3417
      @nickryan3417 2 роки тому +1

      This *entirely*. The tipping point energy break point is only about knocking the domino down, the setup energy is the energy delivered after going through this point. For the first domino to be put back up the energy imparted in it must exceed the energy difference between the potential energy of it falling over. This was delivered through the kick back of the first energy pivoting on the rib that was on its far side.
      The description of the physics in this video was right in the description of the falling over and the tipping point, but wrong in the description of the domino being setup again. There was more potential energy in the second domino through the weight position and this when imparted to the first domino provided the energy to right the first. That's it, nothing more. It would be more interesting to see this managed with multiple dominoes rather than just one, however then it the energy loss (inefficiency) of the process would start to become very obvious.

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 2 роки тому

      So someone actually watched the video carefully, and has a brain. Thank you

  • @everlast6128
    @everlast6128 2 роки тому +1

    It is actually more about how much energy is transferred to the domino from you initially when you knock it over, the center of mass just guides the domino’s repercussion so that it stays upright.

    • @everlast6128
      @everlast6128 2 роки тому

      An example would be what if you threw a bouncy ball at the ground as hard as you could, at a surface at the same level as your feet. Because of the additional energy, the ball would go far beyond the starting height. Imagine that conversion with dominoes, it is valid because it refers to the same law that is affecting the dominoes.

  • @fuzzymuffin8273
    @fuzzymuffin8273 2 роки тому +1

    Already knew the mechanics of those 3D printouts as soon as I saw how they fell. Could change up a domino enthusiast’s game. A domino that falls both ways.

  • @saikathghosh8733
    @saikathghosh8733 2 роки тому +27

    I dont know how he makes such amazing and thoughtful videos!!

    • @Northwood420
      @Northwood420 2 роки тому +1

      Because he is a giga genius

    • @JETJOOBOY
      @JETJOOBOY 2 роки тому

      He Thinks and is also Amazingj

    • @maschendrahtzaunmontieren9327
      @maschendrahtzaunmontieren9327 2 роки тому +1

      He just steals from "viralvideolab" on youtube

    • @SuperJesseisawsome
      @SuperJesseisawsome 2 роки тому

      @@maschendrahtzaunmontieren9327 its not stealing if he took an idea from a 58 second video and actually explained it so everyone can get an idea of whats happening

    • @maschendrahtzaunmontieren9327
      @maschendrahtzaunmontieren9327 2 роки тому +2

      @@SuperJesseisawsome 00:21 "so that got me thinking"....the problem is that he acts as he had the initial idea, but he had not. And he even didnt mention the original video. That is not a good style!

  • @ViralVideoLab
    @ViralVideoLab 2 роки тому +7

    Thank you for using my 3d printed design "Impossible Domino" in your video! Would have been nice if you mentioned my channel as i invented the design after all.

  • @tomshepherd4901
    @tomshepherd4901 Місяць тому

    If you rounded the bottom of the domino and weighted it to balance in the upright position, it should always stand back up. If you lined them up, the tipping effect would travel as a wave through the line of dominos in both directions. If you added a lip to the back side of the domino, the wave would only travel in one direction. That would make for a very interesting display of wave dynamics....

  • @samnfg
    @samnfg 2 роки тому

    You're amazing, i love watching your older videos. Keep it up man i appreciate what you do.

  • @joshrepik
    @joshrepik 2 роки тому +403

    My guy is just lying on the concrete when there’s at least carpet in front of him lmao
    Edit: holy shit these replies are amazing thanks for the likes 😂

    • @turolretar
      @turolretar 2 роки тому +64

      That’s the End portal

    • @edattacks
      @edattacks 2 роки тому +36

      @@turolretar like how you both have Peter Griffin profile pics

    • @jcs6206
      @jcs6206 2 роки тому +13

      Intelligence doesn't always come with common sense.

    • @youdontknowme5969
      @youdontknowme5969 2 роки тому +15

      the blacker-than-black fabric

    • @mikewazowski9941
      @mikewazowski9941 2 роки тому +8

      @@edattacks theres no such thing as a coincidence

  • @shrivathsprabhu1137
    @shrivathsprabhu1137 2 роки тому +28

    man i hope u reach 10 mil subs as ur yt channel has immense potential

  • @RavenMobile
    @RavenMobile 2 місяці тому

    Now try to produce a set of 10 or 20 dominoes that all fall down and bounce back up, by progressively changing their shape throughout the set.

  • @MrSaemichlaus
    @MrSaemichlaus 3 місяці тому +1

    Ok cool, but it's not a continuous line of identical dominoes, which is what one would expect dominoes to look like.

