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Domino effect events

Domino effect events

[[Image:Domino effect.jpg|thumb|upright|(Top) Dominoes are standing. (Bottom) Dominoes are in motion.]]

[[Image:Domino effect.jpg|thumb|upright|(Top) Dominoes are standing. (Bottom) Dominoes are in motion.]]

A domino effect or chain reaction is the cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a chain of similar events. The term is best known as a mechanical effect and is used as an analogy to a falling row of dominoes. It typically refers to a linked sequence of events where the time between successive events is relatively small. It can be used literally (an observed series of actual collisions) or metaphorically (causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics). The term domino effect is used both to imply that an event is inevitable or highly likely (as it has already started to happen), and conversely to imply that an event is impossible or highly unlikely (the one domino left standing).

A domino effect or chain reaction is the cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a chain of similar events. The term is best known as a mechanical effect and is used as an analogy to a falling row of dominoes. It typically refers to a linked sequence of events where the time between successive events is relatively small. It can be used literally (an observed series of actual collisions) or metaphorically (causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics). The term domino effect is used both to imply that an event is inevitable or highly likely (as it has already started to happen), and conversely to imply that an event is impossible or highly unlikely (the one domino left standing).

多米诺效应或连锁反应是一个事件引发一连串类似事件时所产生的累积效应。这个术语最广为人知的就是力学效应，它可以类比于一排正在倒下的多米诺骨牌。它通常指连续事件之间的时间间隔相对较小的一系列事件。它可以字面上使用(观察到的一系列实际碰撞) ，也可以隐喻性地使用(例如全球金融或政治系统中的因果联系)。术语“多米诺效应”既用来暗示某一事件是不可避免或极有可能发生的(因为它已经开始发生了) ，也可用来反过来暗示某一事件是不可能发生的或极不可能发生的(第一个多米诺骨牌还站立着 )。

<font color="#ff8000"> 多米诺效应</font>或连锁反应是一个事件引发一连串类似事件时所产生的累积效应。这个术语最广为人知的就是力学效应，它可以类比于一排正在倒下的多米诺骨牌。它通常指连续事件之间的时间间隔相对较小的一系列事件。它可以字面上使用(观察到的一系列实际碰撞) ，也可以隐喻性地使用(例如全球金融或政治系统中的因果联系)。术语“多米诺效应”既用来暗示某一事件是不可避免或极有可能发生的(因为它已经开始发生了) ，也可用来反过来暗示某一事件是不可能发生的或极不可能发生的(第一个多米诺骨牌还站立着 )。

== Demonstration of the effect ==

== Demonstration of the effect ==

 

The domino effect can easily be visualized by placing a row of [[dominoes]] upright, each separated by a small distance. Upon pushing the first domino, the next domino in line will be knocked over, and so on, thus firing a linear chain in which each domino's fall is triggered by the domino immediately preceding it. The effect is the same regardless of the length of the chain. The energy used in this chain reaction is the [[potential energy]] of the dominoes due to them being in a [[metastable]] state; when the first domino is toppled, the energy transferred by the fall is greater than the energy needed to knock over the following domino, and so on.

The domino effect can easily be visualized by placing a row of [[dominoes]] upright, each separated by a small distance. Upon pushing the first domino, the next domino in line will be knocked over, and so on, thus firing a linear chain in which each domino's fall is triggered by the domino immediately preceding it. The effect is the same regardless of the length of the chain. The energy used in this chain reaction is the [[potential energy]] of the dominoes due to them being in a [[metastable]] state; when the first domino is toppled, the energy transferred by the fall is greater than the energy needed to knock over the following domino, and so on.

The domino effect is exploited in Rube Goldberg machines.

The domino effect is exploited in Rube Goldberg machines.

==Appearances in media==

==Appearances in media==

 

*''[[Domino Day]]''  – world record attempt for the highest number of toppling domino stones.

*''[[Domino Day]]''  – world record attempt for the highest number of toppling domino stones.

==See also==

==See also==

 

*[[Ripple effect]]

*[[Ripple effect]]

连锁反应

<font color="#ff8000"> 连锁反应</font>

*[[Rube Goldberg machine]]

*[[Rube Goldberg machine]]

鲁布·戈德堡机械

<font color="#ff8000"> 鲁布·戈德堡机械</font>

Relevant physical theory:

Relevant physical theory:

*[[Butterfly effect]]

*[[Butterfly effect]]

 

*[[Cascading failure]]

[[Cascading failure]]

 

*[[Causality]]

*[[Causality]]

 

*[[Chain reaction]]

*[[Chain reaction]]

 

*[[Snowball effect]]

*[[Snowball effect]]

 

==References==

==References==

 

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