Reply #13: Calculate the inertial resistance to being struck by another. [View All]

[patcox2]

You have to know the inertial resistance, (my probably incorrect term) i.e., the speed of acceleration of the standing domino upon being struck by another domino. It will involve the resonant ferquency, probably, the dimensions of the domino, its weight, the degree to which its CG actually raises up as it falls (as a square object tips onto one corner, its center of gravity rises higher, this is a major component of the resistance to tipping. This will tell you how long it takes for the domino to fall over.

Back in my engineering school days, this would have been a challenging but probably doable problem.

The other way would be to set some up and time them.