Artist Qiu Zhijie's Mathematic Wooden Domino Tree Installation

Participants use miniature dominoes to topple large blocks and form a tree.

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Chinese artist Qiu Zhijie created an installation titled "The Small Knocking Down the Big" made from hundreds of wooden dominoes. The artist invites participants to knock over smaller dominoes that make up the "branches," eventually knock over more sizable blocks. It is based on the principle of Domino Magnification that says a domino can topple another domino that is about 1.5 times bigger. Because of this, the miniature blocks end up having the power to knock over heavier slabs. A little art and education never hurt anyone.

[viaThisIsColossal]

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