I'm always thrilled by the colourful figures, pictures created by millions of dominoes being knocked down! Below is a quote from a domino toppler which I totally, absolutely, agree with:More Mazeguy:
Domino toppling is kind of a strange endeavor whereby domino topplers only get a minute or two of glory while several hours worth of work is falling down. After the action comes to an end, there's nothing left to show for your labor, and only the people who saw your chain reaction will ever know it happened. I think it's the same feeling demolition experts and motorcycle daredevils experience.
On 18th of November, millions of dominoes were knocked down, setting a new world record in the process! Here's a more detailed account of the event - with video too!
The World Domino Toppling record attempt has become something of a tradition. The first time it was tried, in 1988, competitors toppled 1,382,101 dominoes, and established a new World Record.
This year an international team of 90 builders from 13 countries came up with the domino extravaganza to break the world record of 4,002,146 dominoes in Leeuwarden in The Netherlands.
Eighties pop star Kim Wilde pushed the first domino that started the chain reaction.
Hundreds of colourful figures, pictures, and even a "domino city" fell in the attempt. While some didn't quite go down as planned, the crowd was ecstatic as the final dominoes tumbled to create a new world record of 4,079,381.
Watch the video from the following link.
Link & Image: Reuters via UniqueDaily
Tags: Dominoes | World Record
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