  • @igxniisan6996
    @igxniisan6996 2 роки тому +46

    Fun fact: it is still impossible to do it for more than 2 Dominos.

    • @CodeKujo
      @CodeKujo 2 роки тому +4

      Why? Seems like it could work with three

    • @dookie8649
      @dookie8649 2 роки тому

      well u could put one non hollow domino behind the hollow domino

    • @ElRectalo
      @ElRectalo 2 роки тому +15

      I mean, I believe it's possible with basically any number of dominos, if you figure out exactly needed form, weight, and center of mass, but there will always be only a finite number of different dominos, and the last one will newer be able to stand up after hitting the first one, so it's not an infinite engine

    • @TheMoonMan.
      @TheMoonMan. 2 роки тому +2

      ​@@CodeKujo because the second domino need to fall completely for the "kickstand" to work. If there's a third domino in font of it then it can't do that.

    • @CodeKujo
      @CodeKujo 2 роки тому +4

      ​@@TheMoonMan. The Kicker domino does have to be last, but there can be more than one preceeding domino. All the dominos would fall, then the last domino would kcikstand all the rest of them back up. I think there would be a practical limit that keeps the length fairly short, but more than 2.

  • @woodellic7357
    @woodellic7357 2 роки тому +13

    Anyone thinking of an ever ongoing Dominocircle? Like free-energy-style!

    • @MDG-mykys
      @MDG-mykys 2 роки тому

      Not sure if you can make more than 2 of them, especially not in a circle since each one is heavier or lighter than the next one.

  • @colettehenderson6108
    @colettehenderson6108 2 роки тому +1

    You and Mark Rober need to combine your domino powers.

  • @ant_mk3596
    @ant_mk3596 2 роки тому +2

    Awsome, but now I want to see you make a row of 5, then 10, then 100 dominoes that go down and then stand up

  • @cherryangel4u
    @cherryangel4u 2 роки тому +13

    Was I the only one waiting for an Impossible domino chain!?

  • @zarrel14142
    @zarrel14142 2 роки тому +44

    Short answer: no
    Long answer: you need a custom 3d printed domino and a bit of weight.

  • @D.B..
    @D.B.. 2 роки тому

    An additional challenge could be to have a setup of 3 dominoes with the starting domino in the middle. The starter would be used to topple the domino on one side, when it would get flipped back and topple the domino on the opposite side, then possibly have the starter stand back up to its standing position.

  • @ProperlyOffensiveSh1t
    @ProperlyOffensiveSh1t 2 роки тому

    Plus that small ridge on the 2nd domino allows a lever effect on the 1st domino.
    Noticed you didn't mention that, but it's crucial to the whole thing working.

  • @zaytaz9331
    @zaytaz9331 2 роки тому +16

    In my physics class we are learning about these energies!

    • @zaytaz9331
      @zaytaz9331 2 роки тому

      @@abrahambrandon4284 thank you :D

    • @thetruthexperiment
      @thetruthexperiment 2 роки тому

      Embrace it while you can. “Theory” is coming and it it denies all objective reality accept white male oppression. Get ready for that to be the only thing they teach in school. Sounds silly, but it’s actually real. They’re already teaching it to children.

    • @zaytaz9331
      @zaytaz9331 2 роки тому

      @@thetruthexperiment wha-? what's 'Theory'?

  • @Malakawaka
    @Malakawaka 2 роки тому +26

    You should try to make many and get them all to fall in chain, but stand back up

    • @AmaroqStarwind
      @AmaroqStarwind 2 роки тому +2

      Using tension, springs and linkages, you might be able to make a transmission with this.

    • @vfc1143
      @vfc1143 2 роки тому

      He didnt design it, he just copied it from a youtube channel

    • @banditosdetiempo
      @banditosdetiempo 2 роки тому

      @@AmaroqStarwind wow that is a monstrosity. Super fun to build but it would still take some more ‘fundamental/advanced’ physics and engineering to achieve the effect. Not impossible though. 😊

    • @AmaroqStarwind
      @AmaroqStarwind 2 роки тому

      @@vfc1143 Proof?

    • @vfc1143
      @vfc1143 2 роки тому

      @@AmaroqStarwind ua-cam.com/video/Q6wsY5YP5Pw/v-deo.html

  • @leiamconway5484
    @leiamconway5484 2 роки тому +1

    You should consider making these as a domino set that you could release to the public..
    I would recommend starting off the set would two different colors where you would place one color in front of the other color and see what the chain reaction could possibly be would it be possible to make all the Domino's self-align back up so you could knock them down and unlimited amount of times so to speak?

