The Brick Double-Domino Effect Explained

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  • @ElagabalusRex
    @ElagabalusRex 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5415

    That's not a construction site. Our friend Matt steals bricks from innocent homeowners to fuel his twisted mathematical experiments.

    • @GeneralKaleRan
      @GeneralKaleRan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      Next Video- Calculating the time it take for my nieghbor's corpse to rot

    • @Atlessa
      @Atlessa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      So when a homeowner does construction around his home, that is not a construction site??

    • @RWoody1995
      @RWoody1995 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @Pyrrha Nikos, that's the joke. Flew right by ya!

    • @farisakmal2722
      @farisakmal2722 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      a parker square of a construction site

    • @shane2064
      @shane2064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      All I can say is we had a chimney

  • @Hevesh5
    @Hevesh5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2758

    As a Domino Artist who sets up thousands of dominoes for a living, I went crazy when that brick domino video went viral because this is actually a standard domino trick I've set up many times! Countless people sent me that video asking me to explain how this domino effect worked, so I'm really glad you made this :) Perfect explanation!! Let me know if you ever want to work together on another math/science domino video. Loved the domino computer one you made on numberphile as well.

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  7 ปีที่แล้ว +332

      +Hevesh5 We should totally do a domino thing! Drop me an email: matt@standupmaths.com

    • @deepaknanda1113
      @deepaknanda1113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ratko Mladic same question...

    • @josephdolman
      @josephdolman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Surprised to see you here but I suppose if a video has anything domino related you're probably going to be in the comments section

    • @josephdolman
      @josephdolman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ratko Mladic sorry that comment was aimed at hevesh5

    • @iloveyoushima
      @iloveyoushima 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@josephdolman r/Whoosh

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday 7 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    Nice work!

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      +SmarterEveryDay Thanks! That was a fun video to make.

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And it has 0 likes? No one break chain pls

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adarshvenkateswaran795 Haha lol, 6 months.

    • @plotwist1066
      @plotwist1066 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ye

    • @4ltrz555
      @4ltrz555 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@standupmaths how you doing math parker

  • @PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath
    @PleasestopcallingmeDoctorImath 7 ปีที่แล้ว +809

    this should have been uploaded to falldown maths channel

    • @ayushranjan6807
      @ayushranjan6807 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Doctor Robotnik ahahahahahahahahaha

    • @fablungo
      @fablungo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      haha, that should totally be the name of Matt's second channel.

    • @TubaJay448
      @TubaJay448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Well, he had to stand the bricks up first.

    • @toobusytocreateaname
      @toobusytocreateaname 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doctor Robotnik +

    • @frechjo
      @frechjo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But we are still waiting for the Sit Down Maths channel...

  • @nataliekanakova9496
    @nataliekanakova9496 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2660

    Not every brick fell down during the second wave - that's classic Parker Square :)

    • @tiikoni8742
      @tiikoni8742 7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      Yes. But at least he gave it a go :)

    • @UseAfterFreee
      @UseAfterFreee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      That fucking meme gets me everytime

    • @davidbatetc
      @davidbatetc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Natálie Kaňáková more like a Parker Brick

    • @Wordsnwood
      @Wordsnwood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Poor Matt will never escape that...

    • @Richard_is_cool
      @Richard_is_cool 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Přesně tak!! :)

  • @Taikamuna
    @Taikamuna 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    This is called the "sonimod" technique

    • @jjtrio3972
      @jjtrio3972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Taikamuna you were right. I do find you everywhere.

    • @benholroyd5221
      @benholroyd5221 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jjtrio3972 after binge watching a load of these videos I'm now wondering if I can actually confirm your statement from the one data point.
      Or whether you made the statement to get people wondering that?
      More TH-cam 'research' I guess.

    • @aa01blue38
      @aa01blue38 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jjtrio3972 The funny thing is that this is actually their domain of expertise

  • @panduino2156
    @panduino2156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love how you have the coolest part of the video first and THEN explain the maths behind it. Makes me not have to wait so long to the main attraction

  • @MikeGFY
    @MikeGFY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Thank you for taking the time to explain how and why this works.

  • @MilanMilan0000
    @MilanMilan0000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1899

    Now can you do a triple?

    • @666spalony
      @666spalony 7 ปีที่แล้ว +287

      Oh baaaby a triple! Oh yeah!

