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The Best Domino-Toppling Video You’ll Probably Ever See
In July, the world’s longest domino wall and a 3D pyramid with the highest density of bricks were erected in a “Journey Around the World” domino quest to claim two Guinness titles.
The team from Sinners Domino Production used 31,405 dominoes on its 98-foot-5-inch wall. The pyramid used 13,486 dominoes. These are just two features though in the 128,000 brick project.
All was constructed in the Wilhelm-Lückert Gymnasium in Büdingen, Germany. But with dominoes, no matter how long or painstakingly the tiles are put into place, what goes up, must get knocked down.
With the theme “Falling Into the Past: Journey Around the World,” the dominoes were set up in ways to represent different countries and their history. Some of the different structures built included a ying & yang symbol, Nelson Mandela and the Colosseum.

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

Toppling of the longest domino wall. (Image: YouTube screenshot)

The largest 3D domino pyramid before...(Image: YouTube screenshot)

...and during its toppling. (Image: YouTube screenshot)

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

Check out the video (Note: It is well worth holding out to 6:40 when they accomplish an impressive task):
According to Sinners Domino Production’s Facebook page (via Google Translate), two records were confirmed by Guinness from the July 6 event. These were for longest domino wall and most dominoes toppled in a 3D pyramid.
On Facebook they also report knocking over 127,141 dominoes, about 97.87 percent of all the tiles set up. The outline of the Tower Bridge model and some other small stacks were not toppled properly.
After watching this, one has to ask, did they do a practice round and set the whole thing back up again?
(H/T: Daily Mail)
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Comments (86)
Noah_fing-whey
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:09pmWhen informed of this feat Barack Obama said that they didn’t do this on their own. Government built the school they used. The EPA kept close watch on the Dominoe manufacturer.
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FedUpWithAllOfIT
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:02pmbwahaha!
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ComradeAdam
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:15pmDon’t be too hard on Obama, afterall, he didn’t think up those ideas on his own; the telepromtor did.
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Smoovious
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 3:56amBush’s fault…
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PoliticallyRightUs.Com
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:55pmPretty kewl… but What Idiot placed the American Flag on the floor??? Now it has to be burned!!!
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Eastinfection
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:04pmSure theres no shortage of volunteers in that crowd willing to perform that task.
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Angel_light
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:08pmthat’s exactly what i was thinking
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steelpanther
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 10:19pmYou did notice what else was around it right? It was out right saying we are greedy and all about money.
nowonuno
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 10:57pmPretty cool for someone with too much time on their steady hands. Quite a bit of thinly veiled symbolism. At least they accurately portrayed the economic collapse under King Bama.
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mercenary4freedom
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 8:48amWhacky european socialists are easily entertained.
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ERP
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 2:53pm@steelpanther
Oh, I noticed their dig at the USA too. Screw Germany! Like the Euro is doing so great these days. How many of their countries are bankrupt now in the EU?
I would like to see an American team break the domino record and have a special set up just for Germany to remind them of their glorious contribution to world history.
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Gomek
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 4:27pmBut did you notice the huge portrait of Mandela??
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GoodStuff
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:41pmWhat an incredible waste of time. How does this contribute to society?
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Eastinfection
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:48pmBy “this” do you mean our anonymous postings to the Blaze or the domino thing? Both contribute nothing, and both are fun….. like the Sunday NewYorkTimes crossword puzzle.
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willbabin
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:09pmYou must be a barrel of monkeys. Life of the party.
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Weiners Wiener
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:22pmDo you spend every waking moment of your time contributing to society? Even God took a day of rest. You need to chill out or go home.
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sta
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:49pmHoly crap! Maybe you never studied physics or engineering, but it takes a lot of both to set up a “machine” like this.
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ERP
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 3:15pmThe only toy @GoodStuff had in his youth was a slinky…but he straightened it.
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jblaze
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:15pmGreat job! Awesome!
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JAMACAMECRAZYMAN
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:14pmWhere was the pizza?
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Eastinfection
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:53pmBoy i’m slow tonite… just got it… “Domino’s Pizza” .. LOL.
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ThomasUSA
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:54pmDang! – If I had know it would be that long I would have made popcorn! Was that just me or was that tall white “ramp” near the USA flag a graph of our HUGE debt that came crashing down?
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rsanchez1
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:52pmI saw Obama’s economic plan crumbling and taking Wall Street and the US with it.
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awayyougo
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:49pmNeat to see them fall but what an insult putting our flag on the floor and then watching us crumble all around. Wait a minute that’s exactly what’s happening!
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JTX
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:40pmCool stuff. Too bad the camera operators kinda sucked.
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Eastinfection
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:51pmYes they did suk… maybe they were already in Europe after filming the Olympics for NBC.
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Balthazor
