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Force & Mechanics

★Exhibit Content: Domino effect, lever torque principle ★Interaction: Electromechanical interaction ★Operation: Visitors push the start lever to knock down the first domino and observe the chain reaction of dominoes; after the experiment, the dominoes automatically reset, ready for the next demonstration. ★Exhibit Description: The exhibit consists of a domino experiment device. The domino experiment device comprises a start lever, 2 sets of domino demonstration models, a reset electromechanical device, and a glass display case. One set of domino models is arranged from small to large, and the other from large to small. In the small-to-large arrangement, each subsequent domino is about 1.2 times the size of the previous one; the number of models is designed to ensure a clear experimental effect. The two sets of domino demonstration models are displayed in a closed glass case, and visitors cannot touch the domino models. After pushing the start lever, a small mallet connected to the lever knocks down the dominoes, pushing the first domino to fall, and so on. When the last domino falls, the dominoes automatically reset; before resetting, the mechanical device is in a locked state. ★Scientific Principle: With the two arrangements, the same domino falling onto another domino produces different torques and takes different times to fall. If it hits the top of a smaller domino, the lever arm is larger, the torque is correspondingly larger, and the angular velocity is greater (both from 90° to 180°), so the overall falling speed is faster and the time is shorter; whereas in the small-to-large arrangement, the smaller dominoes fall first and hit the middle of the next domino, resulting in smaller torque, lower speed, and longer time required. In an interconnected system, a very small initial energy can produce a series of chain reactions; this phenomenon is called the "domino effect" or "domino effect".

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