    • @MilanMilan0000
      @MilanMilan0000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      +Rishy Fishy what meme? I just asked if he could do a triple domino wave

    • @averageytuser1356
      @averageytuser1356 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Vegeta he probably meant to adress to the guy who brought up the Oh Baby a Triple meme.

    • @HolterDomino
      @HolterDomino 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Yep. He could build a wall over it so the line goes under, topples down backwards again, and when the last brick has fallen down completely, it triggers the wall to fall.

    • @domobrah2671
      @domobrah2671 7 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      A triple wave that makes all the dominoes stand back up.

  • @zeddash
    @zeddash 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1514

    Now use bricks as a calculator and have a function for the double domino effect.

    • @abdulmuhaimin9780
      @abdulmuhaimin9780 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Atticus Koya you may either have given me the best or worst idea ever

    • @lolatomroflsinnlos
      @lolatomroflsinnlos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Matt, please!

    • @gaurav16cool
      @gaurav16cool 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Atticus Koya okay now I'll be sad till he unboxes a brick calculator with one functionality that takes the width and height as input and gives 'd' as the output. Matt please!

    • @wlan246
      @wlan246 7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Using the reverse wave for the carry...

    • @andymcl92
      @andymcl92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wlan2 Knock all inputs over, but prop up the ends of the zeros and let the ones fall and do the reverse wave

  • @Astrobay13
    @Astrobay13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    "That d is 1.7 cm"
    That hit too close to home :c

    • @ceejayblacks1834
      @ceejayblacks1834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Suicide by words.

    • @boiledelephant
      @boiledelephant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Underrated dad joke right here

    • @ArrowRaider
      @ArrowRaider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      1.7cm can't father very well

    • @JamesNewham
      @JamesNewham 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ArrowRaider Underrated non-dad joke then

    • @3dgar7eandro
      @3dgar7eandro 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Easy lad we've got you! 😂😂😂

  • @thekevin26167
    @thekevin26167 7 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    This technique is known in the domino community as a sonimod. It's possible with normal dominoes too :)

    • @piotrdomagalski5096
      @piotrdomagalski5096 7 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Wait, there's a domino community? *looks "sonimod" up* Oh, there's even a domino wiki...

    • @Qbe_Root
      @Qbe_Root 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I guess it’s technically possible with anything that has a nonzero width ^^

    • @filiplaubert5001
      @filiplaubert5001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Qbe Root Is there something with zero width? :D

    • @Qbe_Root
      @Qbe_Root 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Filip Laubert In real life, no :3
      +bdbdbd Well they still need to fall over…

    • @filiplaubert5001
      @filiplaubert5001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Qbe Root BTW objects with zero width would not even make first wave.

  • @PhilippeKerbaul
    @PhilippeKerbaul 7 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    Now I have a bonus question.
    Can we calculate the "speed" of the forward and backward waves ?

    • @charlesgaskell5899
      @charlesgaskell5899 7 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      yes.

    • @adrianozambranamarchetti2187
      @adrianozambranamarchetti2187 7 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      Charles Gaskell mathematicians in a nutshell 😂

    • @metallsnubben
      @metallsnubben 7 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Great, that's a wrap then. Let's get some coffee and have the engineers pull out their calculators

    • @Turalcar
      @Turalcar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "speed of domino falling" gives me a paper from 2005 that gives a speed of the forward wave.
      The of the backward depends on the distance between the bricks. The possible values are between 21 and sqrt(21*21+6*6)=~21.8 cm.
      The minimum speed is attained at 21cm, depends on friction, and I couldn't be bothered to calculate that.
      The maximum speed is attained at sqrt(477) cm and seems to be close to the speed of sound in bricks.

    • @Engineer9736
      @Engineer9736 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Turalcar cm is a distance, not a speed.

  • @caballeroPL
    @caballeroPL 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1450

    Americans be like:
    - 0:25 A brick domino? Pfff done that.
    - 0:39 A second, returning wave. Seen that many times before.
    - 1:59 Centimetres... What is this sorcery !?!?!?

    • @mspeir
      @mspeir 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Yeah, because we don't use those here... O.o

    • @kylethechicken
      @kylethechicken 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Centimeters, what no way it's not like we use it or anything...

    • @caballeroPL
      @caballeroPL 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Chill, it's just a joke.

    • @Money4Nothing
      @Money4Nothing 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LoL I was just about to post something very similar haha.