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:39pmThey didn’t build that! Someone else made that happen.
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QuincySmith
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:24pmJust one hurdle in getting a voter ID card!
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GO-FOR-LIBERTY
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:34pmOh brother, there should be their.
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Hepcat
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:32pmSome dominos left standing at 4:27.
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blacktape242
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 12:04pmi noticed that too, i wonder if they fell when the camera left that area…
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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:32pmWow!!!!!! That did take patience which I had more.
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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:33pmcorr wish not which
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GO-FOR-LIBERTY
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:32pmGot to hand it to the Brits. There building still stands. It’s an omen!!!
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Eastinfection
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:45pmThat was awesome… & @ GO-FOR-LIBERTY- kudos!- was wondering if i’d be the only 1 to notice the Brit’s building’s failure to fail. Perhaps it was too big to fail? THIS should be an Olympic sport!
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dont_drive_slow_in_the_left_lane_obliviot
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:31pmwish i had that much spare time
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bankerpapaw
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:27pmAnd that my friends, is the United States of America, crumbling under Obama.
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positive1
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 10:21pmHow about the word “freedom” before the collapse of wall street, and America?
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grayling646
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:23pmPolitics aside, it’s fun watching domino’s fall. One thing though. Were those flags laying directly on the floor?
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JQuentinEvermann
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:45pmDon’t worry, even the American flag can be on the ground, but if it becomes soiled or dirty, it must be washed. If it is damaged beyond repair, it should be privately destroyed. But I did like the symbolism of the countries falling in order leaving only rubble behind…very astute of the builders.
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grayling646
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:22pmThis is all I could find on trustworthy sites such as The American Legion although every site I checked said the same. I could find nothing which says it’s OK to touch the ground or lay on the ground as long as you wash it if it gets soiled.
“The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.”
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The-Monk
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:22pmSorry to put a political view on this….
I didn’t know some of the flags but, I saw the fall of China, the USA, the US dollar, Wall Street, the Pyramids, the Great Wall, the Colosseum in Rome and many other things…. “falling.
There was only one thing that was raised…. a Flag. Does anyone know which Country that flag was from?
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one.dakine.howlie
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:08pmYa the dominos were cool but there is definitely a message here being taught to these German school kids that’s a little disturbing.
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Eastinfection
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:59pm@THEMONK- How can you not know that? Germany was the host and @ ONEDAK- German kids were being taught what they already know- Theyre the best engineers ever.
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The-Monk
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:52pm@Eastinfection
“@THEMONK- How can you not know that?”
Know what? That only one flag was raised?
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Medic109
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:04pmThe Flag that was raised was the German FlaG
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cloudsplitter
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:18pmI noticed that too. Implication crashed on the US and the US=Money… I would not expect anything else from socialist Germany though…
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The-Monk
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 12:22am@Medic109
“The Flag that was raised was the German FlaG”
Could you please post a link that supports your flag theory? TIA.
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Watermain
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:22pmDon’t be haters…that was incredible.
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Watermain
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:20pmWow…who cares if a few of them didn’t fall. That was incredible. Don’t be haters.
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BenInNY
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:14pmAuthors on the blaze – while it doesn’t really apply to this video – do you realize how annoying it is to have all the good parts of a movie in the previews? That’s what all the pre-video screenshots do in many of the articles.
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Oneirishman
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:11pmYou didn’t build that! (somebody had to say it)
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UpholderOftheConstitution
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:07pmI can’t believe I watched that… it is dominoes coming down… okay. I guess I am a cynic then.
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MrKnowItAll
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 3:58pmWith no Jobs. What else do people have to do?
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randy
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 3:53pmDIdn’t go as planned huh?
Didn’t see the blue block at 5:10 come tumbling down….
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:01pmI was thinking that to be Buckingham Palace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBAD6E3OIOE
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The-Monk
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:09pmHi RJJ,
LOL…. When I read the title I thought it said, “The Best Domino-Topping Video You’ll Probably Ever See”, and thought it was about pizza!
Probably because I’m hungry. : )
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 7:56amHi MONK, you’re making me hungry all over again this morning.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 3:53pmThey got the idea from the toppling California cities going bankrupt.
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TheBurningTruth
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:09pmReally. And I thought it came from Barry’s Shredding of the Constitution!
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