You’ve probably seen a domino effect in person, where a long row of the little white and black pieces are set up in careful sequence. Then, just by tipping one of them ever so slightly, the entire row falls in a beautiful cascade of rhythmic motion. Similarly, a “domino” effect can be any sequence of events that affects all the following ones in a similar way.
Domino is also a popular name for people and companies that want to convey a sense of power and control. The word comes from the Latin dominium, meaning “heavy load” or “suspension.” It’s a great choice for someone who wants to be in charge, as it has a prestigious heritage that dates back to ancient times.
The term Domino can be applied to a range of things, from a crooked politician to a rumor spreading through the workplace. In comics, the character Domino is a powerful mutant whose psionic abilities allow her to manipulate emotions. She’s often teamed with Cable, the mutant mercenary leader of X-Force.
In her adventures, Domino has helped protect the mutant island Utopia and battled John Sublime’s Third Species mutant organ harvesting movement. She’s also worked with other mercenary teams, including Six Pack (Grizzly, Hammer, Anaconda, and Solo) and acted as the de facto leader of X-Force when Cable left for various reasons.
When she wasn’t working with the X-Men, Domino ran her own private contractor firm. She was also involved in a romance with X-Man Colossus, though it later ended. Most recently, she has been involved in a war against the tyrannical mutant dictator Rahne and her henchmen.
She’s also a master of domino art, creating complex layouts that require immense concentration to execute perfectly. She uses a version of the engineering-design process when planning her layouts, considering factors like shape, size, and color of each domino as well as its potential and kinetic energy.
Domino can build 2D grids that form pictures when they fall, 3D walls, and even create domino sculptures resembling animals and humans. She has been known to compete in domino shows, where builders construct mind-blowing arrangements of hundreds or even thousands of dominoes, all of which must be carefully planned and executed to achieve the desired results.
When creating a domino layout, Hevesh considers the theme and purpose of the installation. She then brainstorms images or words that might relate to the setup. She then begins to plan each domino, taking into consideration how each will interact with the others. She explains that when one domino hits another, it converts some of its potential energy into kinetic energy, the kind of energy that provides the push needed to knock over the first domino. This energy is transmitted to the next domino, which then transmits that energy to its own neighbors and so on. Each domino then falls, completing the pattern.