  • @robinbaylor2672
    @robinbaylor2672 3 місяці тому

    Weighting the bottom of the first domino actually raises the activation energy for tipping it, making it less likely to tip back the other way. It probably doesn’t do very much to the potential energy, since that was already sufficient to make the other domino kick back.

  • @efeozdemir412
    @efeozdemir412 2 роки тому +62

    This reminded me a toy I used to play called "hacıyatmaz"
    It is a toy that no matter what position you place it, it always stands back up because of the weight in the bottom of it.

    • @MediumPointBallPoint
      @MediumPointBallPoint 2 роки тому +13

      I was thinking about Weebles, in "Weebles wobble but they dont fall down". These were bottom heavy as well.
      The question is, if you reversed the "domino" into a weeble, then instead of a transition from high to low energy, you would make the lowest energy state vertical and enegy would move in a wave of tilting dominoes.

    • @tunaan80
      @tunaan80 2 роки тому +2

      O isim türkçe mi?

    • @andrefasching1332
      @andrefasching1332 2 роки тому

      @@tunaan80 just fucking talk english on the open internet/youtube

    • @andrefasching1332
      @andrefasching1332 2 роки тому

      i had the "same" thing. My grandpa brought me a fake one from serbia when i was a kid.
      legend memories

    • @tunaan80
      @tunaan80 2 роки тому +4

      @@andrefasching1332 He typed in turkish, so is his name. So I would guess he was turkish too. I wasn't conversing with you. If you're so curious about what I said, go to google translate.

  • @mikol.douglas
    @mikol.douglas 2 роки тому +53

    I’ll bet if you put a bunch of the “A” style dominos in a row with the “kicker” style domino at the end, it just might kick a few of the “A” style dominos back up.

    • @GeekOfAllness
      @GeekOfAllness 2 роки тому +3

      I'd be curious if you could do every other domino and get half of them to stand back up.

    • @kissofdeath4449
      @kissofdeath4449 2 роки тому

      I doubt it. The top heavy Domino acts like a lever to push back the "A" Domino, which is "A" Domino isn't. But I'd like to see what happens. It'd be cool if even the second "A" Domino stands back up.

    • @cwwisk
      @cwwisk 2 роки тому

      My guess is the second "A" domino would shoot across the room.

    • @vinceemery5943
      @vinceemery5943 2 роки тому

      Maybe if you created one of those increasingly large domino chains so that the one with the kicker is the largest and knocks up the others?

    • @TheOpticalFreak
      @TheOpticalFreak 2 роки тому

      Nope not possible, to much energy loss!

  • @MrGsqr
    @MrGsqr 2 роки тому

    You are truly dedicated to your work. Nice experiment, congrats!!!

  • @ColinTimmins
    @ColinTimmins 2 роки тому

    This channel really brings me back to the day when I used to watch "Mr Wizzard" on TV as a kid, great stuff. =]

  • @kgapaneseschoolgirlb
    @kgapaneseschoolgirlb 2 роки тому +3

    I done something like this with those roly-poly toys which always bounce back up without fail after you push them.
    I set up a line of them and pushed the front one which knocked them all down and then they all bounced back up again.
    I was really amazed by those toys as a kid!

    • @undernetjack
      @undernetjack 2 роки тому +1

      Weebles, wobble, but they don’t fall down... 👍

  • @RoyCruse
    @RoyCruse 2 роки тому +5

    It doesn't count unless you get a chain of dominos to all stand back up

    • @banditosdetiempo
      @banditosdetiempo 2 роки тому

      Got to use both your legs and arms to do that. 😊

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 2 роки тому

      If he used even a string of 3, this would not have worked, because the second domino is kicking the first one back up

  • @nanamacapagal8342
    @nanamacapagal8342 2 роки тому

    Never stop breaking the game. It's always fun to see you exploit some bugs in the universe.

  • @Corzappy
    @Corzappy 2 роки тому

    The issue is that you can’t really chain this together because the domino kicks up the one behind it with a leveling action, which won’t happen if it falls onto another domino.
    But technically if the last domino had enough potential energy it could kick the one behind it up and cause a chain reaction to the end of the line.

  • @Specter0420
    @Specter0420 2 роки тому +38

    A third Domino would block the kickback effect, so this isn't really Dominos IMO.

    • @azkamil
      @azkamil 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed. This won't be sustainable unless dominos get bigger with each step.