    • @KaliTakumi
      @KaliTakumi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Americans: What are dominoes?

  • @marcdamian8358
    @marcdamian8358 7 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Parker Brick at 0:40

  • @pocket83
    @pocket83 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Wow! I can't believe I've never seen that before. Great trick!

  • @Nilguiri
    @Nilguiri 7 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    Parker Square Domino effect, right?

  • @taoistflyer
    @taoistflyer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your thumbnail gave it away in a good way, halfway through the first set of falls I said to myself "that last brick's" gonna sit flat causing another chain reaction to cascade back. thank you for the good videos and education, I'm a long time fan.

  • @klutterkicker
    @klutterkicker 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is awesome, I've never heard of this effect before. It's very well illustrated in just four minutes.

  • @fntthesmth423
    @fntthesmth423 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the unintentional comedy of having spectators for the domino demonstration, but by the end nobody's watching. This results in the viewer feeling like the proverbial last kid in class talking to the teacher like a complete weirdo
    10/10 would relive my school days again

  • @mickdriver3942
    @mickdriver3942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The fact that the brick is longer om the diagonal than it is on one side is known to any joiner. Doors exhibit the same property. Since the hinge pivots on one edge of the door, and the first point which hits the doorframe on the other side is an diagonally opposite edge, a close fitting door would bind as it is slightly wider than the doorframe at that point. The solution is to plane a slight slope in the side of the door which has the latch and handle. It is known as a 'lead in'. Also, I suspect those brickies had a fair idea what was going to happen. Working in the trade constantly throws up effects and situations that you would not normally even consider otherwise.

  • @acetylen42
    @acetylen42 7 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    3:08 is kinda funny out of context.

    • @ShunGoukuSatsu1
      @ShunGoukuSatsu1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      quality factor of a penis

    • @MilekCOM
      @MilekCOM 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      acetylen :) pamiętam twój film na temat elo hell w League of Legends kope lat temu :)

    • @brian554xx
      @brian554xx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There has to be a "solve for d" joke, but I'm too sleepy to find it.

    • @Austin-hm6qq
      @Austin-hm6qq 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ya, if you're 12

    • @johnfrancisdoe1563
      @johnfrancisdoe1563 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      brian554xx d=21-√(21²-6²) . Also it IS a right angle triangle (not an assumption) because the consistent placement makes them lie at the same angle.

  • @xXIronManXx1000
    @xXIronManXx1000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Well that was a Parker square attempt! Never gets old :')

  • @TRRailfan
    @TRRailfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very quick and straight to the point, all the info I can for in just a few minutes. This is a quality video!

  • @byronruhter4144
    @byronruhter4144 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am absolutely enthralled with Matt Parker's lectures and demonstrations. I hope he continues indefinitely on TH-cam. The lesson on falling through the earth was outstanding as are all of his projects.

  • @TheHayes32
    @TheHayes32 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am so happy that you posted this video! I was a viral video of this happening with hundreds of bricks on a construction site and I was in awe.

  • @liama23
    @liama23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Construction workers: "Oh no... there comes the math guy again..."

  • @andrerenault
    @andrerenault ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Come to think of it, this is actually a decent way to explain recursion. Each brick "function" calls the next brick "function" until one of them returns zero, then that return value backpropagates through the waiting brick "functions".

  • @jaydensouthey6813
    @jaydensouthey6813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Step 1. Set bricks up flat
    Step 2. Stand bricks up
    Step 3. Knock bricks over so they are lying flat again exactly how they were before standing them up

    • @wynchell.abanes
      @wynchell.abanes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Domino's in a nutshell. HAHAHAHA

  • @Kae.the.Selkie
    @Kae.the.Selkie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First of your videos I've seen! Short and to the point and such a great explanation! Subscribed!

  • @huwadamson
    @huwadamson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I thought he was going to sign all the bricks for a second there

    • @Fummy007
      @Fummy007 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      But why?

    • @huwadamson
      @huwadamson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Fummy he has done it with dice before, and then he started talking about his patron supporters...

  • @clubECGR
    @clubECGR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a Math tutor, i love that video. So much calculations in a simple video that people tend to ignore.

  • @chuckvanderbildt
    @chuckvanderbildt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    How awkward was it to explain to those guys why you wanted to borrow 48 of their bricks? Nice of them to be game, though!

