When people think of domino, they usually envision a game in which domino pieces are stacked end to end in long lines. When one domino is tipped over, it causes the rest of the line to tip as well. These lines can be arranged in complex designs. The idiom Domino Effect comes from this idea, in which one small trigger leads to a much larger chain of events. It can refer to any situation in which one action has a direct impact on the future, whether it’s in a business or political scenario.
Dominoes are usually made from wood, but they can be found in many other materials, including bone (often silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell, known as mother of pearl), ivory, a dark hardwood such as ebony, and metals such as brass and pewter. They also come in a variety of colors, from pure white to bright yellow, brown and gray. Larger sets feature pips, inlaid or painted, on the ends of each piece. Some sets use only the pips that represent the numbers on dice, while others use the same pips as European dominoes but with different numbers on each end.
In the mid-1960s, Dominick Monaghan opened his first Domino’s location in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He believed that putting Domino’s pizzerias near college campuses would attract customers who were hungry for pizza. He also stressed fast service and offered free delivery. His strategy paid off, and the company soon had more than 100 locations nationwide.
As the demand for pizza continued to rise, Domino’s began offering a more extensive menu and expanding its delivery service. It also invested in research and development to find ways to improve the speed at which its restaurants could make and deliver pizzas. Ultimately, these efforts enabled the company to remain competitive in the face of COVID-19.
Children compensating for weak foundational skills tax their working memory capacity, limiting the amount of information they can process at any given time. When this happens, learning suffers.
A professional domino artist who goes by the name Hevesh has created stunning installations involving hundreds of thousands of dominoes. Her most elaborate setups can take several nail-biting minutes to fall. The key is to understand that a domino has inertia, which means it will resist motion until there is some force pushing against it. Once a domino begins to move, however, it’s easier for it to continue falling in a controlled way.
As a writer, you can think of each scene in your book as a domino. Each domino is an individual action that doesn’t do much on its own but, when paired with other dominoes, creates the overall effect of your story. The key is to know what you want your story to say and then plan out how you’re going to get there. This is what makes a story exciting. Then you can focus on building scenes that will naturally follow each other, just like the dominoes in Hevesh’s amazing creations.