Dominos are small oblong pieces marked with numbers between 0-6 on both halves. Players play dominoes by placing one piece at a time into its row or column with matching values; until an entire line has been constructed; and then placing two dominoes with matching values at both ends to become the winner.

A domino set can also be used for other types of games, including scoring games like Bergen and Muggins or blocking games such as matador, Mexican train and chicken foot. Furthermore, many people even use dominoes to create artistic arrangements or sculptures using these pieces.

Instead of the classic wooden and plastic domino sets, there are also many nontraditional materials from which a set can be constructed, including stone (such as marble or soapstone), natural woods such as ash oak or redwood; metals (brass pewter); ceramic clay; and glass. Many of these sets provide more distinctive looks and textures than their plastic counterparts but tend to be much more costly.

The term dominoes derives from Latin words meaning “lord, master,” or “masterpiece.” The first known dominoes can be found in China dating back to 12th or 13th century and function similarly to playing cards; later however, dominoes were refined into more familiar sets that we know and enjoy today.

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Hevesh is a specialist at creating jaw-dropping domino displays. Her installation work follows an adaptation of the engineering-design process; starting with selecting a theme or purpose for her piece and brainstorming images or words related to it; then testing each section individually while filming its operation; she then makes adjustments as needed.

Hevesh ensures she uses a solid base to support the weight of dominoes as she builds larger portions of the display, adding 3-D sections, flat arrangements and then connecting lines of dominoes in order to complete it all.

As dominoes fall, their potential energy converts to kinetic energy that pushes another one over. This process, known as the domino effect, is far more powerful than many people realize – for instance, one 1983 study conducted at University of Toronto Professor Lorne Whitehead demonstrated this powerful process with objects one and half times their size being knocked over! For more details of this phenomenon check out Wonder of the Day #595.