    • @joejefferis9892
      @joejefferis9892 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thought it was funny how the blokes there with a cuppa chillin 😂

    • @TassieLorenzo
      @TassieLorenzo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joejefferis9892 They are British after all! :)

  • @BedrockBlocker
    @BedrockBlocker 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like the music everytime.

  • @piotrdomagalski5096
    @piotrdomagalski5096 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "Hello, may I borrow 2 to the fifth times 1,5 bricks?"

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Piotr Domagalski
      48

    • @catchara1496
      @catchara1496 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welcome to the joke

  • @jintzie1950jth
    @jintzie1950jth 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is something so satisfying watching the wave coming back.

  • @robharwood3538
    @robharwood3538 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Can there be a triple domino effect somehow? Maybe some special shape? Quadruple domino? Continuous domino?

    • @Maplaplaplapla
      @Maplaplaplapla 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rob Harwood no?

    • @KWGTech
      @KWGTech 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Joey Louwrenssen Conservation of Energy

    • @Apollys
      @Apollys 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      That doesn't prove the answer is no....

    • @KWGTech
      @KWGTech 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Apollys maybe not for finite order domino effects, but it means it's impossible to get an infinite order domino effect

    • @Apollys
      @Apollys 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No...... sum of an infinite sequence can be finite...

  • @PNWMan
    @PNWMan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great videos Matt! I always look forward to seeing what you are going to analyze. I never knew of this domino phenomenon until now.

  • @doodlevids4152
    @doodlevids4152 7 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    Yay, as someone who draws masonry for a living, it's finally my chance to point out a pedantic correction! That dimension is actually height, not width (width would be how far it sticks into the wall). Okay, there's your​ completely useless info, carry on. :D

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      +Doodle Vids That's the best kind of correction there is! I'll add it to the list in the description.

    • @ReverendTed
      @ReverendTed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So it's Length, Width, Height? There's no Depth to bricks?

    • @ManeManChannel
      @ManeManChannel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ReverendTed in terms of a brick, depth and length are the same thing

    • @doodlevids4152
      @doodlevids4152 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      In math, yes. But in architecture, construction, and masonry they have generally accepted meanings in many stiuations. If you don't believe me, try building a house, but changing them around first on the plans. ;)

    • @ReverendTed
      @ReverendTed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Doodle Vids: Can I try that anyway, even if I DO believe you? Sounds like a lark!

  • @Gerraint
    @Gerraint 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got math exam for tommorow and now this in my recommendation box? Good job god... Well done

  • @brachypelmasmith
    @brachypelmasmith 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Hey, guys. Can I just borrow several dozens of your bricks for a little math project?"

    • @massimookissed1023
      @massimookissed1023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      With that level of nerdity he was lucky he didn't get a severe wedgie.

  • @DomBurgess
    @DomBurgess 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this Matt!!! I mean, the maths is beyond me, but the effect is sooooo satisfying!

  • @OJASCKI
    @OJASCKI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    professional mathematician, "one and half stoppages"

  • @anysnail6390
    @anysnail6390 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was trying to find angles of triangles the other day at work and since I'm many decades removed from my last geometry class I couldn't remember how. Now I know and I am so pleased.

  • @ReverendTed
    @ReverendTed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thinking about it, I feel like there's another formula to be had here. This example laid the bricks touching each other end-to-end and then stood them up. (The spacing between bricks is 0.) Shouldn't we also be able to derive the maximum spacing? Obviously, in a practical example this is the easiest to set up, and as you approach maximum spacing you increase the risk of failures in the primary wave, and premature triggering of the secondary wave, but it seems like there's probably a middle ground where you're less likely to get failures in the secondary wave (like we saw here) but still not that much more likely to see failures in the primary wave.

    • @Oekedoelekens
      @Oekedoelekens 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The funny thing is, his incorrect calculation (correct one in the description) for the overlap, is actually a calculation for the maximum spacing; smaller spacing = double domino, equal or larger = single domino

  • @decdedceeded
    @decdedceeded 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was quite a Parker Square of a reverse domino wave...

  • @RedsBoneStuff
    @RedsBoneStuff 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:50 I'm gonna count that as a Parker Square ...

  • @clashcommunity9503
    @clashcommunity9503 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is... strangely satisfying

  • @allie-ontheweb
    @allie-ontheweb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +558

    I thought this was a really stupid video.
    Until 0:37.

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  7 ปีที่แล้ว +340

      +Alex Howe I thought this was a really stupid comment. Until the 9th word.