    • @meribor
      @meribor 2 роки тому +1

      I don't think it would work even then, because the effect in this video requires each domino to land all the way flat, which would be ruined by the dominoes propped up by its neighbor.
      Further, once the final domino does lay flat on the ground, that kickback effect can only be applied to the 2nd to last domino, which it may not even be able to do due to the domino before it resting on top of it.
      Cool demonstration and explanation, but were no longer talking about dominoes anymore

    • @clempocap
      @clempocap 2 роки тому

      Could it work for every second domino by alternating the two dominos he has?

    • @vivimannequin
      @vivimannequin 2 роки тому

      Reverse domino effect

    • @banditosdetiempo
      @banditosdetiempo 2 роки тому

      exactly... we are not talking about dominos anymore. 😊

  • @KidMxrch
    @KidMxrch 2 роки тому +5

    I really love these videos I'm always so interested in these type of videos

  • @traviswilliams3209
    @traviswilliams3209 2 роки тому

    Since you're making the hit domino asymmetrical, might as well make the side that gets hit square at the bottom so it can transfer more energy back into the first domino, possibly enough to use the geomtetry of the hole alone to get a balance without any added weight

  • @Q_20
    @Q_20 2 роки тому

    Movable weight inside the dominoes with guided paths enables them to get back up fixed amount of times.

  • @Divy.
    @Divy. 2 роки тому +3

    1:04 When you feel super bored

  • @AmanSingh-ed9sq
    @AmanSingh-ed9sq 2 роки тому +3

    This video was uploaded before mark Rober's video and mark rober was working on the dominator for 2 years so the conclusion is that, coincidence

  • @TheD3RK0CH
    @TheD3RK0CH 2 роки тому

    I came up with the idea, that you make heavier dominos with a weight inside the bottom of it. The direction of the row of dominos is important, because you shape the dominos like half an "U" and half a "L" should look like this (use a bit of imagination) LU "falling"-direction to the right. The amount of energy that is required to get them back up is on a minimum. The energy consumption of the push is much higher, but you can use your finger to push those heavier dominos harder.

  • @sitearm
    @sitearm 2 роки тому

    nicely designed, demonstrated, and explained... ty for posting!

  • @sumrandumbdude7385
    @sumrandumbdude7385 2 роки тому +4

    Hey, I have a question. What happens if you shine a laser in a room of mirrors?

  • @elemento489
    @elemento489 2 роки тому +14

    Almost Every Principal :
    "We Need Him In Our School"

  • @niconico3907
    @niconico3907 2 роки тому

    You should try with a row of dominoes of the same design, but each one is a little bit bigger than the one before it, so it can give enough energy back to put the previous domino up.

  • @chrisgriffith1573
    @chrisgriffith1573 2 роки тому

    Yes, but what the trick is... is to sustain a "kick back" reaction for a series of dominoes. Not just one. That is a matter of engineering and balance for each domino. I see a flange at each base which exaggerates the Kick Back reaction (of the domino behind it) and still allows the higher center of gravity to smooth out the tipping point. The flang also provides an arresting point of the kickback reaction, so you can put even more energy into the kick back than needed.

  • @cyrilgibaud570
    @cyrilgibaud570 2 роки тому +3

    What if you remove the added weight on the bottom of the "A" style domino (so that it tips over in the other direction like here 1:26) but put a second "kicker" style domino on the other side? It should fall and be kicked a second time, right? By fine-tuning the scale and/or center of mass of the second "kicker" there must be a way to raise it up again clean! That would be awesome to watch!

    • @VoltisArt
      @VoltisArt 2 роки тому

      It was the levering motion of the second object (at the end of its fall) that pushed the first object back. The first's own rebound wasn't quite enough to pop it up, so you'd have to time making the third object fall somehow (external force, i.e. a second manual push) to get it to bounce the first sufficiently, basically doing the same thing once per side. Big no-no if you're using the word, "dominoes."
      This experiment started out so far from dominoes, (as far as the shapes presented in the video) that I think taking it further into more unique shapes doesn't really get closer to either useful physics or game experimentation. It's basically _only_ doing the second half of a Mythbusters experiment: Make it work, no matter how absurd the input needs to be. While the resulting explosions and other silliness were _always_ fun, the interesting _science_ always happened in testing the original idea.
      Some of the comments about Weeble-like devices might lead to an interesting physics/sound toy, and would at least allow all parts to be the same shape, which is somewhat common with dominoes, which are usually the same basic shape. They would also do what more people expected: All tip back up, not just one.

  • @happyhippoeaters4261
    @happyhippoeaters4261 2 роки тому +6

    Yes, but the momentum will be loss over the course of the line.

