Dominos
Dominos
Domino Setting Machine

 

Code Number: 3B39.20

Demo Title: Frequency of Sound Waves - Dominoes

Condition: Good

Principle: Frequency of Sound Waves

Area of Study: Oscillations & Acoustics

Equipment: 

Dominoes

Procedure:

Stand the dominoes in a row, start them falling and watch the wave movement from the starting point to the end of the domino row.  

References:

  • Laurent Dalla Pola, Luis Darmendrail, Edward Galantay, Antreas Mueller, "Listen! A Smartphone Inquiry on the Domino Effect", TPT, Vol. 62, #9, Dec. 2024, p. 715.
  • J. M. J. van Leeuwen, "The Domino Effect", AJP, Vol. 78, # 7, p. 721, July 2010. 
  • D. E. Shaw, "Mechanics of a Chain of Dominoes", AJP, Vol. 46, # 6, June 1978, p. 640.
  • W- 010:  "Dominoes and Heavy Rope",  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
  • Jearl Walker,  "Deep Thinking on Dominoes Falling in a Row and Leaning Out From The Edge of a Table",  The Amateur Scientist,  August, 1984.
  • Jearl Walker, "1.68, Falling Dominoes", The Flying Circus of Physics Ed. 2, p. 34.
  • #194, "Pass It On", Janice VanCleave's 203 Icy, Freezing, Frosty, Cool, and Wild Experiments.
  • Sara Stein, "The Short Life of a Sound", The Science Book, p. 176.