    • @SpamQGamers
      @SpamQGamers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      does it work with regular dominos, kinda a stupid question ik

    • @b1odome
      @b1odome 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      In theory, it does, but the dominoes are really tiny, so it would be hard to reproduce.

    • @PixelKnighty
      @PixelKnighty 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alex Howe Will the phone microwave ever be put up for sale?

    • @allie-ontheweb
      @allie-ontheweb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      PixelKnighty Unfortunately, due to some unfortunate circumstances involving a certain scientific organisation, we've had to destroy it, our apologies.

  • @juz4kix
    @juz4kix 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coolness! It feels like something new on YT! Great job Matt

  • @ChrisLesmerises
    @ChrisLesmerises 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    to calculate the D, you need the values of width and length. Awesome.

    • @henri1_96
      @henri1_96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chris Lesmerises They don't teach that in school :D

  • @NoriMori1992
    @NoriMori1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the construction workers just standing there watching, I love to imagine they're thinking "Wtf is this bloke doing? Why's he filming himself pushing over bricks? Who's gonna watch this?"

  • @GrindsMyGears365
    @GrindsMyGears365 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    oh so this is how I will finally use math in my life.

  • @MarkEricson1
    @MarkEricson1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The irony is that the easiest way to lay the blocks as precisely as necessary to achieve that double-brick effect you first lay them all in the final position and then stand them on end.
    So the effect is real and cool, but takes much more time than just laying them by hand.

  • @davidmurphy563
    @davidmurphy563 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Great vid as usual but "let's look into the maths of the situation" made me giggle. Maths of the situation... I'm sure that's usually called "physics"! :-)

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      +David Murphy I agree completely: physics should be called "maths of the situation".

    • @davidmurphy563
      @davidmurphy563 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      standupmaths Haha, can't argue with that!

    • @Andrew-gu8uw
      @Andrew-gu8uw 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Murphy same

    • @Mega-tl6bx
      @Mega-tl6bx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be fair physics is just math applied to real world phenomena ;)

  • @andrewkovnat
    @andrewkovnat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will never see the day when Matt finally tells us what song that is (at the start of the video). It's quite cool.

    • @standupmaths
      @standupmaths  7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Andrew Kovnat That is the Stand-up Maths theme and it's available for free on Bandcamp: standupmaths.bandcamp.com/track/stand-up-maths-theme

    • @andrewkovnat
      @andrewkovnat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      o.o Thanks!

  • @cosmicjenny4508
    @cosmicjenny4508 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I wish you taught me Maths :)
    Our teacher, Mr Shiraz, teaches us 'spicy' Maths (his phrase, not mine)!!

    • @ypn.official
      @ypn.official 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Evan Blenkinsopp
      He must be Mexican then...???

    • @GingerBreadSed
      @GingerBreadSed 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evan Blenkinsopp 'Shiraz'? Where is he from?

    • @metallsnubben
      @metallsnubben 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now that you've piqued everyone's interest, what in the world is spicy maths?

    • @PersonaRandomNumbers
      @PersonaRandomNumbers 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      If his last name is Shiraz, likely from Iran.

    • @cosmicjenny4508
      @cosmicjenny4508 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Spicy Maths" (or sometimes just "Shirazi Maths") is when the Maths questions are of a very advanced (or "spicy") nature. Sometimes, the "spice" is measured using a Nandos' spice scale. Hope this explains to you the mystery of 'spicy Maths' :P

  • @Wdomino
    @Wdomino 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the Domino Community we call this the fall-back effect. However as it is used that it has both the falling dominoes as well as the fall back, this is indeed the Double-Domino effect - with a fallback (There are more double effects but I dont think they can be made with bricks).

  • @sevenaries
    @sevenaries 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought I was watching Tom Scott

  • @Budaeku
    @Budaeku 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's like a recursive program reaching a base case and propagating a value back up.

  • @U014B
    @U014B 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:50 Physics really has a penchant for screwing up the math(s).

  • @terryc9003
    @terryc9003 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    why was that sooooo satisfying to watch.

  • @BoomBrush
    @BoomBrush 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now I see why construction takes a long time...

  • @umnikos
    @umnikos 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The coolest video you've ever made. Good job!

  • @shakesmctremens178
    @shakesmctremens178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's a lot of physical labor for a math professor. Take a break and have yourself a nice liter of beer.