  • @KuTheOwl
    @KuTheOwl 2 роки тому

    This also works because you dont have to push it all the way straight, as, if the weight passes a point on which it is farther on the side its falling to from the corner its passing, it will always return straight, but if it doesnt pass that point, no matter what you do, it will always go the other way

  • @cookmcpherson
    @cookmcpherson 2 роки тому +1

    Need more please! Full length video of double bouncy rebounding dominoes!

  • @bobby_greene
    @bobby_greene 2 роки тому +3

    4:48 doesn't the second domino have kinetic energy at this point?

    • @ingcarmine
      @ingcarmine 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, all the potencial energy is converted in kinetic energy right in that point, and that kinetic energy is enough to push back up the lighter domino, since it needs less energy to get straight again.

  • @mohammadfaakhir1908
    @mohammadfaakhir1908 2 роки тому +3

    The Impossible Domino is getting a pizza from Domino's that doesnt has less toppings

  • @ScooBdont
    @ScooBdont 2 роки тому

    You should put a solid domino on each side of hollow one and see if you can get the middle one to knock down one side, pop back up and hit the other side and stop sitting up in its original position.

  • @ivs721
    @ivs721 2 роки тому

    The Action Lab: Makes domino video
    Mark Rober: Makes 100,000 domino video

  • @radicalxedward8047
    @radicalxedward8047 2 роки тому +4

    Yeah, I’m always disappointed when things fall and don’t magically go back to their starting point… WTF?!

  • @swaggychicken.
    @swaggychicken. 2 роки тому +4

    not spreading hate or anything but wasn't it obvious that if you would increase the weight at the bottom it will come back, you know like those dolls which have a rounded and heavy bottom. just round the domino bottom a little and add some weight to it,

    • @Fia-the-lonely-cone
      @Fia-the-lonely-cone 2 місяці тому

      It may seem obvious to you but it can be nice to have an in depth explanation for a lot of people (such as myself)

  • @bagelverse
    @bagelverse 2 роки тому

    I think you should have also included some discussion that the bottom weighted domino bounces back up because you designed it like a tuning fork, the kinetic energy of the falling Domino gets stored in the lower prong of the domino that as potential energy stored in the spring of the Domino which then pushes it back up as it releases.

  • @synisterfish
    @synisterfish 2 місяці тому

    As soon as this video started i was transported back in time to being a kid in the 70's, playing with 'Weebles'...

  • @clothinghanger6978
    @clothinghanger6978 2 роки тому +6

    "no matter what, it can never get back to the height it started from"
    What if you pick it back up?
    Obviously this is supposed to be a joke but I decided to put this here because honestly this is not a very good joke

  • @AnanyaGupta
    @AnanyaGupta 2 роки тому

    It is kind of intuitive but what a clear and concise way to explain what is happening with so much context. I wish you had done more film shots at even faster speeds of the domino effect at 1:27

  • @IIARROWS
    @IIARROWS 3 місяці тому

    No, the reason you can get the first domino up, is because you put energy into it by pushing it. It's not just gravity.

  • @paulmurphy3838
    @paulmurphy3838 2 роки тому

    Oh, you are an amazing man, I am sure you have the potential to change the world of energy production, you are so close, please keep going and please keep sharing your insights. I have to say I dont care how you gather or glean this information what you do is truly revolutionary.

  • @bromandudeguy4626
    @bromandudeguy4626 2 роки тому

    Mr wizard strikes again. This is the only channel I get notifications for. It's like it activates a dormant spot in my brain.

  • @desmond-hawkins
    @desmond-hawkins 2 роки тому +1

    Unbiased product recommendation: I have used the very same scale (2:27) to measure "other things" to milligram precision hundreds of times. It's a great scale, I'd _highly_ recommend it.

  • @raincastmusic
    @raincastmusic 2 роки тому

    Now we need it in a full row
    That might be tricky though

  • @mitomon
    @mitomon 2 роки тому

    Essentially, the second domino sacrificed part of its potential energy for the first domino to get back up.

  • @pandazzle
    @pandazzle 2 роки тому

    You could use the bounce back of the first domino to start pushing dominoes on the other side also, like a pendulum swinging from side to side

  • @igotapochahontas
    @igotapochahontas 2 роки тому +2

    Remember those inflatable clowns with a rounded and weighted bottom that was a child's punching toy? Why not use those? Scaled down, obviously. But full size would be more entertaining. Lol

  • @boxofcereal989
    @boxofcereal989 2 роки тому

    This seems like one of those cool kids trinkets that you would find at a Canadian gift shop

  • @KendallHall
    @KendallHall 2 роки тому

    It is like those punching bags that pop back up because they're full of air except at the bottom, where they're weighted with sand