Domino’s is known for its pizza, but the company also has a few other things up its sleeve. Their latest project is Domino’s Innovation Garage where they’re focusing on creating and testing cutting-edge technology. This new space is designed to help Domino’s stay ahead of the competition and bring their vision of “Think Global, Act Local” to life.
The word domino means “falling block,” but the most well-known use of this term refers to the spectacular domino effect where one thing knocks over another in a chain reaction. This sort of thing is what people think of when they hear the phrase “domino effect,” and it’s something we all have witnessed. It’s the excitement of watching that first piece tip over and start a cascade of dominoes falling all around you.
When it comes to writing, I often tell my clients to think of every plot beat in their novels as a domino. They should be able to picture each domino in their mind, and then they should be able to imagine that first domino falling and starting the whole thing rolling. This can help them to get the timing and rhythm of their stories just right.
There are several games that can be played with dominoes, but the most popular is called Draw Dominos, which is a simple game for two players. The basic version requires a double-six set of dominoes, 28 tiles. These are shuffled and arranged on a table in front of the players. The remaining tiles form a stock, or boneyard, and the players each draw seven pieces at random. The player who draws the highest valued tile plays first and sets a goal for the rest of the players to achieve.
Dominoes can be made of a variety of materials, including bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), ivory and a dark wood such as ebony, with contrasting black or white dots. They may be inlaid or painted. Some modern sets are made of polymer, which has the advantage of being a more durable material and is cheaper than the traditional wood.
Many of the most elaborate and eye-catching domino structures are made of wood, though some are created with stone or metal. These are often referred to as “domino art” and can be very sophisticated, with straight lines, curved lines that form pictures or other geometric shapes when they fall, grids that can be used for patterns, 3D structures such as towers and pyramids, and more.
Some people are so skilled at domino art that they create structures that can be used as backdrops for movies and television shows or at special events. A domino artist named Hevesh has a YouTube channel that has more than 2 million subscribers, and she is hired to create spectacular setups for movie premieres, TV shows, and other special occasions. Some of her designs involve hundreds of thousands of dominoes, and they can take several nail-biting minutes to set up and then fall according to the laws of physics.