  • @leophoenixmusic
    @leophoenixmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brick dominoes are so much more satisfying than normal ones

  • @shashwat0khurana
    @shashwat0khurana 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    End calculation should have been
    21 - sqrt(21²- 6²)

    • @zZAPp-fi
      @zZAPp-fi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes and it's the lenght of the portion (calling it k for instance) between the vertex of the lower brick and the vertex of the upper one. Once given width and length of the brick d is fixed and doesn't change no matter the distance between two adjacent bricks and, *if i'm not wrong* , only k depends from that distance and by [0 < k

  • @IlicSorrentino
    @IlicSorrentino 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! Thanks for the formula and thanks for having used the metric system. Thank you!

  • @Creep4Play
    @Creep4Play 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The contact length at 3:02 is wrong. It should be 21 - sqrt(21² - 6²) = 0.875

    • @tehyonglip9203
      @tehyonglip9203 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Creep4Play that was just a parker square calculation

    • @burntcharcoal3
      @burntcharcoal3 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Creep4Play no...
      for one, the length of the side in brackets will be larger than 21, so it's x-21
      for two, the minus inside the brackets does nothing, because indices are evaluated before +/-s
      the correct express this would be: 21^2 = 6^2 + x^2
      sqrt((21^2)-(6^2)) = X

    • @burntcharcoal3
      @burntcharcoal3 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Creep4Play no...
      for one, the length of the side in brackets will be larger than 21, so it's x-21
      for two, the minus inside the brackets does nothing, because indices are evaluated before +/-s
      the correct express this would be: 21^2 = 6^2 + x^2
      sqrt((21^2)-(6^2)) = X

    • @Creep4Play
      @Creep4Play 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your term for x is exactly the term I used, and it's smaller than 21.

  • @StringDeposit
    @StringDeposit 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    just discovered your channel. enquiry like this fires my neurons . great to be on board.

  • @alonbenjo7382
    @alonbenjo7382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The contact length in 3:04 isn't 21-sqrt(21^2-6^2)?

  • @alexanderkonczal3908
    @alexanderkonczal3908 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    the ol' Parker double domino effect. didn't quite work, but YOU GAVE IT A GO

  • @patricklazo8300
    @patricklazo8300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Matt Parker to be the next Doctor!!

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He would be literally Parker Doctor :p

  • @lightsout5328
    @lightsout5328 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Matt! I saw you do this at Maths Inspiration Bath! Great show

  • @Lampyboi
    @Lampyboi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We should call it the Parker effect.

  • @SarcasticAnthony
    @SarcasticAnthony 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool video! Great explanation!

  • @truegeinus9039
    @truegeinus9039 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    23rd like, 'number-file' the smartest and only place on the internet that plays with bricks for science

    • @truegeinus9039
      @truegeinus9039 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I meant to say standupmaths I don't know I said numberphile 😂😂😂

    • @fablungo
      @fablungo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well if True Genius can make a mistake, there is hope yet for the rest of us.

    • @truegeinus9039
      @truegeinus9039 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fabrizio Lungo​​ Hopefully I suppose their is 😂😂😂

  • @iveharzing
    @iveharzing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Okay now this is a spooky coincidence!
    I was talking about the concept in this very video to my parents today, and now it shows up in my recommended videos!

  • @nicodiveira
    @nicodiveira 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Where did you get that sqrt(21²+6²) - 21 at 3:04? And why that contact length isn't 21- sqrt(21²-6²) ?

    • @jacobstark9168
      @jacobstark9168 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly what I was thinking. The length subtracted from the diagonal (which is what he did calculate) is totally irrelevant.

    • @robertjenkins6132
      @robertjenkins6132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's wrong, check the description. Before I read the description, I paused the video and spent a lot of time thinking about how the heck he came up with that number, and then I typed the following comment:
      I don't see how √(21²+6²)−21 (≈0.84) is the contact length. 21−contact_length is one leg x of the right triangle whose other leg is 6 and whose hypotenuse is 21. So 21−contact_length should solve the equation x²+6²=21², but 42−√(21²+6²) does not solve this equation. With Pythagoras I come up with contact_length = 21−√(21²−6²) (or 21−9√5 which is ≈ 0.88), and then 21−contact_length solves the equation x²+6²=21² as it should.
      But then I clicked "show more" on the description and saw that he had already issued a correction in the description, so I clicked cancel on my comment. The moral of the story I guess is always read the description in its entirety? lol

  • @QQuantum
    @QQuantum 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found your video great. You are so funny and the fact that the brick did not fall all properly was hillarious. It gives you that sense of reality

  • @rcb3921
    @rcb3921 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    But can you use this to calculate PI?

    • @noel.friedrich
      @noel.friedrich 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No

    • @alspezial2747
      @alspezial2747 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      the distance the tip of the last brick travels is a pi times the bricks length, so you could use the time it takes the brick to fall, the acceleration and calclulalata

  • @MexieMex
    @MexieMex 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would have love to heard the conversation with the brickies "Can I borrow some bricks for two minutes? You can have them right back as soon as I've finished filming them fall over" LOL

  • @sissywillams3279
    @sissywillams3279 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    yall gotta listen to that song "Indigo Misfit-Fly" with J.cole

  • @dream_weaver6207
    @dream_weaver6207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This isn't stand up maths. This is fall over maths!

  • @insidetrip101
    @insidetrip101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wait, I'm not even sure that the correction is correct:
    "CORRECTIONS
    - The overlap length should be 21 - √(21² - 6²) = 0.875
    cm not the incorrect √(21² + 6²) - 21 = 0.84 cm I show on-screen. First
    spotted by Daryl Adriano."
    I'm getting that the overlap length would be around about 2.334. I feel like 21 - √(21² - 6²) would be the "underlap" length. I'm confused here.

  • @bernardo5135
    @bernardo5135 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow that experiment was awesome!! nicely explained as well and easy to understand even for a Brazilian like me

  • @garyspaghettini4968
    @garyspaghettini4968 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Who else only came to the comments to see the Parker Square jokes?

  • @lazercats4862
    @lazercats4862 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my... it's 1:00 am, it took me 20 minutes, and I have a slight headache, but I finally understand this!

  • @zionox688
    @zionox688 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "I just found twelve bricks"

  • @Jacob-gd9ph
    @Jacob-gd9ph 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep up the great work Matt!

  • @goddammitjanice7700
    @goddammitjanice7700 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    You lost me when you put numbers on the screen.

    • @minidwarfdude9230
      @minidwarfdude9230 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lala Cisco just a bit of trig and pythag Init

    • @henri1_96
      @henri1_96 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      mini dwarfdude a bit weird init?

    • @ysccl
      @ysccl 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Geo/trig is pretty fun imo, especially using altitudes and angle bisectors

    • @Cygnus0lor
      @Cygnus0lor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FullChicken44 Wrong channel for you then, init?

  • @Nothingmuch1039
    @Nothingmuch1039 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I didnt know I needed this, but I'm glad I watched it. Last brick FTW!

  • @cianmattern1896
    @cianmattern1896 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:31 wait a minute! Cos?! Not cosine, but cos? What?!

    • @ThaiNguyen-bl1pi
      @ThaiNguyen-bl1pi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cían Mattern cos is short for cosine

    • @HuslWusl
      @HuslWusl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cían Mattern Cuz u know what I mean.

  • @KillerRaspberry
    @KillerRaspberry 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm learning this stuff in geometry at school right now, pretty sweet

  • @ziboyang2056
    @ziboyang2056 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    128th viewer! comment if ur also a power of two!

    • @Villfuk02
      @Villfuk02 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      8192 :3

    • @piotrdomagalski5096
      @piotrdomagalski5096 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      4096 ...times 3.044921875. Works for me :D

    • @GuidoHaverkort
      @GuidoHaverkort 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      32,400, jus 367 off

    • @GeneralKaleRan
      @GeneralKaleRan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      35352!

    • @lostname605
      @lostname605 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      44,912... atleast you get an integer number when you divide it by two :D

  • @smaakjeks
    @smaakjeks 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I honestly was slowly getting more and more disappointed by the lackluster domino demo right up until it went double-domino. That was great!

  • @TheOgPudg
    @TheOgPudg 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:39 plot twist. I didn’t expect that. Pretty cool

  • @DoctorX17
    @DoctorX17 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't know this was a thing! Brilliant!

  • @waxi11iam34
    @waxi11iam34 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this was so much fun! love it when math and science are explained in such interesting scenarios. keep up the good work!

  • @JulieWallis1963
    @JulieWallis1963 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need to show my grandchildren this * sets off to buy 4 dozen bricks*